Prolonged refractory dysphagia in polymyositis

Dysphagia lusoria - a rare cause of prolonged Dysphagia.

A 64-year-old man presented with prolonged history of intermittent dysphagia with sensation of food sticking at his upper chest. Physical examination was unremarkable, and an upper endoscopy did not reveal the underlying cause. On computed tomography scan of thorax, an aberrant right subclavian artery was seen coursing posterior to the esophagus resulting in external compression, which is a typ...

Fatal Mycobacterium peregrinum pneumonia in refractory polymyositis treated with infliximab.

this was a coincidental occurrence or whether the etanercept caused exacerbation of an active subclinical infection. The chronic steroid therapy with 25mg of prednisone daily should also be considered as an additional contributing factor in masking the infection. In our review of the literature only two cases of fatal sepsis associated with tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF) blockers were repor...

Tacrolimus in refractory polymyositis with interstitial lung disease.

Prolonged therapeutic starvation in gross refractory obesity.

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Functional outcome of prolonged refractory status epilepticus

INTRODUCTION To characterize etiology, clinical course and outcomes of patients in prolonged refractory status epilepticus (PRSE) and looking for prognostic factors. METHODS Retrospective study conducted in patients hospitalized from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2011 in 19 polyvalent intensive care units in French university and general hospitals. Patients were adults with a generalized co...