flushing/edema

OBJECTIVE To describe a unique cause and therapy for vasomotor flushing. METHODS Serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol, renal and liver function studies and urinalysis were performed as well as a water load test. RESULTS All laboratory tests were normal but the water load test

BACKGROUND This prospective study of 32 patients was undertaken to ev evaluate the formation of postoperative periorbital edema after administration of human corticotropin-releasing factor (hCRF). Human corticotropin-releasing factor has strong antiedematous properties as a result of direct action

BACKGROUND It has been shown that administration of lacidipine markedly reduces systolic blood pressure in elderly patients with hypertension without increasing the incidence of cardiovascular events and total mortality. But in Korea, there were no available data about the effectiveness and safety

The effect of changing pulmonary artery pressure during flushing (flushing pressure) on lung preservation was examined in an ex vivo rabbit lung perfusion model. Both lungs were flushed in situ with 200 ml of a preservation solution (extracellular fluid [ECF] type) at 8 degrees C, at a constant

This report documents clinical features in five children who developed transient reddening of the skin (epidermal flushing) in association with acute elevations in intracranial pressure (ICP). Four boys and one girl (ages 9-15 years) deteriorated acutely secondary to intracranial hypertension

A 65-year-old female was admitted with leg edema by retroperitoneal fibrosis and tricuspid valve incompetence by fibrosis, cutaneous fibrosis, moderate flushing over the upper body without diarrhea. It revealed an ileal carcinoid tumor with hepatic metastases. Octreotide (Sandostatine), tumor

A 48-year-old man was brought to our emergency room with acute abdominal pain and systemic edema, indicating acute circulatory failure with lactic acidosis. Furosemide treatment paradoxically worsened the systemic edema and induced confusion. He had no drinking history but hardly ate legumes or

BACKGROUND Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) occurs in the setting of an acute neurological insult and in the absence of a primary cardiopulmonary cause. No unifying theory on NPE pathogenesis exists. NPE triggered by a discrete neurological lesion is rare, but such cases offer valuable insight into

The aim in this study was to investigate whether our experimental model for stroke therapy, flushing the ischemic territory with saline prior to reperfusion, could ameliorate disruption of microvascular integrity by reducing matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression during reperfusion. Stroke in

The effect of a 40 minute thermoneutral bath on diuretic function and blood volume in a total of 27 pregnant women (13 healthy and 14 pregnant women with edema rsep. EPH-gestosis) was investigated. In both groups water immersion led to a significant increase of urine flow, natriuresis, kaliuresis,

OBJECTIVE To report a case of bilateral upper extremity edema associated with amlodipine use in a child. METHODS A previously well and normotensive 6-year-old girl presented with a generalized vasculitis of unknown origin and severe hypertension. Large vessels predominantly affecting the neck,

BACKGROUND Human corticotropin-releasing factor (hCRF) is an endogenous peptide responsible for the secretion and synthesis of corticosteroids. In animal models of peritumoral brain edema, hCRF has significant anti-edematous action. This effect, which appears to be independent of the release of

Monosodium glutamate is widely regarded as the provocative agent in the "Chinese restaurant syndrome," of which flushing is regarded as part of the reaction. Six subjects were monitored by laser Doppler velocimetry for changes in facial cutaneous blood flow during challenge with monosodium glutamate

BACKGROUND Amlodipine is a racemic mixture of (R)- and (S)-enantiomers. It has been suggested that removing the therapeutically inactive (R)-enantiomer will reduce adverse events while preserving the agent's efficacy. Women experience more adverse effects from amlodipine. OBJECTIVE This exploratory