scholarly journals Fever, Weight Loss, Cough, and Chest Pain in a HIV-Positive Man

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 696-699
Author(s):  
Asim Diab ◽  
Rita Gander ◽  
Debra Grant ◽  
Dominick Cavuoti ◽  
Paul Southern
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Hiv Positive

scholarly journals A CLINICAL STUDY OF MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankit Agarwal ◽  
Abhishek Padhiar ◽  
Arun Pandey ◽  
Giriraj Prajapati
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Malignant Mesothelioma ◽  
Asbestos Exposure ◽  
Symptom Duration ◽  
Karnofsky Performance Score ◽  
Survival Times ◽  
Aggressive Tumor ◽  
Histopathological Type ◽  
Diagnosis Date

Background: Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) is a rare but rapidly fatal and aggressive tumor of the pleura and peritoneum with limited knowledge of its natural history. Methods: 100 patients with histopathological MM diagnosis were included. The data obtained from patient files were recorded on standard forms, prepared in advance. Age, gender, hometown, residence, asbestos usage history, latent period between asbestos exposure and diagnosis, symptoms, symptom duration, diagnosis date, diagnostic method, localization, histopathological type, routine laboratory results, stage, karnofsky performance score (KPS), treatment regimen, pleurodesis, treatment response, date of death and survival times of patients were all recorded on the forms. Results: The mean age of patients 52.31±12.36 Yrs. 62 patients were male and 38 female. Environmental asbestos exposure was determined in 75.00% of patients At diagnosis, 76.00% patients had dyspnea; 71.00% weight loss; and 64.00% chest pain. A total of 48.00% patients were smokers. Mean survival time was found to be 9.3 months in our study. Conclusion: MM related to asbestos exposure is seen frequently in Southern Rajastan. Patients present with the typical clinical features of dyspnea, weight loss, and chest pain. Keywords: MM, Absestos, Dyspnea.

Weight loss supplement causing acute heart block in a child

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel R. O’Brien ◽  
Vivian Szymczuk ◽  
Cecilia A. Albaro
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Heart Block ◽  
Acute Onset ◽  
Digoxin Toxicity ◽  
Herbal Supplements ◽  
St Segments ◽  
Aleurites Moluccana ◽  
Degree Heart Block

AbstractA 16-year-old male was admitted to the paediatric ICU with acute onset of vomiting, somnolence, and chest pain, and electrocardiogram showing 2nd degree heart block after ingesting an Aleurites moluccana (Candlenut) seed as a herbal weight loss supplement. Electrocardiogram showed progressively worsening heart block with down-sloping of the ST segments, resembling digoxin toxicity. After 2 days of ICU observation, his symptoms began to improve and eventually resolved. The side effects of herbal supplements are often unknown but by analysing cases such as these, physicians can develop a better understanding of these substances to help guide management.

scholarly journals Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case report

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 641-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Félix da Justa ◽  
Adriana Banhos Carneiro ◽  
Jorge Luiz Nobre Rodrigues ◽  
Andréia Cavalcante ◽  
Evelyne Santana Girão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Female Patient ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Positive Patient ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Cutaneous Manifestations ◽  
Diagnostic Aspects ◽  
Bacillary Angiomatosis

It is a report of disseminated bacillary angiomatosis (BA) in a 23-year-old female patient, who is HIV-positive and with fever, weight loss, hepatomegaly, ascites, and papular-nodular skin lesions. The clinical and diagnostic aspects involved in the case were discussed. Bacillary angiomatosis must always be considered in the diagnosis of febrile cutaneous manifestations in AIDS.

A 21-Year-Old Male with Productive Cough, Hemoptysis, Chest Pain, and Weight Loss

Respiration ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 706-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.D. Bakan ◽  
G. Camsari ◽  
A. Gur ◽  
G. Ozkan ◽  
M. Bayram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Productive Cough

scholarly journals A dangerous surgical masquerade - medial arcuate ligament syndrome as acute coronary syndrome: a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2016
Author(s):  
Preethi Subramanian ◽  
Rajan Vaithianathan
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Celiac Artery ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Median Arcuate Ligament ◽  
Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Arcuate Ligament ◽  
Focal Stenosis

Median arcuate ligament syndrome is an uncommon cause for abdominal pain and weight loss, caused by median arcuate ligament compressing the celiac plexus or artery. Median arcuate ligament is the continuation of the posterior diaphragm which passes superior to celiac artery and surrounds the aorta. In this case report, A 67 year old male presented with complaints of sudden onset chest pain and loss of weight for the past 6 months. CECT thorax and abdomen it showed features of focal stenosis of coeliac axis and post stenotic dilation of the coeliac trunk suggesting median arcuate ligament syndrome. Laparoscopic median arcuate ligament release was done to relieve the patient from symptoms. Diagnosis of median arcuate ligament syndrome should be considered in a patient presenting with chest pain and weight loss with normal cardiac status and unexplained etiology.

scholarly journals INFILTRATIVE LUNG TUBERCULOSIS, PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE AND HIV INFECTION (COMORBIDITY AND MULTIMORBIDITY OF DISEASES)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
IL L Davydkin ◽  
AM M Osadchuk ◽  
EA A Borodulina ◽  
TA A Gritsenko
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Disease ◽  
Aetiological Factor ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Lung Tuberculosis ◽  
Multiple Categories

Aim - to explore the features of comorbidity and multimorbidity of infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis (IPT), peptic ulcer (PU), HIV infection in modern conditions. Materials and methods. The study involved 392 patients with IPT aged 20-44 years, HIV-positive with CD4 200500/pl, suffering from uncomplicated ulcer. Results. Peptic ulcer disease was diagnosed in 20.5% of patients with IPT and 19.5% patients with HIV infection in stage C2 and IPT, complaining of dyspepsia. The multimorbid combination of IPT, HIV infection and PU is characterized by: oligosymptomatic onset of tuberculosis; the clinical picture shows the dominance of asthenic syndrome, manifestations of gastric and intestinal dyspepsia, weight loss (2-4 times more frequently than in patients without HIV infection), less prominent destructive process in the lung tissue (2 times less than in patients without HIV infection). H.pylori is the aetiological factor of PU in 62.5% of patients with IPT and 58.7% patients with HIV infection in stage C2 and IPT. The combination of H.pylori-negative PU and IPT has significantly more unfavorable prognosis compared to comorbidity of H.pylori-positive peptic ulcer and IPT. Conclusion. Diagnosis of PU, HIV infection and H.pylori-status allows defining multiple categories of comorbidity (patients with IPT and dyspeptic syndrome, patients with IPT and H.pylori-associated peptic ulcer, patients with IPT and H.pylori-negative ulcer) and multimorbidity (HIV-infected patients with IPT and H.pylori-associated ulcer, HIV-infected patients with IPT and H.pylori-negative ulcer).

Case 17-2019: A 44-Year-Old Man with Joint Pain, Weight Loss, and Chest Pain

2019 ◽  
Vol 380 (22) ◽  
pp. 2157-2167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila L. Arvikar ◽  
Sara R. Schoenfeld ◽  
Andrew S. Fox ◽  
Varsha K. Tanguturi ◽  
Lena D. Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Joint Pain

scholarly journals Acute disseminated histoplasmosis and endocarditis

1998 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo G. SCAPELLATO ◽  
Javier DESSE ◽  
Ricardo NEGRONI
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Amphotericin B ◽  
Histoplasma Capsulatum ◽  
Blood Cultures ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Cutaneous Lesions ◽  
Disseminated Histoplasmosis ◽  
The Subject

Acute disseminated histoplasmosis is a frequent condition in HIV carriers. Thirty-five cases of endocarditis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum have been reported in international literature, and all these descriptions correspond to a context of subacute disseminated histoplasmosis. This paper presents the case of a HIV-positive patient with fever, dyspnea, weight loss, vomiting and polyadenopathies to whom histoplasmosis was diagnosed following blood-cultures and isolation of the agent responsible for cutaneous lesions, and in whom aortic-valve vegetations were found during an echocardiogram. The patient was treated with amphotericin B and had a good outcome; subsequent echocardiograms showed no vegetations. Literature on the subject is reviewed, with special emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of previously described cases.

scholarly journals Adolescent With Vomiting, Profound Weight Loss, and Chest Pain

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-90
Author(s):  
Amani Sanchez ◽  
Huy D. Tran ◽  
Shabana Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Chest Pain

AN OVERVIEW ON TUBULARCULOSIS TREATMENT IN CURRENT SCENARIO

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
AMIT BUDHORI ◽  
ABHISHEK TIWARI ◽  
VARSHA TIWARI ◽  
MANISH KUMAR
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Current Treatment ◽  
Novel Drugs ◽  
The World ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Slow Growing ◽  
Severe Fever

The causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which mainly infects lungs and causes severe, fever, weight loss, chest pain, etc. It is an extremely transmittable disease spreaded throughout the world as per the WHO. It has emerged as new threat and drug resistance strains of Mycobacterium are emerging throws a challenge to human’s health like Covid-19 in current scenario. TB is now come in the form of bone TB, which is very difficult to diagnosis due to very slow-growing characteristics of Mycobacterium. This review highlights the history, drug development, current treatment both allopathic and Ayurvedic, as well as novel drugs available for the treatment of drug resistance Mycobacterium.

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