A 31 year old woman was hospitalized for evaluation of aortic valve insufficiency and her present cardiac status. Clinical and paraclinical findings strongly suggested the presence of a collagen vascular inflammatory processprecisely, the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS), with systemic lupus erythematosus as the underlying disease.

BACKGROUND Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) as one of the most common chronic cholestatic liver diseases is a main predisposing factor for the development of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Biliary intraepithelial neoplasia (BilIN) is defined as precancerous bile duct epithelial changes, which can be eventually led to cholangiocarcinoma. There are very few studies about the frequency of BilIN in ...

The paperwork discusses about anatomy, physiology, classification, etiology, physiopathology, clinical aspects, paraclinical investigations, differential diagnosis, evolution, prognostic, therapeutical aspects of hydrocephaly.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE The aim of the present preliminary study was to assess the demographic, clinical, paraclinical, microbiological, echocardiographic, and therapeutic profile as well as in-hospital outcome of patients with infective endocarditis at a referral center for various infectious diseases in Iran. METHODS Required demographic, clinical, plausible complications and paraclinical data...

Omental torsion is caused by the rotation of the greater omentum on its axis which may lead to tissue infarction and necrosis. It is a rare cause of acute abdomen. Signs, symptoms and paraclinical data are not specific. The patients usually undergo laparotomy for acute abdomen of poorly defined origin. High index of suspicious is required for the diagnosis of this entity. The diagnosis is usual...

Background Spondyloarthritis (SPA) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatism characterized by sacroiliitis and spinal involvement, affecting both genders but more frequent in males. Objectives The aim of this study to analyze the epidemiological, clinical paraclinical characteristics women. Methods Retrospective included 333 patients followed up for SPA at Rheumatology Department between 2004 2021. ...