case 1 a patient with a mediastinal mass

... accompanying Legionnaires’ disease Arch Intern Med 19 85, 14 5 :17 11- 1 713 Hariparsad D, Ramsaroop R, Seedat YK, Patel PL: Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis with Legionnaires’ disease: a ... 10 -35 U/L Alanine aminotransferase 67 U/L 10 -35 U/L g-glutamyl transpeptidase 16 5 U/L 5-36 U/L Alkaline phosphatase 16 4 U/L 35 -10 4 U/L Pancreatic amylase 51 U/L 13 -53 U/L Lipase 27 U/L 13 -60 U/L ... (normal value, < 20 IE/mL), antinuclear antibodies ratio 1: 160 (normal ratio, < 1: 10), anti-native DNA 92 IE/mL (normal value, < 20 IE/mL), anti-smooth muscle antigen E/mL (normal value, < 10 E/mL),...

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... von Recklinghausen’s disease: a case report RinsyouSeikeigeka (Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery) 19 99, 11 51: 115 1 -11 54 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient ... that can have both focal and generalized skeletal manifestations Generalized skeletal manifestations such as osteoporosis and short stature are common Focal abnormalities such as tibial dysplasia, ... dislocation Galbraith et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2 011 , 5 :10 6 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5 /1/ 106 Conclusion This case illustrates the radiological features of this rare...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:23

... workplace headaches AAOHN J 2008, 56:495-502 Skaribas et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2 011 , 5 :17 4 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5 /1/ 174 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ... intractable occipital neuralgia in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2 011 5 :17 4 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage ... a hospital-based series of 15 8 patients with NF -1 [11 ], headache was one of the most common neurological manifestations Twenty- Skaribas et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2 011 , 5 :17 4 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5 /1/ 174...

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... Reports 2 010 , 4 :12 6 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4 /1/ 126 10 11 12 13 Bonadonna G, De Lena M, Monfardini S, Bartoli C, Bajetta E, Beretta G, Fossati-Bellani F: Clinical trials with bleomycin ... H ap an i et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2 010 , 4 :12 6 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4 /1/ 126 did not have any gastrointestinal symptoms Physical examination revealed tachycardia, ... JAMA 19 76, 235 (12 ) :12 53 -12 55 Samuels ML, Johnson DE, Holoye PY, Lanzotti VJ: Large-dose bleomycin therapy and pulmonary toxicity A possible role of prior radiotherapy JAMA 19 76, 235 (11 ) :11 17 -11 20...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :12 4 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3 /1/ 124 We present a case of a patient with a positive FDG-PET scan that was consistent with lung cancer with ... are not aware of any association with ABPA The decision to treat the patient with a protracted course of itraconazole was made on the speculative grounds that fungal sensitisation may have contributed ... metastases to mediastinal nodes The patient underwent mediastinoscopy and thoracotomy and the histological diagnosis after the operation was a cryptogenic organising pneumonia Case presentation...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21

... patient with MEN1 that was detected by a regular screening program Case presentation A 37-year-old man was diagnosed with MEN1 owing to a recurrent symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and ... displayed a positive staining for synaptophysin and chromogranin A The Ki67 index was lower than 1% (Figure 2A) The patient was re-evaluated 15 months after surgery At presentation, the patient was ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2 /1/ 354 Figure Situs at laparotomy before and after resection Situs at laparotomy before and after resection (A) Intra-operative ultrasound at laparotomy (B) Situs at laparotomy (asterisk...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21

... log √ (14 ) # s2n +1 , √ n+2 (a1 − an+2 )3−2n | log a1 =1 2(n) log log (15 ) Combinating (14 ) and (15 ) we get α 1 Therefore log a1 log √ log (1 + 5) − log log a1 α =1 =1 log log The claim is ... √ k +1 (a1 − ak +1 )3−2k−2 | 2k log Since lim k→∞ | log √ k+2 (a1 − ak+2 )3−2k | | log = lim k→∞ 2(k + 1) log √ k +1 (a1 − ak +1 )3−2k−2 | log a1 =1 , 2k log log Local dimension of fractal measure ... (x1 − x1 ) + + 3(xn−2 − xn−2 ) + xn 1 − xn 1 = 2, which implies sn 1 − sn 1 ≡ (mod 3), hence xn 1 − xn 1 = (xn 1 = 6, xn 1 = 1) or xn 1 − xn 1 = 1 (xn 1 = 0, xn 1 = 1) are the cases 2 .a, ...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 13:20

... 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 known to compete with metals like calcium, ... that the most highly exposed adults are those who work with lead [11 ] In the present study, the patient was unaware of the ill effects of lead and was handling lead without taking any precautions; ... United States Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation (29 CFR 19 10 .10 25 App B), workers with single BLL of 60 µg/dl or greater or an average of the last three BLLs or all BLLs...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... prosthesis With these results, we conclude that an ambulating patient with an above knee amputation and a subcapital fracture should be operated on after appropriate planning and preparation with satisfactory ... Trauma 19 85, 25 (11 ) :10 74-8 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 ... plasty Postoperative xray with an uncemented bipolar hemiarthroPostoperative xray with an uncemented bipolar hemiarthroplasty We presented an ambulating above knee amputee, who had suffered a...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... 24(5) :10 52 -10 61 doi :10 .11 86 /17 49-799X-5- 61 Cite this article as: Salter et al.: Treatment of refractory hip pain with sodium hyaluronate (Hyalgan©) in a patient with the Marshall-Smith Syndrome: A case ... local inflammation, injection site pain and itching, anaphylaxis/anaphylactoid reactions, local ecchymosis, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, and headache [26] While Hyalgan © has a relatively ... Four Cases Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 19 99, 24 (1) :84-88 17 Itokazu M, Matsunaga T: Clinical Evaluation of High-Molecular-Weight Sodium Hyaluronate for the Treatment of Patients with...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... 24(5) :10 52 -10 61 doi :10 .11 86 /17 49-799X-5- 61 Cite this article as: Salter et al.: Treatment of refractory hip pain with sodium hyaluronate (Hyalgan©) in a patient with the Marshall-Smith Syndrome: A case ... local inflammation, injection site pain and itching, anaphylaxis/anaphylactoid reactions, local ecchymosis, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, and headache [26] While Hyalgan © has a relatively ... Four Cases Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 19 99, 24 (1) :84-88 17 Itokazu M, Matsunaga T: Clinical Evaluation of High-Molecular-Weight Sodium Hyaluronate for the Treatment of Patients with...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

... >0.5 cm in diameter Wheal: A raised, erythematous, edematous papule or plaque, usually representing short-lived vasodilatation and vasopermeability Telangiectasia: A dilated, superficial blood vessel ... interpretation would be that the patient has a pruritic eczematous dermatitis with erosions caused by scratching Figure 52 -1 Superficial spreading melanoma This is the most common type of melanoma Such ... differential diagnosis (Table 52-4) For instance, the finding of scaling papules (present in patients with psoriasis or atopic dermatitis) places the patient in a different diagnostic category than would...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... pneumoniae acute infection Clin Pract Epidemol Ment Health 2005, 1: 15 Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Annals of General Psychiatry 2007, 6 :16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ... associated with vigabatrin Acta Med Port 2000, 13 (3) :11 1 -11 4 Xavier M, Correa B, Coromina M, Canas N, Guimaraes J: Sudden psychotic episode probably due to meningoencephalitis and Chlamydia pneumoniae ... and what started as an 'innocent bystander' may not be so innocent after all Figure Cranial MNR image in a coronal plane Cranial MNR image in a coronal plane The mass effect on the left lateral...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:20

... illness Am J Med 19 95, 99:575 Carmaciu CD, Anderson CS, Lawton CA: Case report: thyrotoxicosis after complete or partial lithium withdrawal in two patients with bipolar affective disorder Bipolar ... dose after day because her lithium level was stable at 0.9 units by day On day 11 her TSH level remained at less than 0.005, with a free T4 level of 1. 57 On day 12 the risperidone was increased ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:20

... neoplasia type J Surg Oncol 2005, 89 :14 3 -15 0 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 ... JS, Scacheri PC, Ji Y, Novotny EA, Garrett-Beal L, Ward JM, Libutti SK, Richard Alexander H, Cerrato A, Parisi MJ, Santa Anna-AS, Oliver B, Chandrasekharappa SC, Collins FS, Spiegel AM, Marx SJ: ... liver diseases are the most frequent diagnoses in patients with increased CA -12 5, other intra-abdominal non-malignant non-hepatic diseases can also cause elevation of the CA -12 5 [34], as in the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... 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 ... Logothetis CJ, Ro JY, Swanson DA, Samuels ML: Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma: a treatable entity Cancer 19 87, 60 :13 13 11 Yamazaki K, Sakamoto M, Ohta T, Kanai Y, Ohki M, Hirohashi S: Overexpression ... renal cell carcinoma Oncogene 2003, 13 :847 12 Gómez VA: Carcinoma renal sarcomatoide Arch Esp Urol 19 98, 51( 2) :15 4 -15 8 13 Gutiérrez Baños Jl: Carcinoma renal sarcomatoide A propósito de casos Arch...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... 35:623-626 Watanabe A, Hanazono H, Sogawa H, Takaya H: Stomach cancer of a 14 -year-old boy with ataxia-telangiectasia Tohoku J Exp Med 19 77, 12 1 :12 7 -13 1 Murphy RC, Berdon WE, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Hall EJ, ... 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 ... Becker-Catania S, Gatti RA: Ataxia-telangiectasia: diagnosis and treatment Semin Pediatr Neurol 2003, 10 :17 3 -18 2 Waldmann TA, McIntire KR: Serum-alpha-fetoprotein levels in patients with ataxia-telangiectasia...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:21

... 13 0 HNPCC patients; all were associated with MSH2 mutations [20] In a Danish study, 11 of 12 ureteral cancers were attributable to MSH2 mutations (one was associated with a MLH1 mutation) [ 21] ... (approximately 3-4%) of upper urinary tract carcinoma [11 ,14 ,18 ] A recent Dutch study found that patients with MSH2 mutations have a significantly higher risk of upper urinary tract cancer (12 % ... of a coin Science 2005, 307 :19 04 -19 09 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...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:21

... widely available and best-validated modality for imagining patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma It carries a sensitivity for diagnosis of 89-97% [10 ] Legmann has reported that CT scan detected 10 0% ... pain and a left upper quadrant mass An ultrasound of the abdomen was performed to evaluate for gallbladder pathology, cholelithiasis and/or biliary tract dilation Upon sonographic evaluation, ... U/mL) was also elevated raising the suspicion for pancreatic cancer Interventional radiology was able to perform a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram and place an external biliary catheter...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:21

... strategies have been proposed such as CEA alone, or CABG alone, or staged CEA and CABG, or staged carotid artery stenting (CAS) and CABG, and simultaneous CEA and CABG, or simultaneous CAS and CABG In ... procedure and place a Javid carotid shunt (Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc, AZ, USA), and immediately proceed with a median sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) (Figure 1A) We performed an emergency ... cannula into the distal part of the internal carotid artery A separate pump was connected in cannula and arterial blood at 23°C was delivered at a flow rate of 300 ml/ [4] Although, based on classical...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:21