Báo cáo y học: "Acute median nerve palsy due to hemorrhaged schwannoma: case report" ppt

... of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury Open Access Case report Acute median nerve palsy due to hemorrhaged schwannoma: case report Mehmet Dumlu Aydin* 1 , Dilcan Kotan 2 and Muzaffer ... resected nearly in all cases without causing any complication [3,8]. Schwannomas may be benign or malignant [4]. Histolog- ically, they are composed of two types of cells: The A...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... the diagnosis. Cardiac myxoma is a predominant left atrial tumor, and is usually attached to the atrial septum by a stalk. Histologically, myxoma differs from PFE by the presence of polygonal myxoma cells ... com- monly involve the pericardium and myocardium, and are usually accompanied by systemic symptoms. However, with both primary and metastatic tumors, the clinical course may be compli...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... deficiency anemia, a cholecystectomy (reason unknown), a hernia repair, and a prostatectomy one year prior to his emi- gration to the United States. The prostatectomy was reported to be for symptomatic benign ... a mass as plasmacytoma, additional tests are required to distinguish between a solitary plasmacytoma of the bone, an extramedullary plasmacytoma or the systemic disease multi...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:21

... effects are hematological dyscrasia and cholestatic hep atitis. We report a rare case of agranulocytosis associated with hepatic toxicity, probably related to the use of ticlopidine. Case presentation: ... agranulocytosis and hepatic toxicity. Ticlopidine was discontinued immediately, and aspirin 25 mg and dipyridamole 200 mg were given twice daily. She was treated with hematopoietic gr...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:21

... deficiency anemia, a cholecystectomy (reason unknown), a hernia repair, and a prostatectomy one year prior to his emi- gration to the United States. The prostatectomy was reported to be for symptomatic benign ... a mass as plasmacytoma, additional tests are required to distinguish between a solitary plasmacytoma of the bone, an extramedullary plasmacytoma or the systemic disease multi...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:20

... factors [6,7]. Up to 32% of patients pre- senting with zygomycosis have been observed to have a concurrent infection which is usually bacterial in origin [4]. In some cases zygomycetes may infect ... pulmonary tuberculosis [8]. There is only one report of pulmonary zygomycosis and M. tuberculosis infection occurring simultaneously in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia [9]. Pulmonary z...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:22

... work-up. Case presentation A 37-year-old African American woman with past history of hypertension on no medications who migrated to USA from Jamaica 5 years ago presented with persistent dry cough, ... Gupta et al [3] reported the only case of BOOP presenting with hilar lymphadenopa- thy. They explained the hilar lymphadenopathy on imag- ing studies as probably being pneumonic foci in h...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... hemicolectomy, total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. A preoperative CT scan of her abdomen and pelvis did not reveal any firm evidence of endometriosis and only noted small ... 1 cm polyp in the caecum [see figure 1]. On biopsy, this proved to be a metaplastic polyp. A subsequent attempted polypectomy was unsuccessful so the patient was referred to a tertiary c...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... ultimately diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome. The patient was begun on steroid therapy and an improvement in his symptoms followed. The etiology of the leukocytosis and monocytosis remained ... used during bronchoscopy, laryngoscopy, or upper gastrointes- tinal endoscopy. We present a case of a patient who devel- oped methemoglobinemia after the use of both topical lidocaine and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:20

... previously referred to as palatal myo- clonus, is characterized by rhythmic contractions of the soft palate. Symptomatic PT is diagnosed secondary to lesions in the dentato-rubro-olivary pathway. On ... medical or family history of neuropsy- chiatric illness. On his detailed psychiatric evaluation, no anxiety, mood or psychotic symptoms were found. The results of our patient's physic...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20