Remission of facial and scalp hyperhidrosis with clonidine hydrochloride and topical aluminum chloride.

abstract：:A retrospective review of all admissions to the University of Kentucky Medical Center from 1977 to 1987 revealed six persons in whom splenic vein thrombosis could be documented. The patients had either upper gastrointestinal bleeding from gastroesophageal varices or abdominal pain. Pancreatic disease was present in fi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Simpson WG,Schwartz RW,Strodel WE

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A marked increase in the number of cases of shigellosis was reported in Kentucky in 1988. To examine reasons for this increase, we reviewed the 389 cases of shigellosis reported from 1986 through 1989. Ninety-three percent (285/305) of cases due to known species were due to Shigella sonnei. Sixty-two percent (243/389)...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pelletier AR,Finger RF,Sosin DM

更新日期：1991-07-01 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

authors： Beltrami JF,Franko EA,Toomey KE

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old farmer had signs and symptoms of dinitrophenol poisoning after crop spraying with a herbicide containing derivatives of 2,4-dinitrophenol. Dinitrophenol causes toxicity by the uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria of cells throughout the body. In man the classic syndrome consists of...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Leftwich RB,Floro JF,Neal RA,Wood AJ

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of primary subclavian axillary venous thrombosis (SAVT) was evaluated in eight patients to compare the accuracy of clinical diagnosis and noninvasive vascular evaluation with phlebography. Clinical evaluation led to three misdiagnoses: lymphedema (1), and inflammatory breast carcinoma (2). Doppler ultras...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pollak EW,Walsh J

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old female patient with atypical orbital and periorbital cellulitis was found to have an occult lymphangioma of the orbit. Recognition of this entity provided an explanation for the atypical features of the case and guided appropriate medical management. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brooks SE,Pillai JJ,Bains H

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old woman developed a fatal Aeromonas hydrophila infection of the skin after dropping a crab trap on her leg. The area surrounding the punctures was erythematous and had several flaccid bullae. A biopsy specimen of the involved skin showed necrosis and suppuration in the dermis and subcutaneous fat. The A hy...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fulghum DD,Linton WR,Taplin D

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described two circumcised children who developed a urethral fistula caused by long hairs constricting and ulcerating the penis. These cases are presented to remind physicians to examine the infant's penis when he presents with a swollen glans, abnormal urinary stream, and a parent with long hair. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Toguri AG,Light RA,Warren MM

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old woman, perhaps the oldest living American black with homozygous beta thalassemia, has had a relatively benign clinical course since her case was first reported two decades ago. Despite progressive splenomegaly, she has remained active without blood transfusions. This case emphasizes the mildness of homoz...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Eichner ER

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the records of 101 patients over the age of 60 who had exploration and cholecystectomy in 1982 at Norfolk General Hospital. There were 52 elective and 49 emergency cases. Women comprised 57.4% of the patients, and almost 50% of the patients were over the age of 70. Forty-nine percent of the cases were emer...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Smith N,Max MH

更新日期：1987-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The US Bureau of Primary Health Care has promoted collaboration between federally funded community health centers and neighborhood religious congregations, yet little is known about how such organizations currently interact in underserved neighborhoods. METHODS:Semistructured interviews were conducted with l...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gee L,Smucker DR,Chin MH,Curlin FA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) represents a clinicopathologic entity with a dismal prognosis. The associated mortality rate has been reported as high as 80%; the morbidity is also quite high. The use of various fibrinolytic agents (streptokinase, urokinase, and recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fountas KN,Kapsalaki EZ,Parish DC,Smith B,Smisson HF,Johnston KW,Robinson JS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with polycystic kidney disease and renal failure developed profound hypotension within 30 minutes after starting hemodialysis. After ruling out all recognized causes of hypotension during early dialysis, we found that their vena cavas were obstructed by compression of the vessels against the spinal column...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Raulerson JD,Juncos LI,Fuller TJ,Cade R

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the available clinical and pathologic information suggests that the biologic behavior of prostatic carcinoma can be characterized by one of three different tumor-growth kinetic curves. Failure to identify the biologic potential of the tumor, as indicated by the pattern of its growth curve, can result in in...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Johnson DE,von Eschenbach AC

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The data from temperate regions indicate increases in pediatric traumatic injuries during the spring and summer months with anticipated admission spikes on warm weather holidays; hospitals in southern subtropical regions should not anticipate the same trends. The objectives of this study were to identify hol...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Eyerly-Webb S,Solomon R,Young L,Bard K,Laituri C,Rosenthal A,Long J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pain can be treated by combining hypnosis with brief psychotherapy. Hypnosis alone, though useful for acute pain, is seldom effective in relieving chronic pain because it does not address the significant psychologic components in the patient's illness. Treatment using self-hypnosis in conjunction with brief ps...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Savitz SA

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews 218 patients who had outpatient meniscectomy at the University of Virginia between January 1974 and June 1977. Only one patient (0.46%) returned before his scheduled visit. Three patients (1.4%) had superficial wound infections. One (0.46%) had a pulmonary embolus several weeks postoperatively. Twel...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： McCue FC 3rd,Goldner RD,Baugher WH,Edwards JR

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of death certificates of victims with laryngeal cancer in Oklahoma for the period 1950 to 1970 attempts to corroborate findings of the current literature. Sex-race specific death rates per 100,000 for white, nonwhite, and American Indian populaces displayed a distinct sex and racial pattern: respectively, 38....

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cuchiara AJ,Asal NR

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castleman disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder that occurs in adults and rarely in the pediatric population. The disease is characterized by slowly enlarging masses that can form anywhere within the lymphatic system. It is an uncommon cause of a neck mass in both children and adults that presents insidi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Shams AA,Ahmed MM,Scalzitti NJ,Howell DL,Hall JM,Ritter JL,Maturo SC

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four cases of group A streptococcal vulvovaginitis in prepubertal children. All cases were acute in onset. This illness presents with nonspecific signs and symptoms of labial inflammation. In a suburban community, streptococcal vulvovaginitis in prepubescent girls may be more common then genital infections d...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schwartz RH,Wientzen RL,Barsanti RG

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective review of one year's experience in the management of neck trauma, 88 cases comprising 42 gunshot wounds, 29 stab or slash injuries, and 17 injuries by blunt trauma were reviewed. Multiple injuries were noted in all groups, but a higher percentage was found in the blunt trauma series. Anesthetic mana...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Herrin TJ,Brzustowicz R,Hendrickson M

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The pressures for generating revenue from clinical activities dissuade clinician-educators from teaching; taking the steps to develop an educational value system is a way to recognize and perhaps support education. We compared the perceived educational value of diverse pedagogical activities during clinical ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Heudebert GR,Estrada CA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians should be on the alert for the possibility of underlying thyrotoxicosis in patients having an affective disturbance. An initial detailed medical history and complete physical examination is essential even in severely agitated, threatening patients. The danger of inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of thes...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Regan WM

更新日期：1988-11-01 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

authors： Harley W,Horton JM,Corbin RP

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient had afferent loop obstruction with primary carcinoma of the gastric remnant and nonjaundiced biliary obstruction. We have presented the diagnostic features of ultrasonography, computed tomography, radionuclide studies, and fine-needle aspiration with injection of contrast material. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Elyaderani MK,Gabriele OF

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients characterized by psychopathic behavior were treated with lesions placed in the center median nucleus of the thalamus. There was marked improvement of the psychopathic behavior in five patients. One patient with unilateral thalamotomy was parqially improved. Four of the six patients have been productive an...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Andy OJ

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swing beds contribute significantly to inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing care of the rural elderly, but little information is available in the general clinical literature regarding the types and outcomes of patients admitted to these programs. All swing bed admissions to a small rural hospital for the 1989 ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lammers JE

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of complex cervical spine disorders may underestimate the magnitude of structural disease because imaging is performed in a nondynamic non-weight-bearing manner. Myelography provides additional information but requires an invasive procedure. METHODS:This was a p...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Vitaz TW,Shields CB,Raque GH,Hushek SG,Moser R,Hoerter N,Moriarty TM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenformin-associated lactic acidosis is an important though unusual cause of acute abdominal pain. Its clinical picture suggests other catastrophic abdominal entities. A representative case is presented. Aids to arriving at this diagnosis are presented and the specific therapy is outlined. The pathophysiology of this...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bartecchi CE,Williams JD

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00