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... Cite this article as: Lampropoulos et al.: Early bare-metal stent thrombosis presenting with cardiogenic shock: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:509 Submit your next manuscript ... Although early aggressive antiplatelet regimens were associated with unacceptably high rates of stent thrombosis and bleeding complications, the advent of dual antiplatelet therapy had salutary effects ... Inotropes and intravascular volume expander were given intravenously A temporary pacemaker was placed through a central venous line An intra-aortic balloon pump was also used A new angiography showed...

... A, Sakaguchi M, Suzuki Y, Kaneko K, Yasuoka C, Tomita S, Kato H: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody for proteinase in a child with polyarteritis nodosa Acta Paediatr Jpn 1995, 37:116-119 Haas ... Pestronk A: Inflammatory myopathies with mitochondrial pathology and protein aggregates J Neurol Sci 2009, 278:25-29 Varadhachary AS, Weihl CC, Pestronk A: Mitochondrial pathology in immune and inflammatory ... inflammatory myopathies Curr Opin Rheumatol 2010, 22:651-657 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-262 Cite this article as: Vishwanath et al.: Metabolic myopathy presenting with polyarteritis nodosa: a case...

... computed angiography revealed PE involving a segmental branch of the left pulmonary artery and an aneurysmal dilatation of the pulmonary trunk and the left pulmonary artery, with a maximal diameter ... Low-pressure pulmonary artery aneurysm presenting with pulmonary embolism: a case series Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:163 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage ... second patient (Case 2) reveals an aneurysmal dilation of the pulmonary trunk and the left pulmonary artery Serasli et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:163 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/163...

... of Figure An electroencephalogram showing a slowing background activity with theta waves and paroxysmal activity at hyperventilation maneuver hallucinations and paranoid delusions have been reported ... remain unclear [4,5] An autoantibody against the amino terminal end of the enzyme a- enolase, an antigen of the thyroid and the brain, has been identified as a potential biomarker of HE [5,8] A ... H, et al: Autoantibodies against the amino terminal of alpha-enolasa are useful diagnostic marker of Hashimoto’s encephalopathy J Neuroimmunol 2005, 162:130-136 Castillo P, Woodruff B, Caselli...

... anal atresia or imperforate anus, cardiac anomalies, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal and limb defect) spectrum presenting with portal hypertension: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports ... normal Her imaging of the liver and portal system showed a thready portal vein with collaterals arising from the right and left portal veins Ando et al studied portal venous anatomy in 10 patients ... VACTERL spectrum and extrahepatic portal hypertension A thready portal vein, with features of extrahepatic portal hypertension, may be one of the non -VACTERL- type defects in patients with VACTERL association...

... Do you have a case to share? Submit your case report today • Rapid peer review • Fast publication • PubMed indexing • Inclusion in Cases Database Any patient, any case, can teach us something Acknowledgements ... Mycobacteria in inflammatory necrotizing granulomas from formalin-fixed, paraffinembedded tissue by PCR in clinically high-risk patients with acid-fast stain and culture-negative tissue biopsies Am J ... granulomas Figure X-ray of the skull showing a well defined area of radiodense shadow overlying the right frontal bone with sella appearing normal Figure A computed tomography scan of the head showing...

... tomography, because the patient had already been diagnosed with lymphoma and metastasis There were no signs of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the bone marrow and bone aspiration test results Laboratory findings ... hepatosplenomegaly and generalized lymphadenopathy, as well as signs of heart failure Echocardiography revealed pericardial effusion, left ventricular hypertrophy, and lucent myocardial lesions A right ... heart failure in Hodgkin’s lymphoma has not yet been reported in the literature This case report describes a rare case of cardiac involvement in Hodgkin’s lymphoma which presented as heart failure...

... enthusiastic windsurfer and wanted to continue his hobby In January 1999, a formal partial vertical hemi-laryngectomy was performed There was evidence of long-standing post -radiotherapy fibrosis, scarring ... osteoradionecrosis of the cervical spine vertebrae secondary to the radiotherapy 20 years earlier and not due to metastatic disease as reported by the MRI scan A literature search using the Medline (1950 ... following radiotherapy to head and neck neoplasms [4,5,6] None of these were from a primary laryngeal carcinoma, although one was a patient with an unknown primary Figure June 2000: MRI scan revealed...

... important to consider hepatic cirrhosis as a possible cause Abbreviations ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ANA, antinuclear antibody; ENA, extractable nuclear antigens; PBC, primary biliary cirrhosis; ... Exudative ascites is usually a result of malignancy Ascites itself can be classified in grades 1-3 Grade ascites is mild and only detectable by ultrasound Grade ascites is detectable clinically with ... positive, and extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) positive IgM was also elevated A liver biopsy gave the diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis It was initially called ‘Hanot’s cirrhosis It was Dauphinee...

... enquiry was unremarkable and of particular note he had no respiratory symptoms, other than a longstanding nonproductive cough He was a heavy smoker of up to 40 cigarettes per day, with moderate alcohol ... The hand in metastatic disease and acral manifestations of paraneoplastic syndromes Hand Clin 2004, 20(3):335-343 Publish with Bio Med Central and every scientist can read your work free of charge ... patients with lung cancer will have bony metastases at presentation or develop bony lesions during the course of their disease [6] In the vast majority, these metastases occur in haematopoietically active...

... albumin 2.4 g/dL, aspartate aminotransferase 32 IU/L, alanine aminotransferase 11 IU/L, and alkaline phosphatase 98 IU/L A chest radiograph showed bilateral patchy air-space infiltrates A diagnosis ... respiratory distress Oral cavity and oropharynx were unremarkable A right periorbital swelling with minimal ipsilateral proptosis and dysconjugate gaze was evident Movement of the right eye was ... days duration The symptoms had started as an episode of sore throat and fever A few days later, the patient developed pain and swelling around the right eye accompanied by diplopia She also had...

... decisions for patients with advanced CF lung disease and malignancy Patients with severe CF lung disease may successfully undergo laparoscopic resection of bowel malignancies and as CF survival continues ... reviewed and published immediately upon acceptance ANL was the Advanced Respiratory Trainee and DWR was the Cystic Fibrosis specialist, involved in this patient's care at the Royal Hobart Hospital, ANL ... postoperative course She rapidly weaned herself off a fentanyl infusion (Patient Controlled Analgesia) within 24 hours and was able to undertake chest physiotherapy and airway clearance techniques under...

... who was diagnosed with EC compressing the left atrium Case presentation A 58-year-old black man from the Caribbean was referred by his primary care physician for evaluation of dysphagia and weight ... swallowing-induced atrial tachycardia: case report and review of literature Heart Rhythm 2006, 3:971-974 Oishi Y, Ishimoto T, Nagase N, Mori K, Fujimoto S, Hayashi S, Ochi Y, Kobayashi K, Tabata ... arrhythmias He quit smoking years ago and denied drinking alcohol There was no other significant medical, family or social history Initial physical examination revealed regular heart rhythm with a rate...