Báo cáo y học: "Cholesterol-crystal embolism presenting with delayed graft function and impaired long-term function in renal transplant recipients: two case reports" potx

... on maintenance with 200 mg day -1 . He was also started on Valgancyclovir (900 mg twice a day) for 21 days for CMV along with intravitreal corticosteroids in left eye and subsequently maintained on ... times a day), loss of weight and appetite, easy fatigability, pain and heaviness in the abdomen for two months. He had been taking over-the counter drugs with some relief of f...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:20

... variance in functional status and quality of life associated with COPD is not explained by mea- sures of pulmonary physiology. Psychological factors may play in important role in determining the ... measures Pulmonary function tests, including spirometry and sin- gle-breath diffusing capacity (DL CO ), were performed in accordance with American Thoracic Society standards [26...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 11:20

... metabolic myopathy and systemic vasculitis. Case presentation: A 78-year-old African-American woman with a two- year history of progressive fatigue and exercise intolerance presented to our facility with ... levothyroxine 125 μg daily, atenolol 50 mg daily, aspirin 81 mg daily, calc ium 500 mg daily, omeprazole 20 mg daily and a multivitamin. Her physical examination on admission...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:21

... symptoms as was presented in our patient, in whom the CT images showed no evidence of meningitis. Tuberculomas may besolitaryormultipleandmaygrowintraparenchy- mally, or they may have a combined ... berculosis [10] and is usually assoc iated with dis- easesinotherpartsofthebody,suchastheurinary tract, abdomen and lungs. In cases where there is no clear history o f a primary diseas...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:23

... typically show- ing more than 85% to 90% lymphocytes [11], which are interpreted as a delayed hypersensitivity reaction rather than a direct tuberculous infection [12]. Conversely, rich polymorphonuclear ... symptoms and diagnosis may also turn out excessively long, with a median delay of 2.1 months in cases documented in Geneva, and even six months in extreme cases [1]. We desc...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... orthostatic hypotension. Case presentation An 84-year-old Hispanic man presented with complaints of dizziness upon standing, which was relieved by lying down. Physical examination revealed a drop in the patient's ... with an atrial myxoma, which may include chest pain, dyspnea, orthopnea, peripheral embolism or syncope. Two- dimensional echocardiography provides substantial ad...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21

... systemic cause in a febrile patient presenting with acute myopia and angle closure. Abbreviations ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme; CRP: C-reactive protein; CT: computed tomography; ESR: erythrocyte sed- imentation ... to administering appropriate therapy. Ocular tuberculosis remains primarily a clinical diagnosis owing to the absence of ocular biopsy in the majority of cases. PCR...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21

... 72-year-old lady, normally fit and well, presented with a 5-day history of jaundice and abdominal pain. She was nauseated and had dark urine. On initial assessment, she was deeply icteric and her temperature ... days Piperacillin 15 days and amikacin 10 days 1996 [6] 56 M Endocarditis None Penicillin G for 12 days and Clarithromycin for 18 days Well 18 months post discharge N...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21

... edema, hypoalbu- minemia and the administration of high doses of furosemide. In our patient, the indomethacin-induced nephrotoxicity led to anuria, requiring the early initiation of continuous renal ... higher morbidity and mortality and more long-term renal sequelae [11]. How- ever, in our patient, despite the severity of the ARF, recov- ery of renal function was complete...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21

... Emin Kaya 1 and Yalcin Basaran 2 Address: 1 Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, TR-44069 Malatya, Turkey and 2 Gulhane Military Medical ... was associated with highly invasive and aggressive behavior. Case presentation A 51-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with mul- tiple enlarging masses in the inguinal and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21