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The prevalence of heart failure (HF) in developed countries exceeds 10% in adults over 70 year old. At the following report we aim to present a case of HF worsening complicated by gout attack.80-year old patient was admitted to the hospital, with the A 66-year-old woman presented with acute onset of fever, chills, and productive cough associated with right-sided chest pain. During a recent hospitalization for dyspnea, she had been diagnosed with Coombs-positive autoimmune hemolytic anemia and had been taking a tapering dose of prednisone
BACKGROUND
Systemic Epstein-Barr virus-positive T-cell lymphoproliferative childhood disease is an extremely rare disorder and classically arises following primary acute or chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection. It is characterized by clonal proliferation of Epstein-Barr virus-infected T-cells
BACKGROUND
Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are associated with more acute respiratory tract infections than any other viral group yet we know little about viral diversity, epidemiology or clinical outcome resulting from infection by strains, in particular the recently identified HRVs.
OBJECTIVE
To
The prevalence of acute methotrexate pneumonitis is up to 5.5%. Its presentation is often difficult to distinguish from opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis carinii, nocardia, and cryptococcus or from interstitial infiltrates from the underlying rheumatic disease. Its recognition rests on
Cough and fever in infants and children are frequent but nonspecific symptoms. Several usual differential diagnoses are under consideration and imaging is often necessary to help arrive at an accurate diagnosis and ensure proper management. A broad spectrum of underlying disorders may be present.
Diarrhoea, cough and fever are the leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite it being a determinant of mortality in many developing countries, geographical location has seldom been considered as an explanatory factor for the large regional variations seen in
A 33-year-old Portugese worker presented with a one-week history of nonproductive cough and fever. A presumptive diagnosis "viral infection of the respiratory tract" was made. However, because of persisting cough and fever further investigations were necessary, and finally Brucella melitensis was
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) is a rare Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorder. The disease lacks specific clinical and radiological manifestations, which may delay a definitive diagnosis. We report the case of a 39-year-old man with pulmonary LYG who presented to a hospital
A 52 year-old woman with gastric cancer treated with surgery and chemotherapy, is admitted in our Internal Medicine Department because of the presence of fever (max 41.2 degrees C), dyspnoea, non-productive cough and mental confusion. The anamnesis and the physical examination address to the
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A 47-year-old man who was a redo double lung transplant recipient (cytomegalovirus [CMV] status: donor positive/recipient positive; Epstein-Barr virus status: donor positive/recipient positive) presented to the hospital with 1 week of generalized malaise, low-grade fevers, and dry cough. His
Rationale: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), now a global pandemic, has spread to a large number of countries around the world. Symptoms of COVID-19 can range from mild to severe, including fever, cough, shortness of breath, and
Cough, Sputum, Fever: a Frequent Triad, but Not Always Banal Abstract. We report on a 72-year-old patient with known asthma who developed pneumonia after an infection-triggered exacerbation of the asthma. Based on this example we discuss the recommended diagnostic steps as well as the
Joshandah, polypharmaceutical herbal preparations, are used in the form of a sweetened decoction for the treatment of common cold, catarrh, cough and associated fevers in Unani (Greco-Arab) medicine. The rationale of their therapeutic efficacy is discussed in the light of reported
An understanding of the appearance of the infant chest radiograph requires an understanding of the anatomy and the physiologic, immunologic, and pathologic processes in the infant's chest. The authors describe the features of the infant chest that most influence the appearance of the chest