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Significant symptom resolution of spinal lipomatosis with weight loss
Abstract71-year-old male with epidural spinal lipomatosis and spondylolisthesis. Conservative treatment failed, and a spinal fusion and laminectomy were performed. Postoperatively, the patient reported a reduction in pain; however, the pain recurred soon after surgery. After losing 53 pounds with medical management, the patient reported a complete absence of pain. Epidural spinal lipomatosis is a rare condition characterized by the deposition and hypertrophy of adipose tissue in the spinal canal, sometimes resulting in stenosis or compression of the dural sac and nerve roots (Glob Spine J. 2018;9:658). Although several fac...
Source: Clinical Case Reports - September 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Treah Haggerty, Savannah Milligan, Laura Davisson, Megan Cavrak, Riley Imlay, Cara Sedney Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research

Thyrotoxic Pericarditis
A previously healthy and active 28-year-old man was hospitalized for a 3-hour history of sharp substernal chest pain that radiated to his jaw. The patient was uncomfortable, diaphoretic and tachycardic. His initial heart rate was 120 bpm and the blood pressure 145/64 mmHg. The cardiac apex appeared to be hyperdynamic and peripheral pulsations were prominent. Otherwise, a quick physical examination was noted to be negative. The electrocardiogram (ECG) showed up to 5 mm diffuse ST elevation interpreted as acute ST-elevation infarct (STEMI) (Figure 1).
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - September 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Laszlo Littmann Tags: ECG image of the month Source Type: research

Renal aspergillosis after COVID ‐19‐associated pulmonary aspergillosis: A case report
Key Clinical MessageRenal aspergillosis is a rare condition and this case the first case of Renal aspergillosis reported after COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis. Renal symptoms should arise clinical suspicion to renal involvement that happened as a result of hematogenous spreading of pulmonary aspergillosis.AbstractSecondary fungal infections are among the most significant complications that can arise after COVID-19 and have the potential to lead to a high rate of morbidity and mortality. As COVID-19 primarily involves the airway, the majority of fungal infections reported have been related to the respiratory sys...
Source: Clinical Case Reports - September 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Roya Ghasemian, Lale Vahedi Larijani, Kimia Rasouli, Mohammad Taghi Hedayati, Chanour Tavakol, Keyvan Heydari, Hamidreza Zalpoor, Aref Hoseini Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research

Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of endoscopic ultrasound guided celiac plexus neurolysis (EUS-CPN) with vs without bupivacaine
Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with less than 5% 5-year survival. Inoperable patients often present with pain. Randomized controlled trial have shown that endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus...
Source: Trials - September 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eslam Esmail, Sarto C Paquin and Anand V Sahai Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research

The effect of patient-led goal setting approach combined with pain neuroscience education or manual therapy in patients with chronic low back pain: protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled trial
Low back pain (LBP) is a multifactorial disorder associated with a high range of physical and psychological burden on the society. Patient-led goal-setting approach has shown potential effects for improving ch...
Source: Trials - September 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sahar Soheili, Amir Letafatkar and Mahdi Hosseinzadeh Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research

Cardiac Tamponade due to Purulent Pericarditis
A 65-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of lower back pain that had persisted for 1 month. Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis was suspected based on elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and CT findings of a compression fracture of the 12th thoracic vertebra. Empirical antimicrobial therapy was initiated after blood cultures were obtained. On the third day of treatment, his blood pressure rapidly decreased and respiratory failure developed, necessitating transfer to the intensive care unit.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - September 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yu Yamamoto, Masami Matsumura Tags: Clinical Communication to the Editor Source Type: research

Sinopharm (HB02)-associated vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia: a case report
ConclusionThis case highlights the possibility of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia occurrence by whole-virus coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines. Compared with vector-based vaccines, this phenomenon is rare for whole-virus vaccines. More studies on this type of vaccine regarding thrombotic thrombocytopenia should be considered.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - September 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Remission of Dowager's hump by manipulative correction of spinal alignment: a case report
J Med Life. 2023 Jun;16(6):957-962. doi: 10.25122/jml-2023-0026.ABSTRACTDowager's hump is described as excessive kyphotic curvature in the thoracic spine with a Cobb angle of more than 40 degrees. This case report presents a 61 years old female office clerk who experienced headaches and neck pain for 3 years that extended into her right shoulder and upper chest. She consulted her primary care physician two months before seeing the chiropractor when the neck pain worsened. A diagnosis of cervicalgia related to osteoarthritis was made based on cervical and thoracic X-ray findings. The patient received non-steroid anti-inflam...
Source: Journal of Medicine and Life - September 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cherie Chau Eric Chun-Pu Chu Kevin Hsu-Kai Huang Damien Tam Gordon Cheung Source Type: research

Successful management of chronic migraine through manual therapy. A case report
We present the case of a young female patient suffering for 8 years of chronic migraine and tension-type headaches. The manual therapy techniques successfully released the muscular tensions, considerably improving her quality of life in terms of pain and emotional well-being.PMID:37675175 | PMC:PMC10478666 | DOI:10.25122/jml-2023-0222
Source: Journal of Medicine and Life - September 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Judit Mihaiu Florian Bodog Aurel Mohan Georgiana Vieriu Source Type: research

Meteoropathy: a review on the current state of knowledge
This study aimed to comprehensively review and analyze existing in vivo animal studies and human clinical trials investigating the effects of meteoropathy on health and its pharmacological treatment. A thorough literature search was conducted across databases such as PubMed and Scopus to gather relevant information. Our analysis primarily focused on the relationship between meteoropathy and mental health, including the influence on affective temperaments. Additionally, we explored various treatment approaches, emphasizing the combination of muscle exercises, pharmacological interventions, and naturopathy, which have shown ...
Source: Journal of Medicine and Life - September 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Malvina Hoxha Bruno Zappacosta Source Type: research

Presenting characteristics, histological subtypes and outcomes of adult central nervous system tumours: retrospective review of a surgical cohort
CONCLUSION: This study serves as a comprehensive update of the epidemiology of brain and spinal tumours and could help guide further studies on brain and spinal tumours.PMID:37675681 | DOI:10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2022-069
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - September 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mervyn Jun Rui Lim Yilong Zheng Sean Wai-Onn Eng Celest Wen Ting Seah Shuning Fu Lucas Zheng Long Lam Joel Yat Seng Wong Balamurugan Vellayappan Andrea Li-Ann Wong Kejia Teo Vincent Diong Weng Nga Sein Lwin Tseng Tsai Yeo Source Type: research

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