A case report. To illustrate an extremely rare occurrence of chronic, occupational, low-grade tra... more A case report. To illustrate an extremely rare occurrence of chronic, occupational, low-grade trauma leading to asymptomatic grotesque cervical spine deformities in railroad station porters. Occupational trauma causing spinal deformities has been described in relation to thoracic and lumbar spines in miners. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of asymptomatic cervical spinal deformity in railway porters as a result of chronic occupational trauma. A magnetic resonance imaging study was performed on both patients. The magnetic resonance images showed advanced degenerative changes in the cervical spine causing obvious deformities, along with apparently normal cord signal intensity. Chronic, occupational, low-grade trauma of the cervical vertebral region is extremely unusual in industrialized countries. Nevertheless, in view of the increasing mobility of people in general and of the labor force in particular, this complication of an occupational exposure deserves attention as an unusual cause of cervical spinal deformity.
Although cutaneous vasculitis has been identified in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infect... more Although cutaneous vasculitis has been identified in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, all reported cases have shown the presence of cryoglobulinemia. 1-3 We describe the treatment of a case of urticarial vasculitis from an otherwise asymptomatic chronic ...
To review habit cough and its treatments to raise awareness of this condition as a potential caus... more To review habit cough and its treatments to raise awareness of this condition as a potential cause of chronic cough. Relevant articles and references published between January 1, 1962, and April 30, 2008, were found through a PubMed search using the following keywords: habit cough, psychogenic cough, chronic cough, and tic cough. All key relevant articles were reviewed, and the most relevant were selected for inclusion in this review. Habit cough is a diagnosis of exclusion and can occur in children and adults with chronic cough. Characteristic features of habit cough include a loud honking or barking cough, disruption of normal activities, and the frequent presence of a secondary gain (such as school absence). Successful treatment has been described in several case reports and involves mostly nonpharmacologic measures. It is important to consider habit cough in the differential diagnosis of chronic cough because early diagnosis can help to avoid unnecessary invasive procedures and potential iatrogenic complications.
A case report. To illustrate an extremely rare occurrence of chronic, occupational, low-grade tra... more A case report. To illustrate an extremely rare occurrence of chronic, occupational, low-grade trauma leading to asymptomatic grotesque cervical spine deformities in railroad station porters. Occupational trauma causing spinal deformities has been described in relation to thoracic and lumbar spines in miners. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of asymptomatic cervical spinal deformity in railway porters as a result of chronic occupational trauma. A magnetic resonance imaging study was performed on both patients. The magnetic resonance images showed advanced degenerative changes in the cervical spine causing obvious deformities, along with apparently normal cord signal intensity. Chronic, occupational, low-grade trauma of the cervical vertebral region is extremely unusual in industrialized countries. Nevertheless, in view of the increasing mobility of people in general and of the labor force in particular, this complication of an occupational exposure deserves attention as an unusual cause of cervical spinal deformity.
Although cutaneous vasculitis has been identified in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infect... more Although cutaneous vasculitis has been identified in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, all reported cases have shown the presence of cryoglobulinemia. 1-3 We describe the treatment of a case of urticarial vasculitis from an otherwise asymptomatic chronic ...
To review habit cough and its treatments to raise awareness of this condition as a potential caus... more To review habit cough and its treatments to raise awareness of this condition as a potential cause of chronic cough. Relevant articles and references published between January 1, 1962, and April 30, 2008, were found through a PubMed search using the following keywords: habit cough, psychogenic cough, chronic cough, and tic cough. All key relevant articles were reviewed, and the most relevant were selected for inclusion in this review. Habit cough is a diagnosis of exclusion and can occur in children and adults with chronic cough. Characteristic features of habit cough include a loud honking or barking cough, disruption of normal activities, and the frequent presence of a secondary gain (such as school absence). Successful treatment has been described in several case reports and involves mostly nonpharmacologic measures. It is important to consider habit cough in the differential diagnosis of chronic cough because early diagnosis can help to avoid unnecessary invasive procedures and potential iatrogenic complications.
Uploads