1.
Ann Rheum Dis
; 68(9): 1506-8, 2009 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19674986
Subject(s)
Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use , Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use , Diseases in Twins/drug therapy , Stiff-Person Syndrome/drug therapy , Thyroiditis, Autoimmune/complications , Adult , Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived , Cross-Over Studies , Double-Blind Method , Humans , Male , Rituximab , Treatment Failure , Twins, Monozygotic
2.
Vasa
; 37(4): 374-8, 2008 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19003750
ABSTRACT
Accidental intra-arterial injection of drugs is a sporadic complication in i.v. drug addicts. A 22-year-old drug-abuser injected flunitrazepam tablets dissolved in tap water into her left femoral artery and presented with clinical signs of acute ischaemia of the left leg. Severe rhabdomyolysis developed within 5 hours after the injection. Selective arterial catheter angiography showed an acute occlusion of the posterior tibial artery. Combination therapy with i.a. urokinase, i.a. prostaglandines and i.v. anticoagulation resulted in re-opening of the obstructed distal artery and complete cessation of symptoms.
