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African tick bite fever (ATBF) caused by Rickettsia africae is an emerging health problem in travellers to sub-Saharan Africa. We here present 6 patients with evidence of long-lasting sub-acute neuropathy following ATBF contracted during safari trips to southern Africa. Three patients developed
OBJECTIVE
To delineate clinical manifestations of fungal orbital cellulitis in immunocompromized patients.
METHODS
The charts of 7 pediatric patients with fungal orbital cellulitis treated at a tertiary children's cancer hospital were reviewed retrospectively for histologically confirmed fungal
We report a case of complete Heerfordt syndrome accompanied by the involvement of small fiber neuropathy (SFN) manifesting as refracory facial pain. A 30-year-old man presented with pyrexia, a 2-week history of facial burning pain, and difficulty of mastication. After admission to our hospital,
A 46-year-old female presented at the outpatient clinic with nasal congestion, purulent discharge, facial pain with pressure sensation, headache, hyposmia, and fever (38.2 Cº) that had persisted for four months. This symptomatology was worse at night or upon awakening in the morning. Three months
We sought to correlate the clinical, radiographic, and bacteriologic findings in maxillary sinusitis in 30 children who had both upper-respiratory-tract symptoms and abnormal maxillary radiographs. Cough, nasal discharge, and fetid breath were the most common signs, but fever was present
BACKGROUND
Orbital infections may result in permanent morbidity because of the severity of infection. Furthermore, delayed diagnosis or treatment of orbital infections can lead to intracranial complications and even death. The majority of orbital infections develop from paranasal sinus infections,
Sinusitis can occur as an acute, subacute, recurrent acute, or chronic clinical disease process in children. Sinusitis most often manifests as a prolongation or complication of a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Because children average six to eight upper respiratory tract infections per
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was the evaluation of length of the procedure, anaesthesia, the amount of the intraoperative fluid required, total blood loss and postoperative pain of the 'thermal welding system tonsillectomy (TWS)' compared with the conventional 'cold dissection
Recently, leukotrienes have been implicated in the mediation of bronchoconstriction and inflammatory changes in asthma. Leukotriene levels have also been shown to be elevated in patients with asthma as well as in those with sinonasal polyposis and sinusitis. The leukotriene synthesis inhibitor
The present study is meant to give an overview of the application of KTP lasers in endoscopic sinus surgery and to give an account of the experience gained in the course of 24 operations. Laser-assisted FESS was performed in 24 patients (13 on the right side and 11 on the left side). Sixteen men and
BACKGROUND
Clinical diagnosis of acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS) is a concern when a patient presents with nasal discharge of recent onset together with facial pain or pressure. Given this presentation, the doctor would benefit from having access to software that specifies, first, what diagnostic
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the prevalence and severity of individual Rhinosinusitis Task Force (RSTF) symptoms in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).
METHODS
Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data in 201 patients treated with
OBJECTIVE
Determine if increasing annual temperature is associated with an increase in the prevalence of otolaryngologic respiratory diseases.
METHODS
Cross-sectional study.
METHODS
Patients and disease variables were extracted from the National Health Interview Survey for the calendar years 1998 to
The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient-reported morbidity of implanted fiducial markers used for image guidance in prostate radiotherapy. Three fiducial markers were implanted under transrectal ultrasound guidance to 177 patients who were referred to our department for definitive
Preoperative embolization for intracranial meningioma has been performed at many institutions and its effectiveness has been well recognized. The complications of embolization such as facial pain, fever and facial nerve palsy, et al, were mild and temporary except embolus migration into intracranial