Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA *Author for correspondence: [email protected] “Due to very high efficacy rates and fewer side effects than systemic corticosteroid therapy, β-blockers have become accepted as the first line in treatment of infant...

Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) is a syndrome that may be associated with many conditions, including malignancy. Three further cases of paraneoplastic RS3PE are described and the literature is reviewed. Paraneoplastic RS3PE is more frequently associated with solid tumors, in particular adenocarcinoma. The two clinical characteristics suggestive of paraneo...

Two patients are described who complained of dyspnoea and systemic symptoms. They were found to have angio-immunoblastic lymphadenopathy with extensive pulmonary involvement. In both cases, high dose corticosteroid therapy led to relief of symptoms and clearing of the diffuse radiographic shadowing seen in both lung fields.

A case is reported of 38-year-old woman with chest pain attributed to a left lung sarcoidosis mass. The mass failed to diminish and symptoms failed to resolve with systemic corticosteroid therapy. CT-guided direct intralesional transthoracic injection of dexamethasone resulted in resolution of the patient's symptoms and a dramatic reduction in the size of the mass within 2 months.

Infectious Common HIV/AIDS Typhoid fever Babesiosis Malaria Uncommon Viral hepatitis Tuberculosis Histoplasmosis Brucellosis Noninfectious Common Sarcoidosis Chronic corticosteroid use Antilymphocyte globulin Cancer chemotherapy Radiation therapy Rheumatoid arthritis Systemic lupus erythematosus Hodgkin’s disease Chronic alcohol abuse Uncommon CD4 lymphocytopenia Severe combined immunodeficienc...

The typical radiographical findings of cytomegalovirus pneumonitis are bilateral interstitial infiltrates. In this study, the current authors describe two patients on corticosteroid treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus, complicated by histologically confirmed cytomegalovirus pneumonitis, presenting as cavitary masses. This rare presentation of cytomegalovirus pneumonitis broadens the diff...

A case of massive Ancylostoma sp. larval infestation is presented in a patient who had received systemic corticosteroid therapy. What attracts attention in this case is the exuberance and rarity of clinical manifestation. Based on the pertinent literature, we discuss the mechanisms of parasital infection, the natural history of the disease and its treatment.

Twenty-five patients with 29 episodes of active systemic lupus erythematosus with central nervous system involvement were studied according to a uniform protocol. Brain scans were found to be abnormal in all patients studied, and electroencephalograms were abnormal in 20/25 patients. Serial brain scanning was found to be useful in the diagnosis of exacerbations and the monitoring of corticoster...