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A 57-year-old woman was admitted with recurrent episodes of right frontal headache. Head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed extensive thickening and enhancement of the right frontal dura, muscle and fascia, as well as abnormal signal intensity and enhancement of bone marrow at the lesions.
A 50-year-old woman with a history of palmoplantar pustulosis, femur osteomyelitis, and sterno-costo-clavicular hyperostosis presented with a chronic severe left temporal headache that had progressed during the previous year. Her CRP level was elevated. Cranial images showed Gadolinium-enhancement
A 43-year-old woman with a 3-year history of headache, fever, and swelling of the forehead, presented to our hospital. A general examination revealed palmar and plantar pustules. Blood analyses showed an elevated white blood cell count, C-reactive protein level, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
BACKGROUND
Pigmented villonodular synovitis (alternatively known as diffuse-type giant cell tumour) is a rare, locally aggressive tumour driven by a specific translocation resulting in the overexpression of colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF1). CSF1 receptor (CSF1R) inhibitors (ie, tyrosine kinase
Arthromyalgia are frequent in Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) (16-76%) but arthritis is rare. We report on a 54-year-old woman who, 1 day after suffering from fever, headache and malaise, developed a painful and swollen left knee. A maculopapular rash and the characteristic 'tache noire' skin
OBJECTIVE
In this investigation, we evaluated a population of patients with chronic orofacial pain who sought treatment at a pain center in an academic institution. These patients were evaluated with respect to 1) the frequency and types of previous oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures, 2) the
The more frequent clinical variables of cranio-mandibular disorders in a sample of 406 patients of both sexes, aged between 9 and 78 (mean age 30.47), were used to classify the different pathologies of the stomatognatic dysfunction. Radiological imaging completed and improved the diagnostic
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a tickborne rickettsial disease caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Reported cases have increased with the highest incidence in the Northeast. To our knowledge, this is the first report of anaplasmosis associated with an inflammatory arthritis.
With advancing technologies in orthopedics and increasing demands of the population for orthopedic interventions, younger patients are now receiving joint replacements. One of the potential risks of joint replacement is metallosis, or the local and systemic release of metal ions. Metallosis is
OBJECTIVE
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent synovitis and systemic inflammation. Genetic factors account for approximately 50% of cases of rheumatoid arthritis and environmental factors include smoking. Urinary incontinence may occur as a medication adverse
A 14-year-old girl with no known illness presented with a several week history of headaches and vomiting. The patient also reported having joint pain and swelling to the wrists and knees. She had no prior history of headaches, use of hormonal contraception or other medications, recent weight changes
Moyamoya disease is a unique occlusive disease of the internal carotid artery(ICA)with moyamoya vessels that can lead to transient ischemic attacks and hemorrhagic stroke. When other inherited or acquired disorders and conditions occur in conjunction with moyamoya disease, the syndrome is known as
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate, in long-term open label prospective study, infliximab as therapeutic choice for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) non responsive to conventional therapy.
METHODS
We enrolled to treat with infliximab 78 JIA patients (66 females, 12 males): the mean age was 20.7+/-7.1 years
Of 25 patients with Behçet's disease seen in five years at the Mayo Clinic, seven had central nervous system involvement. The mean interval from onset of Behçet's disease to central nervous system involvement was 1.3 years, and the mean period of observation thereafter was 3.8 years. All patients
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the frequency and clinical characteristics of periadventitial small-vessel vasculitis (SVV) and isolated vasa vasorum vasculitis (VVV).
METHODS
We identified 455 temporal artery biopsies performed in residents of Reggio Emilia, Italy between 1986 and 2003. Slides of temporal