Résumé
Hyperhidrosis is a disorder characterized by perspiration in excess of the physiologic amount necessary to maintain thermal homeostasis. It is categorized as either a primary condition or a condition occurring secondary to a number of diseases and the use of prescribed drugs and is further classified according to anatomical distribution as being focal, regional, or generalized. Severe generalized hyperhidrosis is extremely rare but significantly inhibits social activities in those affected. A 48-year-old female with oliguria was admitted to our hospital. Both a physical examination and a starch-iodine test showed generalized hyperhidrosis, suggesting that excessive loss of body fluid via sweating had led to prerenal acute renal failure (ARF). To our knowledge, severe cases of generalized hyperhidrosis causing ARF have not previously been reported. The present case is reported with a review of the literature on the etiology and management of generalized hyperhidrosis.
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Femelle , Humains , Adulte d'âge moyen , Atteinte rénale aigüe , Liquides biologiques , Antagonistes cholinergiques , Homéostasie , Hyperhidrose , Oligurie , Examen physique , Sueur , SudationRésumé
A 37 year old female presented with epigastric pain and weight loss over a period of 3 months. Her abdominal CT finding showed a 4.5 cm size hepatic mass and 4.3 cm size pancreatic head mass with multiple macronodules in the liver. At the same time, her chest CT revealed a 5 cm size necrotic mass in the left lower lobe of the lung with multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules. We diagnosed these lesions as tuberculosis through multiple biopsies. She was treated with anti-tuberculous medication. After taking the medications, her symptoms were improved. Twelve months later, imaging studies indicated an improvement in the patient's health. Here we report a case report of multi-organ macronodular tuberculosis in lung, liver and pancreas.
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Femelle , Humains , Biopsie , Tête , Foie , Poumon , Nodules pulmonaires multiples , Pancréas , Thorax , Tuberculome , Tuberculose , Tuberculose hépatique , Perte de poidsRésumé
Hyperhidrosis is a disorder characterized by perspiration in excess of the physiologic amount necessary to maintain thermal homeostasis. It is categorized as either a primary condition or a condition occurring secondary to a number of diseases and the use of prescribed drugs and is further classified according to anatomical distribution as being focal, regional, or generalized. Severe generalized hyperhidrosis is extremely rare but significantly inhibits social activities in those affected. A 48-year-old female with oliguria was admitted to our hospital. Both a physical examination and a starch-iodine test showed generalized hyperhidrosis, suggesting that excessive loss of body fluid via sweating had led to prerenal acute renal failure (ARF). To our knowledge, severe cases of generalized hyperhidrosis causing ARF have not previously been reported. The present case is reported with a review of the literature on the etiology and management of generalized hyperhidrosis.
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Femelle , Humains , Adulte d'âge moyen , Atteinte rénale aigüe , Liquides biologiques , Antagonistes cholinergiques , Homéostasie , Hyperhidrose , Oligurie , Examen physique , Sueur , SudationRésumé
Haemophilus parainfluenzae, one of the member of the HACEK group of gram-negative oropharyngeal species, is a rare cause of subacute native valve endocarditis. Infective endocarditis caused by H. parainfluenzae appears to carry a high incidence rate of cerebral embolism, often making the timing of surgical intervention difficult. A 52-year-old male was diagnosed with acute endocarditis caused by H. parainfluenzae complicated with acute cerebral infarctions. After institution of antibiotic therapy, this patient was mechanically ventilated because of the sudden onset of dyspnea. Repeated two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated rate-dependent mitral stenosis without interval change of vegetations on the mitral valve. Making a decision regarding the timing of surgical intervention was difficult because of a fear of clinical deterioration after early valve replacement.
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Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Infarctus cérébral , Dyspnée , Échocardiographie , Endocardite , Endocardite bactérienne , Haemophilus , Haemophilus parainfluenzae , Implantation de valve prothétique cardiaque , Incidence , Embolie intracrânienne , Valve atrioventriculaire gauche , Sténose mitrale , Infections à ParamyxoviridaeRésumé
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the relationship of occupational class and educational background with proportional mortality ratios in Korea. METHODS: Mortality was investigated using the entire registered death data from 1993 to 2004, obtained from the Korean National Statistics Office. Proportional mortality ratios (PMRs) for specific diseases were calculated according to the occupational class and educational background of men aged 20-64. RESULTS: Manual workers were found to have higher PMRs for liver disease and traffic accidents, as did the lower educated group. Especially, this study showed trends of an increasing of the wide gap between lower and higher socioeconomic stati for liver disease, traffic accidents, diabetes mellitus and cerebral vascular disease. The mortality for cerebrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, traffic accident and liver disease showed increasing trends according to the calendar year for the lower than the higher social class. CONCLUSIONS: The specific conditions that had higher PMRs in the Korean lower social class were liver disease and traffic accidents. Especially, there was an increasing trend for a widening of the gap between manual and nonmanual groups in relation to mortality from liver disease, diabetes mellitus and traffic accidents.