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A 50?year?old woman presented with intermittent dull pain in the forehead and mild dizziness occasionally after her forehead was subjected to a mild bump accidentally 20 days prior to the presentation, and was diagnosed with angioneurotic headache in a local hospital. After the treatment with oral sibelium tablets, the condition wasn′t relieved obviously. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed multiple localized bone destruction and low?density area in the frontal and bilateral parietal bones with adjacent soft tissue swelling. Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)revealed equal T1 signals and slightly long T2 signals for multiple nodules in the frontal and bilateral parietal bones, high signals on diffusion?weighted imaging (DWI), obvious enhancement on contrast?enhanced MRI, and linear enhancement in adjacent meninges. Whole?body bone scintigraphy showed multiple increased radionuclide uptake in the skull. Laboratory examination demonstrated that specific antibodies to Treponema pallidum (Tp) were positive, and the serum rapid plasma reagin(RPR)titer was 1∶128. Cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)examination showed normal CSF pressure, nucleated cell counts(8 × 106/L)and glucose level(4.0 mmol/L), slightly high chloride flux(129.1 mmol/L), high protein level(0.9 g/L), high CSF?RPR titer of 1∶16 and presence of specific antibodies to Tp. Histopathological examination revealed hyperemia of adjacent tissues in the cranial osteolytic area, hyperplasia of interstitial fibrous tissue, endothelial cell swelling, and infiltration of inflammatory cells mainly containing plasma cells. The treatment regimen for neurosyphilis was given, and headache was relieved after 1 week of treatment, basically disappeared after 2 weeks, and completely disappeared after 4 weeks, and no similar headache occurred thereafter. Finally, the patient was diagnosed with acquired syphilitic skull osteomyelitis complicated by syphilitic meningitis.
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Objective To prepare vardenafil hydrochloride orally disintegrating tablets and evaluate their quality. Methods The tablets were prepared by direct power compression method, using crosslinking povidone ( PVPP ) as disintegrants. The preparation method was optimized by response surface test using amount of PVPP, menthol and taste-masking agents as factors with disintegrating time and distance of bitterness as index. The results of taste of orally disintegrating tablets were determined by electronic tongue, comparing to the results of taste tests. At the same time, the properties of the tablets were evaluated using appearance, content uniformity, disintegrating time, et al. as index. Results The optimal formula was as follows:PVPP 13. 26%, menthol 0. 43%, taste-masking agent SGxj 1. 26%. The results on evaluation of electronic tongue were consistent with the results of taste tests. The quality of the prepared tablets was in line with standard. The disintegrating time was (22. 34 ± 0. 34 ) s. Conclusion The preparation technology of orally disintegrating tablets is simple, and controllable in quality.