Báo cáo y học: "Acute myopathy secondary to oral steroid therapy in a 49-year-old man: a case report" docx

... CAS E RE P O R T Open Access Acute myopathy secondary to oral steroid therapy in a 49-year-old man: a case report Muhammad A Khan * , Eric Larson Abstract Introduction: Acute myopathy caused ... by oral corticosteroids is rare. We present a case of myopathy occurring after two doses of methylprednisolone. Typically, acute steroid myopathy occurs with t...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:22

... disease. A clinical diagnosis of capecitabine-induced hepatic steatosis was made. Capecitabine was held and after one month, there was a decline in the transaminases and bilirubin to normal (AST ... of hepatic steatosis caused by oral fluoropyrimidines such as capecitabine. With increasing use of capecitabine since its approval for the treatment of metastatic colon cancer in 2001,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:20

... Krugman ME: Parotid salivary fistula following rhytidectomy. Ann Plast Surg 1990, 24:61-62. 6. Haller JR: Trauma of salivary glands. Cummings Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery New York: ... was made based on clinical examination and investigations. The parotid fistula was successfully managed. Conclusion: Parotid fistula secondary to suppurative parotitis is rare and difficult to ....

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:21

... no-terminal anastomosis, and appendectomy were performed. Pathological anatomy reports revealed distal ileum vascular congestion, in testinal wall bleeding and areas of acute inflammation. The final diagnosis ... ultrasound fe atures (calcifications, polyhydramnios and ascites) and was initially identif ied as an abdominal mass. Case presentation: We describe the case of a 29-year-old...

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... suppurative parotitis, as in this case. The diagnosis is made by combining information from the patient’ s history with findings from clinical examination, which in our case revealed a small opening over ... the skin with discharge of clear serous fluid that increases during ingestion of food and mastication. In doubtful cases fluid can be sent for laboratory analysis; raised saliv...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:20

... due to mass effect. A large fetal intra- abdominal mass may additionally cause fetal lung imma- turity; however, percutaneous drainage of these cysts may cause leakage of the meconium into the amniotic fluid. The ... ultrasound fe atures (calcifications, polyhydramnios and ascites) and was initially identif ied as an abdominal mass. Case presentation: We describe the case of a 29-ye...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:20

... Colchicine toxicity relates to its cellular anti-mitotic action and preferentially affects tissues that have a rapid turnover [3], leading to early gas- trointestinal failure, myelosuppression and ultimately multi-organ ... report Joseph Yuk Sang Ting Address: Department of Emergency Medicine, Mater Adult Hospital, Raymond Tce, South Brisbane 4101, Australia Email: Joseph Yuk Sang Ting...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... 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 - ... TNM staging was IIIB [4] and he was treated according to local guidelines. Initially he had 4 cycles of cisplatin and gemcitabine chemotherapy, fol- lowed by external beam radiotherapy t...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:20

... with symptomatic respiratory disease, most likely secondary to associated fibrosis. Case presentation: A 66-year-old Caucasian man was referred to the outpatient clinic with a 2- year history of ... with symptomatic respiratory disease, most likely secondary to associated fibrosis. Case presentation A 66-year-old Caucasian man was referred to the outpa- tient clinic with...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 21:22

... University of Calgary, AB, Canada Email: Saad Alotaibi* - saalotai@hotmail.com; James Harder - james.harder@calgaryhealthregion.ca; Sheldon Spier - Sheldon.Spier@CalgaryHealthRegion.ca * Corresponding ... capacity, forced expiratory volume at 1 minute, forced expiratory volume 25% to 75%, and total lung capacity. There was evidence of hyperinflation and airway trapping from the increase...

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