3 results match your criteria: "Leonard J Chabert Medical Center in Houma[Affiliation]"
Case Report of Sarcoidosis as a Great Mimicker in Various Populations.
J La State Med Soc
September 2017
Department of Medicine, Leonard J Chabert Medical Center in Houma, LA.
Article Synopsis
- Sarcoidosis can occur in any population, but it is most common in young adults, especially African Americans and women.
- A 32-year-old Hispanic man presented with symptoms like night sweats and weight loss, and tests revealed non-caseating granulomas, leading to a diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
- Timely treatment with prednisone improved his symptoms and weight after stopping initial RIPE therapy and ruling out other infections.
Three's a Crowd - An Extremely Rare Case of Cor Triatriatum Dexter.
J La State Med Soc
September 2017
Department of Medicine, Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma, LA.
Introduction: Cor triatriatum is a congenital cardiac anomaly in which the left (sinister) or right (dexter) atrium is divided into two compartments by residual embryonic tissue, resulting in a tri-atrial heart. As cor triatriatum dextrum can present clinically in various ways and have multiple associated cardiac anomalies, this report attempts to contribute to what is known about this exceedingly rare disorder.
Case: A 40 year old Hispanic man with a medical history of gastritis presented with complaints of palpitations, dizziness and bilateral lower extremity edema.
Gonococcal Endocarditis: The Gift That Stops Giving! An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Disease.
J La State Med Soc
September 2017
Department of Internal Medicine, Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma, LA.
Article Synopsis
- Gonorrhea is the 2nd most common STD in the US, with around 800,000 new cases annually, and a small percentage develop disseminated infections, more often in women under 40.
- A 36-year-old woman with polysubstance abuse had severe symptoms leading to a diagnosis of gonococcal endocarditis after blood cultures showed Neisseria gonorrhoeae, resulting in cardiac complications and her eventual death.
- Endocarditis is a rare but serious complication of gonorrhea, occurring in 1-2% of those with the disseminated form of the disease.