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Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare autosomal dominant disorder or acquired condition that leads to lymph obstruction, poor chyle transport and concomitant problems. We describe the cases of two women with chronic diarrhea in whom the common signs of lymphagiectasia-hypoalbuminemia, lymphopenia
We encountered a patient with a mild fever and chest discomfort in whom right pleural effusion and eosinophilia (48%) had developed. Parasite eggs were found in the feces, and metagonimiasis was diagnosed. The pleural fluid contained many Charcot-Leyden crystals, suggesting active eosinophilic
A 50-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of severe diarrhea, irritableness, and severe pitting edema of the legs. The patient had been well until 5 years before admission, when a tremor and tachycardia developed and a diagnosis of Graves' disease was made. Treatment with methimazole
OBJECTIVE
Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) are difficult to manage clinically and have a short life expectancy. In this pilot study, we designed a protocol of combined intrapleural (i.p.) and intravenous (i.v.) chemotherapy and pulmonary
We isolated non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae from pleural effusion in a patient with recurred advanced gastric cancer after total gastrectomy. We also recovered the organism from the patient's stool culture. The patient did not experience gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea except heartburn
In a prospective study, we investigated whether human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection alters the clinical presentation in patients with tuberculous pleuritis. One hundred twelve of 118 patients who presented with pleural effusion suffered from tuberculosis (TB); 65 patients (58%) were HIV
When a male patient(age: 63)came to our hospital to report his discomfort in swallowing on February 16, 2005, we observed that a tumor of the subcircular type 2 had invaded his descending aorta directly, which was equivalent to the range from tracheal bifurcation to esophagogastric junction. At the
Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Signet-ring cell type is the most malicious subtype. We report a case of advanced stage gastric adenocarcinoma case post-radical gastrectomy who presented with nausea, vomiting, and
Pleural effusion was examined from a 5-year-old, female Brittany Spaniel with a 7-day history of dyspnea, anorexia, and diarrhea. The fluid was yellow, cloudy, and slightly gelatinous, and had a total protein concentration of 2.8 g/dL, a total nucleated cell concentration of 1.1 x 10(3)/microL, and
Paragonimiasis is a zoonosis caused by many species of Paragonimus commonly P. westermani. Human get infected by eating raw, salted, pickled, smoked, partially cooked crustaceans (crayfish or crabs). Clinical manifestations ranges from non-specific symptoms like pain abdomen, diarrhea, urticarial
Intestinal lymphangiectasia (IL) is a rare disease characterized by dilatation of intestinal lymphatics. It can be classified as primary or secondary according to the underlying etiology. The clinical presentations of IL are pitting edema, chylous ascites, pleural effusion, acute appendicitis,
OBJECTIVE
To show the plain chest film findings in patients with confirmed infection with the new variant of the influenza A (H1N1) virus and to correlate these findings with the clinical history and evolution.
METHODS
We reviewed the clinical histories and radiological studies in 99 patients
We report on a patient with febrile illness, right unilateral paratracheal widening, pulmonary infiltrates, pleural effusions, exanthema and diarrhea. The right paratracheal widening was due to lymph node enlargement confirmed by CT scan. Symptoms disappeared subsequently without specific treatment.
We describe a woman with lymphoid interstitial pneumonia diagnosed by open lung biopsy following a profile of unproductive cough, weakness and bilateral lung infiltrates. The patient was also diagnosed as having common variable immunodeficiency based on hypogammaglobulinemia, repeated sinusitis and