Báo cáo y học: " Lateral sacral meningocele presenting as a gluteal mass: a case report" potx

... Medical Case Reports 2010, 4:81 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/81 Page 2 of 6 CAS E REP O R T Open Access Lateral sacral meningocele presenting as a gluteal mass: a case report Afsoun ... the vertebral bodies may be found in as many as 43% of affected patients. Sacral anomalies, such as confluent sacral foramina and partial sacral agenesis, oc...

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... before and after air insufflation into the gastric lumen via a naso- gastric tube (pneumogastrogram) is an easy and safe method, which can enhance or confirm the diagnosis of a visceral perforation ... deep palpation without any other signs of peritonitis was found during physical examination, and laboratory investigations revealed leukocytosis and intraperitoneal air below the diaphragm...

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... particularly malignant ovarian disease in women. Case presentation: We present the case of a 61-year-old Caucasian woman who was referred to the gynaecology service at our institution and was ... particularly in the mesenteric lipodystrophy phase of the condition. We describe a case mimicking ovarian malignancy. Case presentation A 61-year-old British Caucasian woman was initia...

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... however a marked elevation of IgE as an ini- tial manifestation of a lymphoproliferative disease is rare, and mainly reported in IgE producing plasmacytomas; also rare (0.01% of plasmacytomas)[5]. ... history of atopy, recurrent infections, eczema or periodontal disease; stool was negative for ova & parasites. Chest X-ray revealed large bilateral anterior mediastinal masses that dem...

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... depressed affect was remarkable. His thyroid gland was non-palpable. Cardio- vascular and respiratory system examin ations were nor- mal. No organomegaly or rebound tenderness was detected on abdominal ... with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism as a part of Steinert’s syndrome. He also had bilateral cataract, which is a typi- cal involvement of the eyes. There is no disease-modifying therap...

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... CAS E REP O R T Open Access Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case report Brian WZ Loh * , Jason Harvey, Eugene TH Ek Abstract Introduction: A rare case ... of trauma. Case presentation An 11-year-old Caucasian boy presented to the emer- gency department after a f all onto the outstretched left hand. Standard posteroanterior and lat...

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... one study has shown that the male:female ratio was higher and distant metastasis was more frequent in synchronous than in single cases [3]. In a study involving 876 patients where 42 cases (4.8%) ... synchronous car- cinomas, postoperative survival was significantly shorter in synchronous cases than in single cases on univariate analysis. Nonetheless, in the multivariate proportional hazard...

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... this article as: Xia et al., Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis presenting as a neurological emergency: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010, 4:95 Received: 21 September 2009 Accepted: ... clinical severity in paraneoplastic disease [17]. There is early evidence that rituximab is safe and may improve neurological outcomes, as seen in adjunct therapy in children w...

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... are common. Myasthenia gravis (rare) Ocular myasthenia and weakness mimic stroke; variable and diurnal fluctuation. B. Non-nervous system Syncope Usually due to hypotension or arrhythmia; Vertebrobasilar ... particularly in elderly patients, can present as a stroke mimic. In these cases, prompt identification of intracranial sepsis is important, as any delay in instituting antibiotic or...

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... relatively frequent site of metastasis from var- ious organs especially pancreas and gastrointestinal tract. Rarely, the metastasis may precede detection of the primary site and may present as an ovarian ... misdiagnosed as primary ovarian tumor even on histology [6,7]. Table 1 A summary of reported cases of gallbladder carcinoma with ovarian metastasis. Author No. of cases Age (yrs) Cl...

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