introduction: it has been reported that atypical chest pain could have some relationship with panic disorders, anxiety and some other psychological problems. the present case control study is performed to evaluate general health state of patients with atypical chest pain and to study the most usual accompanying symptoms. methods: patients with less than 35 years old were included in the study. ...

the major complication of kawasaki disease is coronary artery dilatation and aneurysm. it occurs in approximately 15-25% of untreated children with kawasaki disease. early diagnosis and treatment with intravenous immune globulin (ivig) and aspirin (asa) can reduce the incidence of coronary artery abnormality to 2%-5%. we report one case of atypical kawasaki disease with multiple giant coronary ...

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introduction : the objective of this study was to give a description of the most prominent atypical radiological presentations of lung hydatidosis. materials and methods: all patients diagnosed with pulmonary hydatidosis by surgical exploration were included in this study. standard chest roentgenogram and computed tomography ct) were evaluated before surgery for lung cysts or unknown lesions. r...

background coronary artery disease is the single most important cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients. electrocardiographic stress test is a non-invasive modality to screen significant coronary involvement in minimally symptomatic diabetics. objectives we investigated the positive predictive value (ppv) of this test in comparison with coronary angiography. materials and methods ...

A 45-year-old, non-obese male presented with low-grade, remittent fever and a fluctuant swelling over the posterior aspect of his lower left flank. Laboratory tests revealed leukocytosis, raised ESR, hyperglycemia and raised HbA1C levels. Light microscopy of Ziehl-Neelsen-stained pus sample revealed numerous acid-fast bacilli. After 72 h of incubating aspirated pus in Löwenstein-Jensen media, n...

Mycosis fungoides (MF), the most common type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, is histologically characterized by atypical T lymphocytes with cerebriform nuclei that infiltrate the epidermis. Alope

Tinea incognito is a dermatophyte infection of the skin with an atypical presentation attributed to inappropriate treatment with immunosuppressive medications. In thi