Volume 58 - Issue 3 - March 2018

Hiccups are divided into 3 categories based on duration: brief, a bout lasting up to 48 hours; persistent, lasting from 48 hours to 1 month; and intractable, lasting longer than 1 month.

The presentation of Parsonage-Turner syndrome is characterized by a sudden onset of unilateral shoulder pain and flaccid paralysis of the shoulder and parascapular muscles within a few days.

A 72-year-old woman presented with increased somnolence and worsening jaw pain. She had noted associated decreased appetite, weight loss, fatigue, abdominal pain, and severe constipation over the past 2...

The differential diagnosis for skin eruptions after tattoo placement includes infection, chemical dermatitis, and immune-mediated reactions.

This patient’s nonadherence, especially the continued heavy alcohol intake, has resulted in the evolution to frank cirrhosis.

The estimated prevalence is 0.6% to 2.8% of the general population. The condition often begins in childhood and is most prevalent between 18 and 30 years of age.