Six-week versus twelve-week antibiotic therapy for nonsurgically treated diabetic foot osteomyelitis: a multicenter open-label controlled randomized study.

Objective: Little is known about the optimal duration of antibiotic therapy for diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO). This study sought to compare the effectiveness of 6 versus 12 weeks of antibiotic therapy in patients with DFO treated nonsurgically (i.e.

Coexistence of thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma and graves' hyperthyroidism.

Background: Coexistence of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-secreting pituitary adenoma (TSHoma) with Graves' disease has been rarely reported. We describe a female patient displaying TSHoma with Graves' disease and who presented initially with inappropriate TSH values.

Case Report: A 36-year-old woman presented with signs of thyrotoxicosis, small and vascular goiter and mild bilateral exophthalmos.