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- Fixed drug eruption from pamabrom
Oral rechallenge was used to diagnose a reaction to an ingredient in a menstrual symptom reliever.
- Parenteral nitrogen mustard for inflammatory arthritis
Intravenous nitrogen mustard may be an alternative therapy for progressive psoriatic arthritis that is refractory to methotrexate.
- Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate with hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia in a patient with advanced prostatic cancer was probably a metabolic complication.
- The effects of steroid therapy on pulmonary hypertension secondary to fibrosing mediastinitis
Steroid therapy can be used most effectively if hemodynamic and scintigraphic studies are performed before and after a therapeutic trial.
- Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema during laparoscopy
Pneumomediastinum and massive subcutaneous emphysema developed during a diagnostic and operative laparoscopy with laser fulguration of endometriosis.
- Myelodysplastic syndrome and transient acantholytic dermatosis
Darier’s type of transient acantholytic dermatosis developed in a patient with myelodysplasia and was treated with steroids and antihistamines.
- Monocytic leukemoid reaction, glucocorticoid therapy, and myelodysplastic syndrome
A monocytic leukemoid reaction in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome was related to the effect of corticosteroids on the underlying marrow disorder.
- Clinical features of the yellow nail syndrome
A patient displayed the classic symptoms that are diagnostic of this rare cause of exudative pleural effusions.