Rozpoznanie i leczenie limfangioleiomiomatozy (LAM) z grupy PEComa

Stylalgia: Błędne rozpoznanie

Aims and objective: To study the occurrence of stylalgia in patients presenting with pain in the head and neck region and appropriate management options. Materials and methods: This was a hospital-based study. This study analyzed prospectively patients who presented to the otolaryngology outpatient department with complaints of throat pain, globus, neck pain, facial pain, odynophagia, throat pa...

PEComa of the lung.

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa), also called clear cell ''sugar'' tumor of the lung, is a rare benign tumor arising from perivascular epithelioid cells (PECs). We report a case of a 15-year-old boy who presented with right lower lobe lesion which turned out to be a clear cell tumor of the lung. An [18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) - positron emission tomography (PET) scan reveal...

Penicillium Marneffei - Aids Defining Illness Penicillium Marneffei – Aids, Definicja Choroby

Background: Penicillium marneffei infection is the emerging fungal infection in the present day global scenario of HIV pandemic. P. marneffei is a dimorphic fungi with mycelial growth at 37C. Suspicion of P.marneffei infection arises when a immunocompromised individuals especially HIV positive persons present with Molluscum contagiosum like skin lesions. But pulmonary manifestations are not cha...

Felix Lam

Effect of whole body cryotherapy on uric acid concentration in plasma of multiple sclerosis patients

Wiele badań klinicznych wskazuje na obniżone stężenie kwasu moczowego w osoczu chorych na stwardnienie rozsiane (SR) w stosunku do grupy osób zdrowych. Podwyższenie stężenia kwasu moczowego zostało zaproponowane jako terapia leczenia chorób neurodegeneracyjnych w tym stwardnienia rozsianego ze względu na jego właściwości neuroprotekcyjne i antyoksydacyjne. Kwas moczowy jest rozpatrywany jako ma...