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Takayasu arteritis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease on unknown etiology. We report a 23-year old female who presented with fever, shortness of breath and abdominal pain. Shortly thereafter the patient developed hematuria, hemoptysis and seizure progressing to respiratory failure. She was found
Legionnaire's disease (LD) is a non-zoonotic atypical community acquired pneumonia (CAP) with several characteristic extra-pulmonary findings. Pending diagnostic test results, selected characteristic findings when considered together are the basis of clinical syndromic diagnosis and the basis of
We report the case of a 14-year-old boy with a past history of primary generalized seizures, who had been seizure-free for 2 years on sodium valproate and presented with generalized tonic clonic seizures suggestive of breakthrough seizures. Examination revealed hypertension, impetiginous lesions of
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of hypoxia on the physiologic inhibition system of coagulation including protein S, protein C, and antithrombin III and to study their effect on thromboembolic accidents of hypoxic newborns.
METHODS
Clinical study including ten
A 46-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus was hospitalized for purpura, hematochezia and hematuria. One week after admission, she developed grand mal seizures and coma and was diagnosed with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) when fragmented red cells were found on the peripheral
We report two children with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) associated with mitochondrial cytopathy (MC). Case 1 was diagnosed as MC with the findings of ptosis, ophthalmoplegia, failure to thrive, high serum lactate and pyruvate levels, ragged red fibers in muscle biopsy and the common
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a multisystemic vasculitis. Nervous system involvement is usually underestimated. Headaches, mental status changes and seizures are the most frequent neurologic symptoms. Ataxia and mononeuropathy are both very rare. We present an 11-year-old boy with HSP who
BACKGROUND
Anti-C1q antibodies have been described in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as well as in other connective tissue diseases. They have been considered as a marker for disease activity and presence of nephritis.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anti-C1q
We present the case of a 21-year-old man who developed a renal artery pseudoaneurysm following a 7-foot fall onto his back. He initially presented with gross hematuria, left flank pain, and back pain. He was observed in the hospital for 3 days and discharged. One week later, he was readmitted with