CHARGE syndrome is a specific collection of non-randomly occurring congenital anomalies. The patient of CHARGE syndrome may be presented to ophthalmologists due to ocular coloboma. The acronym CHARGE stands for the major features of this syndrome: Coloboma of the eye, Heart defects, Atresia of the choanae, Retarded growth and development, Genital hypoplasia, and Ear anomalies and/or deafness. T...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to characterize the clinical profiles of pediatric patients with acute myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) before diagnosis. METHODS A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to identify patients with myocarditis and DCM who presented over a 10-year span at 2 tertiary care pediatric hospitals. Patients were identified based on the In...

OBJECTIVES Defining what makes an exceptional teacher is challenging. This study's objectives were to identify teaching attributes that residents and faculty value most and to determine whether the opinions of residents and faculty differed. METHODS A list of 15 teaching attributes was distributed to residents and faculty at eight family medicine residency programs. Respondents were asked to ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Inner ear symptoms like hearing loss, dizziness or tinnitus are often developed after head trauma, even in cases without inner ear destruction. This is also known as labyrinthine concussion. The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical manifestations, characteristics of audiometry and prognostic factors of these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed t...

AIMS To assess the characteristics and outcomes of patients with hydroxychloroquine retinopathy and to review the current screening guidelines. METHODS Retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed as having hydroxychloroquine retinopathy at our institution between 2004 and 2008. RESULTS All seven patients were women. While every patient received 400 mg of hydroxychloroquine per day, eve...

Background—The risk of syncope occurring while driving has obvious implications for personal and public safety. We aimed to define the clinical characteristics, causes, and prognosis of syncope while driving. Methods and Results—In this case-control study of consecutive patients evaluated for syncope from 1996 through 1998 at an academic medical center, we documented causes, clinical characteri...

INTRODUCTION Cellulitis is acute skin infection and/or infection of subcutaneous tissue, mostly caused by Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus. Clinical preview is usually obvious and enough for diagnosis. Tretment is antimicrobial therapy. In recurrent cases a prophylaxis is very often needed. OBJECTIVES Analysis some of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of celluli...

Social profiles and clinical characteristics of patients at the London Homoeopathic Hospital in the period 1889-1923 are described, based on documentary research. The main sources are 300 volumes of manuscript case notes from this period, discovered in the LHH basement in 1992. Annual hospital reports from 1899 and 1919 provide fur ther i l lustrat ive material . Examina t ion of these document...

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare pulmonary fibrosis that is clinically characterized by upperlobe predominant fibrosis. PPFE is a slowly progressive disorder and its first symptom is dyspnea or dry cough. Chest pain because of pneumothorax may be the first symptom in some patients. Patients with PPFE are slender with a flat rib cage or abnormally narrowed anterior-posterior tho...

© Copyright The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology • The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease http://e-aair.org Allergen sensitization and Th2 responses are the major factors predisposing to the development of allergic asthma. This was confirmed by a Korean cohort study that enrolled subjects living in urban (Seoul) or rural areas. The present study...