jaundice/fatigue

Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma-cell disorder that primarily involves the bone marrow, but extramedullary involvement is becoming increasingly common (Bladé et al., 2012) both at initial presentation and follow-up. Most common initial presentations for multiple myeloma include generalized

BACKGROUND Hyperthyroidism is a common disease in the elderly. Antithyroid medications such as methimazole are one of the few treatment options. METHODS A 76-year-old white woman presented to the clinic with a 1-week history of fatigue, sleepiness, 7-pound weight loss, and tachycardia. Her blood

OBJECTIVE To describe the association of the rare and serious complication of jaundice with severe thyrotoxicosis, a potentially lethal endocrine disorder. METHODS We report the clinical, laboratory, and pathologic findings of 2 cases of severe jaundice (total bilirubin levels: 35.2 mg/dL in case 1

We report a rare case of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) arising from the common bile duct (CBD). A 77-year old man presented with general fatigue and obstructive jaundice. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a well-circumscribed enhancing mass in the midportion of the CBD with proximal

Two cases of obstructive jaundice due to advanced gastric cancer were treated with intravenous administration of cisplatinum. The first case was a 46-year-old female who had undergone gastrojejunostomy 5 months earlier because of Borrmann type 3 gastric cancer. The tumor involved the head of the

A 64-year-old male with fatigue and icterus was referred to our hospital. Computed tomography(CT)demonstrated multiple liver metastases and colonoscopic examination revealed advanced rectal cancer, which was diagnosed as moderately- differentiated adenocarcinoma without KRAS mutation. His serum

The prognosis of patients with advanced colorectal cancer with icterus is dismally poor, and adequate chemotherapy for these patients has not been established yet. A 59-year-old male with fatigue, anorexia and icterus with serum total bilirubin 9.7 mg/dL was referred to our institution. He was

To investigate the common causes and differential diagnosis of malignant jaundice, we reviewed 903 cases with obstructive jaundice in PUMC hospital in recent 16 years. 383 of them were malignant jaundice (42.4%). The most common origin of malignant jaundice was carcinoma of the pancreatic head with

OBJECTIVE We reviewed the medical records of patients with obstructive jaundice caused by the local recurrence of gastric cancer to clarify the role of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). METHODS Eleven patients with a mean age of 60.1 years (range: 51-71 years) underwent PTBD because

A 33-year-old woman with a history of intravenous cocaine abuse presented with fatigue, nausea, and jaundice. Serologic testing revealed a positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and HCV RNA. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed a partially

BACKGROUND A 74-year-old Caucasian female presented with jaundice, clay-colored stools, diarrhea, and fatigue of 3 months' duration, accompanied by a weight loss of 6.8 kg. Physical examination demonstrated mild hepatomegaly. Initial blood work revealed abnormal liver biochemistries with a

We describe an unusual presentation of Clonorchis sinensis infection with obstructive jaundice due to duodenal papillitis which was relieved dramatically by endoscopic sphincterotomy. A 26-yr-old male presented with complaints of fatigue, weight loss and painless jaundice. The history was

Intraductal papillary mucinous tumors (IPMT) are known to occur in the pancreas but rarely can occur in the bile ducts. These tumors secrete mucin that may form mucous plugs resulting in biliary stasis, biliary duct obstruction and dilation. We report a case of IPMT of the biliary tract that

BACKGROUND Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has three different presentations: chronic, acute and asymptomatic. OBJECTIVE To evaluate AIH presentation in Italian patients and investigate criteria that differentiate between acute-type AIH and acute viral hepatitis. METHODS Prospective observational