Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Feb 2007
Clostridium difficile: association with thrombocytosis and leukocytosis.
Apart from leukocytosis, few laboratory markers suggestive of Clostridium difficile infections have been described. ⋯ The presence of thrombocytosis may be helpful to improve the pretest probability for C difficile infections.
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Southern medical journal · Dec 2006
Editorial CommentMALT lymphomas--a closer look in the genomics era.
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Southern medical journal · Dec 2006
Case ReportsA case of skin hypopigmentation secondary to a corticosteroid injection.
A 47-year-old African-American male presented complaining of Achilles tendon pain. The patient was treated for three weeks with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent with minimal pain relief. The tendon was subsequently injected with triamcinolone acetonide and five months later, the patient presented with an area of hypopigmentation around the injection site. The patient was diagnosed with hypopigmentation secondary to the steroid injection.
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Southern medical journal · Nov 2006
Case ReportsA case of metoclopramide-induced oculogyric crisis in a 16-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis.
Oculogyric crisis is a neurologic reaction characterized by bilateral dystonic elevation of visual gaze as well as hyperextension of the neck. This reaction is most commonly explained as an adverse effect of numerous medications, such as dopamine receptor blocking agents or neuroleptic medications and traditional antipsychotic or antiemetic drugs, such as prochlorperazine or metoclopramide. A case of oculogyric crisis induced by metoclopramide is described in this paper.