Early-Stage Loeffler's Endocarditis with Isolated Right Ventricular Involvement: Management, Long-Term Follow-Up, and Review of Literature

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 1422-1427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagan Beedupalli ◽  
Kalgi Modi
Keyword(s):  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

Long-Term Follow-Up after Radiotherapy of Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Dermatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jurr Boer
Keyword(s):  
Total Dose ◽  
Hidradenitis Suppurativa ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Late Treatment

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) are still often disappointed with the current treatments offered and there is a clear demand for more effective options. Since the late 1990s there has been a revival in the use of radiotherapy (RT) for different benign diseases, including HS. During the past 20 years one case series and some scattered case reports have described promising results of RT. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> To evaluate the long-term efficacy of RT in early-stage HS. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A postal survey-based long-term follow-up with simple factual questions of partly retrospective and partly contemporary characteristics was performed. Sixty-four patients (96 axillae), diagnosed with mild to moderate HS were irradiated with a orthovoltage unit with 100 kV, 3 mm Al or 200 kV, 0.5 Cu filtering, respectively. Four to six biweekly fractional doses ranging from 0.75 to 1 Gy up to a total dose of 6 Gy in one series, and in chronic cases followed by four daily fractions of 2 Gy up to a total dose of 14 Gy, were given. Late treatment toxicity and the rate of remission of the disease were evaluated. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The overall response rate of the survey was 64.1% with 40.6% (26/64) valid, complete questionnaires. In total, 40 axillae were irradiated in these 26 patients. After a median follow-up of 40 years (range 32–52) complete remission of the lesions occurred in 34 of the 40 sites (85%). None of the 26 patients with 40 irradiated sites reported adverse effects at the time of the survey. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> RT appears to be an effective treatment for early and mild HS in the majority of patients. In this case series, no side effects were reported after a median follow-up period of 40 years.

Long term follow-up and development of foot complaints in a surgically treated mirror foot—A case report and review of literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. e9-e13
Author(s):  
S.A. Lalé ◽  
E.B. Burger ◽  
J.H.J.M. Bessems ◽  
V. Pollet ◽  
C.A. van Nieuwenhoven
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Mirror Foot ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

scholarly journals Leiomyoma of mesentery in a young male: a case report and review of literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 2193
Author(s):  
Sreepriya P. P. ◽  
Shreekant Bharti ◽  
Ashesh Kumar Jha ◽  
Manoj Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Young Patients ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Biological Behaviour ◽  
Specific Tumor ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Mesenteric Tumors ◽  
Tumor Types

Primary tumours of mesentery are relatively rare, and its biological behaviour is unpredictable. We herein describing a case of incidentally detected mesenteric leiomyoma along with review of literature in a 19-year-old gentleman, who had a mass in the mesentery of terminal ileum, which was detected during surgery. Mesentric masses can be both solid as well as cystic. Published reports have consisted of small numbers of cases, which makes it difficult to determine the incidence of specific tumor types. Reasonable estimates of incidence ranges from 1 case per 200,000 population and in 30-40% cases they are cystic and more in females. Diagnosis is delayed unless they become symptomatic with haemorrhage, obstruction or mass per abdomen. As primary mesenteric tumors are rare, particularly in young patients, it is considered important that this type of unusual tumor be included in the differential diagnosis for mesenteric tumors. Since the biologic behaviour of mesenteric smooth muscle tumours seems to be unpredictable long term follow up is warranted.

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