1.Rheumatoid pannus compressing the medulla oblongata.
Kemal EROL ; Sinan BAGCACI ; Adem KUCUK ; Ilknur ALBAYRAK
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2013;28(4):512-512
No abstract available.
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy
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Cervical Vertebrae/*pathology
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Female
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Humans
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Infusions, Intravenous
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Medulla Oblongata/drug effects/*pathology
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Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage
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Middle Aged
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Treatment Outcome
2.A rare cause of dysphagia: compression of the esophagus by an anterior cervical osteophyte due to ankylosing spondylitis.
Ilknur ALBAYRAK ; Sinan BAGCACI ; Ali SALLI ; Sami KUCUKSEN ; Hatice UGURLU
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2013;28(5):614-618
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatological disease affecting the axial skeleton with various extra-articular complications. Dysphagia due to a giant anterior osteophyte of the cervical spine in AS is extremely rare. We present a 48-year-old male with AS suffering from progressive dysphagia to soft foods and liquids. Esophagography showed an anterior osteophyte at C5-C6 resulting in esophageal compression. The patient refused surgical resection of the osteophyte and received conservative therapy. However, after 6 months there was no improvement in dysphagia. This case illustrates that a large cervical osteophyte may be the cause of dysphagia in patients with AS and should be included in the diagnostic workup in early stages of the disease.
Cervical Vertebrae/*pathology/radiography
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Deglutition
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Deglutition Disorders/diagnosis/*etiology/physiopathology/therapy
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Esophageal Stenosis/diagnosis/*etiology/physiopathology/therapy
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Osteophyte/diagnosis/*etiology/therapy
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing/*complications/diagnosis/therapy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
3.Co-existing proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis with immunoglobulin A nephropathy.
Adem KUCUK ; Yalcin SOLAK ; Abduzhappar GAIPOV ; Sinan BAGCACI ; Hasan ESEN ; Suleyman TURK ; Recep TUNC
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2016;31(1):194-196
No abstract available.
Adult
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Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy/immunology
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Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic/*blood
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Biomarkers/blood
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Biopsy
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Glomerulonephritis, IGA/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy/immunology
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use
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Male
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Myeloblastin/*immunology
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Treatment Outcome