Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: A Diagnostic Dilemma.

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is an adverse reaction to medications such as sulfonamide-containing antibiotics, anticonvulsants, vancomycin, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It typically presents with a characteristic rash, eosinophilia, and visceral organ failure. Patients who do not present with characteristic features of DRESS are at risk for delayed diagnosis and treatment.

Functional Quadriplegia as an Initial Presentation of Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition with many manifestations primarily presenting in older female patients with joint stiffness. Quadriplegia associated with rheumatoid arthritis is common and can occur secondary to spinal cord compression from atlantoaxial dislocation. In contrast, functional quadriplegia is rare and has not been previously reported as an initial manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis.

Ductal Prostate Cancers Demonstrate Poor Outcomes with Conventional Therapies.

Background: Ductal prostate adenocarcinoma (DAC) is a rare, aggressive, histologic variant of prostate cancer that is treated with conventional therapies, similar to high-risk prostate adenocarcinoma (PAC).

Objective: To assess the outcomes of men undergoing definitive therapy for DAC or high-risk PAC and to explore the effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in improving the outcomes of DAC.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A single-center retrospective review of all patients with cT1-4/N0-1 DAC from 2005 to 2018 was performed.

Patterns of metastases of prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Background: The current study was conducted to investigate the patterns of metastases in men with metastatic prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma (DAC) and recurrence patterns after therapy.

Methods: All patients with a new diagnosis of DAC with de novo metastases and those with localized disease who developed metastases after treatment and were treated at the study institution from January 2005 to November 2018 were included. All patient and tumor characteristics and outcome data were collected.

Epidemiological risk factors for adrenocortical carcinoma: A hospital-based case-control study.

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy whose risk factors are unclear. We explored the association of ACC risk with exposure to selected environmental factors, with a focus on cigarette smoking. We conducted a hospital-based case-control study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Integrated control of white rot disease on beans caused by using Contans® and reduced fungicides application.

This study was conducted to determine the compatibility of Contans® () with fungicides against . Results showed that both Contans® and Topsin® significantly reduced the disease incidence caused by by 90% and 95% survival plants, respectively when they were individually applied and compared to control. While, soil application of Contans® and Sumisclex mixture was the most effective in suppressing the white rot disease incidence that produced 100% survival plants, application of combined with the reduced doses of fungicides would be advantageous in saving labor cost, thus increasing production efficiency of bean.