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A Simple Radiological Method For Recognizing Osteoporotic Thoracic Vertebral Compression Fractures And Distinguishing Them From Scheuermann Disease

What do we know about rhinogenic headache? The otolaryngologist's challenge.

Sinus headache is a common presenting complaint in the otolaryngology office. Although most patients with this presentation are found to have migraine headache, many do not, and others fail therapy. This review focuses on the current understanding of…

Allergy and migraine: is there a connection?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In the last 10 years, otolaryngologists and allergists have become increasingly aware of migraine headaches in their practices. This is partially due to a better understanding of the high incidence of migraine and a realization…

Tags: 2008, Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Hypersensitivity/*complications, Mehle Mark E, Migraine Disorders/diagnosis/*etiology

Sinus headache, migraine, and the otolaryngologist.

"Sinus headache" is a common complaint in the otolaryngology office. Recent literature has shown that the majority of patients with this complaint satisfy the diagnostic criteria for migraine. This review article presents an overview of the sinus…

Tags: 2005, Diagnosis, Differential, Headache/diagnosis/*etiology/physiopathology, Humans, Mehle Mark E, Migraine Disorders/*complications/*diagnosis/therapy, Otolaryngology–head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pressure/adverse effects, Schreiber Curtis P, Sinusitis/*complications/*physiopathology

Allergy and migraine: is there a connection?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In the last 10 years, otolaryngologists and allergists have become increasingly aware of migraine headaches in their practices. This is partially due to a better understanding of the high incidence of migraine and a realization…

Tags: 2008, Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Human, Hypersensitivity – Complications, Mehle ME, Migraine – Diagnosis, Migraine – Etiology

Waxy keratoses of childhood in a segmental distribution.

Waxy keratoses of childhood is a rare genodermatosis previously noted in both familial and isolated presentations. Three previous cases have been described in which the lesions appeared over the trunk and extremities. We report a case in which the…

Tags: 2001, Child, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Keratosis/diagnosis/*genetics/pathology, Mehrabi D, Pediatric dermatology, Prose N S, Selim M A, Thomas J E

Spontaneous prolonged hypertonic uterine contractions (essential uterine hypertonus) and a possible infective etiology.

The management of a pregnant woman presenting with prolonged hypertonic uterine contractions (essential uterine hypertonus) and mildly elevated temperature at term is described. Histology of the placenta, cord and membranes, following delivery,…

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Right ventricular diastolic collapse by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Tags: 2008, Aged, Cardiovascular – Standards, Circulation, Diagnosis, Diastole, Female, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mikolich J R, Mitral Valve – Pathology, Right – Diagnosis, Ventricular Dysfunction

Long-term functional and anatomical follow-up of early detected spondylolysis in young athletes

Background: Spondylolysis defects detected by nuclear scintigraphy but not by plain radiographs represent early lesions. Functional outcome and eventual bony union of these defects are unknown. Hypothesis: Defects with greater degree of healing…

Air in temporomandibular joint: an indirect, specific CT sign of temporal bone fracture in the setting of head trauma.

Tags: 2011, Craniocerebral Trauma/diagnostic imaging, Diagnosis, Differential, Goyal Manish, Humans, Male, Montaser Anoosh, Pneumocephalus/*diagnostic imaging/etiology, Skull Fractures/complications/*diagnostic imaging, Temporal Bone/diagnostic imaging/*injuries, Temporomandibular Joint/*diagnostic imaging/injuries, The Journal of trauma, Tomography, Weiner Mark A, X-Ray Computed, Young Adult

Images in cytology. Fine-needle aspiration of a lumbar chordoma.

Tags: 2010, Biopsy, Chordoma/diagnosis/*pathology, Diagnosis, Diagnostic cytopathology, Differential, Female, Fine-Needle, Ganesan Santhi, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Lumbar Vertebrae/*pathology, Middle Aged, Moonda Afreen H

Metastatic colorectal carcinoma: an unusual presentation.

Cutaneous metastases from colorectal carcinomas occur infrequently, usually in the setting of disseminated disease. They most commonly appear on the abdominal wall or perineal area; metastases to other locations of the skin are rare. We describe a…

Tags: 2009, Aged, Carcinoma, Colorectal Neoplasms/*pathology, Diagnosis, Differential, Fatteh Shokat, Humans, Journal of cutaneous pathology, Lip Neoplasms/*secondary, Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology, Male, Moonda Afreen, Signet Ring Cell/*secondary, Skin Neoplasms/*secondary, Sweat Gland Neoplasms/pathology

Neurocysticercosis

Neurocysticercosis is a significant public health issue within the United States. Although cysticercosis was once thought to have been eradicated in the United States, the number of documented cases is rising and immigrants from endemic areas are at…

Tags: 2010, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, California, cysticercosis, deaths, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Journal Article, Medical Laboratory Technology, Mendelsohn G, Moskowitz J, Pathology, Research & Experimental Medicine, united-states

The incarceration of individuals with severe mental disorders.

This study examines the extent to which severely mentally disabled (SMD) patients in one county mental health system were incarcerated in the local jail and examines characteristics of a sample (N = 30) of such individuals. We found that in the study…

Aging matters: strategies for optimal care of the elderly. The non-Alzheimer dementias: an approach to evaluation and management.

Tags: 2004, Aged, Consultant (00107069), Dementia – Classification, Diagnosis, Differential, Kayani N, Male, Murphy DP

Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence and routine monitoring practices amongst maternal-fetal medicine specialists in the United States: an initial investigation

Background The purpose of this initial investigation was to begin to understand the routine twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS) monitoring practices of maternal-fetal medicine specialists (MFM specialists) in the United States in the absence of…

Tags: 2019, Bhamidipalli Surya S, College of Medicine, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Diagnosis, Fischbein Rebecca L, Journal of perinatal medicine, June 2019 Update, maternal-fetal medicine, Monitoring, monochorionic-diamniotic pregnancy, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nicholas Lauren D, routine monitoring, twin anemia-polycythemia sequence

Crusted (Norwegian) scabies. A simple office test demystifies the 'great imitator'.

Uncovering tinea incognito. Topical corticosteroids can mask typical features of ringworm.

A 48-Year-Old Woman With Acute Abdomen.

An initial study of complete 2D shear wave dispersion images using a reverberant shear wave field

Within the field of elastography, a relatively new approach analyzes the limiting case of shear waves established as a reverberant field. In this framework, it is assumed that a distribution of shear waves exists, oriented across all directions in 3D…

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the penis: a case report and review of the literature.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare soft tissue sarcomas that arise from peripheral nerve fibers and are derived from Schwann cells, perineural cells, or fibroblasts. MPNST is an aggressive neoplasm in which local recurrence is…

Diagnosis of 'possible' mitochondrial disease: an existential crisis.

Primary genetic mitochondrial diseases are often difficult to diagnose, and the term 'possible' mitochondrial disease is used frequently by clinicians when such a diagnosis is suspected. There are now many known phenocopies of mitochondrial disease.…

Diagnosis of 'possible' mitochondrial disease: an existential crisis.

Primary genetic mitochondrial diseases are often difficult to diagnose, and the term 'possible' mitochondrial disease is used frequently by clinicians when such a diagnosis is suspected. There are now many known phenocopies of mitochondrial disease.…

Diagnosis at a glance.

An elderly man seeks treatment for ear pain, drainage, and hearing loss; a 30-year-old woman has a painful rash in her right inguinal area.

Evaluation of neck masses in children.

Neck masses in children may be inflammatory, neoplastic or congenital. Although most of these masses are benign inflammatory nodes, an asymptomatic neck mass is the most common presentation of head and neck malignancies in children. Cystic lesions…

Parotid gland metastasis from renal cell carcinoma.

Tags: 2002, 80 and over, Aged, Biopsy, Carcinoma, Descriptive Statistics, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Hlivko T J, Human, Kidney Neoplasms – Pathology, Laryngoscope, Literature Review, Needle, Park Y W, Parotid Neoplasms

Parotid gland metastasis from renal cell carcinoma.

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the diagnosis and management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting as a parotid mass by studying such cases. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review. METHODS: Identification of 24 previously reported cases of renal cell…

Tags: 2002, 80 and over, Aged, Biopsy, Carcinoma, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Hlivko Thomas J, Humans, Kidney Neoplasms/*pathology, Needle, Park Youn W, Parotid Neoplasms/pathology/*secondary, Renal Cell/pathology/*secondary, Retrospective Studies, The Laryngoscope

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding as the initial presenting symptom of renal cell carcinoma

Renal cell carcinoma is known as one of the "great mimics encountered in clinical medicine," along with syphilis and tuberculosis (1), It can present clinically as a wide range of symptoms, with a classic triad described as hematuria, pain, and a…

Tags: 1998, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Chung D, Diagnosis, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Huang G J, Journal Article, Metastasis, Musselman P W, Perez V M

Value of noninvasive studies in community-acquired pneumonia

Noninvasive diagnostic studies, i.e., sputum gram stain, sputum culture, blood culture and antigen detection assays will assist the clinician in the selection of initial antimicrobial therapy in some patients. These tests may be even more valuable in…

Tags: 1998, Antimicrobial resistance, colonization, Diagnosis, File T M, gram stain, Immunology, Infectious disease clinics of North America, Infectious Diseases, Journal Article, McNally C, Plouffe J F, prediction rule, requiring hospitalization, sputum, Streptococcus pneumoniae, surveillance, united-states

Tinea versicolor of the face in black children in a temperate region.

Tinea versicolor is a common superficial fungal infection that typically affects young adults in warm, humid climates. We describe two young black children in the temperate northeastern Ohio area with tinea versicolor limited to the face. The…

Tags: *African Continental Ancestry Group, *Weather, 1989, Brodell R T, Child, Clotrimazole/therapeutic use, Cutis, Diagnosis, Differential, Facial Dermatoses/drug therapy/etiology/*pathology, Humans, Ketoconazole/therapeutic use, Kyanko M E, Male, Ohio, Pontasch M J, Sebum/analysis, Tinea Versicolor/drug therapy/etiology/*pathology

A Rare Case of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome Treated with a Multi-Specialty Approach.

BACKGROUND It is important for an ophthalmologist and nephrologist to look for hidden causes of uveitis and nephritis, respectively. Delay in diagnosis leads to increased morbidity and failure to systemically manage the patient results in future…

Swelling and bony erosion of the thumb in a 40-year-old-man.

Tags: *Thumb, 2001, Adult, Bone and Bones/diagnostic imaging/pathology, Clinical orthopaedics and related research, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Periostitis/*diagnosis/diagnostic imaging/pathology/therapy, Radiography, Ravichandran P, Senior M E, Weiner S D

An update on inflammatory arthropathies including pharmacologic management and preoperative considerations.

This article provides an update and overview to the clinical presentations of inflammatory arthropathies. Subtleties to clinical presentations are discussed. Clues are presented which helps the reader arrive at more precise diagnostic labeling.…

Tags: *Preoperative Care, 2010, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Antiinflammatory Agents, Arthritis – Diagnosis, Arthritis – Physiopathology, Arthritis – Therapy, Arthritis/diagnosis/physiopathology/*therapy, Clinics in podiatric medicine and surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Foot – Physiopathology, Foot Diseases – Diagnosis, Foot Diseases – Therapy, Foot Diseases/diagnosis/*therapy, Foot Joints/physiopathology, Gout – Diagnosis, Gout – Physiopathology, Gout – Therapy, Gout Suppressants – Therapeutic Use, Gout Suppressants/therapeutic use, Gout/diagnosis/physiopathology/*therapy, Humans, Non-Steroidal – Therapeutic Use, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use, Patient Selection, Physical Examination, Preoperative Care, Regule David, Synovitis – Diagnosis, Synovitis – Therapy, Synovitis/diagnosis/therapy, Uric Acid – Analysis, Uric Acid/analysis

Using Precision Medicine for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Viral Pneumonia

The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn considerable attention to viral pneumonia from clinicians, public health authorities, and the general public. With dozens of viruses able to cause pneumonia in humans, differentiating viral from bacterial pneumonia can…

Tags: 2022, COVID-19, Diagnosis, Precision medicine, therapy, Viral pneumonia.

Cerebral venous thrombosis masquerading as pseudotumour cerebri in a paediatric patient.

Tags: *Magnetic Resonance Angiography, 2014, Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Complications, Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Diagnosis, Antiphospholipid Syndrome/complications/*diagnosis, Child, Diagnosis, Differential, Erzurum Sergul A, Humans, Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis – Diagnosis, Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis – Etiology, Intracranial Hypertension – Diagnosis, Journal of paediatrics and child health, Lateral Sinus Thrombosis/*diagnosis/etiology, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Male, Pseudotumor Cerebri/*diagnosis, Ridha Faisal

Reversible acute renal failure as an atypical presentation of ischemic nephropathy.

Ischemic nephropathy (IN) is defined as a clinically significant reduction in glomerular filtration rate in patients with hemodynamically significant obstruction to renal artery flow in a solitary functioning kidney or with bilateral renal artery…

Tags: 1993, Acute Kidney Injury/complications/*etiology, Aged, American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, Anuria/etiology, Cox J, Department of Internal Medicine, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Renal Artery Obstruction/complications/*diagnosis, Roche Z, Rutecki G, Whittier F C

Reactive arthritis and Reiter's syndrome.

Reactive arthritis is an important source of morbidity. It is acquired through infectious agent diarrhea (food poisoning) or from sexual contact. Recognition is important because it allows a therapeutic approach that usually results in improvement of…

Tags: *Arthritis, 1994, Comprehensive therapy, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Reactive/complications/diagnosis/microbiology/pathology, Rothschild B