... ultrasound Abdominal computed tomography (CT) angiography of his aorta and lower limbs showed widespread fibrocalcific Figure Abdominal computed tomography angiography of our patient’s aorta and ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/1 83 Additional material Additional file 1: Materials and methods The data provided discuss the materials and methods used in plasma preparation, clinical chemistry, ... isolation and culture, analysis of cholesterol-laden macrophages, cell protein isolation and western blotting analysis, cytokine assay, cholesterol esterification, and statistical analysis Page of...
... dysmorphism, clinodactyly of the fifth finger and mild learning disability The maternal grandmother was also assessed and was phenotypically normal The proband's father was not available for assessment, ... multiple congenital anomalies Am J Med Genet 1984, 17:7 23- 730 Mohammed FM, Farag TI, Gunawardana SS, al-Digashim DD, al-Awadi SA, al-Othman SA, Sundareshan TS: Direct duplication of chromosome 1, ... paternal sample was unavailable but FISH analysis of the mother, grandmother and siblings of the proband revealed a normal diploid compliment in each case for all of the investigated clones At present,...
... design, statistical analysis, interpretation of data and revision of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Additional material Additional file Health-Related Quality of Life ... wrong answers Statistical analysis Descriptive analyses were used to assess the mean and standard deviation of HRQOL (subscales and total scale) for socio-demographic variables and GSE (total) ... Germany by Matthias Jerusalem and Ralf Schwarzer in 1981 and has been used in many studies with hundreds of thousands of participants [14] The scale was created to assess a general sense of perceived...
... mg, as needed) for painand itchiness The edema, erythema, andpainof the hands and feet resolved within 48 hours, without any scarring The allergy service was consulted to assist in the evaluation ... her age Of note, an examination of her extremities revealed erythema, edema, and tenderness on palpation of the hands and feet Her skin was hyperkeratotic and hyperpigmented on the dorsa of her ... Protoporphyria Masquerading as Angioedema — Wang and Yousef also had a history of hives with amoxicillin use as an infant; otherwise, there was no history of recurrent urticaria Family history was significant...
... glue ears Xrays of his hand showed that his skeletal age was years ahead of his calendar age His testosterone level (10.6 nmol/l) was raised to a pubertal level, as well as his DHEA-S level (1 .30 ... http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/4/1/17 outpatient unit for child and adolescent psychiatry At psychiatric examination, January 20 03, we saw a boy who was anxious and withdrawn, had problems ... stages P3, G3 [9], with no underarm hair growth Examination of his genitals showed a left testis of ml anda right testis of ml, firm and painless Further clinical examination was negative, except...
... first caseofa patient with the diagnosis of SH anda history of Lynch syndrome Case Presentation We first diagnosed a 21 -year- old Caucasian male suffering from CRC in January of 2009 The patient ... surgical approach with atypical resection followed by regional lymphadenectomy [20] Only a few cases of SH have been reported in young patients, among them a 10 -year- old, an 18 -year- oldanda 19 -year- old ... all patient’s history data with substantial contribution of WET, MAK, RAH and KWJ TSS, PNK and AK drafted the manuscript with committed and dedicated review and discussion of WET, MAK, RAH and...
... treatment discontinuation she presented withfever (39 39 .5°C) , lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly and abundant sweating during the nights Her physical examination was normal anda chest radiography ... the acute HIV syndrome after interruption of antiretroviral therapy in a patient with chronic HIV infection: Acase report Ann Intern Med 2000, 133 (6): 435 - 438 Zavascki AP: Severe acute hepatitis ... antiretroviral cessation Figure Changes in plasma HIV RNA and CD4 cell count before, during, and after antiretroviral cessation Times on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and period of retroviral rebound...
... Koga C, Iwamoto O, Aoki M, Nakamura C, Kusukawa J, Matsuishi T: RamsayHunt syndrome with vesicular stomatitis in a 4 -year- old infant Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2006, 102:e37-e39 ... report Masukume et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5 :37 6 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1 /37 6 Page ofand any accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available ... syndrome was diagnosed The diagnosis of Ramsay Hunt syndrome was explained to our patient and his father, advice on eye care was given anda referral for physiotherapy was made Our patient was lost...
... doi:10.1186/1752-1 947- 5-466 Cite this article as: Ishaq and Shabbir: Takayasu’s arteritis presenting with temporary loss of vision in a 23- year- old woman with beta thalassemia trait: acase report Journal of ... electrocardiogram, echocardiograph and electroencephalogram (EEG) A computed tomography angiogram (CT -A) of her chest showed a normal ascending aorta, descending aorta and arch of the aorta but ... because they are not associated with large vessel stenosis as seen in TA Large vessel vasculitis was ruled out because it is associated with the advanced age (Kawasaki disease and giant-cell arteritis)...
... (especially after skeletal maturity) and recent onsetofpain should arouse suspicion of malignant transformation Treatment of OC is usually accomplished by resection or curettage, and rarely ... asymptomatic OC usually presents as a solitary mass, as a fracture or as a mechanical osteoarticular complication (deformity or joint dysfunction) Plain radiography is the mainstay of imaging for ... lesion in a 10-yearold boy with Hodgkin’s lymphoma: acase report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:511 Conclusions We describe acaseof coinciding osseous lesion and HL We conclude that all...
... anti-thyroglobulin antibody test results were negative Levothyroxine was started at a dose of μg/kg per day Bone age was also calculated witha radiograph of the left hand and was reported delayed by two years ... rhythmic and no pericardial rub was heard An anterior mid-thoracic scar was noted where the percutaneous pericardial catheter had been placed He had hepatomegaly that was later confirmed on an ultrasound ... Cite this article as: Delgado Hurtado et al.: Hypothyroidism in a fiveyear -old boy with rhabdomyolysis and recent history of cardiac tamponade: acase report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011...
... investigación de la Neurolog a de la Comunidad Valenciana Author details Neurology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain 2Hematology Service, Hospital Marina Baixa, ... Villajoyosa, Spain Authors’ contributions APS and MLT conceived the study and drafted the manuscript, SPD and AGP helped to draft the manuscript All authors have read and approved the final draft ... primary immune deficiencies Autoimmun Rev 2009, 8 :33 2 -33 6 Kumar N, Hagan JB, Abraham RS, Aksamit AJ: Common variable immunodeficiency-associated myelitis: report of treatment with infliximab J...
... Interne (Paris) 1999, 150(8):587-590 Jayachandran NV, Rajasekhar L, Chandrasekhara PK, Kanchinadham S, Narsimulu G: Multiple peripheral arterial and aortic aneurysms in Behcet’s syndrome: acase report ... Middle and Far East, affecting mainly young adults, with men having more severe vascular complication with this disease [1,9-11] Case presentation A 25 -year- old Afro-Brazilian woman was hospitalized ... abdominalpainand dyspnea after exercise andonsetof jugular turgescence Laboratory tests detected hypochromic and microcytic anemia; nonreactive viral hepatitis serology; nonreactive HIV and...
... FY analyzed and interpreted the patient data regarding MERS and other diseases SS and HI performed the urine examination and cystometry, and analyzed the neurogenic bladder All authors read and ... References Tada H, Takanashi J, Barkovich AJ, Oba H, Maeda M, Tsukahara H, Suzuki M, Yamamoto T, Shimono T, Ichiyama T, Taoka T, Sohma O, Yoshikawa H, Kohno Y: Clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy ... GD3, GT1b, GQ1b, GA1, galactocerebroside) were all negative Electroencephalography andabdominal ultrasonography were unremarkable An ovarian cyst was detected by pelvic ultrasonography Cranial...
... California San Francisco, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, San Francisco, California 9 4122 , USA 2Department of Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 751 South Bascom Avenue, San ... normal, 60 to 80 g/L) and albumin at 3.3 g/dL (33 g/L; normal, 35 to 50 g/L) with normal transaminases Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was 30 2 U/L (normal, 112 to 220 U/L) Given her complaints of fatigue, ... idiopathic (10%), and nonsurgical trauma (2%) [6] Of malignancies that can cause a chylothorax, lymphoma is the predominant etiology, accounting for 75% of all malignancies that can cause a chylous...
... months after discharge with blood and coagulation examinations, abdominal ultrasonography, Doppler ultrasound, andabdominal CT scan She was asymptomatic and stayed well At one year, we had successfully ... underwent an abdominal CT scan (Figures to 3) , demonstrating the presence ofa partial thrombosis of the celiac trunk, a thrombosis of the SMA for a 25- to 30 -mm tract, and the lack ofa splenic artery ... she was given an emergency, explorative laparotomy, with lavage of the abdomen The laparotomy demonstrated only hyperemic jejunal and ileal handles She was discharged after nine days without any...
... temporo-occipital hemorrhage, with mild mass effect and hypodense halo hypodense halo (Figure 1) A carotid and vertebral duplex scan was normal, as was an arterial trans-cranial Doppler Neuropsychological ... coagulation factors gave results within normal ranges A peri-umbilical biopsy for systemic amyloidosis was normal A cerebral MRI was not carried out because of the presence ofabdominal vascular ... bilateral jugular valve incompetence, witha huge reflow to the brain during a Valsalva maneuver [6,7] Our patient was discharged a week after presentation, with mild left hemianopia and alexia The...
... temporo-occipital hemorrhage, with mild mass effect and hypodense halo hypodense halo (Figure 1) A carotid and vertebral duplex scan was normal, as was an arterial trans-cranial Doppler Neuropsychological ... coagulation factors gave results within normal ranges A peri-umbilical biopsy for systemic amyloidosis was normal A cerebral MRI was not carried out because of the presence ofabdominal vascular ... bilateral jugular valve incompetence, witha huge reflow to the brain during a Valsalva maneuver [6,7] Our patient was discharged a week after presentation, with mild left hemianopia and alexia The...
... showed that he was severely retarded with mental age estimated at around to years Diagnosis and treatment Based on the history, physical examination and clinical interaction with the patient, ... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2:56 authors volunteered The patient was abandoned in a refuse dump a few days after delivery and he had grown up with other abandoned children who found habitation ... as a candidate gene for autism and bipolar disorder: A proposed endophenotype with parent -of- origin and gain -of- function features, with or without oculocutaneous albinism Autism 2007, 11(2): 135 -147...