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The effectiveness of alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) in reducing the incidence of spherical contracture around breast implants.

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Vitamin E appears to be a safe, simple, and inexpensive means of reducing the number of postoperative capsular contractures following breast augmentation. The synthetic form of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) is recommended to avoid nausea or skin eruptions in patients with oily skin, which are

Ondansetron-induced muscular contractures in malignant hyperthermia-susceptible individuals.

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BACKGROUND The 5-HT(3)-receptor antagonist ondansetron, commonly used to treat nausea and vomiting, was suspected of triggering malignant hyperthermia (MH) when a 5-year-old boy died after receiving a therapeutic dose of ondansetron. To evaluate a possible influence of ondansetron on the onset of

Intra-articular injection of a substance P inhibitor affects gene expression in a joint contracture model.

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Substance P (SP), a neurotransmitter released after injury, has been linked to deregulated tissue repair and fibrosis in musculoskeletal tissues and other organs. Although SP inhibition is an effective treatment for nausea, it has not been previously considered as an anti-fibrotic therapy. Although

Efficacy of low-dose imatinib mesylate for cutaneous involvement in systemic sclerosis: a preliminary report of three cases.

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In this pilot study, the effect of low-dose imatinib mesylate (100 mg/day) on cutaneous involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) was analyzed. Three patients with SSc were treated with 100 mg/day of imatinib mesylate for 6 months because of pulmonary arterial hypertension refractory to

Acute subdural hematoma in young patient with moyamoya disease--case report.

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A 17-year-old boy with known moyamoya disease developed an acute subdural hematoma after a mild head trauma. He had been confined to a wheelchair with contracture in the upper and lower extremities due to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since age 1 year. He had undergone

Effectiveness of ondansetron as an adjunct to lidocaine intravenous regional anesthesia on tourniquet pain and postoperative pain in patients undergoing elective hand surgery: a systematic review protocol.

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The objective of this quantitative systematic review is to determine the effects of ondansetron as an adjunct to lidocaine on the tourniquet pain and postoperative pain of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class 1 or 2 adult patients undergoing elective hand surgery with intravenous

Management of Tizanidine Withdrawal Syndrome: A Case Report.

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Most drugs that act on the central nervous system (CNS) require dose titration to avoid withdrawal syndrome. Tizanidine withdrawal syndrome is caused by adrenergic discharge due to its α2-agonist mechanism and is characterized by hypertension, reflex tachycardia, hypertonicity, and anxiety. Although

[A 78-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis, right hemiparesis, and renal failure].

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We report a 78-year old woman with 30 years history of rheumatoid arthritis and nephrotic syndrome, who developed right hemiparesis and renal failure recently. The patient was diagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis in 1965, and had been treated with gold -sol, steroid hormone, and non-steroidal

[Anesthesia for muscle biopsy to test susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia].

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Malignant hyperthermia is an autosomal dominant pharmacogenetic disorder, characterized by hypermetabolic crisis triggered by halogenated anesthetics and/or succinylcholine. The standard method for diagnosing malignant hyperthermia susceptibility is the in vitro muscle contracture test

Two-incision laparoscopic appendectomy for a severe hemophilia A child patient with coagulation factor VII deficiency: Case report and review of literature.

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BACKGROUND The main complication of patients with severe hemophilia is recurrent bleeding events that usually affected musculoskeletal contractures. And replacement therapy methods were continuously improved to minimize adverse impacts brought by those complications. However, only several cases

Complete duodenal obstruction induced by groove pancreatitis: A case report.

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Groove pancreatitis (GP) is a type of chronic pancreatitis occurring in an anatomic area between the duodenum, head of the pancreas, and common bile duct. Duodenal obstruction is always caused by malignant pancreatic diseases, such as pancreatic head carcinoma, while is rarely induced

Anesthetic Implications of a Pediatric Patient with Stiff Skin Syndrome: A Case Report

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Stiff Skin Syndrome (SSS) is a rare genetic syndrome characterized by rock-hard, indurated skin and joint contractures that worsen with age. Difficulties with mask ventilation should be expected due to the restrictive effect of the skin overlying the chest and abdomen, especially after muscle

Follow-up of patients tested for malignant hyperthermia susceptibility.

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OBJECTIVE Malignant hyperthermia is an inherited disorder of skeletal muscle characterized by muscle contracture and hypermetabolic crisis following exposure to halogenated anaesthetics and depolarizing muscle relaxants. We planned this follow-up to get more information about the safety of

A Single Episode of Hypoglycemia as a Possible Early Warning Sign of Adrenal Insufficiency.

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A 65-year-old woman without a history of diabetes mellitus was admitted for elective total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthrosis. There were no specific complaints except for knee flexion contractures, and the results of preoperative tests were unremarkable. On the day of surgery, the patient

Clinical and in vitro evidence for the efficacy of Australian red-back spider (Latrodectus hasselti) antivenom in the treatment of envenomation by a Cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa).

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We report the case of a 22-year-old female who was bitten on the shoulder by a spider subsequently identified as a female Cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa). She developed nausea, vomiting, and severe local and regional pain, similar to that seen in latrodectism. Symptoms were treated successfully

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