Hepatic tuberculosis usually accompanies pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Although isolated hepatic tuberculosis is a very rare condition, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a hepatic mass. Here, we report a 42-year-old woman presenting with weight loss, fever, night sweats, and a hepatic mass on the abdominal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)....

pathology of this insidious disease.?About two months ago, the patient, a boy of four years old, stout, healthy, and active, appeared dull and languid, as if fatigued by some unusual exertion ; at intervals, he became lively, and fond of his former amusements. Countenance occasionally pale, and of'a sallow hue; features contracted; eyes lieavy, with a dark line under each eye-lid. Pulse natural...

To cite: Nishiguchi S. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014207312 DESCRIPTION A 76-year-old man, an ex-smoker with hypertension, presented to hospital with a 3-week history of continuous night sweats and low-grade fever. Several days after arrival, he developed upper abdominal pain. Body temperature was 36.9°C, blood pressure was 140/88 mm Hg and h...

objective: the aim of this study was to determine the symptoms associated with menopause among women referred to menopause clinic of tehran women general hospital. materials and methods: in this cross sectional study which has been done between january 2011 and january 2012, in  menopause clinic of tehran women's general hospital 134 women were studied. for each woman a questionnaire was comple...

The peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL, NOS) belongs to a heterogeneous class of aggressive neoplasms. Although several morphologic subtypes of this tumor have been described, no particular genetic, immunological, or distinct clinical features define this disease. Patients can experience night sweats, fever, lymphadenopathy, weight loss, splenomegaly, and/or skin changes....

We describe the case of a 55-year-old man with a biological prosthetic aortic valve who suffered from epigastrium and right hypochondrium pain associated with intermittent night sweats. Liver biopsy showed infectious hepatitis pattern without pathognomonic features. Coxiella burnetii serology was suggestive of chronic Q fever, and modified Duke's criteria for endocarditis were also fulfilled. T...

A 46-year-old man with a 15 pack-year smoking history was referred to the pulmonary clinic with an incidental finding of a left pleural-based lung mass on chest X-ray (figure 1). The patient denied any respiratory symptoms, loss of weight or night sweats. He reported to have worked in a shipyard with a history of prolonged exposure to asbestos. Physical examination revealed no evidence of respi...

We present the case of a patient with pulmonary cavitation of extremely unusual aetiology, which presented a significant diagnostic challenge despite multidisciplinary involvement. A 54-year-old male presented with a 6-week history of haemoptysis associated with fatigue, night sweats and dyspnoea. His past medical history was significant for coronary artery stenting (treated with aspirin). Ther...

Lymphoma is the third common malignancy of childhood, presenting with rapidly or slowly growing mass, systemic B symptoms (fever, night sweats and weight loss), hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. Here, we report an eight year old male child who presented with fever, dyspnoea and weight loss of three kilograms over the last month; had right pleural effusion and was investigated for both infectious a...

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that develops from the B cells of the lymphatic system. The first symptom of DLBCL is usually painless swelling of lymph nodes in the neck, armpit, groin or abdomen. Patients may also experience fevers, night sweats and unexplained weight loss. Here, we reported a 73-year-old man with DLBCL. Specifically, init...