Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, occurs in 1 of every 691 live births in the United States.1 It is by far the most common birth defect and chromosomal disorder in live-born infants.2 Despite its prevalence, there is minimal literature on the comprehensive care of adult patients with Down…
Objective: We investigated an apparent increase in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) referrals from northern Georgia to a tertiary care center located in Atlanta. Methods: Cases reported to the Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Registry and the national Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results cancer registry between 1999 and 2008 were analyzed. Age-adjusted incidence…
Acute spinal epidural abscesses rarely complicate bacterial meningitis in adults. We report an uncommon case of advanced pneumococcal meningitis complicated by acute lumbar epidural abscess in an adult. A 35-year-old man was admitted to the medical intensive care unit with pneumococcal meningitis. On the eighth day of hospitalization, he presented…
Cystic hygroma is a congenital anomaly of lymphatic origin, which mainly develops during childhood. Its development in adulthood, however, has been proposed to be related to several predisposing factors such as trauma, infection, tumor growth or iatrogenic stimuli. The development of cystic hygroma in the extremities of adults is extremely…
Objectives: Meckel diverticulum, a congenital gastrointestinal anomaly, is well studied in pediatrics, but less so in the adult population. At the Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC), in addition to the removal of Meckel diverticula in symptomatic patients, diverticula are commonly removed when found incidentally during other procedures. We present our…
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