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View article: When a wound is the harbinger of a serious underlying systemic illness
When a wound is the harbinger of a serious underlying systemic illness Open
A 55-year-old woman presented with progressive enlarging and painful non-healing ulcers on her bilateral lower extremities; biopsy was consistent with pyoderma gangrenosum. Workup for an underlying illness revealed a cavitary lung nodule a…
View article: Severe Hyperthyroidism Complicated by Agranulocytosis Treated with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Severe Hyperthyroidism Complicated by Agranulocytosis Treated with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: Case Report and Review of the Literature Open
Aim. To present a case of Graves’ disease complicated by methimazole induced agranulocytosis treated with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and review of the literature. Case Presentation . A 21-year-old patient with a history of Graves’ d…
View article: Nephrology key information for internists
Nephrology key information for internists Open
Hospitalists and primary care physicians encounter renal disease daily. Although most cases of acute kidney injury (AKI) are secondary to dehydration and resolve by giving fluids, many cases of AKI are due to not uncommon but unfamiliar ca…
View article: Incidence and Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients
Incidence and Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients Open
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients have been found to exhibit high prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation (AF), which demonstrates the possibility of a relationship of causality between the two conditions.The increased risk of stroke and m…
View article: Paraneoplastic syndrome and underlying breast cancer: a worsening rash despite initiation of chemotherapy
Paraneoplastic syndrome and underlying breast cancer: a worsening rash despite initiation of chemotherapy Open
Skin may show the first clinical evidence of systemic disease and can be the first clue to malignancy in 1% of cases. Dermatomyositis is an immunologically mediated inflammatory myopathy characterized by proximal muscle weakness, muscle in…