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Hereditary angioneurotic edema (HAE) is an infrequent autosomal dominant disorder characterized by a decrease in the levels or a dysfunction of the complement C1 inhibitor factor (C1 inh). The clinical presentation varies widely and involves any area of the organism. Gastrointestinal involvement is
Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy is a rare type of leukocytoclastic vasculitis characterized by a triad of fever, edema, and rosette-shaped purpura, mainly over the face, auricles, and extremities in a nontoxic infant. Visceral involvement is infrequent in acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy. We
Acute hydrops of the gallbladder is a well-recognized complication of Kawasaki syndrome. We report a case of a child with this syndrome whose gallbladder hydrops slowly resolved after intravenous gamma-globulin therapy. However, he continued to experience postprandial right upper quadrant abdominal
A woman presented to the emergency department with sharp abdominal pain and no evidence of a food-borne illness. How would you treat the patient?
History and admission findings A 46-year-old woman was admitted because of recurrent postprandial vomiting including weight loss of 30 kg within the last 5 - 6 months. The physical investigation was indicative of preileus. Investigations CT scan revealed an unclear thickening of the jejunum.
BACKGROUND
The number of IVC filter-related complications has increased with their growing utilization; however, IVC filter perforation of the duodenum is rare. It can manifest with nonspecific abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, cava-duodenal fistula, or small bowel obstruction.
METHODS
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