Homeopathic Treatment of a Lower Leg Edema—A Case Report

Homeopathy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Pannek ◽  
Susanne Pannek-Rademacher
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Medical Therapy ◽  
Conventional Medicine ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Lower Leg ◽  
Homeopathic Treatment ◽  
Apis Mellifica ◽  
Conventional Medical Therapy ◽  
Leg Edema

Abstract Background Homeopathy is frequently and successfully used in daily clinical practice, so there is a need for well-documented case reports that illustrate its effectiveness. For this reason, we present a case in which homeopathy was used to treat an ankle and lower leg for spontaneous acute swelling and redness. Case Report A 54-year-old man presented with recurrence of a swollen left ankle and lower leg, which had previously been treated by conventional medicine. After case taking, a homeopathic treatment with Apis mellifica 200c led to a fast improvement. The patient was free of symptoms within 24 hours and has remained so for 3 years. Conclusion Homeopathic treatment with Apis mellifica led to a fast and long-lasting improvement of an acute ankle swelling and reddening that had recurred after conventional medical therapy of similar symptoms.

Orofacial dyskinesia: caused by antidepressants?

1991 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
A.R. Van Gool ◽  
R.C. Van Der Mast ◽  
P. Moleman
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Movement Disorder ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Antidepressant Treatment ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Orofacial Dyskinesia

SummaryA case report is presented of a 72 year old woman, who has been treated for a depression with amitriptyline. During the treatment an orofacial dyskinesia develloped. Data in the literature concerning a possible link between the manifestation of orofacial dyskinesia and treatment with antidepressants were mainly found to be case reports. A closer study of the total in all of 25 case reports reveals that the antidepressant is often at most one of more possible determinants of the movement disorder. Particularly, it was frequently noted that patients were treated with other drugs or that the use of other drugs was not specified. A controverse exists in the literature whether or not a so called spontaneous orofacial dyskinesia is found in high frequency in elderly people. For clinical practice the advice is given that, in case an orofacial dyskinesia arises during antidepressant treatment, attention should be paid to other provoking factors in the first place.

Urethral Obstruction as a Complication of Staged Bilateral Triple Pelvic Osteotomy

2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Dudley ◽  
Brent E. Wilkens
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Medical Therapy ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Pelvic Osteotomy ◽  
Surgical Correction ◽  
Urinary Dysfunction ◽  
Labrador Retriever ◽  
Urethral Obstruction ◽  
Conventional Medical Therapy

A 5-month-old, neutered male Labrador retriever developed urethral obstruction secondary to staged, bilateral, triple pelvic osteotomy procedures. Conventional medical therapy failed to resolve the urinary dysfunction, and eventual surgical correction was required. Prior anecdotal reports exist on this complication, but little to no information is available in the veterinary literature. It was the objective of this case report to document this rare complication and describe its correction.

scholarly journals Contralateral Traumatic Hemopneumothorax

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Quevedo-Florez Leonardo Alexander ◽  
Montenegro-Apraez Alvaro Andrés ◽  
Aguiar-Martinez Leonar Giovanni ◽  
Hernández Juan Carlos ◽  
Cortés-Tascón Juan David
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Judgment ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Daily Clinical Practice ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Imaging Studies ◽  
Traumatic Pneumothorax ◽  
The Right ◽  
Paravertebral Region

Pneumothorax is the entry of air into the virtual space between the visceral and the parietal pleurae, which can occur spontaneously or to a greater extent in a traumatic way. In daily clinical practice it is frequent to find injuries that generate traumatic pneumothorax that is ipsilateral to the lesion. However, there are case reports of contralateral pneumothorax that occurred in procedures such as insertion of pacemakers, or in cases of pneumonectomy. The following is the case report of a 37-year-old man who was admitted with a sharp wound to the right paravertebral region who developed a left haemopneumothorax due to a tangential course of the injuring agent. Adequate clinical judgment was followed, and several imaging studies were carried out, leading to the diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax that was contralateral to the described injury.

scholarly journals An Overview of Reports on Clinical Case Report

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-55
Author(s):  
Md Abdul Wohab Khan ◽  
Abdus Salam Arif
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Scholarly Writing ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Familiar Form

Case reports represent the oldest and most familiar form of medical communication. It is one of the best ways for the beginners to get familiar with scholarly writing. It is the time-honored vehicle for medical teaching. It is also the foundational 'building block' of scientific inquiry. Unfortunately from late 1970s in scientific community there was a tendency to see the case report as least important and a 'second class' publication. The authors tried to find out how this 'fertile seeds' were cultivated and valued by the scientific community. Articles on case reports were collected consecutively by daisy chaining from web and published journals. Many logical arguments are found in favor of encouraging in writing and publishing case reports. There are also issues to be addressed further. Diversified criteria and stylescan be followed. Uniqueness is not the only principle, any information which someone find useful and beneficial in clinical practice can be presented as case report. Facts in a case report can be considered as one of the weakest evidence and should not be considered as anecdotal information. To make others aware of unusual presentationsor complications;case report is the rapid and effective means of communication.Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 7, No. 1: Jan 2016, P 50-55

Improving the quality and transparency of prehospital case reports using CARE

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-60
Author(s):  
James Pearce ◽  
Paul Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Structured Reporting ◽  
Reporting Guideline ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Current State ◽  
Robust Evidence

Clinical case reports play an important role in supporting evidence-based paramedicine. When research on a topic is limited and there is no robust evidence, a case report may be the best available, especially for rare or unusual presentations or in novel clinical practice. Case reports in paramedicine journals are common. However, adherence to the published consensus-based reporting guideline is rare, which may weaken the evidence arising from this body of case report literature. There is a need for greater awareness of the structured reporting guideline for case reports, and for the development of a paramedicine-specific extension. The objectives of this paper are to: describe the current state of case reports in paramedicine; promote the adoption of an internationally accepted, consensus-based reporting guideline; and propose an extension to that guideline, adapted to the unique characteristics of prehospital practice.

scholarly journals Probable Levofloxacin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in a Patient Previously on Ciprofloxacin: A Case Report and Literature Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Justine Landi ◽  
Robert Burkes
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Side Effect ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Common Phenomenon ◽  
Drug Induced ◽  
Algorithmic Approach ◽  
Rare Side Effect

Drug-induced thrombocytopenia is a poorly understood, yet common phenomenon widely encountered in clinical practice. We present a case of suspected levofloxacin-induced thrombocytopenia, a rare side effect of a ubiquitous antibiotic, in a patient without similar effect to ciprofloxacin. This report builds upon other isolated case reports of fluoroquinolone-induced thrombocytopenia and demonstrates our algorithmic approach to the issue as well as a literature review pertaining to fluoroquinolone-induced thrombocytopenia.

Fournier's gangrene as Amyand's hernia complication

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (7) ◽  
pp. 291-296
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Rare Condition ◽  
Sporadic Case ◽  
Fournier’S Gangrene ◽  
Amyand’S Hernia ◽  
Fournier's Gangrene ◽  
Randomized Controlled Studies ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Hernia Complication

Introduction: Fournier’s gangrene is a rare but fast deteriorating and serious condition with high mortality. In most cases, it is characterized as necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and external genitals. Amyand’s hernia is a rare condition where the appendix is contained in the sac of an inguinal hernia. Inflammatory alterations in the appendix account only for 0.1 % of the cases when Amyand’s hernia is verified. Fournier’s gangrene as a complication of a late diagnosis of appendicitis located in the inguinal canal is described in the literature as rare case reports. Case report: The case report of a 70-year-old patient with Fournier’s gangrene resulting from gangrenous appendicitis of Amyand’s hernia. Conclusion: Fournier’s gangrene as a complication of Amyand’s hernia is a rare condition. Only sporadic case reports thereof can be found in the literature. Because of the rarity of this pathology and the lack of randomized controlled studies, it is difficult to determine the optimal treatment according to the principles of evidence-based medicine. An appropriate approach for this condition appears to be the combination of guidelines developed in Amyand’s therapy according to Losanoff and Basson, along with the recommended “gold standard” therapy for Fournier’s gangrene. This means early and highly radical surgical debridement, adequate antibiotic therapy and intensive care.

Hemangiomatosis of the greater omentum – a case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-180
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Histological Examination ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Greater Omentum ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Consumption Coagulopathy ◽  
Cavernous Hemangiomas ◽  
Mesodermal Origin ◽  
Benign Tumours

Cavernous hemangiomas are benign tumours of mesodermal origin. Even though various localizations of hemangioma have been described in the literature, its occurrence in the greater omentum is very rare. Only symptomatic hemangiomas are indicated for surgical treatment. There are case reports presenting resection or surgical removal of the greater omentum with hemangioma because of mechanical syndrome, consumption coagulopathy, bleeding, infection or suspicion of a malignancy. This article presents a case report of a patient operated on for a suspicion of carcinomatosis of the greater omentum. Histological examination found hemangiomatosis in the resected greater omentum.

Acute Shortening and Delayed Lengthening in Management of Lower Leg Amputation: A Case Report

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-68
Author(s):  
Seung Hoon Kang ◽  
Sung Won Jung ◽  
Jin Woo Jin ◽  
Dong Hee Kim ◽  
Sung Jin Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Lower Leg ◽  
Acute Shortening ◽  
Lower Leg Amputation ◽  
Leg Amputation
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