תוצאת חיפוש

עדית פלטאו, נגה ריכמן, נתן קאופמן

המח' לרפואה פנימית ב', מרכז רפואי העמק, עפולה, והפקולטה לרפואה, הטכניון, חיפה

נסקרו גיליונות האישפוז של 282 חולים מטופלים בקומדין שאושפזו במחלקה לרפואה פנימית במשך שנתיים. בקרב 182 מהם נבדק INR ביום האישפוז. ארבעים וארבעה חולים טופלו בקומדין עקב מסתם מלאכותי, ומתוכם פחות מ-20% היו בתחום הטיפולי המומלץ של INR, קרי בין 3-4. מבין 138 חולים שטופלו בקומדין עקב פירפור פרוזדורים, רק 31.9% היו בתחום הטיפולי המומלץ: 2-3. בקרב 7 חולים שטופלו עקב פירפור פרוזדורים נמצא ערך גבוה מאוד של INR- מעל 7. חולים אלה היו מבוגרים מיתר הקבוצה – גיל ממוצע של 82 שנה לעומת 69.4 שנה בחולים עם INR נמוך מ-7. בקרב 4 חולים (שניים עם מסתם ושניים עם פירפור) עם INR מעל 7 היו דימומים קלים. לסיכום, דרגת האיזון בחולים המטופלים בקומדין אינה טובה ומן הצורך להעלות אמצעים לשיפורה.

Ferritin in Adult Still's Disease

E. Flatau, N. Reichman, N. Kaufman

Dept. of Medicine B, Central Hospital of the Emek, Afula and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa

Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is characterized by a spiking fever and diverse clinical findings; the diagnosis is often delayed for months or even years. The only positive laboratory finding is neutrophilic leukocytosis. Since 1987, the diagnostic importance of elevated serum ferritin levels has been discussed in numerous papers, but is not yet among the diagnostic criteria for AOSD. We describe a case in which the finding of extreme hyperferritinemia enabled prompt diagnosis and treatment.

Brucellosis Presenting as Acute Abdomen

Nathan Kaufman, Noga Reichman, Edith Flatau

Dept. of Medicine B, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula

Usually symptoms of brucellosis are nonspecific and characterized by a wide range of complaints. Although the disease in Israel is almost exclusively food borne (caused by Brucella melitensis in unpasteurized goat milk products) so the main route of infection is the gastrointestinal tract, but gastrointestinal complications are rare, and only sporadic cases of ileitis or colitis have been described.

We present a 43-year-old woman with an acute abdomen, probably due to diverticulitis. It was diagnosed only after blood cultures were positive for Brucella melitensis. We believe that its protean manifestations should be consin addition to the other bizarre presentations of this disease, important in our region.

Purpura - an Unusual Presentation of Takayasu Arteritis

N. Reichman, N. Kaufman, R. Mader, E. Flatau

Dept. of Medicine B and Rheumatic Disease Unit, HaEmek Hospital, Afula and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, Haifa

Takayasu arteritis is an uncommon vasculitis, often referred to as aortic arch syndrome. It is most prevalent in young women. Physical findings such as the combination of pulseless arms and carotid bruits suggest the diagnosis. Associated skin manifestations such as pyoderma gangrenosum and erythema nodosum have been described. We present a 27-year-old woman with diffuse purpuric eruption and Takayasu arteritis. This appears to be the first description of such an association.

Acute Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis in Influenza A

N. Reichman, N. Kaufman, E. Flatau

Dept. of Medicine B, Central Emek Hospital, Afula and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa

Constrictive pericarditis may complicate the course of several viral infections, mainly Coxsackie virus group B, as well as in rheumatoid disease, radiation and neoplasm. Perimyocardial involvement during influenzal infections is usually mild and does not progress to constriction or tamponade. A single case of cardiac tamponade caused by influenza A was reported in 1986. We report a case of acute effusive-constrictive pericarditis due to influenza A infection. Corticosteroids resulted in some benefit, but did not relieve constriction, which required extensive pericardiectomy.