... chemotherapy : a case report Qamar Ghafoor* and Anula Chetiyawardana Address: University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Email: Qamar Ghafoor* - qamar.ghafoor@uhb.nhs.uk; Anula Chetiyawardana - shan.chetiyawardana@uhb.nhs.uk * ... [4] and he was treated according to local guidelines. Initially he had 4 cycles of cisplatin and gemcitabine chemotherapy, fol- lowed by external beam rad...
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Báo cáo y học: " Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia secondary to docetaxel chemotherapy: a case repo" ppt
... CAS E REP O R T Open Access Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia secondary to docetaxel chemotherapy: a case report Helen Benghiat * , Amjad Al-Niaimi Abstract Introduction: Docetaxel is a chemotherapeutic ... she proceeded to have a right mastectomy and axillary node clearance. Histology revealed an 11.5 cm invasive lobular carcinoma with 8 out of 10 axillary lymph nodes...
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... no associated weakness. Six years previously, the patient was given a pentazocine injection by a local physician for abdominal pain with a presumed diagnosis of pancreatitis. It helped the patient and ... alcohol in a dependent fashion for 13 years, but stopped after experiencing abdominal pain. He was nor- motensive and non-diabetic. Physical examination of the patient revealed that...
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Báo cáo y học: "Quinupristin/dalfopristin in Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis: a case report" ppt
... pain and completely blurred vision in my right eye a few days after my cataract surgery. I then was told that a very bad infection had taken over my eye. I was told that one of the specific antibiotics ... was injected intravitreally. A coagulase-negative Staphy lococcus aureus strain that was vancomycin resistant was identified through culture analysis. Four days after intravitreal inj...
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Báo cáo y học: "Fatal cold agglutinin-induced haemolytic anaemia: a case report" ppt
... journal. Acknowledgements The authors greatly appreciate the technical assistance of Ms. Paola Bonauguro and Mr. Alberto Castellani. Authors’ contributions GL and DR performed pre-transfusion evaluations and made the diagnosis; then ... severe anaemia (haemoglo- bin = 3.8gr/dl) and the patient was prescribed an emer- gen cy transfusion of RBCs (0 Rh-positive), owing to the severe anaemia as...
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Báo cáo y học: " Deep venous thrombosis after office vasectomy: a case report" ppt
... However, thromboembolism can also occur following minor procedures. We report a case of a major embolic event following a straightforward office vasectomy. Case presentation: A healthy 35-year-old Asian man underwent ... relationship but, again, several months elapsed between vasectomy and the thrombotic event [3]. Recently, Teachey [4] reported a case of pul- monary embolism...
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Báo cáo y học: " Appendicular peritonitis in situs inversus totalis: a case report" ppt
... with acute appendicitis. Medical imaging can help clinicians to arrive at a correct diagnosis. Abdominal X-ray, ultrasonography, and tomodensitometry can also facilitate an accurate and early diagnosis ... not automatically evoked, which delays the appropriate management of patients. As a conse- quence, as in the case of our patient, peritoneal diffusion may eventually develop. Meanwh...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20
Báo cáo y học: "Unusual insidious spinal accessory nerve palsy: a case report" ppt
... should be aware that anatomical variations and the potential for compensation by the levator scapu- lae may cause the clinical consequences from any injury to the spinal accessory nerve to differ. Consent Written ... currently virtually pain-free. Conclusion: Clinicians have to be aware that due to anatomical variation and the potential for compensation by the levator scapulae, the...
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Báo cáo y học: " Altemeier operation associated with dynamic graciloplasty: a case report" ppt
... Seccia M, Thorson AG, Vernava AM, Wexner S: Safety and efficacy of dynamic graciloplasty for faecal incontinence: report of a prospective, multicenter trial. Dynamic Graciloplasty Ther- apy Study ... association, as well as organic damage to the external sphincter, for example after obstetric or surgical anorectal trauma, and prolapse-associated altered stimu- lation of the anorectal inhi...
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Báo cáo y học: " Hepatic involvement in Wegener’s granulomatosis: a case report" ppt
... cas e of a 58- year-old man with symptoms of Wegener’sgranuloma- tosis who developed acute anicteric hepatitis. Case presentation A 58-year-old Caucasian man of Greek origin and nationality was ... isolated cases associated with primary biliary cirrhosis and hepatic granulomas are reported. Shah et al. [10], reported a case of Wegener’sgranulo- matosis with perivascular and periport...
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