Intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of drug rash eosinophilia and systemic symptoms caused by phenytoin

A 32 year old Asian female on 300 mg per day of phenytoin following meningioma excision developed a fever with a diffuse maculopapular rash, lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly after12 days.A diagnosis of DRESS (Drug Rash Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms) syndrome was made.Patient was started on prednisolone at a dose of 1 mg/kg but since there was

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A Comparison Between Pressure Wire and Microcatheter Measurements for Evaluating the Cerebral Venous Pressure Gradient

Introduction: A pressure gradient of over 8 mm Hg across the stenosis (usually located in the transverse-sigmoid junction) is one of the criteria for cerebral venous 173rd airborne brigade patch stenting in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) patients.The possible inaccuracy of the traditional microcatheter-based pressure measurements has be

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