CASE REPORT A 29 year old woman with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy was admitted to hospital in July 1992 with a history of persistent lethargy. Three weeks previously she had suffered a flu-like illness with night sweats and dry cough. The sweats had subsided but she still felt unusually warm at night. A week prior to this episode she had developed a swollen and tender left knee which...

The onset of menopause is unique to every woman with varying symptoms which have implications on health and well-being. This study evaluated the perception, knowledge and beliefs about menopause and the prevalence of climacteric symptoms. The study was a cross-sectional survey of 280 menopausal women aged 45 years and older in the Accra Metropolis of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Data on s...

Menopausal women suffer from a variety of symptoms, including hot flashes and night sweats, which can affect quality of life. Although it has been the treatment of choice for relieving these symptoms, hormone therapy has been associated with increased breast cancer risk leading many women to search for natural, efficacious, and safe alternatives such as botanical supplements. Data from clinical...

conclusions sever thrombocytopenia and bleeding may be the presentation of brucellosis. case presentation we report on an eight-year-old boy who presented epistaxis and gum bleeding. the physical examination revealed petechiae, purpura, ecchymosis, and cervical while inguinal lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly were noted. brucella agglutinin titer was positive. after five days of specific therapy...

Introduction: Hot flashes (HF) and night sweats (NS) are due to vasomotor instability and could be recognized as cardiovascular risk markers. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between vasomotor instability and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in postmenopausal women.  Materials and Methods: This observational cross sectional study, was performed in Chamran Hospit...

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon malignancy of the lymphoid system characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells, which are multinucleated giant cells of B-cell origin. The average age at diagnosis is 30 years, and there is a second, but smaller, peak at 50 years or older. Patients often present with an asymptomatic mass or may have associated B symptoms like fever, drenching night ...

(Chest 1993; 104:251-53) A 23-year-old Hispanic man was admitted for bilateral arm weakness. Two weeks earlier, he had fallen forward on an outstretched left arm and developed pain. One day after visiting a local chiropractor for manipulation ofhis upper arms and back, he noted weakness and numbness in his arms as well as bilateral shoulder pain. There was no lower extremity weakness or bowel o...

Case 1 A 22-year-old aboriginal woman presented with a 12-week history of fever, night sweats, weight loss and productive cough. She had no history of lung disease or any condition known to compromise immune function. Plain chest radiography revealed consolidation and moderate volume loss in the left upper lobe of the lung, with at least 2 cavities at the apex, the largest measuring 4–5 cm in d...