Eosinophilic fasciitis with pulmonary and pleural involvement.

abstract：:Fourteen patients suffering from various degrees of bone dysplasia and mental handicap with superimposed neuroses or psychotic episodes are reported. Known biochemical and chromosomal causes are noted. Mental states associated with syndromes and mental malfunctioning or impairment because of skeletal defects or other ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Jancar J

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient suffering from typhoid fever with severe pancytopenia is presented. Bone marrow examination revealed extensive haemophagocytosis which possibly contributed to the pancytopenia. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sood R,Roy S,Kaushik P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 84 year old woman who was a heavy smoker presented with clinical features suggestive of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease complicated by left ventricular failure. She responded poorly to treatment and then the finding of stridor, only when she was in the supine position, led to the diagnosis of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Antonios TF,Singer DR,Millard FJ,Wilson AG,MacGregor GA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients with seasonal rhinitis and a proven sensitivity to pollens were studied for 2 weeks during the pollen season of 1982. The study was carried out according to a double-blind, double-dummy design. All patients received 100 micrograms beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) into each nostril twice daily (400 micr...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dunn AM,Wilson RS,Baggott PJ

更新日期：1984-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Patients with irreversible chronic kidney disease who require dialysis immediately are a subset of ultra late referrals for whom the term chronic kidney disease presenting acutely might usefully be applied. Although well known to nephrologists and recognised as a specific group with considerable problems, li...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Wolfe M,Almond A,Robertson S,Donaldson K,Isles C

更新日期：2010-07-01 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 patient with alcoholic cardiomyopathy is described in whom cardiovascular function capacity and radiological heart size fluctuated widely with periods of heavy drinking and abstinence. On two occasions, cessation of drinking resulted in clinical recovery from severe degrees of congestive failure and in complete reve...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Kupari M

更新日期：1984-02-01 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

abstract：:We report three cases of a distinctive palmar-plantar erythema associated with the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and acute myeloid leukaemia. The rash is characterized by a painful, sharply demarcated, intense erythema of the palms and/or soles followed by bulla formation, desquamation and healing. The eruption ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Pagliuca A,Kaczmarski R,Mufti GJ

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicity to digoxin was monitored in 437 consecutive recipients in a comprehensive drug surveillance programme, Adverse reactions developed in 19.5% and, in contrast to previous reports, were generally of a relatively benign nature. There were no drug-related deaths, but patients with adverse reactions spent longer in...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Henry DA,Lowe JM,Lawson DA,Whiting B

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric symptoms are well recognized as a feature of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. We have applied a standardized psychiatric interview to 15 patients before and after surgery. Thirteen had a lower 'psychiatric score' (less psychiatric morbidity) after surgery and improvements were particularly seen i...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： McAllion SJ,Paterson CR

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonic strictures are very common and are a frequent finding on double contrast barium examination; they very often reflect the presence of malignancy, diverticular disease, ischaemia, inflammatory bowel disease, and rarely mycobacterial disease. A case of mycobacterial disease mimicking malignancy is presented; this...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rees JR,Longstaff A,Rigby HL,Smith DL,Dixon AR

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localized fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura is an uncommon neoplasm. Very rarely (there have been three previous cases) it may occur as an isolated mediastinal tumour. Such a tumour was present for at least 3 years in a 47 year old man, causing shortness of breath and superior vena cava syndrome. A mass weighing over...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Balassiano M,Reichert N,Rosenman Y,Hertcheg E,Lieberman Y,Yellin A

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal vein thrombosis in a pregnant woman is reported. This entity should be differentiated from vaginal arteriovenous fistula which may cause severe antepartum, intrapartum and post-partum haemorrhage. The humoral and mechanical factors which favour the occurrence of varicosities and thrombosis are briefly describe...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gitstein S,Ballas S,Peyser MR

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the neurohormonal responses to oral administration of two drugs with different antihypertensive mechanisms, and their implications for long-term efficacy, we studied the changes in plasma renin activity, aldosterone, catecholamines and blood pressure after two cross-over periods of treatment with ca...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rabinad E,Gaya J,Rivera F,Ingelmo M,Balcells A

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with a rise in cardiac troponin T (cTnT) concentrations during the course of lobar pneumonia, without any evidence of acute coronary syndrome or renal failure, are presented. The increase in cTnT concentration is considered a highly sensitive marker of cardiac injury, although it may also rise in other co...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Weinberg I,Cukierman T,Chajek-Shaul T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical presentation and management of spontaneous rupture of the middle third of the oesophagus is described in two patients. Early presentation and treatment in one case led to uncomplicated recovery. In the other patient late presentation and diagnosis resulted in delayed surgical intervention with an unsucces...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Holt S,Millar JW,Heading RC,Charles RG

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two cases of digoxin toxicity presenting with clinical and electroencephalographic evidence of encephalopathy without other features of digoxin toxicity. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Greenaway JR,Abuaisha B,Bramble MG

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of patients with ischaemic colitis requiring operative treatment are presented. Both had received a commonly used psychotropic drug in large dosage before the acute episode. Evidence is produced which may link the drugs used with the condition of ischaemic colitis. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gollock JM,Thomson JP

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroperitoneal fibrosis, either idiopathic or associated with aortic inflammatory aneurysm, is a chronic fibrotic disease that causes progressive obstruction of ureters and vessels around the lower abdominal aorta. Treatment is often difficult (surgery) or hazardous (steroids). We report a case of a woman with retrop...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Frankart L,Lorge F,Donckier J

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young woman with a previous history of anorexia nervosa presented with severe finger clubbing. Urine samples intermittently contained significant amounts of aspartylglucosamine. Liver biopsy showed abnormal cytoplasmic inclusions in phagocytic cells. The patient was found to be abusing senna laxative. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Malmquist J,Ericsson B,Hultén-Nosslin MB,Jeppsson JO,Ljungberg O

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56 year old man presented with an atypical chest infection. Remote inferoposterior myocardial infarction was noted on electrocardiography and transthoracic echocardiography. Hepatic failure developed with sudden gross elevation of liver aminotransferases and coagulopathy. No primary hepatic cause could be identified...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Szawarski P,Sensky PR,Doshi M,Hudson I

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is now accumulating on both clinical and experimental grounds that the retina is an a priori source of inflammatory activity. Reactive inflammation in the retina may produce many of the clinical signs previously ascribed to uveal inflammation. Autoimmune mechanisms are probably responsible for the majority of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sanders MD,Graham EM

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied two sisters who developed large non-toxic goitres in adolescence. Deiodinase deficiency was diagnosed by a rapid thyroid uptake of radioactive iodine (RAI) at 2 hours associated with a marked fall in thyroidal 131I by 24 hours. Serial RAI scans in the second patient documented evolution of the iodine-defici...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hirsch HJ,Shilo S,Spitz IM

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Since many years, teaching and training in communication skills are cornerstones in the medical education curriculum. Although video recording in a real-time consultation is expected to positively contribute to the learning process, research on this topic is scarce. This study will focus on the feasibility an...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Eeckhout T,Gerits M,Bouquillon D,Schoenmakers B

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of beta-blockers in improving exercise tolerance in angina pectoris can be accounted for by the reduction in heart rate and arterial pressure than they produce. The failure of a few patients to respond despite reduction in heart rate and the failure of those who do respond to obtain the full expected benefi...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Robinson BF

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a form of chronic pancreatitis characterised clinically by frequent presentation with obstructive jaundice, histologically by a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with fibrosis, and therapeutically by a dramatic response to steroids. When so defined, AIP can be sub-classified into two subtyp...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Kamisawa T,Chari ST,Lerch MM,Kim MH,Gress TM,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physicians can come across patients who are exposed to certain prescription drugs or toxins that can result in adverse effects and complications which have high rates of morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE:To summarise the key clinical features and management of the common movement disorder toxidromes releva...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Malek N,Baker MR

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism who were taking thiazide diuretics intermittently for periods of up to 18 months were followed up for a mean of 5.3 years. No significant difference was found in either plasma total calcium corrected for albumin or whole blood ionized calcium in these patients be...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Farquhar CW,Spathis GS,Barron JL,Levin GE

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00