Although erythromelalgia (EM) has been documented in the literature for almost 150 years, it is still poorly understood. To overcome this limitation, we examined the spatial distribution of epidemic EM, and explored the association between temperature fluctuation and epidemic EM outbreaks in China. We searched all peer-reviewed literature on primary epidemic EM outbreaks in China. A two-stage m...

Sir,?The following case is worthy of record Name.?Singaram, age 25, Dhoby. History.?On Friday (5th October, 1917) at 11 A.M., whilst working at a fence the patient felt a pricking sensation and saw some drops of blood on his forefinger. Almost immediately he recognised he had been bitten by a snake which was lying coiled with head up and hood expanded. With the assistance of his brother and fii...

PurssEE, a Mahomedan boatman, aged 35, was admitted into the Medical College Hospital on tlie 29th of November, 1866, at 2-45 p.m. Ho had taken with his pawn, about half an hour before, a small portion of aconite root, mistaking it for " coord," a dried root used by the natives to relieve muscular pain. Immediately after chewing it, he felt a sweetish taste, which was soon followed by tingling ...

Objectives The aims of the research are to examine the problems of abnormal menopausal women: the relationship between depression and menopausal-specific quality of life (MENQOL)-symptoms among postmenopausal women; the association of MENQOL-symptoms between pre- and postmenopausal female society in Bangladeshi real community. Methods This cross sectional study was conducted on 435 women of T...

He had two perforating ulcers, one on the right heel about one-and-a-half inches in depth and the other on the second toe about half-an-inch in depth on the same foot. He had also white discoloured patches over the left cheek and on the outer surface of the left arm, on the outer side of the left leg and on the dorsal surface of the left foot. These patches were not anaesthetic. He also suffere...

Sequence of events DURING the 1999/2000 influenza outbreak, a 53-year-old man consulted because of a persistent productive cough that followed a flu-like illness. The patient was examined and prescribed erythromycin (Erymax® [Elan]) capsules. He made it very clear that he had a previous history of aspirin allergy and was reassured that there was no known cross-sensitivity between erythromycin a...