splenomegaly/nausea

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare, autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and pigmented mucocutaneous lesions. Intussusceptions and gastrointestinal tract bleeding are frequent complications of PJS caused by larger polyps, but acute

Coxsackie viruses are enteroviruses most common in children. Coxsackie B viral infections often present with biphasic fever, headache, pharyngitis, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea and a maculopapular rash that spares the palms and soles. These clinical features may be present in other viral infections. We

Neuroretinitis is the inflammation of retina and optic nerve. It is associated with optic disc edema accompanied by peripapillary or macular hard exudates. A 17 yr old female presented with headache and nausea of five days duration. She had periorbital edema and mild splenomegaly. Neurological

Pancreatic localization of hydatid cyst is uncommon. We report a case of a 49-year-old woman who presented with abdominal discomfort, nausea and vomiting. The diagnosis of pancreatic cyst with splenomegaly and portal hypertension was supported on ultrasound, CT-scan and endoscopic ultrasound.

Lately, myeloprolipherative disorders are frequently reported as causes of portal vein thrombosis, probably due to the early detection of latent cases of this condition. We report two patients with portal vein thrombosis that presented with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and clinical consequences

Gilbert syndrome is the most common inherited disorder of bilirubin glucuronidation. It is characterized by intermittent episodes of jaundice in the absence of hepatocellular disease or hemolysis. Hereditary spherocytosis is the most common inherited hemolytic anemia and is characterized by

Splenic rupture due to colonoscopy is a rarely reported event in the emergency medicine literature. Patients experiencing such an occurrence are likely to report to the emergency department. This paper documents an 84-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and

A 32-year-old man of non-consanguineous Chinese parentage, with high-grade fever, rash, joint pain, nausea, and vomiting, was diagnosed as adult-onset still's disease at his initial admission. Although prednisone had been taken, the patient presented with recurrent high-grade fever, rash,

We report on a tourist returning from Thailand, who presented with classical dengue fever. While in Thailand a 36-year-old Swiss female laboratory assistant suddenly developed fever, devastating headache, retro-ocular pain, myalgia and arthralgia, photophobia, nausea and diarrhea. In addition she

Sixty cases of P. falciparum and 165 cases of P. vivax were studied clinically along with species identification of parasite after examination of the blood slide by experts at Calcutta. It was observed that malaria had been changing its clinical profile. The classic paroxysm is evident only in 40%

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the therapeutic activity and toxicity of human leucocyte interferon-alpha (lIFN-alpha) in patients with polycythaemia vera (PV) aged less than 60 years. METHODS An open clinical study. METHODS Department of Medical Sciences, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano Laziale, and

Gastrointestinal manifestations in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS), which is an autoimmune exocrinopathy, include dysphagia, nausea, epigastric pain, dyspepsia and nutritional deficiencies. In this report, we are presenting the nature and incidence of esophageal, pancreatic and liver

A comparative study of dengue hemorrhagic fever in infants and children was conducted at the Department of Pediatrics, Phetchabun Hospital between May,1999 and December, 2002. There were 1,924 DHF patients (aged 0-14 years). There were 40 (2.1%) infants (age 0-l years) and 27 (1.4%) young children

Leishmanioses are widespread in 88 countries of the tropical and subtropical zone, including regions of the Mediterranean Sea basin of Southern Europe. Actually, approximately 350 million of people live in Leishmania endemic areas and about 12 million of individuals are infected. Visceral

BACKGROUND In areas of low-to-moderate risk of malaria transmission, the World Health Organization recommends parasitic confirmation before treatment. Such areas have usually low budget for health care and malaria diagnosis is mostly based on clinical assumption. Algorithms have been developed to