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Purpura fulminans (PF) is associated with several infections, most notably with meningococcus, staphylococcus, and streptococcus infections. However, there are few reports of association of this entity with spotted fever from India. We report the case of a 55-year-old man who presented with fever,
In the wake of expanding international tourism, rickettsioses are increasingly observed also in central Europe. African tick bite fever is a recently described, acute febrile illness with characteristic skin lesions. It is caused by Rickettsia africae, which is transmitted to humans by ticks of the
We report a case of cutaneous bartonellosis in a 24-year-old Italian woman. Soon after returning from a seven-month stay in a central area of Peru at an altitude of 3,130 meters, she developed high fever, headache, and muscle and joint pain that resolved after antibiotic therapy. Two months later,
Fosphenytoin, a water-soluble prodrug of the antiepileptic drug phenytoin, is entirely and rapidly converted to this antiepileptic drug. The mechanism of action of fosphenytoin is related to the blockade of voltage-operated sodium channels. It was developed in order to obtain a phenytoin-like drug
Superior vena cava syndrome can occur from benign conditions that might not alter life expectancy. Here we present a case of a superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction caused by soft tissue encircling the SVC, which was strongly suspected of being an unusual focal type of fibrosing mediastinitis. A
BACKGROUND
Chordoid meningioma is an uncommon supratentorial tumor in which a cordonal pattern on a mucofibrillar background covers areas of classic meningioma with a diffuse, meningeal, immunohistochemically reactive pattern. Its cytology has not been described before.
METHODS
A 45-year-old woman
Objective: To investigate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) common syndrome characteristic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), thus providing evidence for clinical differentiation.
Methods:
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that has a wide variety of clinical manifestation. Lung involvement may slowly undergo pulmonary fibrosis. Chronic sarcoid arthritis is a rare, usually non destructive arthropathy; may be a mono, oligo or polyarthritis. Knees,
OBJECTIVE
Panayiotopoulos syndrome is a benign idiopathic childhood epilepsy characterized by altered autonomic activity at seizure onset.
METHODS
Three siblings with Panayiotopoulos syndrome underwent 24-hour EEG recording and head-up tilt testing with continuous blood pressure and RR interval
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is one of the tick-borne rickettsial infections caused by Rickettsia conorii. It is transmitted to humans by brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus). In this case report, a 16-years-old male patient who was diagnosed as MSF after an exposure to dog-tick in Bartin
Pituicytomas are exceptional rare tumors in the sellar and suprasellar regions with clinical manifestations, such as headache, visual disturbance, hypopituitarism, and decreased libido. Unlike that of common pituitary adenoma, the association between pituicytoma and Cushing disease OBJECTIVE
To assess the potential for particular colors to alleviate visual discomfort when people with migraine view repetitive geometric or striped patterns.
BACKGROUND
Visual stimuli, such as flicker, glare, or stripes, can trigger migraine and headache. They can also elicit feelings of