we are presenting a case illustrating atrial fibrillation (af) following the use of methylprednisolone in a patient with pelvic and femur fracture. a 48- year- old man with no significant past medical history, was admitted to the emergency department after injury in a car accident. he suffered a multiple bone fracture with chief complaints of pain and shortness of breath. he was transferred to ...

The risk of embolic stroke during sick sinus syndrome before cardiac pacemaker insertion is substantial, but stroke after pacemaker insertion has not been well studied. We observed 10 sick sinus syndrome patients who developed an ischemic stroke 4 days to 112 months after pacemaker insertion. Nine patients represented 6% of the 156 ischemic stroke patients observed during a 30-month period. Eig...

Follicular occlusion syndrome consists of several conditions that share similar pathophysiology involving infundibular follicular and secondary inflammatory cascade. This includes hidradenitis suppurativa, dissecting cellulitis the scalp, acne conglobata pilonidal sinus. They can develop independently or as a component in different combinations.
 We are first to present clinical case tetra...