The features and aetiology of Fournier's gangrene.

abstract：:Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae is common, but it is rarely life-threatening. A case is reported in a previously healthy adult whose illness was severe enough to require treatment with intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) for 14 days and which resolved after treatment with corticosteroids. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： McGonigle R,Wagstaff JK

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the development of cerebral scintigraphy from its early days of planar imaging with simple technetium-99m labelled compounds to the recent revival of the technique in the form of positron-emission and single-photon emission tomography. A short explanation of instrumentation and radiopharmaceuticals ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Shepstone BJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypercalcaemia occurs in up to 80% of patients with adult T-cell leukaemia-lymphoma (ATLL) associated with human T-cell leukaemia virus-1 infection. Elevated serum levels of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, implicated in the pathogenesis of hypercalcaemia in lymphoma, and of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Johnston SR,Hammond PJ

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-hypertensive effect of 250 mg tienilic acid was comparable to that of 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide. Unlike hydrochlorothiazide, tienilic acid caused a statistically significant decrease in the serum uric acid values. Clinically non-significant rises in blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine occurred with both ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： McMahon FG,Ryan JR,Jain AK

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve healthy volunteers took part in a randomised, double-blind, balanced, cross-over study to investigate the effect of misoprostol on the pharmacokinetics of propranolol. The subjects took propranolol 80 mg twice daily by mouth plus either misoprostol 400 micrograms twice daily or placebo by mouth for 14.5 days, f...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Bennett PN,Fenn GC,Notarianni LJ,Lee CE

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) remains one of the most debilitating toxicities associated with cancer treatment. In recent decades, significant strides have been made in our understanding of the pathophysiology of CINV, making way to more effective targeted pharmacotherapies, especially 5-hydroxytrypt...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Tageja N,Groninger H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17 year old woman presented with severe anaemia due to menorrhagia. On investigation, she was shown to have abnormalities of her haemostatic mechanism consistent with von Willebrand's disease Type I, although there was no family history of this disorder. In addition, she was shown to have severe primary hypothyroidi...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Blesing NE,Hambley H,McDonald GA

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular function was evaluated non-invasively in hypertensive patients treated with indapamide by means of echographically determined velocity of circumferential fibre shortening (VCF). A statistically significant reduction in mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure in both the standing and supine position...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Horgan JH,O'Donovan A,Teo KK

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman aged 35 years from the Philippines presented with epigastric discomfort associated with an epigastric mass. On examination the liver was markedly enlarged. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Kreel L

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who developed ovarian and uterine leukaemic relapse while in bone marrow remission is described. Pelvic relapse is rarely reported during the clinical course of leukaemia in females. Pelvic ultrasonography, a non-invasive procedure, was of value as an aid in detecting pelvi...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Cantwell B,Cantwell D,Fennelly JJ

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of severe septicaemia caused by Mycoplasma hominis in a 23 year old patient following childbirth. She developed disseminated intravascular coagulation and acute respiratory distress syndrome which have not hitherto been described in association with septicaemia due to this organism. Investigation an...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Young MJ,Cox RA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the relationship between panic and other symptoms of anxiety disorders. The approach to classification of these disorders described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition) of the American Psychiatric Association is outlined. It is concluded that there are subst...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Brandon S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasites in the human breast are uncommon but not rare. Cysticercus and filariasis in fine needle breast aspirates have been documented and their cytomorphology is well characterised. However, the host tissue response to these parasites and the factors responsible for their initiation are not clear. Over a 21 year pe...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sahai K,Kapila K,Verma K

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two young patients with sickle cell trait (AS haemaglobinopathy) and ischaemic stroke are reported. The stroke involved the internal carotid artery territory in one and the brainstem in the other. A review of the literature is presented to suggest that the association of sickle cell trait and cerebral infarction is mo...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Radhakrishnan K,Thacker AK,Maloo JC,el-Mangoush MA

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old boy presented with typical features of short incubation tetanus. Spastic paraparesis with a mid-thoracic sensory level was present from the time of the initial examination. X-rays of the spine and lumbar myelogram were normal. The paraparesis improved rapidly and within a month the patient was free of ne...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Bahemuka M

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old girl presented with a swelling in the right axilla from which Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare was cultured. The gland was excised and she made an uneventful recovery. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Colley EW,Cox RA

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overdosage with cardiac glycosides is well documented, but not usually fatal. A case is described in which cardiac arrest in asystole was associated with a serum digoxin level of 50-4 microgram/1, the highest concentration yet reported after oral administration. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Nicholls DP

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A child with the isolated anomaly of azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava is presented. The interest of this abnormality lies in its detection as a mediastinal mass on the chest radiograph. Computed tomography with intravenous contrast enhancement is the method of choice to diagnose this venous anomaly. Aware...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Beedie RJ,Yeo W,Morcos SK

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild and self-limiting fever following bleomycin use is common, and a fatal hyperpyrexial response occurs rarely. In previously reported cases, such hyperpyrexia occurred either after the initial administration of the drug or during subsequent therapy following an initial pyrexial response. We describe a fatal hyperpy...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Leung WH,Lau JY,Chan TK,Kumana CR

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some antifungal agents have been tested qualitatively in various associations against species of Candida, Cryptococcus and Torulopsis. The method used was the channel test and the results are confirmed by comparison with the serial dilution test in agar. The antagonism in vitro with the combination of amphotericin B i...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dupont B,Drouhet E

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 cases of hypercalcaemia and hypercalciuria, with detectable levels of parathyroid hormone, which appeared to be precipitated by enteric fever. Extensive investigation of one case, including ultrasound, isotope scanning, angiography, computed tomographic scanning and surgical exploration, failed to detect a...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Connolly MJ,Snow MH,Farndon JR

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary gland lymphoma is associated with Sjögren's syndrome. A case of bilateral submandibular gland and sublingual gland lymphoma, arising in Sjögren's syndrome, is presented. A lymphoma involving more than one salivary gland may occur in Sjögren's syndrome, and there is an increased risk of developing an extrasali...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Law NW,Leader M

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old woman presented with tendon and tuberous xanthomas. Plasma lipid levels were normal. Xanthomatosis with normal lipid levels is rare. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Handa R,Gupta K,Wali JP

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic acidosis and hyperlactataemia are important, independent findings in acute illness, and the combination of these abnormalities carries a grave prognosis. Despite this there is still controversy about the most appropriate therapy of lactic acidosis, and the relationship of commonly used acid base measurements...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Nimmo GR,Grant IS,Mackenzie SJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional diagnostic tests for tuberculosis have several limitations and are often unhelpful in establishing the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Although commercial serological antibody based tests are available, their usefulness in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is unknown. A systematic rev...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Steingart KR,Henry M,Laal S,Hopewell PC,Ramsay A,Menzies D,Cunningham J,Weldingh K,Pai M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of pubic osteomyelitis presenting as a painful hip are reported. In both cases the diagnosis was delayed by the unusual presentation and by the limited radiological investigation. Pubic osteomyelitis is rare in childhood but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the 'irritable hip'. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Weinberg JR,Berman L,Dootson G,Mitchell R

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is paucity of evidence regarding the role of drain in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC), and surgeons have placed the drains based on their experiences, not on evidence-based guidelines. This study aims to assess the value of drain in LC for ACC in a randomised co...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Valappil MV,Gulati S,Chhabra M,Mandal A,Bakshi S,Bhattacharyya A,Ghatak S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study has been made in rodents of the interactions between a range of psychotropic drugs, narcotic agonist and partial agonist analgesics, and pain. In rodents, tricyclic antidepressants do not alone reduce pain responses but, in combination with morphine or pentazocine, clomipramine enhances analgesic activity afte...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lee RL,Spencer PS

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of digoxin (0.25 mg t.d.s.) given orally for 5 days, on sodium excretion, plasma renin activity, plasma aldosterone and blood pressure has been studied in 6 normotensive subjects, on a constant sodium intake. Average serum digoxin level measured in 5 subjects on the 5th day of treatment was in the upper ran...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Cappuccio FP,Markandu ND,Sagnella GA,MacGregor GA

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial plicae are normal anatomical structures of the knee that may become symptomatic. MRI is an established technique for evaluating the anatomy of the knee, and it is a valuable tool for detecting plicae because of its high resolution resulting in increased tissue characterisation. At MRI, knee plicae appear as l...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Vassiou K,Vlychou M,Zibis A,Nikolopoulou A,Fezoulidis I,Arvanitis D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00