Case Reports
Clinical Review
Peripheral Neuropathy in a Patient Taking Ciprofloxacin
This case, strengthened by an unintentional rechallenge, adds to a growing body of anecdotal evidence that the often prescribed ciprofloxacin may...
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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Following Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Procedure
While gastric banding typically is associated with more gradual weight loss and fewer complications than other types of bariatric surgery, this...
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Leptospirosis in a Patient with Schizophrenia
This patient exhibited acute manifestations of leptospirosis—but, initially, negative serology. These authors explain how they handled this case,...
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Chronic Invasive Sinus Aspergillosis in an Immunocompetent Patient
When this fungal infection, which most frequently strikes patients with compromised immune systems, eludes diagnosis and prompt intervention, it...
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Gastric Bypass in an Obese Patient with Paranoid Schizophrenia
As this case shows, the presence of a psychiatric disorder doesn't always prevent a patient from making an informed decision about bariatric...
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Gastric Fundic Polyps or Cysts?
As this case illustrates, microscopic examination of gastric fundic "polyps" often reveals cystic dilation.
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Craniocervical Neurenteric Cyst
This patient's lesion was unusual in that it was both intraspinal and intracranial—and it was not associated with other spinal abnormalities.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen for a U.S. Soldier with Oral Trauma
For certain ischemic injuries, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may speed healing and reduce failure rates.
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Milk-Alkali Syndrome [published correction appears in: Fed Pract. 2005;22(3):66.]
As an etiology of hypercalcemia, this syndrome had all but disappeared. Now it's resurfaced. This case illustrates why.
Clinical Review
Over 100 Unnecessary Psychiatric Admissions
Besides driving up health care costs, patterns of unnecessary hospitalization hurt patients by delaying appropriate intervention. This case...