9 rezultate
BACKGROUND
Vipera palaestinae is the most common venomous snake in Israel. We report a case of V. palaestinae bite and antivenom-induced serum sickness during pregnancy and discuss the unique considerations relevant to the treatment of a pregnant woman envenomated by a snake.
METHODS
A 46-year-old
Serum sickness is a delayed immune reaction in which the immune system responds to a protein in antiserum as a potentially harmful substance and mounts an IgG-mediated antibody response. A 32 year-old female patient had systemic envenoming following a bite by a red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis
Thirty-seven HIV-infected homosexual men with thrombocytopenia (less than 100 x 10(9)/l) received protein A immunoadsorption treatments to remove platelet-sensitizing immunoglobulin (Ig) G and circulating immune complexes (CIC) from plasma. Patients received an average of six treatments each,
Minocycline is a semi-synthetic tetracycline antibiotic effective against a wide range of aerobic and anaerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It is highly active in the pilosebaceous complex, due to its great lipophilicity, and therefore it has been used in the treatment of moderate to
Five patients with persistent or progressive pulmonary shadowing due to sarcoidosis were treated with 150 mg levamisole daily and one patient with 150 mg twice weekly. Only the latter patient completed a 12-week course without unwanted side-effects. One of the remaining five patients on full dose
BACKGROUND
To compare the efficacy and tolerability of Ivabradine (IVA) and Ranolazine (RAN) in chronic angina patients.
METHODS
This was a follow-on, open-label trial conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Uttarakhand. Thirty patients each taking IVA 5 mg twice daily or RAN 500 mg twice daily
The antigen reactive with murine monoclonal antibody (MAb) KS1/4 is expressed on epithelial malignancies and some normal epithelial tissues. Studies were undertaken to evaluate KS1/4-methotrexate (KS1/4-MTX) immunoconjugate in patients with advanced non-small cell carcinoma of the lung. Eleven
Seventeen patients with refractory malignant tumors were treated with recombinant human interleukin-2 (IL-2) administered by weekly bolus intravenous (IV) injection in a phase I dose escalation trial. Patients received 10,000 to 1,000,000 U/m2 per injection over a course of 3 to 33 weeks. Toxicity
BACKGROUND
Originally developed as an antidepressant, bupropion hydrochloride is a selective re-uptake inhibitor of dopamine and noradrenalin which was found to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms and the urge to smoke. Bupropion came onto the Australian market in November 2000 as a 150 mg sustained