The final diagnosis was autoimmune inflammatory myositis of the necrotizing myopathy subtype. Annabelle was treated with a loading dose of methylprednisolone sodium succinate (1 g intravenously daily ...

In 60 patients with hyperlipoproteinemia treated with clofibrate, five cases of elevated serum transaminase and creatine phosphokinase were observed. In two, severe myalgia, stiffness, weakness, and ...

THE diagnosis of pulmonary embolism continues to present a challenge to the clinician. Massive pulmonary embolism is often diagnosed correctly ante mortem and is identified with relative ease by the ...

LIGATION of the paracardial lymphatic glands and of the main paracardial lymphatic trunks results in myocardial damage and pathological changes of the electrocardiogram 1. It is now well known that ...

Drug-induced hepatotoxicity should be considered a potential cause of liver disease in patients with liver toxicity whose medication regimen has recently changed. Although drug-induced hepatotoxicity ...

Guidelines for the use of lipid-lowering drugs vary by country and region; however, the NCEPATP III guidelines are currently more explicit and quantitative than those guiding therapy in other parts of ...

Annabelle, an 18-year-old white woman, was referred by her primary care provider to our gastroenterology practice for markedly elevated serum transaminase levels. Her mother and grandmother ...