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Castleman Disease, a rare lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, high sedimentation rates, and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia, is being seen with increasing frequency in HIV-positive persons.
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The UK Department of Health has instituted measures they believe will prevent hospital acquired infections.
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A nested PCR Method was used to identify and speciate cases of malaria in two regions of Malaysia. This study showed a significant proportion of patients to have been infected with P. knowlesi, a pathogen of Old World macaques and previously rarely recognized in humans.
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Acute sinusitis is a common presenting complaint in primary care; most cases are treated with oral antibiotics despite controversy as to whether such treatment is effective.
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The infectious diseases group at Walter Reed reported the clinical cases of 4 patients who acquired visceral leishmaniasis during deployments to either Afghanistan (two patients) or Iraq (two patients).
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Testosterone in Older Men: Is Low Normal Too Low?; CT Pulmonary Angiography is at Least as Good as Ventilation-perfusion Scanning for Suspected Pulmonary Embolus; Vertebral Fracture Begets Vertebral Fracture; I've Heard of TIA, but what the heck is a TNA?; Advancing Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Previously Treated with Glargine Plus Oral Agents; A Relationship Between Linolenic Acid and Neuropathy in Diabetics
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Two-part series on complications of pregnancy.
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Over the long term, surgery may be a better treatment option than local injections of corticosteroids when treating carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a recent study.
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If an employee complained about fatigue, insomnia, or difficulty concentrating, you would probably suspect their health problem was due to working the night shift. But what if that worker was diagnosed with cancer?
