INTRODUCTION Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) imposes significant burden on patients, their families, and the healthcare system. Published literature has reported many AML signs and symptoms, as well as their impact on patients. However, there are no publications on the experience of living with AML from the patient's perspective. In this study, we performed qualitative interviews with patients wit...

Methods Peanut allergic adults (n=94) and children (n=100) with a suspected peanut allergy were included. sIgE levels were measured by ImmunoCAP (Uppsala, Sweden). In all subjects the adapted Mueller score was used with one additional category for no symptoms (0-5): 0; no symptoms/peanut tolerant, 1; oral allergy symptoms, 2; cutaneous/mucosal symptoms, 3; gastrointestinal symptoms, 4; respirat...

Improvement in methods of dealing with complications of debilitating illnesses has resulted in prolongation of the lives of many patients suffering from chronic, painful conditions-notably, cancer-far beyond that of previous expectancy. The number of individuals afflicted by unbearable pain is on the increase, and dissemination of information concerning extension of pain-relieving technique has...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article reviews behavioral signs and symptoms of dementia that can lead to increased mortality, excessive cognitive and functional disability, early institutionalization, and increased caregiver burnout. RECENT FINDINGS Almost all patients with a dementia will develop significant behavioral disturbances at some point over the course of their illness. These behavioral si...

BACKGROUND There is concern that, despite the fall in air pollution levels since the 1950s, there may still be adverse effects at current levels. A study was carried out to investigate the association between air pollution and respiratory symptoms in 23 year old subjects in 1981. METHODS Data on cough, phlegm, and wheeze were available on 11,552 members of the 1958 national birth cohort. Coun...

Renal disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Pediatric patients with renal disease, especially younger ones may present with nonspecific signs and symptoms unrelated to the urinary tract. Pediatricians, therefore, should be familiar with the modes of presentation of renal disease and should have a high index of suspicion of these conditions. Affected patients may present with sign...

A total of 35 firemen involved in fighting a fire in a factory in which polyurethane foam was made were exposed to fumes of toluene di-isocyanate from two large storage tanks which were damaged during the fire, resulting in massive spillage. Most of the men experienced symptoms during the fire or during the three weeks after it. The symptoms were mainly gastrointestinal, respiratory, or neurolo...

INTRODUCTION Danish patients diagnosed with cancer who present with unspecific signs and symptoms are diagnosed with unfavourable delay, which has led to the establishment of a national fast-track (cancer) pathway. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of cancer and other diagnoses in patients referred to this programme at Aarhus University Hospital from general practitioners. Fu...

RATIONALE Infected paratracheal air cysts as the focus of respiratory symptoms can be overlooked in practice because of nonspecific symptoms and physician's scant knowledge for this entity. We report 2 cases of infected paratracheal air cyst diagnosed at chest computed tomography (CT) and bronchoscopy/endobronchial ultrasound. PATIENT CONCERN Two patients visited our hospital with respiratory...

The aim of this study was to determine whether total copper or soluble copper concentration is associated with gastrointestinal signs and symptoms. Forty-five healthy adult women (18-55 years of age), living in Santiago, Chile, ingested tap water with 5 mg/L of copper containing different ratios of soluble copper (copper sulfate) and insoluble copper (copper oxide) over a 9-week period. Three r...