Final Diagnosis

Darwin's illness: a final diagnosis.

We have re-examined many of the abundant publications on the illness that afflicted Charles Darwin during most of his life, including some of the 416 health-related letters in his correspondence, as well as his autobiographical writings. We have concluded that he suffered from Crohn's disease, located mainly in his upper small intestine. This explains his upper abdominal pain, his flatulence an...

Fever of Unknown Origin with Final Diagnosis of Imported Malaria: A Case Study

One of the most important infectious diseases in the world is Malaria. About half of the world populations are exposed to the risk of the disease. The program for controlling and eradication of Malaria has been being conducted in our country since many years ago. One of the public health problems in the endemic and non-endemic countries is Imported Malaria which can ...

Final booklet

PReS-FINAL-2323: Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis preceding diagnosis of Carney complex

Introduction Carney complex (CNC) is a disorder characterized by skin pigmentary abnormalities and benign cardiac,endocrine, skin and neuronal tumors. Areas of unusual lentigines are the most common presenting feature of CNC usually around the lips, eyes or genitalia increase in number at puberty. Cardiac myxomas may occur in any or all cardiac chambers, and leading to intracardiac obstruction ...

PReS-FINAL-2221: An earliest diagnosis of FMF

Introduction Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease, mainly affecting Jews, Armenians, Turks, Arabs and other groups living around Mediterranean basin. Major symptoms of disease are recurrent periodic fever accompained by serositis. The disease is usually diagnosed at ages less than 20 years. Onset of the disease atolder age can rarely occur. Symptoms related to FM...