Post-thrombotic syndrome is common after deep-vein thrombosis and can cause severe symptoms involving the limbs that impair patients’ activity and quality of life. Endovascular therapy can ...
Celiac disease, a common autoimmune condition affecting approximately 1% of the population, can develop with exposure to gluten at any age. Diagnosis involves serologic testing, especially for IgA ...
A 27-year-old woman presented with a 2-week history of joint pain, fever, sore throat, and a nonpruritic rash that worsened during fever. Laboratory tests showed an elevated ESR and elevated ...
It is regrettable that pulmonary embolism as a discrete cause of sudden cardiac arrest in athletes is not addressed by Lampert and Harmon’s recent review (Jan. 15 issue).1 In an ...
An 18-year-old man presented to the emergency department with generalized tonic–clonic seizures. MRI of the head showed numerous well-defined cystic lesions in the brain that were consistent with ...
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To the Editor: The results of the randomized trial by Parienti et al. (Sept. 24 issue) 1 comparing insertion sites for central venous catheterization will help guide clinicians in their choice of ...
A 70-year-old woman had a urinary catheter placed during hospitalization for an acute stroke. Ten days later, the urine appeared purple.
An 88-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of recurrent episodes of acute pain in her neck and knees that were associated with fevers of 38 to 39.3°C. She reported no visual symptoms, ja ...
A woman presented with dull, intermittent lower abdominal pain on the left side. CT of the abdomen showed an ovoid lesion adjacent to the descending colon that had ring enhancement and the density ...
A 63-year-old woman with psoriatic arthritis presented with a 9-month history of pain in the left knee. A nontender, palpable mass was present in the left popliteal fossa, which had a “speech bubbl ...
Measurable residual disease (MRD) is a major prognostic factor in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. An assessment of an MRD-guided consolidation strategy in patients who are eligible for autologous ...