Bartter's syndrome in a geriatric patient

Dextrocardia and Hiatal Hernia in a Patient with Turner Syndrome

Turner syndrome is a sex-chromosome disorder occurring in one out of 2500 female births and characterized by growth retardation, gonadal dysgenesis and cardiovascular anomalies. The 45, XO karyotype is the most frequent type of this disease. Herein, we report on a 6-year-old girl with Turner syndrome and 45, XO karyotype presenting with short stature. She had dextrocardia and hiatal hernia. To ...

Testicular mass in a geriatric patient.

An 80-year old man was admitted suffering from a painful, enlarged right testicle for approximately one month. His medical history revealed a transurethral resection of the prostate for benign hyperplasia seven years before. The resection, performed in another hospital, was complicated by recurrent strictures of the urethra and several episodes of lower urinary tract infection. Internal urethro...

Kaposi's sarcoma in a geriatric patient.

Presacral myelolipoma in a geriatric patient

Background Presacral tumors are most frequently benign, occasionally malignant with a slow growth. Their incidence is 1:40000 and they are asymptomatic in the 26–50% of cases. When visible symptoms occur, these are related to the dimensions of the tumor, to its location and to the presence of infection. We believe all presacral tumors should undergo a surgical resection, even if the patient is ...

Fibromyalgia Syndrome, A Geriatric Challenge.

INTRODUCTION Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a syndrome characterized by waxing and waning widespread musculoskeletal pain, muscle stiffness, fatigue and sleep disturbance, all of which result in functional impairment without an identifiable cause. The US prevalence is 2%, with a female predominance (18). FMS incidence increases with age; it has been found to be as high as 7% between 60–79 years...