Posterior mediastinal mass in a black patient with back pain

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A 32-year-old black African man was admitted to the hospital with weakness, fever, and lower thoracic pain originating in the back and radiating to the epigastrium (area over the pit of the stomach). He was otherwise healthy, but a chest X-ray revealed an abnormal tissue mass at the root of the lungs, at level of the 4th and 5th vertebrae. A diagnosis of tuberculous spondylitis, a degenerative disease of the spine caused by tuberculosis, with abscess was made. Surgery was performed to remove granular tubercular lesions; anti-bacterial drugs were then administered to inhibit further infection. The patient recovered fully and was free of all symptoms after a ten-month follow-up period.

Diagnosis, Tuberculosis, Spinal diseases, Chest, Thorax

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Clinical trials partnership seeks to boost research in developing countries

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The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership(EDCTP) has proved to be a new milestone for a new initiative designed to bring together European and poor nations to combat poverty-related diseases. The EDCTP aims to boost Africa's clinical trials of potential therapeutic and preventive interventions against HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.

United States, Prevention, Clinical trials, HIV (Viruses), HIV, Malaria

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Treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis

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The article reviews antineutrophil cytoplamic antibody-associated vasculitis treated with immunosuppressive drugs and the handling of other associated disorders related to it.

Autoantibodies, Risk factors, Drug therapy, Dosage and administration, Immunosuppressive agents, Vasculitis, Clinical report

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