Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening bacterial infection causing necrosis of the fascia, underlying skin, and vasculature. NF spreads rapidly, making immediate diagnosis important for ...

Background A 23-year-old white woman with a 3-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus and a 15-month history of lupus nephritis and retinal vasculitis was successfully treated with ...

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In the following sections, diagnostic and treatment strategies for specific cardiomyopathies such as cardiac amyloidosis, cardiotoxins, peripartum cardiomyopathy, cardiac sarcoidosis, myocarditis, ...

1 We report two cases of neurosarcoidosis that illustrate the under-recognised dissociation between clinical and radiological features in patients with sarcoid myelopathy. An otherwise well ...

Figure 3. Formation of foamy macrophages and their role in TB pathogenesis. Foamy macrophages play a key role in the formation of caseous necrosis. They are formed when macrophages acquire cholesterol ...

ARP Atlases. 2007;1:17-47. The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination of a sample of the pooled fluid with a hemocytometer. The cell counts are most accurate ...