Postgraduate medicine
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Postgraduate medicine · Aug 2020
Review Case ReportsInvasive Group A streptococcal postpartum endometritis associated with multi-organ infarctions: an uncommon case presentation and literature review.
Background: Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) is a serious condition that can arise from streptococcal postpartum endometritis. It is associated with a substantial increase in mortality rate and can rarely result in multiorgan infarction. Early recognition plays a vital role in patients' outcome. ⋯ Thirteen out of 15 cases of postpartum endometritis occurred after uncomplicated vaginal delivery. Conclusion: STSS is a serious and possibly fatal medical condition that requires early diagnosis and treatment to prevent poor patient outcomes and death. Careful consideration to the patient's postpartum clinical presentation with the implementation of an intradisciplinary approach should be utilized.
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Postgraduate medicine · Aug 2020
Determinants of carotid intima-media thickness in asymptomatic elders: a population-based cross-sectional study in rural China.
Objective: To examine the mean carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and potentially relevant determinants of increased CIMT in elders. Method: Stroke-free and cardiovascular disease-free residents aged ≥65 years were recruited in a low-income population in China. B-mode ultrasonography was performed to measure CIMT. ⋯ However, high triglyceride level was negatively associated with mean CIMT only among individuals without metabolic syndrome (P = 0.036). Discussion: These findings suggest that there is an urgent need to delay atherosclerosis progression and reduce the stroke burden by managing hypertension, especially for men. Moreover, to decrease the stroke burden in rural China, caution is advised regarding lipid-lowering treatment in elderly patients without metabolic syndrome.
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Postgraduate medicine · Aug 2020
Sex-specific differences in the prevalence of and risk factors for hyperuricemia among a low-income population in China: a cross-sectional study.
Objectives: China has already entered the aging society, and its aging population is the largest worldwide. Accordingly, several aging-related conditions including hyperuricemia are becoming a public health concern owing to their increasing prevalence in rural areas. However, the sex-specific differences in the risk factors for hyperuricemia among the middle-aged and elderly in rural North China are unclear. ⋯ A high eGFR was a protective factor in both sexes. Conclusions: Hyperuricemia was highly prevalent in low-income adults in Tianjin, with men and women showing differences in risk profiles and comorbidities. Early management of hyperuricemia according to sex-specific risk factors should be considered in primary care to reduce the prevalence and burden of hyperuricemia in rural China.
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Postgraduate medicine · Aug 2020
Case ReportsDrug-eluting beads bronchial arterial chemoembolization as a neoadjuvant treatment for squamous non-small cell lung cancer.
Introduction: The treatment for locally advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer is still challenging. Drug-eluting beads bronchial arterial chemoembolization (DEB-BACE) is a novel drug delivery and embolization system for lung cancer that has the potential to improve outcomes and reduce the incidence of adverse events (AEs). It is very rare to administer DEB-BACE as neoadjuvant therapy for lung cancer and achieve pathological complete response (pCR). ⋯ The patient has recovered well. Conclusion: This was the first case of DEB-BACE as a neoadjuvant therapy and achieved pCR for lung cancer. DEB-BACE might be a new neoadjuvant therapy option for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer, especially for squamous cell cancer.
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Postgraduate medicine · Aug 2020
Case ReportsA case of chronic sarcoidosis presenting with lupus pernio.
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown cause. Skin involvement may be specific lesions in which granulomas are detected on biopsy or nonspecific lesions without granulomatous inflammation on biopsy. ⋯ A 57-year-old female patient applied to the dermatology outpatient clinic with a lesion on the nose. We report a case of chronic sarcoidosis presenting with lupus pernio with clinical and radiological improvement.