Case Reports

• Spontaneous Recovery of Adrenal Insufficiency in POEMS Syndrome We report the first case of spontaneous recovery of hypoadrenalism in POEMS syndrome. We suggest that in POEMS syndrome, adrenal insufficiency should be regularly reassessed for potential recovery.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2009
• Supraglottoplasty in Infants Using Sinus Instruments A description of a simple, safe, and effective method of supraglottoplasty, using sinus instruments to incise or resect a portion of the aryepiglottic fold.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, November 2008
• Multiple Drug Interactions in a Renal Transplant Patient Leading to Simvastatin-Induced Rhabdomyolysis: A Case Report This case report describes a patient with a 12-year history of simvastatin use who presented with rhabdomyolysis.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, November 2008
• A Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to a Small Bowel Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Detected by Magnetic Resonance Enterography Magnetic resonance enterography may have a role in the evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding when upper and lower endoscopy is negative and capsule endoscopy is unrevealing.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, November 2008
• Palliation of a Malignant Rectal Stricture and Rectovesical Fistula With Colonic Stenting This Case Report describes a rectovesical fistula that was effectively treated with a covered self-expanding metal stent (SEMS).
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, October 2008
• Thirty-Seven Uninterrupted Years of Hemodialysis: A Case Report The literature of extremely long-lived patients on uninterrupted hemodialysis is reviewed, and the clinical characteristics and complications of these patients are discussed.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, October 2008
• Minilaparotomy Removal of Giant Gastric Trichobezoar in a Female Teenager This is a case of a successful minilaparotomy removal of a giant (2500 g) gastric trichobezoar in a 15-year-old girl with marginal psychological disturbances.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, September 2008
• Massive Hemorrhage in Pregnancy Caused by a Diffuse Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rectum -- EUS as Imaging Modality of Choice This Case Report describes a young pregnant woman who developed life-threatening rectal bleeding requiring early delivery. Doppler images of pulsatile flow through the cavernous hemangioma are shown.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, September 2008
• Bilateral Optic Disc Swelling as the Presenting Sign of Pheochromocytoma in a Child This Case Report discusses the retinochoroidal features leading to diagnosis of malignant hypertension in a child with bilateral optic disc swelling. Blood pressure determination is crucial.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, July 2008
• Acute Renal Failure Secondary to Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report Leukemic infiltration in CLL causing acute renal failure is an extremely rare condition; however, it should be prominently considered in the differential diagnosis.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, March 2008
• Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis: Utilization of Radiotherapy As a Treatment Modality This is a case of tracheobronchial amyloidosis treated with external beam radiotherapy with encouraging results.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Combined Inferior Vena Cava & Renal Vein Thromboses: Case and Synopsis of Thromboembolism in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Our patient presented with nonspecific symptoms that would not prompt an immediate consideration of severe thromboembolism, and thus we provide our recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
• Medscape General Medicine: April 9, 1999-December 31, 2007. This Epilogue Is not an Epitaph Be sure to come back to see The Medscape Journal of Medicine in January 2008.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Making Payment Reform in the US Healthcare System Possible The next WVE on December 21 proposes how US MDs and hospitals should be paid.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• A Conversation About Sudden Unexpected Death (SUDA) in "Healthy" Adults, Adults With Known Heart Disease, Athletes, Adolescents, and Infants (SIDS) Drs. Eric Prystowsky and George Lundberg discuss sudden death in many different clinical populations at the recent American Heart Association meeting.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Autism Spectrum Disorder, Klinefelter Syndrome, and Chromosome 3p21.31 Duplication: A Case Report This case report discusses the potential implications of autism spectrum disorder.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• We Physicians Preach What We Practice, and That Matters Erica Frank, MD, MPH, President, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Professor and Chair, University of British Columbia, tells doctors why their preaching should match their practicing.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Going Lean in the Emergency Department: A Strategy for Addressing Emergency Department Overcrowding Rick G. Kulkarni, MD, Attending Physician, Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department, Yale-New Haven Hospital, describes how to improve emergency department function.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Part 2: A Reader Responds to "Ethics and Evidence-Based Medicine: Is There a Conflict?" A reader further explores the concepts of ethics and evidence-based medicine.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Hypertension: What It Is; What It Isn't; How to Think About It, to Prevent It, and to Manage It Dr Suzanne Oparil, the current President of the American Society for Hypertension, holds a wide-ranging discussion about hypertension with MedGenMed Editor Dr. George Lundberg.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007