A 59-year-old Moroccan man with a history of metastatic urothelial cell carcinoma presented in May 2016 with fever, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Noninvasive urothelial carcinoma had been diagnosed in 2012 and treated with mitomycin. In 2014, the patient had received intravesicular Mycobacterium bovis BCG therapy, but invasive bladder carcinoma subsequently developed, requiring 4 cycles of chemotherapy with methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin. Nine months before the current admission, the patient underwent a radical cystoprostatectomy with creation of a neobladder. Nonetheless, brain metastases developed, for which he received dexamethasone (4 mg orally, twice daily), and underwent neurosurgical resection 3 months before presentation, followed by whole-brain irradiation. He continued receiving intermittent dexamethasone therapy until his admission to our hospital.
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The role of long‐wavelength ultraviolet A1 (UVA1) in acral vitiligo
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, EarlyView.
Combinatorial application of dissolving microneedle patch and cream for improvement of skin wrinkles, dermal density, elasticity, and hydration
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, EarlyView.
The Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Serum Concentrations of Micronutrients, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress Outside of the Clinical Reference Ranges: A Cross-Sectional Study
Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, Ahead of Print.
Surgical Correction of Unicoronal Craniosynostosis with Frontal Bone Symmetrization and Staggered Osteotomies
Background. Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures that produce abnormal head shape. Plagiocephaly is a general term that describes unilateral flattening of the anterior or posterior quarter of the cranium. Anterior plagiocephaly is almost always due to unilateral coronal synostosis. Early surgical treatment is the best option for these patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the surgical correction results of unicoronal craniosynostosis with frontal bone symmetrization and staggered osteotomies. Methods. All unicoronal craniosynostosis cases treated surgically from 2013 to 2016 at our hospital, with frontal bone symmetrization and staggered osteotomies and fronto-orbital advancement, were reviewed. The following variables were analyzed: sex, age, weight, hospital stay time, ICU stay time, per os (PO) starting time, anesthetic time, estimated blood loss volume (ml), estimated blood loss as percentage of total volume, surgical complication, follow-up time, and Whitaker grade. All data were analyzed with SPSS. Results. The study consisted of 33 patients (19 females, 14 males). Average age was 10.24 months, average weight was 8.97 Kg, average hospital stay time was 7.84 days, average ICU stay time was 1.69 days, average PO starting time was 1.24 days after surgery, average anesthetic time was 397.72 minutes, average estimated blood loss was 213.78 ml, and estimated blood loss as percentage of total volume was 31.69%. One case (3.03%) needed reoperation and two cases had postoperative seizure. No mortality was seen. Conclusion. It is supposed that surgical correction of unicoronal craniosynostosis with frontal bone symmetrization and staggered osteotomies results in lower blood loss, lower complication rate and reoperation, and more durable results.
Neuer Pfeil im Therapieköcher gegen Asthma von Kindern
Die Palette von Medikamenten für die Kontrolle von Asthma im Kindesalter hat Zuwachs bekommen: Der langwirksame Muskarinantagonist Tiotropium ergänzt die Optionen für die Add-on-Therapie.
Asthma hat viele Gesichter
Unter dem Begriff Asthma werden heute eine Reihe unterschiedlicher Phänotypen der entzündlichen Atemwegserkrankung zusammengefasst. Den Grundstein für diese Entwicklung legte vor 100 Jahren der Mediziner Francis M. Rackemann.
„Für eine Welt ohne Allergien“
So weit, wie das ambitionierte Motto des 13. Deutschen Allergiekonkresses erahnen lassen könnte, ist es leider noch lange nicht. Doch wie man diesem bislang noch weit entfernten Ziel ein Stück näher kommen könnte, wurde Ende September in Dresden diskutiert. Behandelte Themen waren unter anderem die personalisierte Allergieprävention, Defizite in der Anapylaxietherapie und seltene allergische Erkrankungen.
Kombiniert oder einzeln — jetzt wieder erstattungsfähig!
Nicht verschreibungspflichtige nasale Glukokortikoide mit den Wirkstoffen Beclomethason, Fluticason und Mometason können inzwischen wieder auf Kassenrezept verordnet werden. Dies gilt auch für ein Kombinationspräparat aus nasalem Glukokortikoid und Antihistaminikum, wie der Ärzteverband Deutscher Allergologen klarstellt.
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