pericardial effusion/diarrhea

A 56-year-old man was admitted due to chronic diarrhea with progressive weight loss (30 kg within 1 year). All results of medical investigations were normal. The suspected diagnosis of a neuroendocrinological neoplasm could not be established; there was also no evidence for a lymphoma or

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affected 1% of all population in United State. Classic manifestations of disease consist of early childhood diarrhea, malabsorption, steatorrhea and growth retardation but disease can affects adult at any age. In adult anemia is a more frequent finding.

BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory illness. However, with rising numbers of cases, multiple reports of cardiovascular manifestations have emerged. We present a case of COVID-19 infection complicated by myopericarditis and tamponade requiring drainage. CASE

BACKGROUND Antiepileptic drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome is a rare side effect of some of the first line anticonvulsive drugs such as carbamazepine and other aromatic agents. We are the first to mention a rare case of gastrointestinal, skin and cardiac findings related to carbamazepine

A 60-year-old woman presented with acute-onset, progressively worsening shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain for 3 days. She also complained of a dry cough, but no fever or chills. There was no history of swelling of the feet; nor was there a history of nausea or diarrhea. She was a lifelong

OBJECTIVE Vascular anomalies, including hemangiomas and vascular malformations afford complex diagnostic and therapeutic challenges when gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations are present. METHODS Twenty-one patients evaluated or treated in our Vascular Anomalies Program from 1993 through 1997 were

A multicenter, open-label study was performed to investigate the safety and tolerability of bosentan in Japanese patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and secondary digital ulcers. Twenty-eight patients were enrolled. The safety and tolerability of bosentan was monitored over 52 weeks of study

OBJECTIVE Detect of cardiac alterations in children with AIDS and compare their evolution with the administration of only one anti-retroviral and the recent cases who received drugs in combination. METHODS We prospectively studied 47 children in 3 groups: group 1, 20 cases treated only with

Patient, with massive heart attack of the hart's lower wall which happened six months ago, and consequent rupture of the ventricular septum, 1.2 cm of size, next to the left to right shunt, and development of aneurisms at the place of heart attack (4.2 cm x 2.9 cm), is admitted in our Clinic.

Twenty-two cases of rickettsiosis imported to Germany (13 men, nine women, average age 42 years) in a 5-year period were analyzed retrospectively regarding the travel histories, symptoms and clinical findings, laboratory features and course of the disease. The two primary rickettsial diseases were

We experienced a SLE patient with TSS after delivery. A 32-year-old SLE patient was transferred to our division due to fever, diarrhea, erosive rash, pericardial effusion, myalgia, low blood pressure, thrombocytopenia and hypoproteinemia which appeared two days after transvaginal delivery. At the

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is frequently associated with ascites, but rarely without proteinuria. We report a 10-year-old girl with distended, non-tender abdomen with shifting dullness and no pitting edema in the lower legs before admission. Facial rash had appeared 1-2 weeks before

OBJECTIVE Carcinoid syndrome originates from carcinoid tumors localized in the gastrointestinal system, pancreas, biliary vessels, bronchi, ovaries and testes. The condition is characterized by flushing, telangiectasias, diarrhea, bronchoconstriction and cardiac involvement, while cardiac lesions

Hepatitis A is a common viral infection with a benign course but in rare cases can progress to acute liver failure. It usually presents with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, anorexia, or asymptomatically, but it can also present atypically with relapsing hepatitis and prolonged

We present a prospective study of 68 patients with the acute phase of human bartonellosis, admitted to Cayetano Heredia National Hospital.Gastrointestinal symptoms were reported as follows: abdominal pain 46,3%, coluria 44,4%, vomiting 40,3%, jaundice 38,5%, diarrhea 29,9%, constipation 8,9%. The