Utility of PCR in diagnosing complicated cases of unusual clinical manifestations of Salmonella enterica var. paratyphi A.
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Biomedical subjects
Rita Sood
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Sarcoidosis manifesting as massive splenomegaly: a rare occurrence.
Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of unknown origin occurring worldwide and affecting people of all races and ages. This disease manifests most frequently with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, pulmonary infiltrates, and skin and ocular lesions. Granulomatous inflammation of the spleen is common in patients with sarcoidosis, but splenic enlargement is unusual and massive splenomegaly quite rare. Splenomegaly is usually homogeneous, but multiple low-attenuating nodular lesions are occasionally seen and easily mistaken for lymphoma, metastases, or infections such as tuberculosis. We describe an unusual case of sarcoidosis in a woman who presented with massive splenomegaly with extensive nodularity that cleared completely with corticosteroid therapy.
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Bleomycin-induced scleroderma.
Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease, which can be triggered by environmental factors. We report one such case of bleomycin-induced scleroderma.
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic↗
Role of API in promoting medical education.
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Education, Continuing↗
Giant cell arteritis--a rare cause of fever of unknown origin in India.
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic large vessel vasculitis. Awareness of various manifestations of GCA is essential for early recognition and prompt treatment so as to prevent complications like blindness. GCA is one of the relatively common causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in the elderly in USA and Europe. However, no such cases have been reported from India. A case of GCA presenting as FUO is reported and the literature reviewed.
Fever↗