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... >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 ... 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 ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... hair-bearing areas may be characterized by destruction of hair follicles Table 52-3 Common Dermatologic Terms Alopecia: Hair loss; it may be partial or complete Annular: Ring-shaped lesions Cyst: A soft, ... associated with xerosis and aged skin Systemic conditions that can be associated with pruritus include chronic renal disease, cholestasis, pregnancy, malignancy, thyroid disease, polycythemia vera, and ... epidermis without an associated loss of dermis Ulcer: Loss of epidermis and at least a portion of the underlying dermis Excoriation: Linear, angular erosions that may be covered by crust and are caused...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... usually advisable to assess the patient before taking an extensive history This way, the entire cutaneous surface is sure to be evaluated, and objective findings can be integrated with relevant ... individual lesions, and the arrangement of the lesions An ideal skin examination includes evaluation of the skin, hair, and nails as well as the mucous membranes of the mouth, eyes, nose, nasopharynx, ... red papules on the lower extremities that blanch with pressure can be a manifestation of many different diseases, but hemorrhagic red papules that not blanch with pressure indicate palpable purpura...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... A D The distribution of some common dermatologic diseases and lesions Figure 52-7 Psoriasis This papulosquamous skin disease is characterized by small and large erythematous papules and plaques ... skin disease is characterized by small and large erythematous papules and plaques with overlying adherent silvery scale Figure 52-8 ...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... contact (Fig 52-10) or primary irritant dermatitis In contrast, lesions with a generalized arrangement are common and suggest a systemic etiology Figure 52-9 Erythema multiforme This ... This eruption is characterized by multiple erythematous plaques with a target or iris morphology It usually represents a hypersensitivity reaction to drugs (e.g., sulfonylamides) or infections ... reaction to drugs (e.g., sulfonylamides) or infections (e.g., HSV) (Courtesy of the Yale Resident's Slide Collection; with permission.) Figure 52-10 ...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... psoriasis, or acne) 10 Social, sexual, or travel history as relevant to the patient DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES Many skin diseases can be diagnosed on gross clinical appearance, but sometimes relatively ... malaise, fever, arthralgias) Ongoing or previous illnesses History of allergies Presence of photosensitivity Review of systems Family history (particularly relevant for patients with melanoma, atopy, ... Preparation A potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation is performed on scaling skin lesions where a fungal infection is suspected The edge of such a lesion is scraped gently with a no 15 scalpel blade,...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... noting the amount of blanching that occurs Granulomas often have an opaque to transparent, brown-pink "apple jelly" appearance on diascopy Figure 52-11 Urticaria Discrete and confluent, edematous, ... erythematous papules and plaques are characteristic of this whealing eruption Wood's Light A Wood's lamp generates 360-nm ultraviolet (or "black") light that can be used to aid the evaluation ... such as freckles are accentuated, while dermal pigment such as postinflammatory hyperpigmentation fades under a Wood's light Vitiligo (Fig 52-12) appears totally white under a Wood's lamp, and...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... journal 10 11 12 Additional material Additional file 1: Transesophageal echocardiogram Transesophageal echocardiogram before and after patent foramen ovale closure with a PFO occluder device [Amplatzer ... Weiner J, Mancini J, Savino JS, Cheung AT: Diagnosis of patent foramen ovale with multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in adult cardiac surgical patients J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2004, ... IA: Profound hypoxemia resulting from shunting across an inadvertent atrial septal tear after left ventricular assist device placement Anesth Analg 2004, 98(4):937-940 Kavarana MN, Rahman FA,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... the aforementioned Korean Phase II trial of adjuvant imatinib for patients with localized KIT exon 11-mutant GIST at high risk of relapse [6] Our patient was started on imatinib adjuvant treatment ... years of adjuvant imatinib therapy Case presentation A 51-year-old Asian woman diagnosed with a primary gastric GIST underwent wedge resection, achieving complete removal of the entire tumor with ... and 1D), representing a 43% decrease in size Imatinib rechallenge was well tolerated, as the only adverse events experienced by our patient were grade edema, anemia and fatigue Our patient maintained...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

... fever, generalized myalgia and arthralgia, lower back pain, anorexia, and sweating He experienced a sudden onset of abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting He lived in an area of northwestern ... bacterial translocation after hemorrhagic shock in rats Clin Exp Med 2001, 1:61-66 Karasawa T, Hideaki I, Tsukamoto T, Yamasaki S, Kurazono H, Faruque SM, Balakish Nair G, Nishibuchi M, Takeda ... eight days of incubation Also, Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from a woman with a pancreatic mass She was subsequently diagnosed with pancreatic tuberculosis via EUSFNA Intraprocedural immediate...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:22

... Alonso A, González Blanco A, Bonelli Martín C, Nogueira Carballedo C, Garc a Rego JA, Cachay Ayala M, Lorenzo Franco J, Cuerpo Pérez MA, Nieto Garc a J: Primary bladder osteosarcoma treated with ... carcinomas: report of a case and review of the literature Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001, 125:793-795 10 Kato T, Kubota Y, Saitu M, Yaguchi H, Sasagawa I, Nakada T, Yuda F: Osteosarcoma of the bladder ... recurrence after 51 months of combination treatment with radical cystectomy and chemotherapy [11] A case of bladder osteosarcoma with markedly remission of pulmonary metastases after chemotherapy has also...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:23

... MA, USA) US machine and S12 5–12 MHz real-time linear–array transducer (Philips Medical Systems) were used to examine the patient After careful examination, bilateral symmetrical sonographic ... complaining that the pain in his left calf area persisted and could be further aggravated by tiptoeing and weight bearing maneuvers Again, US examination in the prone position did not reveal any abnormal ... US guidance, a 21–gauge needle was inserted into the fluid collection area and 15 ml of serosanguinous fluid was aspirated (Figure 3) Dramatic pain relief was noted after aspiration An elastic...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21

... afternoon, the patient had near complete resolution of symptoms, and was discharged to rehabilitation days later with a mild right 6th cranial nerve palsy He was discharged on Warfarin with an ... thrombolytics Ezaki Y, Tsutsumi K, Onizuka M, Kawakubo J, Yagi N, Shibayama A, Toba T, Koga H, Miyazaki H: Retrospective analysis of neurological outcome after intra-arterial thrombolysis in basilar artery ... second incidental mm aneurysm was seen in the Middle Cerebral Artery As the patient was clinically stable, and it was unclear if there was a clot in an underlying basilar aneurysm, he was admitted...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21

... presentation showing increasing exudation In summary we observed no therapeutic response to three intravitreal bevacizumab injections in a patient with VHL and a peripapillary retinal haemangioblastoma ... than bevacizumab [9] Secondly, the intravitreally administered bevacizumab would have had little or no effect on systemically derived VEGF The patient had three separate cerebellar haemangioblastomas, ... Rodriguez-Coleman H, Srivastava SK, Thompson DJ, Linehan WM, Ferris FL, Chew EY: Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy with pegaptanib for advanced von Hippel-Lindau disease of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

Ngày tải lên: 28/08/2016, 18:10

... M, Hirai M, Tominaga N, Nakajima H, Elisseeva OA, Masuda T, Nakano A, Kawakami M, Oji Y, Ikegame K, Hosen N, Udaka K, Yasukawa M, Ogawa H, Kawase I, Sugiyama H: Wilms tumor gene peptide-based ... Ikegame K, Hosen N, Yoshihara S, Wu F, Fujiki F, Murakami M, Masuda T, Nishida S, Shirakata T, Nakatsuka S, Sasaki A, Udaka K, Dohy H, Aozasa K, Noguchi S, Kawase I, Sugiyama H: Induction of WT1 ... peptide vaccine and the resultant cancer regression Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004;101:13885-13890 Kawakami M, Oka Y, Tsuboi A, Harada Y, Elisseeva OA, Furukawa Y, Tsukaguchi M, Shirakata T, Nishida...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39

... Louis, MO, USA) Chemical degradation and separation LPS was hydrolyzed with 0.6% acetic acid at 105 °C for 2.5 h, and the reaction mixture was partitioned with chloroform/methanol/water (2 : : ... Nitrobenzyl alcohol was used as a matrix The sample was ionized with KeV Xe atoms, and the ions were accelerated through 10 KeV Argon was used as the collision gas RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Analysis ... al [17] Alditol acetate, partially methylated alditol acetate, acetylated butyl glycoside and fatty acid methyl ester were analyzed by GC or GC-MS as described previously [7] SDS/PAGE was performed...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 23:20

... coronary artery disease or cerebrovascular disease In patients with IC, we measured ABI at rest and after exercise In patients with CLI, we measured ABI at rest and TP Quality of life was measured ... clinical status In this study, clinical validity was investigated by comparing the ALDS between patients with IC and Statistical analysis Patient characteristics and outcome scores were summarized ... used as benchmark and therefore the analyses focusing the association between functional health and the vascular parameters and the mean score differences between patients with IC and CLI, were also...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... 1994, a trial of interferon β-1b was discontinued because of increased spasticity, and she was not a candidate for glatiramer She had no history of diabetes, cardiovascular, liver or kidney disease ... (Table 1) and an EDSS score of 8.0 Neurological presentation included paraplegia, bilateral central scotomata with visual-field loss, dysphagia, chronic fatigue, cognitive impairment similar to mild ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... 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, zinc, iron and ... 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 create awareness ... lacking local and general exhaust ventilation and washing facilities culminating into alarmingly high blood lead levels of 128.3 µg/dl According to United States Occupational safety and Health Administration...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20