face and neck. The bowels are affected from the beginning with dysentery ; or if not, these are prone to its attack on the slightest irritation, such as is caused by a mild dose of castor oil. The lungs are also affected in some, and moist crepitation is the usual stethoscopic indication. In one person hemorrhagic dysentery and swelling of the legs and feet commenced simultaneously from the beg...

to be broken at the symphysis, several incisor teeth knocked out, the nasal bones had been fractured, crepitation was also felt in front of the right ear. The right radius had been broken about an inch above the wrist joint, a lacerated wound existed above the left knee ; the femur, which had been extensively comminuted and stripped, protruded through this wound and the finger could be introduc...

BACKGROUND The study explored clinical risk characteristics that may be used to forecast scrub typhus severity under routine clinical practices. METHODS Retrospective data were collected from patients registered at two university-affiliated tertiary care hospitals in the north of Thailand, from 2004 to 2010. Key information was retrieved from in-patient records, out patient cards, laboratory ...

OBJECTIVES Mandibular advancement device therapy is effectively used in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, but also several side effects in the masticatory system have been reported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the subjective symptoms and clinical signs of temporomandibular disorders connected to mandibular advancement device therapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS The material consist...

Clinical manifestations of sixteen children and teenagers exposed to chemical warfare in Halabje are presented. 15 patients complained of burning of skin. Dry coughing was present in 13 subjects. The most frequent signs were conjunctivitis, skin erythema, edema of the eyelids, hyperpigmentation, ulceration, erosion, dyspnea, closure ofthe eyes, blisters, edema of the skin, and crepitation ...

clinical manifestations of sixteen children and teenagers exposed to chemical warfare in halabje are presented. 15 patients complained of burning of skin. dry coughing was present in 13 subjects. the most frequent signs were conjunctivitis, skin erythema, edema of the eyelids, hyperpigmentation, ulceration, erosion, dyspnea, closure ofthe eyes, blisters, edema of the skin, and crepitation in bo...

We presented a female patient with RA complaining of progressive pain, swelling, and crepitation of the knee joints that was diagnosed with bilateral synovial chondromatosis (SC) of both knees. Radiographies revealed characteristic findings of SC including multiple calcified multifaceted loose bodies within both knees. Removal of cartilaginous segments as well as total synovectomy was performed...

Subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication in oral surgery. In most cases, it resolves spontaneously. However, air might disperse into deeper facial spaces causing life-threatening complications such as compression of the tracheobronchial tree or the development of pneumomediastinum. Moreover, microorganisms might spread from the oral cavity into deeper spaces. Hence, rapid diagnosis of subc...