dyspnea/dental caries

Post-intubation tracheal stenosis was a late time complication after tracheotomy but the happening of dyspnea was unusual. Diagnosing tracheal stenosis after incubation, and figuring out the location and causes of the stenosis were important. Treatment of post-incubation tracheal stenosis relied on

A mature cockatiel was presented to the teaching hospital with acute, severe dyspnea and a markedly enlarged abdomen. The bird died 2 hours after admission and was necropsied. A 3-cm egg yolk was present in the abdominal cavity and caused cranial displacement of the abdominal viscera. Death occurred

Rosai-Dorfman disease, also known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, is a kind of very rare idiopathic disease. The most common feature is the excessive accumulation of Langerhans cells in lymph nodes, but it may also occur in other areas and lead to related organ damage.

Urinothorax (UT) is a rare and often undiagnosed condition, defined as the presence of urine in the pleural cavity due to the retroperitoneal leakage of urine accumulation, known as urinoma, into the pleural space. UT usually is a transudative pleural effusion that presents in patients with

Nontraumatic emergencies of the head and neck represent a challenge in the field of neuroradiology for two reasons: first, they affect an area where the thorax joins the cranial cavity and can thus compromise both structures; second, they are uncommon, so they are not well known. Various

A 53-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the complaint of neck pain and dyspnea. His blood examination revealed increased C-reactive protein and amylase levels. Enhanced computed tomography (CT) images demonstrated a retropharyngeal and a mediastinal low-density area extending to the

OBJECTIVE We sought to identify the pattern of disturbed left ventricular physiology associated with symptom development in elderly patients with effort-induced breathlessness. BACKGROUND Limitation of exercise tolerance by dyspnea is common in the elderly and has been ascribed to diastolic

We report a rare case of life-threatning pneumothorax induced by multiple intrapulmonary cavitary lesion due to Absidia corymbifera and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The patient was a 58-year-old man who had undergone kidney transplantation three year ago due to diabetes renal

Pectus excavatum (PE) is a relatively common congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall associated with reduced exercise capacity. Uncertainty exists over the nature of physiologic impairment in PE. Evidence suggests that myocardial compression exerted by the displaced sternum on the right

A case study of sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy is reported. A Japanese male developed lymphadenopathy in the nasal cavity 10 years ago. Biopsy specimens demonstrated massive histiocytosis with phagocytosis of lymphocytes, plasmacytes, and erythrocytes. During the course of his

Thymic cysts (TCs) represent 1-2% of all mediastinal masses. To the best of our knowledge transudative effusion due to rupture of a TC into the pleural cavity, as it happened with our patient, has never been described before. The patient was admitted in 5th Department of Respiratory Medicine of

The right gastro-epiploic artery is frequently used as a conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting. A rare complication after this procedure is herniation of omentum or other gastrointestinal contents into the pericardial cavity. Clinical symptoms of this complications are acute abdominal pain,

The authors describe a case of lymphoblastic lymphoma of the renal lodge complicated by hemorrhagic pericarditis, cardiac tamponade and quickly evolved in an unfavourable way. Lymphoblastic lymphoma is classified into lymphocytic lymphomas (or non-Hodgkin) with a higher grade of malignancy. These