Case report A 20-year-old man, with no personal history of atopic disease, reported at 19 years his first episode of anaphylaxis (conjunctival hyperemia, generalized pruritus, oropharyngeal obstruction sensation, dyspnea and dysphagia) 30 minutes after ingestion of 150ml of milk and bread with butter. Since then, he mentioned oropharyngeal soreness whenever he ingested milk. One year later, he ...

Background: Alcohol consumption has multiple side effects on heart which can be divided to six subgroups: Heavy alcohol drinkers (80 g/day alcohol consumption) are most susceptible to cardiac complications. The aim of this study was to review alcohol side effects on heart and two present two alcoholic patients with alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Case report: Case A: A 52 year-old man presented with ...

A 37 year old male with a history of peptic ulcer disease presented to the emergency room with nausea and vomiting. He reported two recent episodes of syncope, but denied other associated symptoms including palpitations, hematemesis, melena, chest pain, or dyspnea. He reported recent use of marijuana, but denied use of cocaine or methamphetamines. The patient reported similar symptoms in 2006 w...

A patient with bilateral multinodular bronchiolar carcinoma is described in whom carbon monoxide transfer factor and arterial oxygen saturation were greatly impaired but lung volumes and ventilation were only minimally reduced. We record this because we have not found previous reports of detailed pulmonary function studies in this condition. A 57-year-old man was admitted to hospital in August ...

asymptomatic he recalled that in 1942, he choked on a piece of grass held in his mouth while talking. He denied subsequent illness at that time. In the summer of 1945, he recalled picking wild berries in the country. This was followed by an acute gastric upset with chills, fever, nausea and vomiting. He did not recall choking at this time. Pneumonia was diagnosed and treated with penicillin. Tw...