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has anyone treated mastoiditis?

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Yes and why?: Acute mastoiditis are not uncommon in young children. Chronic mastoiditis are more common in older children and adults. See an ENT doctor for work up and treatment.

Question 2

anyone treated hemihypertrophy?

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Hemihypertrophy: In syndromic hemihypertrphy, commonest is beckwith-wiedeman syndrom, associated with glucose metabolism issue, and renal tumors- wilms tumor. There are many other syndromes also possible. In non-syndromic hemihypertrophy, it may be associated with some vascular of lymphatic abnormality. There is possible spinal column- cord abnormality aswell. Treatment is symptomatic and surgical if there etiolog.

Question 3

has anyone treated corneal dystrophy before?

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Corneal specialist: There are many corneal dystrophies.  These are conditions in which the cornea breaks down in various ways causing vision loss and sometimes pain.  Some are inherited, some acquired and some related to aging.  An ophthalmolgical corneal specialist can sort this out for you.

Question 4

anyone treated primary ciliary dyskinesia (pcd)?

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Pulmonologists do: Pcd is diagnosed in both children & adults & they should be followed by a pediatric or adult pulmonologist who can help monitor their lung function & provide specific therapies to prevent lung damage in the long term. Most tertiary care centers would have either an adult or pediatric pulmonologist who has expertise in the management of patients with pcd. Talk to your doctor & see a lung specialist.

Question 5

anyone treated avascular necrosis?

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Yes: Ask an orthopedic surgeons.  We are the physicians who usually end up treating this condition as it may affect the hip, the knee, the ankle, the shoulder as well as other sites.

Question 6

anyone treated a "tarsal coalition" in their ankle?

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Yes: It depends which bones are involved in the tarsal coalition.  If it is the talonavicular joint, it involves surgery with a good recovery.  If it is a talocalcaneal coalition, it is a more involved surgery with fusion of the ankle.  Good luck.

Question 7

has anyone treated a child with the heart condition pfo (patent forearm ovale)?

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Everybody has one: The patent foramen ovale (pfo) is a structure all of us have that allows blood circulation to bypass the lungs before birth.After birth, the rise in blood oxygen content from air breathing  triggers a gradual closing of the fo.In premi's, it is more likely to remain open & sometimes meds can trigger closure the first wk or so.Persisting fo's can be tied off surgically or closed through  a catheter.

Question 8

anyone treated with blue light acne treatment?

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Can be helpful: In the right patient this treatment can help.

Question 9

anyone treated a recurrent fibroadenoma lump in a breast?  what happens to it?

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New or incomplete: It is unlikely tht you have a recurrent fibroadenoma. In all likelihood it is a new mass or the previous one was incompletely excised. In either case, with a previous tissue diagnosis, no treatment may be required. However, if it is suspicous on ultrasound or mammo or mri, a biopsy may be recommended to establish a definitive diagnosis.

Question 10

my 11 year old son has been diagnosed with both fmf and crohns(confirmed by genetic testing). his albumin is extremely low. anyone treated both?

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A few possibilities: Low Albumin may be due to poor production or excess excretion.  In our son's case, fmf can result in amyloid deposition in the kidneys resulting in excess protein loss including Albumin in some cases.  Crohn's can result in malabsorption as well as loss of protein in the gut.  A pre-albumin and tests of factor production of the liver can help determine if it is a production problem vs loss.

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