Splenic abscess due to Clostridium septicum in a patient with multiple myeloma.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study seeks to determine the effect of the Texas motorcycle helmet law on fatalities since the repeal of the universal helmet law in 1997. METHODS:Texas monthly motorcycle accident data between 1994 and 2004 were obtained from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's Fatality Analysi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bavon A,Standerfer C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme disease, now the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, has recently received much media attention, due in part to its potentially serious sequelae in untreated patients. Because a rare patient with late illness may lack antibodies to the etiologic agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, physicians may be temp...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nadelman RB,Arlin Z,Wormser GP

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transchondral talar dome fractures are a rare but not unknown cause of continued disability following a "sprained ankle." The diagnosis is made with standard ankle roentgenograms and an awareness of the lesion. Surgical treatment is recommended in acute and chronic cases, based on the amount of displacement of the fra...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nash WC,Baker CL Jr

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported the case of a patient with AIDS who had appendiceal perforation and periappendiceal abscess. Extensive infection with cytomegalovirus was found in the appendix; no other pathogen could be implicated in the perforation. This case emphasizes the broad spectrum of disease due to cytomegalovirus, particul...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tucker RM,Swanson S,Wenzel RP

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the association between anticonvulsant therapy and osteomalacia or rickets, we evaluated 450 epileptic patients receiving anticonvulsants and residing in an institution for the mentally retarded in Florida. Fifty-five of them with increased mean serum alkaline phosphatase and mildly depressed mean serum calci...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Williams C,Netzloff M,Folkerts L,Vargas A,Garnica A,Frias J

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin resistance is characterized by impaired responsiveness to endogenous or exogenous insulin. Loss of responsiveness is associated with a "clustering" of cardiovascular risk factors that includes abdominal obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, and hyperinsulinemia; this association i...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Granberry MC,Fonseca VA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin and soft tissue necrosis is an uncommon but increasingly recognized complication of coumarin anticoagulant therapy. A patient is described with extensive involvement of all four extremities and the nose, requiring amputation of three extremities. The characteristic clinical features of the disorder are reviewed, ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Scandling J,Walker BK

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cronkhite-Canada syndrome is a rare, noninherited gastrointestinal polyposis syndrome associated with characteristic ectodermal abnormalities. This report describes a 60-year-old female who was diagnosed with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome with hypothyroidism after presenting with chronic diarrhea, alopecia, intermittent a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Qiao M,Lei Z,Nai-Zhong H,Jian-Ming X

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the history of lupus erythematosus from the origins of the name to the most modern therapeutic advances. The review includes information about the origin of the name "lupus," the first clear description of the skin lesions, the discovery of the systemic and discoid forms, and further advances whi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mallavarapu RK,Grimsley EW

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of ruptured interstitial pregnancy is reported, along with review of the literature. Although sonography did not differentiate between interstitial and intrauterine pregnancy, I believe it will prove to be one of the most accurate diagnostic aids in detecting this condition. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gray CL

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In 2014, 726 bicyclists were killed and an additional 50,000 were injured in crashes with motor vehicles. The number of cyclists in the United States is increasing, and as a result there has been a call for more bike lanes. We examined the difference in the severity of injury of bicyclists involved in motor ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Helak K,Jehle D,McNabb D,Battisti A,Sanford S,Lark MC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erythromycin has been associated with prolongation of myocardial repolarization and torsades de pointes (TdP). METHODS:To determine the frequency, dose-response, and risk factors for erythromycin-associated prolongation of myocardial repolarization, we observed data of patients admitted to our hospital with...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kdesh A,McPherson CA,Yaylali Y,Yasick D,Bradley K,Manthous CA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid loss of erythrocyte galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase in hemolysates from an infant 26 days after transfusion led to investigation of the possiblity of an unstable enzyme or other variant of galactosemia. However, the child was found to have the classic type of galactosemia. The seeming transferase instab...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schwartz RP,Roesel RA,Blankenship PR,Hall WK

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been claimed that sonographic techniques offer no advantages over palpation of the maternal abdomen for detection of macrosomatia. We studied a group of 498 pregnant patients, 36 (7.2%) of whom gave birth to infants having macrosomatia. A sensitivity of 67%, specificity of 97%, and positive predictive value of ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rossavik IK,Joslin GL

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old black man with presumed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia who was treated with systemic IV pentamidine had fatal pancreatitis and massive hepatomegaly. Fatal pancreatitis can occur with no hemorrhagic changes seen at autopsy. Awareness of the relationship between pentamidine and pancreatitis should be empha...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Villamil A,Hammer RA,Rodriguez FH

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The range of procedures now routinely done through the laparoscope has continued to expand due to improved equipment for insufflation, hemostasis, and tissue manipulation, and to imaginative approaches to otherwise "routine" gynecologic problems traditionally treated by laparotomy. As with all new technologies, advoca...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wagner J,Droesch J,Mann WJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergilloma is a common complication of cystic lung disease; it is widely considered to be a saprophytic colonization and local or disseminated invasion is unusual. We describe a patient with stage IV sarcoidosis and bilateral aspergillomas in whom locally invasive disease led to spinal cord compression. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Polatty RC,Cooper KR,Kerkering TM

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three members of a family with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome had intussusception due to intestinal hamartomas. In addition, the grandfather had carcinoma of the jejunum, and the granddaughter had benign ovarian sex cord/stromal tumor causing sexual precocity. Benign and malignant tumors, not often associated with Peutz-Jeghe...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Laughlin EH

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with stable diabetes presented with hypoglycemia and decreased insulin requirement. Further history suggested decreasing pituitary function. Laboratory tests confirmed pituitary deficiencies, associated with her increased insulin sensitivity. It may be helpful to be aware of this syndrome when dealing with dia...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Eller J,Winternitz WW

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To design and implement a formal otolaryngology inpatient consultation service that improves satisfaction of consulting services, increases educational opportunities, improves the quality of patient care, and ensures sustainability after implementation. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study in a lar...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Huddle MG,London NR Jr,Stewart CM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is an established procedure in evaluation of trauma victims but is less well established for use in patients suspected of having acute intra-abdominal disease. Twenty-six seriously ill patients at our institution who had DPL for acute intra-abdominal disease form the basis of this re...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bailey RL,Laws HL

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine metabolic emergencies are common clinical entities seen by most health care professionals in acute care medicine. Except for cardiopulmonary arrest, few situations require such rapid institution of immediate drug therapy to reverse life-threatening metabolic imbalances. To safely guide patients through these...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rush DR,Hamburger SC

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only in relatively recent years has the role of dietary fiber, once thought to be an unnecessary and even undesirable by-product, begun to be appreciated in the maintenance of health. Research now indicates that a deficiency of fiber in the modern western diet may contribute to a host of diseases. Inadequate dietary f...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Vanderpool DM

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insomnia disorder is present in as much as 30% of the general adult population. Given the significant adverse effects of pharmacotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been found to be an effective alternative in individuals with insomnia. CBT for insomnia (CBTi) encompasses sleep hygiene, stimulus control, s...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Haynes J,Talbert M,Fox S,Close E

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of chronic pancreatitis due to stenosing papillitis relieved by sphincteroplasty and removal of pancreatic duct stones, as opposed to a major pancreatic resection. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sutherland CM,Muchmore JH,Browder IW,Vega PJ

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 80-year-old man had acute pancreatitis during the fourth week of antibiotic therapy for enterococcal endocarditis and 12 days after initiation of ketoprofen therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip. Pancreatitis resolved after discontinuance of ketoprofen therapy and while continuing antibiotic therapy for endocarditi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cobb TK,Pierce JR Jr

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary aim of this study was to determine reasons why health care personnel (HCP) in a public health department chose or refused free influenza vaccinations offered at the worksite. METHODS:In an internal review board-approved study, we offered, through a health nurse at the site, self-administered sur...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Millner VS,Eichold BH 2nd,Franks RD,Johnson GD

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All cases of surgically proven and cured primary hyperparathyroidism, over a five-year period, were reviewed for the presence of hypertension, renal and/or prerenal azotemia, nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, and patient symptom status. In this group of 23 patients, the prevalence of hypertension was greater than 78%...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lueg MC

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with retained laparotomy pads after laparotomy had pain, abscess formation, and bleeding, with erosion of the pad into the small bowel and colon. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Richards WO,Keramati B,Scovill WA

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unicompartmental replacement using the Marmor prosthesis was done in 40 knees (37 patients) with medial compartment gonarthrosis. Of the 27 available for follow-up, results were considered excellent in 18 cases and good in seven, while two cases were considered failures. Meticulous removal of osteophytes by intercondy...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Andrews JR,Regan TP

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00