11 articles in this issue
Antoinette O'Connor, Jennifer Mulhall, Sinead M.J. Harney, John G. Ryan, Grainne Murphy, Michael T. Henry, Peter Annis, Vincent Tormey, Aisling Ryan
The discovery of unique autoantibodies has informed and altered our approach to the diagnosis and management of the inflammatory myopathies. This study reports the initial clinical experience of use of the Extended Myositis Antibody (EMA) panel in the lar... see more
Athanasios K. Petridis, Jan F. Cornelius, Marcel A. Kamp, Sina Falahati, Igor Fischer, Hans Jakob Steiger
In incidental aneurysms, endovascular treatment can lead to post-procedural headaches. We studied the difference of surgical clipping vs. endovascular coiling in concern to post-procedural headaches in patients with ruptured aneurysms. Sixtyseven patients... see more
Andreas Schicho, Christian Stroszczynski, Philipp Wiggermann
Although high mortality rates have been reported for emphysematous pyelonephritis (EP), information on emphysematous cystitis (EC), which is less common, is sparse. Here, we report one new case of severe EC and 136 cases of EC that occurred between 2007 a... see more
David Kotzbauer, Curtis Travers, Craig Shapiro, Margaux Charbonnet, Anthony Cooley, Deborah Andresen, Gary Frank
We conducted a retrospective review of electronic medical records of all cases of bacterial meningitis in neonates and young infants at our institution from 2004 to 2014. Fifty-six cases were identified. The most common causative organism was group B stre... see more
Munish Sharma, Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Richard Snyder, James Mauro
The incorporation of a clinical pharmacist in daily rounding can help identify and correct errors related to anticoagulation dosing. Inappropriate anticoagulant dosing increases the risk of developing significant bleeding diathesis. Conversely, inappropri... see more
Munish Sharma, Divakar Sharma
Chylothorax occurs when lymphatic fluid leaks from the thoracic duct and accumulates in the pleural space. Bilateral chylothorax caused by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has been rarely reported in the literature. Sludging of lymph might be the underl... see more
Matteo Augello, Luca Lanzarini
We describe the case of a 46-year old female with a Barlow’s disease (MVP) characterized by systolic curling of posterior left ventricular (LV) wall + significant mitral annular disjunction + complex ventricular arrhythmias + syncope + inverted T waves in... see more
Ana Correia, Elizabeth Castelo Branco, Paulo Correia, Marcos Guimarães, Luís Sá
Neuroendocrine tumours are rare in the gynaecologic tract, comprising approximately 2% of all gynaecological tumours. They have an aggressive behaviour and are a diagnostic and clinical challenge, due to their rarity and the lack of standardized therapeut... see more
Irfan Ahsan, Binish G. Qureshi, Ali Raza Ghani, Faizan Malik, Zulfiqar Arif
May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) also known as Cockett’s syndrome is a rare condition responsible for 2%-3% of all cases of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The thrombosis results from mechanical compression of the left common iliac vein against the body of the fi... see more
Emanuele Durante-Mangoni, Martina Vitrone, Irene Mattucci, Vincenzo Caprioli, Ciro Maiello
A 59-year old heart transplant recipient was admitted due to continuous pain in her left axilla. A purulent collection was found at the site of prior defibrillator placement, where a remnant proximal segment of an electric lead was found. Two years before... see more
Levent Adiyeke, Mehmet Oguz Durakbasa, Tahir Mutlu Duymus
Neuropathic osteoarthropathy, which is known as Charcot osteoarthropathy, is a degenerative arthritis that develops as a result of proprioceptive and sensory innervation loss. A 47-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department of the hospital with... see more