Abstract:
:We have presented three patients in whom a striking desquamating perineal rash developed within the first five days of a febrile illness. Such a rash should raise the suspicion for Kawasaki syndrome even when all criteria are not present.
journal_name
South Med Jjournal_title
Southern medical journalauthors
Baptist EC,Martinez-Torres GGdoi
10.1097/00007611-198807000-00039subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1988-07-01 00:00:00pages
942issue
7eissn
0038-4348issn
1541-8243journal_volume
81pub_type
杂志文章abstract::We retrospectively analyzed experience with total gastrectomy (TG) for gastric carcinoma in 23 patients. The TNM stage was I in one patient, II in one patient, III in eight patients, and IV in 13. Linitis plastica was found in ten patients. The operation was considered curative in only eight patients (35%). There were...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-198908000-00011
更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence surveys help determine the extent of HIV and the need for routine HIV counseling and testing. We sought to describe trends in five south Georgia hospitals and compare two protocols for conducting anonymous HIV surveys. METHODS:From 1993 to 1997, each hospita...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Since April 1975, 292 patients have had gastric operations for morbid obesity: gastric bypass with Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy (RY), 105 patients; gastric bypass with loop gastrojejunostomy (loop), 69 patients; greater curvature gastroplasty, 40 patients; and gastric partition with gastrogastrostomy, 78 patients. Foll...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198211000-00005
更新日期:1982-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described a patient with vaccinia necrosum after smallpox vaccination for persistent herpes labialis. The patient eventually recovered after surgical resection of the lesion and multiple courses of vaccinia immune globulin and methisazone. This report emphasizes the needless risks of vaccinating patients with ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198103000-00044
更新日期:1981-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::A bulging fissure sign was noticed on chest roentgenogram in a patient with H influenzae pneumonia. This sign is usually associated with Klebsiella pneumonia and has also been seen in pneumococcal and plague pneumonia, tuberculosis, mass lesions of the lung, and large lung abscesses. This is thought to be the first re...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197811000-00048
更新日期:1978-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Investigation into the severity of hemolytic disease due to Rh isoimmunization may be complicated by concurrent amniotic fluid contamination with bile. We have presented a case in which a prenatal sonogram showed evidence of fetal intestinal obstruction, which was subsequently confirmed postpartum by exploratory lapar...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The development of hyperthyroidism after primary hypothyroidism is unusual. We report such a case in a 37-year old man and review the clinical and immunologic aspects of the previously published cases of 50 female and 19 male patients with a similar condition. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described a 6-day-old male infant who presented with Neisseria gonorrhoeae conjunctivitis and a scalp abscess. Delivery was complicated by rupture of the membranes 24 hours before delivery and fetal monitoring for four hours. The rare scalp abscesses caused by gonococci cleared with penicillin therapy. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198003000-00042
更新日期:1980-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::A case of brain stem infarction after chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine is presented. Proposed mechanisms and sites of possible arterial injury are discussed. A diagnosis of vertebral artery occlusion was made using conventional brachial angiography. Digital intravenous angiography, a relatively new and ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-198312000-00014
更新日期:1983-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In 2003, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control established the Carolina Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS), an active sentinel surveillance system for antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. METHODS:CARSS includes twelve hospitals. Each hospital was assigned...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000232968.56740.e1
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Decreased bone mineral density has been found in the advanced stages of various lung diseases. Limited data are available about prevalence and risk factors for osteoporosis/osteopenia (OP) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS:Patients with PAH (either idiopathic or secondary to scleroderma [SSC-...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31825b8117
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The use of psychotropic medication is often associated with weight gain. We provide documentation for this effect and review the mechanisms possibly responsible for it in the case of neuroleptic agents, lithium carbonate, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and amitriptyline. We also enumerate the undesirable medical conseq...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-198311000-00021
更新日期:1983-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::In most cases of congenital cyst of the extrahepatic biliary system, a single choledochal cyst is described. We have reported a patient with multiple intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary cysts. Intraoperative cholangiograms demonstrated free reflux among the multiple choledochal cysts, with reflux into the intrahepat...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197805000-00036
更新日期:1978-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Because of the persistently high mortality from sepsis in cancer patients, a retrospective study was designed to identify the causative organisms and to determine the factors affecting the outcome of sepsis. A total of 84 episodes of septicemia in 61 children with cancer were studied. The more frequently isolated orga...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197902000-00007
更新日期:1979-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Variant angina pectoris, usually not precipitated by exertion or emotional stress, often is more severe and lasts longer than classic angina. The pain tends to recur at about the same time each day. Arrhythmias, usually ventricular, occur in about 50% of cases during the peak of pain. Electrocardiograms show a charact...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-197603000-00034
更新日期:1976-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) is a rare complication of AIDS in adults. Patients with AIDS and LIP are at high risk for bacterial pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus. We have described an HIV-positive patient with LIP complicated by recurrent pneumo...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199210000-00022
更新日期:1992-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Despite the efforts of various leading organizations in medical education, representation of black students in US medical schools has declined since the mid-1990s. The Florida State University College of Medicine (FSUCOM) has undertaken efforts to increase black and other underrepresented minority in medicin...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000792
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The risk of suicidal behavior associated with antidepressant treatment is an issue of debate and concern. The US FDA has required that antidepressants carry a black box warning that there may be a risk of suicidal ideations in depressed pediatric patients treated with these medications, and recently extended the warni...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181a918bd
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study was done to ascertain whether there was an increased incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in west Alabama, similar to that reported elsewhere within the United States. Hospital records for the previous 10 years were reviewed and 5-year intervals were compared (1980 through 1984 vs 1985 through 1989). A ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199203000-00007
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article documents distributional patterns of allopathic family practice physicians (including general practitioners) in Texas as compared with allopathic physicians in all other medical specialties in the state during the period 1969-1973, for which there are reliable data. Statistical analysis of this informatio...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197709000-00007
更新日期:1977-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::We evaluated the indices of arterial distensibility in a group (N = 40) of normotensive subjects and patients with borderline or established hypertension by measuring intra-arterial pressure, pulse wave velocity, and a mathematical modification of MOEN's formula to calculate arterial distensibility. Multiple linear re...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198401000-00015
更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 68-year-old male presented with progressive abdominal pain, dyspnea, weight loss, and dysuria. Lab work revealed elevated creatine phosphokinase levels, prostate-specific antigen level (approximately 60 ng/mL), and elevated liver enzymes. He was admitted to the intensive care unit for worsening respiratory distress ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31817c74c3
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This study examined patient perceptions and attitudes toward various aspects of the male and female physician's professional appearance in the family practice setting. METHODS:Four hundred ninety-six patients from two family practice clinics in Knoxville, Tennessee, completed a valid and reliable questionna...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000077011.58103.C1
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper explores the possibility that bed sharing may carry particular risks for children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN). Two cases of CSHCN who may have sustained adverse health effects from bed sharing are described. These two case reports indicate that CSHCN may be particularly susceptible to risks associ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000220843.75686.cb
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have reported a case of Campylobacter osteomyelitis, which we believe has not been previously reported. Symptoms and signs were nonspecific, but darkfield microscopy of a suspension of isolated bacteria was useful in making a presumptive diagnosis. Initial parenteral therapy based on sensitivity testing and prolong...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198412000-00044
更新日期:1984-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Lactulose is a poorly absorbed synthetic disaccharide frequently used in the treatment of portasystemic encephalopathy. Because lactulose syrup contains small amounts of absorbable sugars, it may cause hyperglycemia in diabetic individuals, but is usually well tolerated. We report the case of a patient with diet-contr...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199504000-00025
更新日期:1995-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described a case in which the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis with findings of progressive paraplegia and a neurogenic bladder led to supravesical urinary diversion. Pyocystis led to creation of a urethrovesicovaginal fistula. Psychotherapy later uncovered hysterical conversion reaction. Which was cured with h...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198109000-00039
更新日期:1981-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the current use of β-blockers in patients with compelling indications for use, following the acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:We performed a multicenter retrospective observational study using data from all of the patients admitted to five institutions for...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001038
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Many health care providers practicing near the border between the United States and Mexico have serious concerns about their patients' using medications obtained in Mexico. Despite these concerns, the extent of this problem is not known. A survey administered in a publicly funded rural clinic and an urban private prac...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199003000-00003
更新日期:1990-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Surveys in recent years show that office emergencies are likely to occur in pediatric offices and that most offices are not equipped to deal with these situations. METHODS:To determine the pediatrician's preparedness to manage emergencies, we surveyed a randomly selected sample of 240 office-based pediatric...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199808000-00008
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00