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... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...