Tuberculosis osteomyelitis in an old fused hip; activated by prednisolone, salazosulfapyridine, and low-dose methotrexate therapy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

Osteoarticular tuberculosis can occur in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving immunosuppressive therapy. Here, we describe a case of tubercular osteomyelitis in an old fused hip of a patient with RA who received prednisolone, salazosulfapyridine (SASP), and low-dose methotrexate (MTX). A 77-year-old man with a 4-year history of RA was admitted with a complaint of general fatigue.

Tendon stump type on magnetic resonance imaging is a predictive factor for retear after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Background: Fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff musculature increases in larger tears and is a factor in retearing. However, tearing may recur even in patients with small original tears and little fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff musculature. We devised a system to classify the rotator cuff tendon stump by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal intensity and investigated prognosis-related factors associated with retear based on other MRI findings.

Cluster differentiation-36 deficiency type 1 and acute coronary syndrome without major cardiovascular risk factors: case report.

A 45-year-old man without major coronary risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, hyperuricemia, or a family history of early cardiovascular disease, presented with acute coronary syndrome. Angiography showed thrombus formation in segment 7 of the left anterior descending coronary artery, and percutaneous coronary intervention was successful after implantation of a bare metal stent. Scintigraphy showed the absence of 123I-beta-methyl-iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid accumulation in the myocardium.