Báo cáo y học: " Primary pyogenic spondylitis following kyphoplasty: a case report" pot

... reported case of an infectious complica- tion after kyphoplasty. Since 1998, kyphoplast y has been Figure 1 Plain (A) and lateral (B) thoracolumbar radiographs (T11 - L3) taken after initial kyphoplasty ... spondylitis was already present. Although the patient had a history of Parkinson’s disease and coronary artery disease, these are not regarded as contraindications to kyphoplasty....

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:23

... followed by glomangioma. Gloman- giomyoma is the rarest variant with a frequency as low as 8% of a ll glomus tumours [4]. Glom us tumors are highly vascular, and are usually solitary, caused by a proliferation ... 2007, 134:373-377. 10. Takahashi N, Oizumi H, Yanagawa N, Sadahiro M: A bronchial glomus tumor surgically treated with segmental resection. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2...

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... Left atrial ball thrombus in nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. Am Heart J 1992, 123:1394-1397. 2. Yoshida K, Fujii G, Suzuki S, Shimomura T, Miyahara ... complementary role of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in a case of systemic embolism by tumor invasion of the pulmonary veins in a patient with unknown malignancy involvi...

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... report Claudia Berrondo 1 , Timothy E Gorman 2 and Ronald L Yap 2* Abstract Introduction: Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare plasma cell neoplasm. Plasmacytomas are most commonly found in the head ... multiple myeloma. Case presentation A 72-year-old Caucasian man presented to clinic com- plaining of a painless left testicular mass. He had no asso- ciated bone pain or weight loss....

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... spindle- shaped cells arranged haphazardly, having m oderate cytoplasm and wavy spindle shaped nuclei. Scattered mature ganglion cells were also identified, characterized by abundant cytoplasm and round ... present a case of ganglioneuroblastoma in an eight-year- old Pakistani Sindhi boy incidentally found to have a large posterior mediastinal mass that on biopsy initially looked like g...

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... itraco- nazole[7-9].Wereportauniquecaseofsevere neuropathy due to itraconazole in the absence of a con- comitant risk factor. Case presentation A 72 year-old Caucasian man had been on treatment for many years for severe asthma ... edge, as yet unreported case of severe neuropathy and peripheral edema due to itraconazole in the absence of a concomitant risk factor. Case presentatio...

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... of headache, fatigue, sleep disturbances, irritability and emotional instability. Later, several organ systems may be affected and, due to neurotoxicity, an atypical parkinso nian syndrome may emerge. ... headache, asthenia, irritability, fatigue, sleep distur- bances and emotional instability. Later, a neurodegen- erative syndrome with psychiatric symptoms, calle d manganism, may develop t...

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... recent weight gain. He had periorbital and facial edema and moderate pitting edema of both lower extremities and around the sacral area. Otherwise physical examination was normal. Laboratory evaluations ... autopsy series had had unex- plained proteinuria (range, trace to +2) recorded on rou- tine urine analysis and the majority of these patients were noted to have renal pathology at autopsy....

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... retina or optic disc (phakoma), as well as renal hamartomas. Rhabdomyomas are present in the heart in at least 50% of cases. In about 90% of cases, congenital hypomelanotic macules, or “ash leaf” ... arm in the supine position. She appeared pale but had no jaundice, cyanosis, clubbing or lymphadenopathy. Chest examination and cardiovascular system examination were normal. An abdominal examina...

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... considering measles as a differential diagnosis in any patient pre- senting with rash and fever. Conclusion This case illustrates that measles can present atypically and that it can be a severe illness ... Koplik’ sspotsare rarely seen but are pathognomonic of disease. The char- acteristic rash appears several days after the onset of fever. The rash is maculopapular and erythematous, wh...

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