Reliability of solar keratosis clinical diagnosis: A prospective study

AbstractOtomycosis (fungal infection of the ear) is a not uncommon clinical problem encountered in our ENT practice. It makes up to 6 per cent of all patients with symptoms of ear disease seen in the Outpatient Clinic. Of the 193 patients with a clinical diagnosis of otomycosis, 171 cases produced positive fungal isolates. In this study Aspergillus species (niger and fumigatus) have been the most common fungal pathogens. Various aetiopathological factors have been examined in detail, and the available literature reviewed. The results of the treatment by nine antifungal agents currently available in Bahrain have been analysed.

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Hemorrhagic, Hemostatic, and Thromboelastometric Disorders in 35 Dogs with a Clinical Diagnosis of Leptospirosis: A Prospective Study

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine ◽

10.1111/jvim.14626 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 69-80 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

A. Barthélemy ◽

M. Magnin ◽

C. Pouzot-Nevoret ◽

J.-M. Bonnet-Garin ◽

M. Hugonnard ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prospective Study ◽

Clinical Diagnosis ◽

A Prospective Study

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Clinical Diagnosis of Medial Plica Syndrome of the Knee –A Prospective Study

The Journal of Knee Surgery ◽

10.1055/s-0030-1248057 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 20 (04) ◽

pp. 277-280 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Vijay Shetty ◽

Sarah Vowler ◽

Suresh Krishnamurthy ◽

Andrew Halliday

Keyword(s):

Prospective Study ◽

Clinical Diagnosis ◽

Medial Plica ◽

Medial Plica Syndrome ◽

Plica Syndrome ◽

A Prospective Study

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Clinical Fracture of the Carpal Scaphoid—Supportive Bandage or Plaster Cast Immobilization?

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) ◽

10.1016/0266-7681_88_90057-5 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 75-76

Author(s):

S. U. SJØLIN ◽

J. C. ANDERSEN

Keyword(s):

Soft Tissue ◽

Sick Leave ◽

Prospective Study ◽

Clinical Diagnosis ◽

Tissue Injury ◽

Soft Tissue Injury ◽

Plaster Cast ◽

Significant Loss ◽

Cast Immobilization ◽

A Prospective Study

In a prospective study of 108 patients with a clinical diagnosis of fracture of the carpal scaphoid, but without radiological evidence of fracture, the patients were randomised to treatment with either a supportive bandage or a dorsal plaster cast. Four patients proved to have incomplete fractures and three to have avulsions from the scaphoid tuberosity. Two of the fractures had been suspected radiologically at the primary investigation. No complete fractures of the scaphoid were seen. The average time in plaster was 15 days and in a bandage 12.2 days. The average sick leave for manual workers was 14 days in plaster and 4 days in a bandage, a difference that represents a significant loss of productivity. Since these fractures almost always heal irrespective of treatment, they may as well be treated as a soft tissue injury with a supportive bandage.

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A prospective study comparing the accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of meniscus tear with magnetic resonance imaging and its effect on clinical outcome

Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery ◽

10.1016/s0749-8063(96)90033-x ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 406-413 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

G.Klaud Miller

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Magnetic Resonance ◽

Clinical Outcome ◽

Prospective Study ◽

Clinical Diagnosis ◽

Meniscus Tear ◽

Resonance Imaging ◽

A Prospective Study

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Diagnosis of peritonsillar infections: a prospective study of ultrasound, computerized tomography and clinical diagnosis

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215100143634 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 113 (3) ◽

pp. 229-232 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Author(s):

P. M. J. Scott ◽

W. K. Loftus ◽

J. Kew ◽

A. Ahuja ◽

V. Yue ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prospective Study ◽

Computerized Tomography ◽

Clinical Diagnosis ◽

Clinical Assessment ◽

Clinical Impression ◽

Improve Accuracy ◽

A Prospective Study

AbstractPeritonsillar infections include cellulitis and abscess (quinsy). Clinical diagnosis is often supplemented by diagnostic drainage (aspiration or incision) in an effort to distinguish abscess from cellulitis. In a prospective study of 14 patients we have shown that clinical impression alone is unreliable (sensitivity 78 per cent, specificity 50 per cent). Computerized tomography (CT) (sensitivity 100 per cent, specificity 75 per cent) and intraoral ultrasound (sensitivity 89 per cent, specificity 100 per cent) are much more reliable. We propose that intraoral ultrasound could play a useful role in the clinical assessment of peritonsillar infections helping to improve accuracy in distinguishing abscesses from cellulitis.

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