A case report of acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis in 28 year old woman with acute myeloid leukemia is described in this paper. The diagnosis of the fungal disease was based on clinical presentation, endoscopic evaluation of nasal cavity, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the paranasal sinuses and histopathological findings. An aggressive treatment including antifungal therapy (amphotericin B), antibiotics and the surgery of paranasal sinuses was implemented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to investigate the effect of a new selective alpha 1-adrenoreceptor blocker doxazosin on blood pressure, serum lipids and lipoproteins in patients with essential hypertension. The study was done in 32 out-patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension (22 men and 10 women, mean age 45.6 +/- 10.
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