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The importance of the abdominal X-radiograph is acute ulcerative colitis
Answers From questions on page 188 Figure 1 shows large bowel dilatation. Figure 2 demonstrates worsening colonic dilatation, despite aggressive medical management, consistent with toxic megacolon extending proximally to the caecum. In keeping with an acute flare of inflammatory bowel disease mucosal thickening and loss of haustral folds is also present. Toxic megacolon is a catastrophic complication of ulcerative colitis requiring surgical intervention. This patient subsequently underwent a subtotal colectomy with formation of an ileostomy. Inflammatory bowel disease has a more severe phenotype in children.1 Per...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - September 12, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jethwa, K. D., Green, M. R., Balapatabendi, M. D. Tags: Ulcerative colitis, Journalology, Competing interests (ethics) Epilogue Source Type: research

Staged surgical management of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss refractory to medical treatment
Orv Hetil. 2021 Dec 19;162(51):2055-2060. doi: 10.1556/650.2021.32307.ABSTRACTÖsszefoglaló. A hirtelen halláscsökkenés patofiziológiája még nagyrészt tisztázatlan, így oki terápia nem lehetséges. Az elsődleges kezelést a helyileg vagy szisztémásan adott kortikoszteroid jelenti, egységes protokoll azonban nem áll rendelkezésre. Nagy vagy súlyos fokú hirtelen halláscsökkenés esetén kóroki tényezőként felmerül a perilymphafistula lehetősége még azoknál a betegeknél is, akiknél nem szerepel trauma az anamnézisben. A kórkép műtéti kezelése a dobüreg feltárását követően a belső f...
Source: Orvosi Hetilap - December 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: M árton Kovács J ános Uzsaly Gr éta Bodzai Imre Gerlinger Istv án Szanyi P éter Bakó Source Type: research

Nocardiosis: A 15-year experience in a tertiary medical center in Israel.
CONCLUSION: Nocardiosis requires a high clinical index of suspicion in order to diagnose and treat promptly. Disease extent and bacterial susceptibility have important implications for prognosis and treatment. PMID: 23725690 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - May 29, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Rosman Y, Grossman E, Keller N, Thaler M, Eviatar T, Hoffman C, Apter S Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research

Hidradenitis suppurativa: A practical review of possible medical treatments based on over 350 hidradenitis patients.
This article centers on medical therapies and will only passingly mention surgical and laser treatments. This article summarizes my treatment experience with over 350 HS patients. PMID: 24021361 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Dermatol Online J - September 16, 2013 Category: Dermatology Authors: Scheinfeld N Tags: Dermatol Online J Source Type: research

High daily doses of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole are an independent risk factor for adverse reactions in patients with pneumocystis pneumonia and AIDS
Conclusion We found a high incidence of ADRs among patients with PJP and AIDS treated with TMP/SMX, and most involved the skin and liver. A daily dose of ≥ 16 mg/kg of TMP/SMX and age 34 years were independent risk factors for ADRs.
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - March 22, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

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