Granulocytic Sarcoma as the First Sign of Acute Leukemia in Childhood [PDF]
, 2012 Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) may rarely involve the orbit as a solid tumor termed granulocytic sarcoma. This report describes the case of a child who presented with rapidly progressive unilateral proptosis and was diagnosed as rhabdomyosarcoma.
Singh, T, Sufi, AR
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It\u27s Midnight. Do you know how your patient is doing? [PDF]
, 2017 Transitions of care are vulnerable points in patient care. With the volume of information transferred, quality of care and patient safety are at risk. Numerous attempts at standardization of transitions of care have been utilized; however no consensus ...
Alswalmeen, MD, W. +3 more
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Fracture healing following high energy tibial trauma: Ilizarov versus Taylor Spatial Frame [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction: The optimal treatment of high energy tibial fractures remains controversial and a challenging orthopaedic problem. The role of external fi xators for all these tibial fractures has been shown to be crucial. Methods: A fi ve-year consecutive
AS Rigby +11 more
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A Case of Tuberculous Cellulitis [PDF]
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2015 We describe a rare case of cutaneous TB where cellulitis-like symptoms are presented.
Toshiyuki Ozawa +4 more
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Associations between adjustment disorder and hospital-based infections in the Danish population. [PDF]
, 2020 OBJECTIVE:There is some evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased risk of infections, and it is unknown whether adjustment disorder is as well.
Farkas, Dóra Körmendiné +7 more
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Infection in prosthetic material [PDF]
, 2015 Surgical site infection (SSI) occurs when a wound created as part of a surgical procedure becomes infected. SSI is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections and occurs in approximately 5% of patients undergoing a surgical procedure. SSI may
Chetter, Ian, Smith, George
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Validation of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for surgical site infection and noninfectious wound complications after mastectomy [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUNDFew studies have validated ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for surgical site infection (SSI), and none have validated coding for noninfectious wound complications after mastectomy.OBJECTIVESTo determine the accuracy of International Classification of ...
Ball, Kelly E +4 more
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Auricular Perichondritis in the Cartilage Piercing Era
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.The demographics, clinical presentation, treatment, and complications of piercing‐induced auricular perichondritis (P‐IAP) and piercing‐free auricular perichondritis (P‐FAP) were studied. P‐IAP has different demographics, comorbidities, disease course, and microbiology compared to P‐FAP.
Omer J. Ungar +7 more
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Characteristics and Antibiotic Treatment of Patients with Cellulitis in the Emergency Department
AntibioticsBackground: Cellulitis is a common infection in Emergency Departments (EDs), and unclear diagnostics may lead to unnecessary treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics. The aim of this study was to characterize patients with cellulitis admitted to the ED,
Aaron K. Wiederhold +3 more
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Wells' Syndrome Mimicking Facial Cellulitis: A Report of Two Cases
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2015 Wells' syndrome (WS), or eosinophilic cellulitis, is an uncommon inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology that typically presents with pruritic cellulitis-like plaques on the extremities. Therefore, WS is often misdiagnosed as bacterial cellulitis due
Maxence Cormerais +4 more
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