An adult patient experienced attacks of severe low back pain and sciatic neuralgia for several years, sometimes associated with myalgias, skin lesions, and high fever. Specific inflammatory laboratory tests were the major abnormalities. P46L mutation in the gene on chromosome 12p13 that encodes
Pyomyositis is a pyogenic infection of the skeletal muscles causing myalgia and fever in patients. Hematogenous seeding engendered by persistent bacteremia and septic embolism is usually the underlying cause of the disease. Trauma, intravenous drug use, and immunodeficiency are the main predisposing
Because the sciatic nerve leaves the pelvis through the greater sciatic notch underneath the piriformis muscle, any pathology of the piriformis muscle could result in entrapment of the sciatic nerve; this is widely known as piriformis muscle syndrome. Pyomyositis of the piriformis muscle may be a
Thermal maps of the lumbo-sacral and gluteal regions and of the lower limbs were obtained with telethermography in 30 subjects suffering from painful lumbo-sciatic syndromes in order to assess whether there were differences of thermal index between painful and opposite side, and to evaluate the
Piriformis syndrome refers to sciatica symptoms that do not originate from spinal root compression, but involve the overlying piriformis muscle. Diagnosis is clinical since there are no definitive tests to confirm the diagnosis. Piriformis syndrome is often misinterpreted as sciatica or other pains.
This review presents a historical account of the treatment of rheumatoid and other degenerative diseases with copper complexes. Clinical data obtained from 1940 to 1971 are provided for about 1,500 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (acute or chronic), rheumatic fever, ankylosing spondylitis,
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this article is to determine the safety and effectiveness of transvaginal sacrospinous ligament fixation as part of the management of pelvic support defects in a residency program.
METHODS
A retrospective chart review of patients undergoing sacrospinous ligament fixation
Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare condition of children and young adults in which Langerhans' cells proliferate. The clinical spectrum ranges from solitary or few focal lesions to multisystem involvement mimicking vasculitis or hematological malignancy. Focal bone lesions, known as
If one is searching for a perfect example of why the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was needed, this 1901 SWANSON'S RHEUMATIC CURE CO. foldover brochure would fit the bill (Figures 1A, 1B, and 1C). The SWANSON "FIVE DROP" REMEDIES were heralded as "the faithful guardian and sentinel of the human
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