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Andrew Chu is an academic researcher from State University of New York Upstate Medical University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 12 publications.
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Lambl's Excrescence Associated with Cryptogenic Stroke: A Case Report and Literature Review.
TL;DR: A review of the current medical literature indicates that Lambl’s excrescence, despite its relative scarcity, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient with cryptogenic stroke.
Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis "Stone Lungs": A Case of Clinico-Radiological Dissociation.
TL;DR: A 35-year-old woman who presented post-motor vehicle accident with back pain and with minimal dyspnea on exertion exhibits the remarkable clinico-radiological dissociation with complete calcification of the lungs on radiographic images with a relatively mild clinical presentation.
Staphylococcal Pericarditis Causing Pericardial Tamponade and Concurrent Empyema.
TL;DR: The patient rapidly developed tamponade and was successfully treated with antibiotics and urgent percutaneous pericardial drainage with placement of a temporary catheter, and Thoracic surgery should be consulted as soon as possible to determine need for surgical intervention.
Severe Rhabdomyolysis without Systemic Involvement: A Rare Case of Idiopathic Eosinophilic Polymyositis
Ayesha Farooq,Vivek Choksi,Andrew Chu,Dhruti Mankodi,Sameer Shaharyar,Keith O'Brien,Uday Shankar +6 more
TL;DR: This case of eosinophilic polymyositis is unique as it presented with severe rhabdomyolysis without another organ involvement and Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for this physically debilitating disease to aid in prompt diagnosis.
Obliterating Bronchiolitis: Result of Iron Pill Aspiration.
TL;DR: Physicians should be very prudent with prescribing iron sulfate or any other pills in individuals who are at high risk of aspiration, based on the history of iron aspiration, intense airway inflammation or necrosis on bronchoscopic examination, and iron particles observed on pathology.
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