Major Progress in the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) has occurred during the past decade. Advances in chemotherapy and supportive care have been associated with an increase in the complete remission rate of patients under the age of 60 with AML from 35%-55% [5, 71 to approximately 75% 12, 9, 161. More importantly, the median duration of complete remission and the percentage of pa...

There is no consensus on the remission criteria for Cushing's disease or on the definition of disease recurrence after transsphenoidal surgery, and comparison of the different published series is therefore difficult. A long-term recurrence rate of Cushing's disease ranging from 2%-25% has been reported. Predictors of long-term remission reported include: 1) adenoma-related factors (aggressivene...

purpose: to present a case of spontaneous resolution of essential esotropia case report: a 22-month-old girl presented with eye deviation since the age of 4 month. in the first examination, visual acuity of both eyes was c+s+m+. the patient had 35 prism diopters of alternative esotropia in primary position and also bilateral inferior oblique overaction (iooa). there was no significant refractiv...

OBJECTIVE To assess the remission rate and outcome of pregnancy of patients who had moderate and severe ovarian endometriosis after conservative surgery. We also wished to analyze the associated factors of recurrence. METHODS Weconducted retrospective analyses of 199 cases with stage II-IV ovarian endometriosis who had preserved fertility under laparoscopic surgical treatment. Postoperatively...

Certain patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM), often shortly after initiating the treatment, may require smaller doses of insulin. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as the remission or honeymoon phase. In majority the remission is partial, but in very rare cases complete remission might occur. Recent studies have enlightened that an appropriate treatment and follow-up during the honeymoon ...

Postpartum psychosis is a severe disorder that warrants acute clinical intervention. Little is known, however, about what interventions are most effective. The authors present treatment response and remission outcomes at 9 months postpartum using a four-step algorithm in patients with first-onset psychosis or mania in the postpartum period. Treatment involved the structured sequential administr...