... Holgate ST, Djukanovic R, Casale T, Bousquet J: Anti-immunoglobulin E treatment with omalizumab in allergic diseases: an update on antiinflammatory activity and clinical efficacy Clin Exp Allergy ... International Clinical Trial on omalizumab (CIGE02 5A2 425) as National Coordinating Centre for Italy Competing interests FM participated in clinical trial for Novartis and received travel sponsorship ... lactose intolerance He was hospitalized in the Respiratory Department because of asthma exacerbation in 2004 and 2005 The patient was not sensitized to aero- and food allergens and his respiratory...
... CNS inflammation and demyelination, resulting in axonal and neuronal damage [1] The thiazolidinedione class of drugs were developed for the treatment of type diabetes and act by improving insulin ... throughout an additional 18 months Weight gain was evident as increased muscle mass and peripheral fat, mainly in the hips, gluteal area, and limbs Upper extremity strength and coordination progressively ... type1β interferons and glatiramer acetate reduce active CNS inflammatory lesions, clinical severity and attack frequency in relapsing remitting MS, they are less efficacious in progressive disease...
... smoked in the working place, which was having poor housekeeping practices and minimum engineering control, lacking local and general exhaust ventilation and washing facilities culminating into alarmingly ... synthesis and elevated levels of the precursor δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), which is a weak gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist that decreases GABA release by presynaptic inhibition [6,7] Lead is ... clothes and no separate areas were provided for the removal and storage of the lead-contaminated protective work clothing and equipment The regulatory body should make it mandatory to evaluate and...
... prosthesis With these results, we conclude that an ambulating patientwith an above knee amputation and a subcapital fracture should be operated on after appropriate planning and preparation with satisfactory ... 25(11):1074-8 Kulkarni J, Adams J, Thomas E, Silman A: Association between amputation, arthritis and osteopenia in British male war veterans with major lower limb amputations Clin Rehabil 1998, 12(4):348-53 ... lever arm, and the patient was treated nonoperatively Two studies[4,6] have shown that this an appropriate strategy for most fractures after an amputation, except displaced intertrochanteric and...
... immunocompromised patients The gastrointestinal tract has been suggested as a source for A. xylosoxidans bacteremia in patients with cancer [12] Our case report is the first one associated with A. xylosoxidans ... unusual case highlights that an effective antimicrobial therapy based on an immediate microbiologycal analysis may be life-saving in patients presenting a severe complication of ERCP Page of (page ... environmental contamination couldn't be indicated Thatthe patient had symptoms of infection one day after ERCP made us think that the infection was from the intestines A. xylosoxidans is a weakly virulent...
... might be the case, and what started as an 'innocent bystander' may not be so innocent after all Figure Cranial MNR image ina coronal plane Cranial MNR image ina coronal plane The mass effect on ... 4-week inpatient stay and received follow-up outpatient care with psychiatric and neurosurgical appointments Three months after discharge, the patient was working part-time and attending a technical ... distinguish between true cysts (of a congenital nature) and false ones, which are secondary to the post-inflammatory accumulation of CSF during cranial traumatisms, infections or intracranial haemorrhages...
... psychiatric hospital, Ms F's medications were aripiprazole 15 mg at night, simvastatin 40 mg daily and aspirin 81 mg daily Physical examination determined that she was overweight with findings ... Annals of General Psychiatry 2008, 7:3 pital, her medications were quetiapine 50 mg at night, simvastatin 40 mg daily, lithium citrate 300 mg twice daily and aspirin 81 mg daily On initial admission ... The patient' s refractory symptoms suggest that patients may in fact present with comorbid hyperthyroidism and bipolar mania Another interpretation of the patient' s partial response to therapeutic...
... Tsuruha J, Masuko-Hongo K, Kato T, Sakata M, Nakamura H, Nishioka K: Implication of cartilage intermediate layer protein in cartilage destruction in subsets of patients with osteoarthritis and ... rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis Rheum 2001, 44:838-845 Sekine T, Masuko-Hongo K, Matsui T, Asahara H, Takigawa M, Nishioka K, Kato T: Recognition of YKL-39, a human cartilage related protein, as a ... protein, as a target antigen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Ann Rheum Dis 2001, 60:49-54 Sakata M, Tsuruha JI, Masuko-Hongo K, Nakamura H, Matsui T, Sudo A, Nishioka K, Kato T: Autoantibodies...
... liver diseases are the most frequent diagnoses in patients with increased CA-125, other intra-abdominal non-malignant non-hepatic diseases can also cause elevation of the CA-125 [34], as in the ... 89:143-150 11 Carrasco CA, González AA, Carvajal CA, Campusano C, Oestreicher E, Arteaga E, Wohllk N, Fardella CE: Novel intronic mutation of MEN1 gene causing familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism ... this article as: Griniatsos et al.: Bilateral adrenocortical carcinoma inapatientwith multiple endocrine neoplasia type (MEN1) and a novel mutation in the MEN1 gene World Journal of Surgical...
... clinical presentation is of an acute abdomen with increased inflammatory markers and occasionally an associated pleural effusion The predominant abdominal symptoms mask the underlying renal cause, ... is indicative of an aggressive tumour [9-11] These tumors are usually symptomatic at the time of diagnosis and often cause haematuria, abdominal pain and a mass in the flank [12-14] Radiologically ... C, Benati A, Bacchini P, Corrado F: Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the kidney J Urol 1987, 137(1):25-28 15 Shirkhoda A, Lewis E: Renal sarcoma and sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma: CT and angiographic...
... left inguinal mass with bilateral spermatic cords and retroperitoneal lymph nodes and (3) associated with other anomalies without müllerian remnants (inguinal hernia, hypospadias, pseudohermaphroditism, ... review GHS and WJX took part in the care of the patient, assembled data, and participated in writing the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors ... pseudohermaphroditism, and scrotal abnormalities) (20%)[2] According to this classification, our patient would be designated as a case of type TTE Patients with TTE are at increased risk of malignant transformation,...
... M, Sauerbruch LGH, et al: Littoral cell angioma as a rare cause of splenomegaly Ann Hematol 2001, 80:45 Oliver-Goldaracena JM, Blanco A, Miralles M, Martin-Gonzalez MA: Littoral cell angioma of ... demonstrated ina variety of diseases, e.g rheumatic diseases, malignancies and Crohn’s disease, and are thought to reflect the disease activity Since LCA is a neoplasm arising from the lining cells, ... disseminated infections, we had to exclude fungal disease, septic emboli and granulomatous diseases such as sarcoidosis and tuberculosis Associated adenopathic, pulmonary and mediastinal diseases...
... Oncologia, Ospedale Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy 2UOC Chirurgia Toracica, Ospedale Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy 3UOC Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy Authors’ contributions FR, GDL and ... regimen in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta -analysis JAMA 2004, 292:470-84 Mattson KV, Abratt RP, ten Velde G, Krofta K: Docetaxel as neoadjuvant therapy for radically treatable stage ... docetaxel-based chemotherapy in other inoperable malignant tumors, such as breast cancer[8] Surprisingly, a complete pathologic response was not obtained witha platinum-based regimen, but with single-agent...
... patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma [3,4] Sunitinib malate is an oral multi-kinase inhibitor targeting several receptor tyrosine kinases (PDGFRalpha and PDGFRbeta; VEGFR1, VEGFR2 and VEGFR3; ... demonstrated an area of increased uptake in the left paravertebral area (Figure 1) MRI scan (T2 image) demonstrated the lesion that corresponded to the area of increased PET uptake (Figure 2) The patient ... paravertebral area Page of Figure MRI scan (T2 image) demonstrating the lesion that corresponds to the area of increased PET uptake 0.001) for patients with advanced renal cell cancer Sunitinib...
... this patient' s management, avoiding unneccassary laparotomy or'/and surgical resection ina high-risk patient Hepatic splenosis is not a rare event and should be suspected in patients witha history ... hypervascuArterial (A) segment venous phase Arterial (A) and portal venous phase (B) of IV Gadlinium enhanced axial MRI images demonstrating a solitary cm hypervascular nodule in segment VII (Arrow) A ... diagnosis of splenosis, as well as excluding coexistent malignancy This had a significant impact of clinical plans and patients management It is already recognized that laparoscopy provides a...
... Horikawa Y: Spinocerebellar degeneration Ataxiatelangiectasia and malignant tumour [Japanese] Naika no Ryôiki (Domain of Internal Medicine) 1975, 35:623-626 Watanabe A, Hanazono H, Sogawa H, Takaya ... neoplasms ATM has also been implicated in breast, lung, head and neck carcinoma, and is associated witha poor prognosis in adult patients with advanced gastric cancer [11] Gastric adenocarcinoma ... revealed gastric adenocarcinoma that was resected Case presentation The patient is a 20 year old female that was diagnosed with ataxia-telangiectasia syndrome at years of age She had severe ataxia...
... MS and MT participated in treatment of the patients MO and HO participated in treatment planning of the patient and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... the operative findings, the tumor was classified as a T4 (invading the psoas muscle), N1, and M1 (liver and peritoneum), and the patient was clinically diagnosed with stage IV cancer according to ... drainage of the abscess was performed A pigtail catheter was inserted into the abscess and pus with gas and odor was drained; an infection caused by gas-producing anaerobic microorganisms was strongly...
... with our patient, in HNPCC patients with upper tract urothelial cancers staining negative for at least one MMR protein, extracolonic tumors nearly always demonstrated the same MMR staining profile ... of a coin Science 2005, 307:1904-1909 Aarnio M, Sankila R, Pukkala E, Salovaara R, Aaltonen LA, de la Chapelle A, Peltomäki P, Mecklin JP, Järvinen HJ: Cancer risk in mutation carriers of DNA-mismatch-repair ... ineffective; accuracy may be improved with the addition of cross-sectional imaging, ureteroscopic evaluation and FISH analysis Reporting of novel disease-causing mutations, including information about...