Yellow Nail Syndrome: Analysis of 23 Consecutive Patients and Effect of Combined Fluconazole-Vitamin-E Treatment.

Introduction: Yellow nail syndrome (YNS), a very rare disorder of unknown etiology, is characterized by a triad associating yellow nails, respiratory manifestations, and lymphedema. YNS treatment remains non-codified.

Method: This retrospective study was conducted from January 2008 to December 2022 in a single tertiary department exclusively dedicated to lymphatic diseases.

Clinical spectrum of ocular manifestations in COVID-19: a case series.

In this current case series, all Coronavirus disease 2019 patients had predominant ophthalmological presentation. Only one patient sough care for concomitant respiratory symptoms. We reported herein 2 cases with cranial oculomotor nerve palsy, one patient with confirmed diagnosis of branch retinal vein occlusion, and the last one patient presenting for acute kareto-conjunctivitis with several recurrences, which was unsuccessfully treated with steroids and requiring cliclosporin.

False-Positive Ethanol Level in Urine and Plasma Samples of a Resuscitated Infant.

We report the case of an 11-month-old male infant with a complex congenital heart disease who was admitted in the intensive care unit following cardiorespiratory arrest at home. Toxicological urine screening reported an ethanol concentration of 0.65 g/L using an enzymatic assay, without suspicion of alcohol intake; a significant amount of ethanol concentration was found in two plasma samples using the same enzymatic assay.

Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation in a degenerated very small Mitroflow prosthesis.

Objectives: To assess the feasibility and results of 'valve-in-valve' implantation using the 23-mm CoreValve for the treatment of degenerated 19-mm and 21-mm Mitroflow bioprostheses.

Methods: We retrospectively analysed all consecutive patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation for 19-mm and 21-mm Mitroflow bioprostheses. The height of implantation with respect to the ring of the Mitroflow prosthesis was targeted at -6 mm for the first 3 cases.

Diagnosis of Heroin Overdose in an 8-Year-Old Boy: Reliable Contribution of Toxicological Investigations.

Toxicological investigations are often required by clinicians in comatose patients with suspected poisoning. However, the usefulness of toxicological analyses to support a diagnosis of acute poisoning is debated among clinicians and the interpretation of laboratory tests is challenging given the wide diversity of analytical techniques available. We report the case of an 8-year-old boy who was admitted to an intensive care unit with severe respiratory depression and neurological impairment.

Fast-track anesthesia with remifentanil and spinal analgesia for cardiac surgery: the effect on pain control and quality of recovery.

Objectives: To assess pain intensity and quality of postoperative recovery in patients given fast-track anesthesia and spinal analgesia versus patients treated with standard anesthesia.

Design: A prospective, randomized, controlled study.

Setting: A private institution.

Remifentanil versus propofol for radio frequency treatment of atrial flutter.

Purpose: Radio frequency treatment in cardiology generates short acute pain during the heating process. The present study evaluates two techniques used for sedation/analgesia for this procedure.

Methods: Two groups of 20 patients each were studied prospectively.

Preliminary evaluation of two new rapid immunoturbidimetric D-dimer assays in patients with clinically suspected venous thromboembolism (VTE).

The practical utility and diagnostic accuracy of two new rapid, automated and quantitative immunoturbidimetric D-dimer methods have been evaluated in a population of 123 randomly selected patients with suspected VTE. The STA Liatest D-dimer and MDA D-dimer methods are based on the photo-optical measurement of the rate of agglutination of antibody-coated latex particles. The VIDAS D-dimer automated Elisa was used as the reference method.

The ECG in pulmonary embolism. Predictive value of negative T waves in precordial leads--80 case reports.

Background And Study Objective: The value of the ECG for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is debatable. Once the diagnosis of PE has been established, however, the ECG could allow the massive forms to be distinguished. The purpose of our study was to analyze the ECG signs in patients hospitalized for PE in a cardiology unit.