On andalusite from Gorham, Maine

Sirolimus on Gorham-Stout disease. Case report.

BACKGROUND Gorham-Stout disease (GSD) is a rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by vascular proliferation that produces destruction of bone matrix. CASE DESCRIPTION This case is about 43 year old woman who begins with pain in sternum, dyspnea, abdominal mass and, serous-hematic pleural effusion. Imaging tests were performed showing lesions on 6th and 10th left ribs archs. Later, a t...

A. P. Gorham

Dr. A. P. Gorham, formerly consultant anaesthetist to the United Hospitals, Bristol, died on 6 April, 1970, at the age of 66. Arthur Percy Gorham was born in Bristol on 10 May, 1903, and was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Bristol University, graduating M.B., Ch.B. in 1926 and taking the Conjoint diploma in the same year. After house appointments, he went into general practice and simult...

Mandibular Gorham–Stout disease

RATIONALE Gorham-Stout disease (GSD) is characterized by aggressive bone resorption, proliferation of vascular or lymphatic vessels, and soft-tissue swelling. Bones that initially appear normal start to resorb, partially or completely. However, the etiology of GSD is unknown. PATIENT CONCERNS A 29-year-old man with a chief complaint of toothache and mobility in the lower right mandible for th...

From tooth extraction to Gorham-Stout disease: A case report

INTRODUCTION Gorham-Stout disease (GSD), or vanishing bone disease, is a very rare condition of unknown aetiology. It is characterised by progressive osteolysis and angiomatosis. CASE PRESENTATION We report the discovery of this very rare disease following a trivial deciduous tooth extraction in a 14-year-old female. We focus initially on the difference between the preoperative orthopantomogr...

Maine Barriers to Integration Study: The View from Maine on the Barriers to Integrated Care and Recommendations for Moving Forward