The onset is abrupt, with fever, myalgia, weakness, tender and swollen muscles, creatinine phosphokinase elevation, and at times visual myoglobinuria. Usually, there is full recovery, although it may be slow and may require dialysis. Coxsackievirus A9 has been isolated from a child wi...
If the breasts are very swollen, a woman may have to express some milk just before breastfeeding to reduce the firmness of the breast and enable the baby’s mouth to fit around the areola (the pigmented area of skin around the nipple). ...
Within 2 h of the onset, the index finger became unbearably painful and swollen, for which she was admitted to the vascular department. During a physical examination, the right index finger demonstrated fusiform swelling with notable bruising involving the entire finger (Figure 1A). Figure 1. ...