A rare clinical presentation of acute gouty arthritis

Neurofibroma: Report of a rare clinical presentation

Neurofibroma is a tumor composed of a complex proliferation of neuromesenchymal tissue (Schwann cells, perineural cells, fibroblast, and mast cells). We report a 45-year-old female who had a slow growing, large, soft, pedunculated mass on her left lateral neck. A skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of neurofibroma.

Osteoblastoma of Mandible:A Rare Clinical Presentation

Pathogenesis and Clinical Management of Gouty Arthritis.

Gout, the most common of the crystal arthritides is a result of disturbed uric acid metabolism and precipitation of urate crystals in extra cellular space of joints, periarticular tissue, bones and other organs. In the West, gout affects around 1% of adult men over 45 years of age. The estimated incidence being 0.6 to 2.1 per 1000 per year, with a prevalence of 9.5 to 13.5 per 1000 persons of a...

acute abdomen : a rare presentation of chickenpox

conclusions atypical chickenpox infections should be suspected in any patient who presents unexplained abdominal pain, fever, and dyspnea, even if cutaneous lesions are minimal. an early diagnosis can prevent a fatal outcome. introduction infection with varicella-zoster virus (vzv) in healthy adults tends to be more severe. antiviral medication (often prescribed for adults), is effective in red...

Therapeutic trials in acute gouty arthritis.

Colchicine remains the agent of choice in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. In recent years valuable additions to the therapeutic armamentarium in this disease include ACTH, cortisone, hydrocortisone acetate, prednisone, and Butazolidin (Wolfson, Hunt, Cohn, Robinson, and Duff, 1950; Gutman and Yu, 1950, 1952; Freyberg, 1955; Hartung, 1955; Steinbrocker, Neustadt, and Ehrlich, 1954). All ...