Multiple Sclerosis: A Clinico-pathological Case Report

A 3-year-old boy was admitted to the hospitalon 18th of May, 1975. In November, 1973, whenhe was 1.5 years of age, decreased visual acuityof both eyes was observed, on ophthalmologicalexamination primary atrophy of bilateral optic     

TCM Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopaphy—A Case Report

Case HistoryPatient Wu,aged 66 years,was admitted to thishospital on February 28,1997 due to paroxysmalchest distress,palpitation and shortness of breath formore than 15 years and exacerbation of these     

Mumps Complicated with Myocarditis and Meningoencephalitis——A Case Report

This paper reported one case of mumps com-plicated with myocarditis and meningoencephalitis.A 10--year-old girl had a fever and bilateral parotidswelling for 8 days, was unable to swallow for 5days,and cyanosis and bradycardia occurred for 1 daybefore she was brought to the hospital from a rural     

Integrative Medicine Treatment for Severe Stroke—A Case Report

正Posterior circulation stroke, especially basilar artery occlusion or the top of basilar syndrome, has a high mortality and morbidity.~((1)) Predictors of poor outcome include impaired consciousness, tetraparesis and abnormal pupils–the presence of which will increase     

TCM Treatment of Renal Amyloidosis—A Report of One Case

Case HistoryMr.Pang,aged 70 years,case number for in-patient:063593.The patient was admitted on June 21,2000for recurrent edema on both lower extremities for 6years with exacerbation of the edema for 1 month.Without any predisposing causes,the patient hadedema on both extremities for 6 years,and wasdiagnosed as having nephrotic syndrome.His edema     

TCM Treatment of Interstitial Pneumonia with Chronic Cough—A Case Report

Ms.Wang,a writer of 60 years old.Because of hardwork and lack of rest,since the Spring Festival 2000,she was gradually caught by cough.At the early stage,it was a kind of dry cough complicated with aversionto cold,tighmess in the throat.Although there wassputum in the throat,it was difficult for her to force itout.The condition could only be relieved when shecoughed for a while and some sputum or thick fluid     

KLEINE – LEVIN SYNDROME (A Case Report)

A 30 year old male soldier suffered from five episodes of hypersomnia. Each episode was associated with megaphagia, mental confusion, irritability, coenesthopathic hallucinations and sexual disinhibition. The average duration of each episode was ten weeks with symptomfree intervals ranging from two weeks to one year. The patient responded well to treatment with carbamazepine and fenfluramine.KEY WORDS: Kleine – Levin syndrome, Periodic hypersomnolence, Disorders of excessive somnolence (DOES)     

Multidisciplinary Treatment for Severe Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon: A Case Report

Raynaud’s phenomenon is a symptom complex manifested as intermittent fingertip ischemia caused by cold or other sympathetic drivers. Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon is often more severe and could even lead to finger ulceration, making it particularly complicated to treat. We describe a case of severe Raynaud’s phenomenon secondary to subclinical hypothyroidism lasting for more than 6 hours in a 65-year-old woman. The patient was also diagnosed with hypothyroidism, epilepsy, and secondary soft tissue infection of the right middle and ring fingers. After careful multidisciplinary consultation and discussion, the patient received vasodilation, anticoagulation, thyroxine supplementation, stellate ganglion block, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and debridement. The patient responded well to the medication, avoiding amputation or obviously dysfunction. Multidisciplinary team gathering the doctors from different departments proposes appropriate strategies for patients with severe Raynaud’s phenomenon and could improve the prognosis and satisfaction of patient effectively.     

Metastatic Carcinomas of Right Atrium and Inferior Vena Cava: A Case Report

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Remission of Acute Myelofibrosis after Vitamin D_3 Treatment: A Case Report

This article is to report the successful treatment of a case ofacute myelofibrosis(AMF) with vitamin D_3. A male, aged 52, was admittedbecaused of severe anemia (hemoglobin 19 g/L) for more than 6 months. Hehad been treated with various antianemic agents and fetal liver infusionelsewhere for more than 20 months without any effects. He had to live onrepeated blood transfusions. After 2-month-treatment with vitamin D_3injections, remarkable remission was obtained and his hemoglobin levelsteadily rose to 93 g/L without any more transfusion. In the15-month-followup, the patient did well. He could take care of his owndaily life and his hemoglobin level continued to rise to 114 g/L. The bonemarrow findings improved correspondingly. No side effect against vitaminD_3 was observed. This is the first AMF case treated successfully withvitamin D_3 reported in our country.     

Images in Clinical Medicine-Huge Nodular Goiter： A Case Report

A 65-year woman was admitted for the neck which had gradually increased for more than 30 years （see Fig.I）. She had a normal phonation, normal serum calcium, normal TSH, and mild high T3 and T4 level preoperatively. She had diagnosed as bilateral nodular goiter preoperatively, and accepted bilateral thyroid leaf subtotal resection.     

Isolated Pancreatic Tuberculosis in Non-immunocompromised Patient Treated by Whipple＇s Procedure： a Case Report

PANCREATIC tuberculosis （TB） is a rare disease and its diagnosis is difficult because of the lack of specific clinical manifestations. Computed tomography （CT） and magnetic resonance imaging （MRI）have some diagnostic values in this disease, but it is easy to misdiagnose pancreatic TB as a pancreatic tumor.1 In this article, we present a case of non-immunocompromised patient developing an isolated pancreatic TB, report the CT and MRI findings, and the surgical procedure for it,     

TCM DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF ANGINA PECTORIS——An Illustrative Case Report

Case History Mr. Liu, aged 67 years, was hospitalizedon May 28, 1996, with the complaint ofparoxysmal chest distress, accompanied byback pain for five months. Case number:56829. Five months before, the patient had asudden attack of chest distress induced by over     

Comprehensive Acupuncture Treatment of Lumbago Due to Hemirachischisis——A Report of 48 Cases

Hemirachischisis is commonly-seen in clinic.Many patients complaining of lumbago are oftenfound to have this disease shown by radiography.Thecommon methods of treatment in Western medicineare surgical operation and administration ofanalgesics.In recent years,the authors have adopted