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Recognition of giant cell arteritis in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica who have a stroke: a cautionary tale
Abstract An 82‐year‐old woman with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) on prednisone 7 mg daily was admitted to an acute stroke unit with a right homonymous hemianopia, a left posterior cerebral artery occlusion and occipital lobe infarct. She had raised inflammatory markers, did not have a temporal artery biopsy, and was discharged on the same dose of prednisone. After 21 months, off prednisone, her ophthalmologist, concerned about giant cell arteritis (GCA), restarted prednisone 40 mg daily, with rapid, profound visual improvement. After 3 days her general practitioner, noting normal baseline inflammatory markers, stopp...
Source: Internal Medicine Journal - October 9, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Donald H. Gutteridge, Frank L. Mastaglia Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research

Ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injections for adhesive capsulitis more effective than placebo
Commentary on: Prestgaard T, Wormgoor ME, Haugen S, et al.. Ultrasound-guided intra-articular and rotator interval corticosteroid injections in adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: a double-blind, sham-controlled randomized study. Pain 2015;156:1683–91. Context Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder or painful stiff shoulder) is relatively common. It is idiopathic: known associated factors include trauma, diabetes, prolonged immobilisation, age, stroke and autoimmune disease. While self-limited, pain and decreased range of motion can last up to 2–3 years. Therefore, there is practical value in therapeutic in...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - March 21, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Lebrun, C. M. Tags: Rehabilitation medicine, Immunology (including allergy), Pain (neurology), Stroke, Radiology, Degenerative joint disease, Musculoskeletal syndromes, Osteoarthritis, Sports and exercise medicine, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics), Screenin Source Type: research

Fatal antiphospholipid syndrome following endoscopic transnasal-transsphenoidal surgery for a pituitary tumor: A case report
Conclusion: If patients have a history of cerebral stroke in their early life, such as a young stroke, the APS and higher risk of developing fatal APS after major surgery should be considered. The optimal management of APS remains controversial. The best treatment strategies are only early diagnosis and aggressive therapies combing of anticoagulant, corticosteroid, and plasma exchange. The intravenous immunoglobulin is prescribed for patients with refractory APS.
Source: Medicine - January 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Case report: Central nervous system involvement of human graft versus host diseaseReport of 7 cases and a review of literature
We report 7 cases of CNS-GvHD among which two had histological-proven disease. We reviewed 32 additional cases of CNS GvHD published in literature since 1990. In this cohort, 34 patients were transplanted for hematologic malignancies, and 5 for non-malignant hematopoiesis disorders. Of these patients, 25 had a history of chronic GvHD and immunosuppressive treatment had been decreased or discontinued in 14 patients before neurological symptoms onset. Median neurological disorder onset was 385 days [7-7320]. Patients had stroke-like episodes (n = 7), lacunar syndromes (n = 3), multiple sclerosis-like presentations (n...
Source: Medicine - October 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Effects of corticosteroids on new-onset atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Conclusion: Our review suggests that the efficacy of corticosteroid might be beneficial to POAF development in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The strength of this association remains uncertain because of statistical and clinical heterogeneity among the included studies.
Source: Medicine - March 19, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Source Type: research

Study shows insufficient decrease in wound complications with sutured versus stapled skin closure in gastrointestinal operations
Commentary on: Tsujinaka T, Yamamoto K, Fujita J, et al.. Subcuticular sutures versus staples for skin closure after open gastrointestinal surgery: a phase 3, multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2013;382:1105–12. Context Postoperative wound complications can occur in 9–26% of gastrointestinal operations.1–3 Skin closure with subcuticular sutures in clean operations, such as caesarean sections, are associated with decreased wound complications and increased patient satisfaction when compared with skin closure using staples.4 5 Whether these results are applicable to clean–con...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - May 19, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Vo, H., Kin, C. Tags: Patients, Clinical trials (epidemiology), Immunology (including allergy), Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Dermatology, Diabetes, Injury Therapeutics Source Type: research

Cerebral Venous Thromboembolism in Antiphospholipid Syndrome Successfully Treated with the Combined Use of an Anti-Xa Inhibitor and Corticosteroid.
Authors: Sugie M, Iizuka N, Shimizu Y, Ichikawa H Abstract We herein report a case presenting with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) associated with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The patient developed recurrent CVST followed by a hemorrhagic ischemic stroke despite the use of warfarin during the appropriate therapeutic window. Thus, we substituted warfarin to rivaroxaban with prednisolone and obtained a good clinical course. In addition to the effect of prednisolone of inhibiting elevated lupus anticoagulants and the recurrence of arterial thrombosis, rivaroxaban may prevent CVST and inhibit hyperc...
Source: Internal Medicine - December 6, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Intern Med Source Type: research

Case report: acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis following viper bite
We present a rarely seen central nervous system complication, acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, after a treated Deinagkistrodon's viper bite. On April 5, 2015, a 50-year-old male farmer was bitten on his right leg by a Deinagkistrodon's viper. The bite rendered the victim unconscious for 14 days, during which he was treated with tetanus toxoid and polyvalent antisnake venom. Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) was suspected after magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. After a high dose of methylprednisolone was used as diagnostic treatment, the patient started recovering fast. ADEM is a rare complication ...
Source: Medicine - November 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Multiple facets of ADA2 deficiency: Vasculitis, auto-inflammatory disease and immunodeficiency: A literature review of 135 cases from literature.
Authors: Fayand A, Sarrabay G, Belot A, Hentgen V, Kone-Paut I, Grateau G, Melki I, Georgin-Lavialle S Abstract Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is a recently described auto-inflammatory disorder. It is an autosomal recessive inherited disease, caused by mutations in the ADA2 gene (formerly known as CECR1) encoding ADA2 enzyme. Besides its role in the purine metabolism, it has been postulated that ADA2 may act as a growth factor for endothelial cells and in the differenciation of monocytes. Thus, deficiency of ADA2 would lead to endothelial damage and a skewing of monocytes into M1 pro-inflammatory macro...
Source: Revue de Medecine Interne - December 25, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Rev Med Interne Source Type: research

Intracranial tuberculous mass lesions treated with thalidomide in an immunocompetent child from a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report
We describe a case of an Italian child. Diagnoses: we diagnosed early a Tuberculous meningitis complicated by the occurrence of hydrocephalus, stroke, and paradoxical reaction with brain pseudo-abscesses. Interventions: The child started readily a specific therapy associated with steroids and thalidomide was introduced few month later. Outcomes: the patient had a favorable outcome without neurologic sequelae. Lessons: Despite the prompt specific anti-tubercular and adjuvant corticosteroid therapies, only the addition of thalidomide to the treatment allow to a favorable clinical outcome.
Source: Medicine - July 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

The international St-aging system as a prognostic marker in general senior population: Findings from the EPIDOS cohort study.
In conclusion, community-dwelling older women with abnormal ISS had shorter survival time than the others, suggesting that ISS could be considered as a universal prognostic "aging system" rather than a specific MM "staging system". PMID: 31387843 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - August 2, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Pouzoullic M, Schott AM, Sánchez-Rodríguez D, Bataille R, Annweiler C, SOCOS group Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research

Clinical effectiveness of ultrasound guided subacromial-subdeltoid bursa injection of botulinum toxin type A in hemiplegic shoulder pain: A retrospective cohort study
Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP), which occurs in most patients with hemiplegia, causes considerable distress and worsens outcomes in rehabilitation. Although they have received the treatments such as anti-inflammatory drugs or physical therapy, many of the individuals remain suffering from shoulder pain 6 months after acute stroke event. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the effectiveness of ultrasound guided subacromial-subdeltoid (SASD) bursa injections with botulinum toxin type A (BoNT/A) compared to steroids for refractory HSP. The data were collected retrospectively by reviewing the patient's medical records a...
Source: Medicine - November 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Prevalence of the age-related diseases in older patients with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that a careful comprehensive geriatric assessment of acquired TTP patients is necessary. It is important to look for other autoimmune diseases and such age-related comorbidities as osteoporosis, arterial hypertension, ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease. PMID: 32201091 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - March 18, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Agosti P, Mancini I, Gianniello F, Bucciarelli P, Artoni A, Ferrari B, Pontiggia S, Trisolini SM, Facchini L, Carbone C, Peyvandi F, Italian Group of TTP Investigators Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research

Balo's Concentric Sclerosis with monophasic course: A report of 2 cases
CONCLUSION: BCS appears to have a good prognosis when treated early in its diagnosis with steroids.PMID:34401123 | PMC:PMC8347801 | DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102602
Source: Annals of Medicine - August 17, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Hector R Martinez Irving Christian Rodriguez-Gonzalez Juan M Escamilla-Garza Jose A Figueroa-Sanchez Axel Cruz Garcia-Aleman David Eugenio Hinojosa-Gonzalez Source Type: research