After non-invasive measures failed, a lumbar sympathetic block performed with extreme caution alleviated complex regional pain syndrome in this 18-month-old.
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After non-invasive measures failed, a lumbar sympathetic block performed with extreme caution alleviated complex regional pain syndrome in this 18-month-old.
A pulmonary arterial sarcoma was mistaken as pulmonary vasculitis due to similarities between the diagnoses. This case highlights some cardinal features of the malignancy that are not seen in vasculitis.
Hypouricemia is defined as a serum uric acid concentration of ≤ 2.0 mg/dL or 119 μmol/L. Hypouricemia may occur secondarily to a number of underlying conditions, including severe hepatocellular disease, neoplasia, defective renal tubular …
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most frequent systemic autoimmune diseases, characterized by chronic inflammation of the joints. It affects approximately 1% of the global population, being three times more frequent in women than in men.
With the global introduction and widespread administration of COVID-19 vaccines, there have been emerging reports of associated vasculitis, including leukocytoclastic cutaneous vasculitis (LCV). In this paper, we present a case of a 68-year-old …
The clinical significance of osteoporosis lies in the occurrence of fragility fractures (FFx), and the most relevant fracture site is the hip. The T-score is defined as follows: (BMDpatient–BMDyoung adult mean)/SDyoung adult population, where BMD …
Lymphopenia is a unique manifestation of anti-MDA5 positive dermatomyositis with interstitial lung disease (MDA5 + DM-ILD). This study aimed to investigate the relationship between dynamic changes in peripheral lymphocytes and short-term prognosis …
Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are the most common osteoporotic fractures. Only 1/3 of patients with VCFs are clinically diagnosed. In our institution, the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) was launched in 2017 to improve osteoporosis …
To investigate the potential contribution of chest wall muscle area (CWMA) to the ventilatory efficiency and exercise capacity in patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) without interstitial lung disease (ILD). Forty-four consecutive SSc patients …
We report about a 33-year-old man who was referred for assessment of a progressively enlarging mass of the palmar hand muscles, serving as the initial indication of extensive multisystemic sarcoidosis with musculoskeletal involvement. The case …
