Paget-Schroetter syndrome accompanied by pulmonary thromboembolism: A case report.

A 17-year-old male, who was involved in a baseball club, presented to our emergency department with the complaint of gradual onset of swelling of his right arm. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed obstruction of the proximal portion of the right subclavian vein and pulmonary thromboembolism. Venography confirmed an occluded right subclavian vein.

[Contribution of clinical laboratories to the diabetes care team--efforts in our hospital].

The traditional role of clinical laboratory technicians is to perform biochemical and physiological tests quickly and accurately in the laboratory. Currently, however, clinical laboratory technicians should look out outside the laboratory because of marked changes in circumstances, such as recent advances of medical technology and the development of the team approach to medical care by many medical specialists. The team approach for diabetic patients is a representative case, in which clinical laboratory technicians can play an active role more than before.

Severe optic neuropathy caused by dichloromethane inhalation.

Purpose: In this paper, we report a case of severe optic neuropathy caused by dichloromethane inhalation.

Case: A 65-year-old man fell unconsciousness while cleaning a dichloromethane tank containing a small amount of dichloromethane (purity greater than 99%) and was transported to the emergency department of our hospital, after which he was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. After 1 month, narrowing of the visual field in both eyes was noted and the patient was referred to our department for additional examinations.