Military medicine
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A 51-year-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She received antibiotics, neuromuscular blocking agents, and steroids. ⋯ Her weakness rapidly improved within 1 month after treatment of her hyperthyroidism with iodine-131 and methimazole. The metabolic alterations associated with hyperthyroidism may enhance the risk of developing critical illness myopathy after the administration of antibiotics, neuromuscular blocking agents, and steroids in the intensive care unit.
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The aim of this study was to understand the mechanism of nitrogen mustard on skin. ⋯ One of the major mechanisms of injury by nitrogen mustard may be the disruption of cytoskeletal filament network.