Limited cutaneous vasculitis associated with levamisole-adulterated cocaine [0.03%]
掺假可卡因所致的限表型血管炎病例报告
Ralph Yachoui,Sharon L Kolasinski,Hala Eid
Ralph Yachoui
Levamisole is among the many contaminants that have been detected in seized cocaine throughout North America and Europe. Little is known about the association between levamisole-adulterated cocaine and vasculitis. Herein we describe a case ...
Murat Basbug,Ridvan Yavuz,Mahmut Dablan et al.
Murat Basbug et al.
Gastric cavernous hemangioma is a relatively rare benign gastric disease. Here we report the case of a 25-year-old male patient who had been admitted complaining of epigastric pain and hematemesis. Preoperative imaging indicated that the ma...
Ruptured Duodenal Varices Successfully Managed by Endoscopic N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate Injection [0.03%]
内镜下注射医用n-丁基氰丙烯酸酯成功治疗破裂的十二指肠曲张静脉出血
Hyung Hun Kim,Sung Eun Kim
Hyung Hun Kim
Bleeding from ectopic varices is rare and accounts for only 1% and 5% of all variceal bleeding. However, once the bleeding starts, it becomes difficult to control and is sometimes fatal. We faced a 65-year-old man with ruptured duodenal var...
Takatsugu Yamamoto,Koichiro Abe,Hajime Anjiki et al.
Takatsugu Yamamoto et al.
A 90-year-old woman visited to our institute due to postprandial obstructive sensation of the esophagus. She had suffered from ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, and taken low-dose aspirin for prophylaxis. She also had a history ...
Intraoperative adrenal insufficiency in a patient with prader-willi syndrome [0.03%]
普拉德-威利综合征患者的术中肾上腺功能不全
David W Barbara,James D Hannon,William R Hartman
David W Barbara
Prader-Willi syndrome (PW) is a rare genetic disorder with multi-organ system involvement. These patients present many perioperative challenges including sleep-related breathing disorders, morbid obesity, thick salivary secretions, mental r...
Emergency Department Pneumonia Patients Who do not Meet the Six-Hour Criteria for Antibiotic Administration: Do They Have a Different Clinical Presentation? [0.03%]
未能在急诊6小时内用上抗生素的肺炎患者：是否具有不同的临床特点？
Susan H Watts,E David Bryan
Susan H Watts
Background: The Joint Commission (JC) has set a quality of care standard for emergency department (ED) patients diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) that states that they are to receive antibiotics within six...
Assessment of sleep-related breathing disorders in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy [0.03%]
杜氏肌营养不良患者睡眠呼吸障碍的评估
Muzaffer Polat,Ozcan Sakinci,Betul Ersoy et al.
Muzaffer Polat et al.
Background: Respiratory failure is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in neuromuscular diseases. Although clinical findings and respiratory function tests aid in diagnosing sleep-related breathing disorders, p...
Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings of the temporomandibular joint in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [0.03%]
类风湿关节炎患者的颞颌关节的临床和磁共振影像学表现
Ozcan Hiz,Levent Ediz,Yasemin Ozkan et al.
Ozcan Hiz et al.
Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), jaw clenching force, mouth opening, and Fonseca's quest...
Ramazan Esen,Levent Ediz,Elif Gulcu et al.
Ramazan Esen et al.
Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological condition characterized by uncomfortable and unpleasant sensations in the legs that are relieved by movement. It is frequently idiopathic, sometimes associ...
Clinical Profile of Obstetric Patients Admitted to the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) of an Inner-City Hospital in New York [0.03%]
纽约市一家城市医院综合外科重症监护室收治的 obstetric患者的临床特征
Jose Orsini,Ashvin Butala,Lizmer Diaz et al.
Jose Orsini et al.
Background: Pregnancy is associated with physiological and anatomical changes that usually occur uneventfully in majority of women. However, these changes can cause major maternal morbidity with potential catastrophic con...