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Spontaneous splenic infarction associated with sumatriptan use.

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Triptans are specific agonists of the serotonergic 5-HT(1B/1D) receptors that have increasingly been used in the treatment of migraine and cluster headaches. Though they are generally considered safe, there have been a few reports of myocardial infarction and stroke associated with triptan use. We

[Splenic infarction at high altitude, Huaraz-Peru (3,100 masl)].

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We report three cases of splenic infarction in healthy men for the first time that amounted to high altitudes, observed in the hospital "Victor Ramos Guardia" Huaraz (3100 m). Case 1 (1995) of 55 years, born in Cuba, from Lima, caucasian suddenly presented acute abdominal pain in epigastrium,

[Meningococcocemia complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation, splenic infarction and pulmonary thromboembolism in a young adult: case report].

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Mortality of meningococcal septicemia remains high in spite of the improvement of antibiotics treatment and critical care medicine. A 23-year-old male, who had been well until a day earlier, was admitted to the hospital because of a high-grade fever and headache. On the second hospital day, he was

Splenic infarcts as a rare manifestation of parvovirus B19 infection.

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BACKGROUND Human parvovirus B19 is a DNA virus most known for causing erythema infectiosum in children, and polyarthropathy or transient aplastic crisis in adults. However, various unusual clinical manifestations have also been reported in association with it. We describe a young patient who

[Splenic infarct, lactate acidosis, and pulmonary edema as manifestations of a pheochromocytoma].

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The case of a 45-year-old woman with pheochromocytoma, who presented with severe abdominal pain and headache, diabetes mellitus, lactic acidosis and pulmonary edema, is described and discussed. Spleen infarction, not so far described as an ischemic complication of pheochromocytoma, was seen in

Hemolysis, hemorrhage, headache, and hidden abortion: imaging findings in antiphospholipid syndrome.

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Antiphospholipid antibodies are associated with arterial and venous thromboses, recurrent pregnancy loss, and organ infarction. Any vascular region can be affected. We present a 20-year-old woman suffering from secondary antiphospholipid syndrome with a unique combination of multifocal venous

Clinical Features and Dynamics of T Cells-Related Markers in Immunocompetent Patients with Cytomegalovirus Hepatitis

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Aim: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause hepatitis, encephalomyelitis, and pneumonitis in immunocompromised patients. In contrast, CMV infection of immunocompetent patients can lead to the development of infectious mononucleosis and is

Infective endocarditis affecting both systemic and pulmonary circulations predisposed by a ventricular septal defect.

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A 39-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital presenting persisting fever. An echocardiographic examination showed severe aortic and mitral valve regurgitation with moderate tricuspid regurgitation. Small left-to-right shunt through the ventricular septal defect was identified. Vegetation was

High Morbidity Due to Murine Typhus Upsurge in Urban Neighborhoods in Central Israel.

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The incidence of murine typhus in Israel has decreased substantially since 1950 to a low of 0.04/100,000 population in 2010. We present the experience of a single university medical center in central Israel. Hospitalized patients serologically positive for Rickettsia typhi by indirect

Rocky Mountain spotted fever at Koair Children's Hospital, 1990-2002.

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The reported average annual incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in Kentucky is less than 5 per million population, although seroprevalence studies suggest that exposure to Rickettsia riskettsii, the causative agent, is relatively common among children. The experience with RMSF at Kosair

A Mysterious Case of an Infarcted Spleen due to Kissing Disease: A Rare Entity.

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Viruses are long known to be leading causes of self-limiting infections. Infectious mononucleosis (IM) caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is, however, no exception. The ailment is caused by a DNA virus belonging to the Herpesviridae family. As stated earlier, the infection is usually

Ovarian Cancer Presenting as Cryptogenic Stroke from Patent Foramen Ovale.

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A 52-year-old woman experienced severe headache, confusion, nausea, dizziness, and diplopia for three days. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed multiple acute and subacute infarcts suggestive of embolic events. Dermatological examination was notable for splinter hemorrhages and macular

A case of Trousseau's syndrome due to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with an extremely high level of CA19-9.

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Trousseau's syndrome is a cancer-associated thrombosis. Trousseau's syndrome with cholangiocarcinoma is a rare condition with poor prognosis.A 59-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain, headache, and nausea. Abdominal enhanced

Louse-borne relapsing fever in the Sudan. A historical review and a clinico-pathological study.

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A small outbreak of louse-borne relapsing fever in Khartoum (May-June 1974) provided material for a clinico-pathological study. The history of the disease in the Sudan is reviewed and the clinical and laboratory findings in 32 patients are presented. Fever, headache, jaundice, epistaxis and

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