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A 48-year-old man presented with a chief report of worsening dysphagia for 5 days. Initially, he had difficulty swallowing solids, but it has progressed to difficulty with liquids. There was associated sialorrhea, hypophonia, slurring of speech, hoarseness of voice, cough, and prominent upper
The case of a patient with neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) and delayed fever is presented. The patient was on lithium and trilafon before presentation to the emergency department with altered sensorium, rigidity, drooling, and tachycardia. The patient remained afebrile for 9 hours in the
There is limited information about the pathogenesis and epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in North American bison (Bison bison) or elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). In these two experimental infection studies, we compared the susceptibilities of bison and elk to FMD virus (FMDV),
Clozapine is, and will remain in the coming years, an irreplaceable drug in psychiatry which has elective indication in treatment-resistant schizophrenia, suicide risk in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, aggressiveness or violence in psychiatric patients, psychosis in Parkinson's disease,
124 cattle naturally infected with Theileria annulata were inspected for clinical markers. Clinical manifestations of general weakness, reduced appetite, pyrexia reaching 40-42 °C and lachrymal discharge were seen in more than 75 % of the infected animals. Presence of ticks on body, general dullness
A 25-years-old man experienced fever and diarrhea. Ten days later he noticed difficulty walking (day 1). On admission neurological examination revealed lethargy, dysarthria and weakness of limbs. Oculocephalic response was not be elicited and extensor toe signs were positive. In spite of treatment
The pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni) is an insect of medical significance in the eastern Mediterranean. This report describes three exposure cases in dogs due to ingestion of this moth's caterpillars in Israel. All three dogs were observed in direct contact with caterpillars or
A-13-year-old girl presented with diabetic ketoacidosis with convincing clinical signs of parotitis (fever, drooling of saliva, inability to swallow with development of bilateral parotid swelling) and pancreatitis (fever, abdominal pain and vomiting), along with high serum amylase and positive mumps
Hypersalivation and facial skin hyperemia that simultaneously emerge in response to atropinization have been observed in patients who suffered trauma to the skull base combined with damage of the parasympathetic secretory and vasodilatory fibers in the greater and lesser petrosal nerves at the tip
A woman, aged 27 years, developed acute headache and fever followed by tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia. Masked face, drooling saliva, monotonous voice, and dysphagia were observed. She was totally bedridden during the worst period because of marked generalized rigidity and bradykinesia. There was
OBJECTIVE
Parents ascribe many infant symptoms to teething, despite little evidence to support such an attribution. We report current parental beliefs about teething and its management in a suburban Australian setting.
METHODS
A written questionnaire was given to all English-speaking parents
OBJECTIVE
To clarify presentations, organisms, and locations of deep neck abscesses in children.
METHODS
Retrospective review.
METHODS
Tertiary children's hospital. The study population comprised 169 patients younger than 19 years who were surgically treated for deep neck abscesses between 1989 and
BACKGROUND
Rabies viral infection causes a fatal encephalomyelitis. In humans, classic features include hydrophobia, aerophobia, hypersalivation, agitation, and neurological symptoms. In the Philippines, canine rabies contributes to a significant burden of human disease.
METHODS
We retrospectively
Rabies, which is an acute, progressive, fatal zoonotic infectious disease, is almost always caused by the bite of rabid animals containing rabies virus in their saliva. Since there is no established specific therapy for rabies, preventive and prophylactic measures are of critical importance. In this