hirsutism/vomiting

OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical characteristics of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) and to review the latest clinical research reports. METHODS Clinical and laboratory data of one case of neonatal CdLS are reported, and literature on 17 cases of CdLS in China and the international reports of the

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the characteristics of flutamide induced hepatotoxicity. METHODS In this retrospective study we have analyzed all cases of flutamide hepatotoxicity submitted to the Andalucian Registry of drug-induced liver disease. Data were collected using a structured reporting form.

Organic, physiologic, and psychologic causes of dysmenorrhea are presented. Signs and symptoms include pelvic fullness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, urinary frequency, nervousness, and headaches. Primary dysmenorrhea has been treated with analgesics, diuretics, and antispasmodics. Androgen therapy

A 23-year-old woman had oligomenorrhea, underdevelopment of the breasts, moderate hirsutism and increased serum testosterone values associated with a benign noncystic granulosa cell tumour of the left ovary. She was frail, irritable and apathetic. Since the age of 7 she had had periodic abdominal

OBJECTIVE The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in American adolescents has increased markedly during the past generation. Although the factors that contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes are complex and not wholly elucidated, the triad of severe obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and a family history

The new immunosuppressive agent FK506 was used with steroids to treat 22 pediatric patients who received living-related partial liver transplantation. Seventeen recipients survived and 5 died between one and 16 months after transplantation. Three of the 5 patients who died had required intensive

BACKGROUND A half of virilizing ovarian tumors in pregnancy are malignant. The risk of cancer increases with ascites and hydrothorax. Our case shows that such tumor can be benign with good outcome. METHODS Primigravida in 30 weeks with advanced hirsutism (from 15 weeks), vomiting, epigastric pain,

Adrenal myelolipoma is an uncommon, benign, biochemically non-functioning and endocrinologically inactive tumor composed of variable amounts of mature adipose tissue and scattered islands of haemopoietic elements, including erythroid, myeloid and lymphoid series, as well as megakaryocytes. Diagnosis

Massive ovarian edema is a rare entity that can be confused with ovarian neoplasm. A 20-year-old nulligravid woman presented with a large solid pelvic mass and abdominal mass. On examination a solid mass was found which extended from the pelvis until over the umbilical transversal line. Abdominal

Ciclosporin A (CsA) has potent immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory activity that has been exploited in human medicine to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs and to manage atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Over the past decade, CsA has been employed more frequently in veterinary

UNASSIGNED Due to sedentary lifestyle and stress, the incidence of metabolic disorders are increasing day by day. Among these polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is an intricate disorder affecting 4%-8% women in their reproductive age and related to ovarian dysfunction characterized by obesity,

Drugs used for treating inflammatory bowel disease are known to have a number of gastrointestinal and liver adverse effects. 5-ASA products are relatively safe and have few adverse events. In contrast sulfasalazine has side effects in 11-40% of treated patients including fatigue, nausea, abdominal

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue (glands and stroma) outside the uterine cavity. This condition is oestrogen-dependent and thus is seen primarily during the reproductive years. Owing to their antiproliferative effects in the endometrium, progesterone receptor