Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS) is a type III hypersensitivity reaction characterized by urticaria with persistent acquired hypocomplementemia. Although HUVS is uncommon, it is important for physicians to be familiar with this disease, as the initial presentation is often life-threatening angioedema. The author reports the case of a 47-year-old white woman with a histor...

The effect of methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MPSS) therapy was studied in 50 dogs with surgically treated Hansen type I thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation (TL-IVDH). Administration of MPSS significantly reduced the swelling of the spinal cord. The sensitivity of localization of disk extrusion using myelography in the MPSS group was 92.3%, and in the non-administration group was ...

Acute spinal cord injuries commonly seen in veterinary patients include vascular, compressive, and concussive injuries. Vascular lesions, or infracts, are usually caused by fibrocartilagenous emboli. Concussive and compressive injuries have a variety of pathologies, including intervertebral disk disease, fractures, and luxations (dislocations) of the vertebral column. Although considerable cont...

BackgroundRetroauricular injection is a local steroid hormone administration method commonly used to treat deafness or tinnitus. The acute stage of Bell's Palsy an disease that requires therapy. Retroauricular may replace oral hormones in the treatment this as well reduce occurrence adverse reactions.MethodsThis study included patients with within seven days onset. A total 120 were enrolled sub...

Myelitis, Neuromylitis Optica (NMO) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are clinic common infectious diseases in spinal cord that are costly, progressive and often cause life-time disabilities. Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate, a corticosteroid hormone, is a routine effective therapeutic drug for center nerve system (CNS) inflammation, especially applied for MS attacks [1]. However, long term and/or...

BACKGROUND Animal data on cardiac arrest showed improved long-term survival with combined vasopressin-epinephrine. In cardiac arrest, cortisol levels are relatively low during and after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We hypothesized that combined vasopressin-epinephrine and corticosteroid supplementation during and after resuscitation may improve survival in refractory in-hospital cardiac arres...

Fat embolism syndrome refers to a constellation of symptoms secondary to the presence of fat globules in the lung parenchyma and/or peripheral blood circulation. The syndrome is most often seen in association with long bone or pelvic fractures and can cause significant morbidity and mortality. The present randomized double blind placebo-controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of...

A simple method of simultaneous analysis for chloramphenicol and chloramphenicol succinate in 10-microL samples of plasma is described. We injected the plasma samples directly into a radial-compression liquid chromatograph equipped with a precolumn module and a C18 insert. A mixture of acetic acid solution (pH 3)/acetonitrile (75/25, by vol) was used as mobile phase, at a flow rate of 4 mL/min....