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Two inmates of our county jail suffered painful, life-threatening illness, and our taxpayers had considerable financial loss, as the result of self-inflicted rhabdomyolysis. We found reports of three similar cases from other states. Since prisoners are treated in a variety of medical facilities, this illness may be more common than reports indicate. It can be prevented by education and supervision of prisoners.
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Injúria Renal Aguda/etiologia , Exercício Físico , Rabdomiólise/etiologia , Injúria Renal Aguda/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Humanos , Masculino , Prisioneiros , Rabdomiólise/complicações , Rabdomiólise/fisiopatologia , TennesseeRESUMO
Blastomycosis is an endemic systemic fungal infection that usually involves the lungs and superficial skin. Although head and neck involvement has been reported in the literature, no previous cases of neck mass resulting from direct extension of a pulmonary lesion have been published. We encountered an immunocompetent 31-year-old woman with a rapidly enlarging subcutaneous neck mass and a chronic upper lung infiltrate. Imaging studies showed contiguity between both lesions. Blastomyces dermatitidis was recovered from the sputum, and typical yeast was observed in fungal stains of needle aspirate from the neck mass. The patient responded favorably to a 6-month course of itraconazole. Blastomycosis should be considered in patients with subcutaneous neck masses in areas where this disease is endemic.
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Blastomicose , Pescoço , Infecções dos Tecidos Moles/microbiologia , Adulto , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Blastomicose/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Humanos , Itraconazol/uso terapêutico , Infecções dos Tecidos Moles/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
We describe a patient who had severe neurologic symptoms, psychiatric abnormalities, and secondary amenorrhea superimposed on a history of hemolytic anemia and micronodular cirrhosis attributed to hemochromatosis. The correct diagnosis of Wilson's disease was delayed until the appearance of Kayser-Fleischer rings and a low serum ceruloplasmin level. Appropriate treatment ameliorated symptoms, and maintenance therapy has been effective in retarding progression. It is essential to consider Wilson's disease in patients with unexplained hepatic, neurologic, and psychiatric dysfunction, because appropriate early medical treatment can prevent further organ damage and reduce the risk of permanent damage to the liver and brain.
