Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disorder of unknown cause that affects almost every tissue in the body. Colon is an extremely rare location of this disease. Clinical presentation, endoscopic appearances, and radiologic findings are not specific and may mimic much other affection. We report the case of a 64-year-old woman with inactive pulmonary sarcoidosis who presented alternating constipation ...

Jos HM Schippers, Alvina G Lai, Bernd Mueller-Roeber and Paul P Dijkwel* Department of Molecular Biology; Institute of Biochemistry and Biology; University of Potsdam; Potsdam-Golm, Germany; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology; Potsdam-Golm, Germany; Institute of Fundamental Sciences; Massey University; Palmerston North, New Zealand Current Affiliation: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rah...

The test-retest reliability and clinical stability of WAIS-R VIQ-PIQ differences, inter, and intrasubtest scatter were investigated in a sample of 61 normal persons 75 years and older. The test-retest coefficient was.76 for VIQ-PIQ discrepancy, ranged from.05 to.56 for the intersubtest scatter range, and from.08 to.43 for intrasubtest scatter. In terms of clinical stability, 56% of subjects mai...

Secondary hypertension is responsible for less than 10% of cases of hypertension. If associated with hypokalemia, it may be due to primary or secondary hyperaldostronism, the latter being rarely caused by renin-secreting tumors. We present a 22-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and repeated hypokalemia, who was finally diagnosed with a small renin-secreting tumor after extensive par...

BACKGROUND Despite its benefits and importance, clinical counseling affects the patient both psychosocially and socially. Illness labeling not only leads to many problems for patient and his/her family but also it imposes high costs to health care system. Among various factors, doctor-patient relationship has an important role in the clinical counseling and its medical approach. The goal of thi...