Medicine
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Case Reports
Application of ultrasound in a congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation in an adult: A case report.
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is a rare developmental lung abnormality, that typically manifests in neonates and infants but rarely in adults. Ultrasound is an important method of diagnosing CCAM in neonates and infants; however, few articles have reported the value of transthoracic lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of CCAM in adults. ⋯ We report a rare case of CCAM to suggest that transthoracic ultrasound combined with contrast-enhanced ultrasound is a safe and effective method of diagnosing the subpleural lung malformations in adults, thereby avoiding multiple radiation exposures and associated complications.
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Only a few cases of accidental deaths due to speargun injuries are reported in the literature. Murder or suicide cases are even rarer. ⋯ The investigation into unusual cases of death constitutes a complex matter and requires a careful evaluation on the part of the forensic pathologist. A differential diagnosis may be necessary in order to rule out simulated suicide/homicide. In this particular case, the analysis of the scene of the self-suppression event and available circumstantial information, the evaluation of clinical data, the complete autopsy and the comparison between the injuries of the victim and the characteristics of the weapon used led to the confirmation of the suicidal nature of the death.
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Meta Analysis
The efficacy and safety of health qigong for anti-aging: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Aging is a phenomenon that human's physiology and psychology is progressive decline for natural environment. Health Qigong, as a convenient and effective exercise therapy,is widely used for anti-aging. However, there are no systematic reviews or meta-analysises to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Health Qigong on anti-aging. ⋯ INPLASY202090017.
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Case Reports
Inflammatory cytokine depletion in severe coronavirus disease 2019 infectious pneumonia: A case report.
Multiorgan/system injury was observed in severely infected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, in addition to viral pneumonia. Recognizing and correcting the key and immediate dysfunctions may reduce mortality. ⋯ It is not safe to draw causal conclusions between cytokine depletion and clinical manifestation improvement with only 1 case, but this is a potential research direction in facing the COVID-19 crisis.
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This study was conducted to evaluate the long term complications and their risk factors including of survival outcomes in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) treated with docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (TPF) induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). Among the patients who were diagnosed as NPC, we consecutively evaluated the late complications in 104 patients who completed 3 cycles of TPF induction chemotherapy followed by CCRT and received regular follow-up by otolaryngologist and oncologist. The prognostic factors for overall survival, relapse free survival and each complication were analyzed based on clinical characteristics. ⋯ Age over 65 years was a significant risk factor for both ear and renal toxicity. In conclusion, close follow-up to monitor long-term complications should be performed in patients treated with TPF induction chemotherapy followed by CCRT treatment, especially in elderly patients. Reestablishing the optimal chemotherapeutic agent during CCRT and adjustment of radiation dose after induction chemotherapy could be helpful to reduce the toxicity associated with the subsequent treatment strategy for locally advance NPC patients.