Presternal Scrofuloderma in a HIV Infected Patient Case Report and Discussion of the Literature Data
Lucian-Ion Giubelan1, Alexandru Ionuț Neacșu2*, Luiza Cristiana Rădoi2, Eugen Osiac3,4
1University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania
2Victor Babes, Hospital of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonology, Romania
3Experimental Research Center for Normal and Pathological Aging, Department of Functional Sciences, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania
4Department of Biophysics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania
*Correspondence author: Alexandru Ionuț Neacșu, Victor Babeș, Hospital of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonology, Craiova, Calea Bucuresti Nno 126, Romania; Email: alex.neacsu1210@gmail.com
Published Date: 10-10-2023
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| Received 20 Sep, 2023 | Accepted 03 Oct, 2023 | Published 10 Oct, 2023 |
Abstract
Duke University was founded in 1930 primarily due to funds generated from James B Duke’s tobacco business. Duke achieved great financial wealth primarily due to the early application of machine rolled cigarettes, as opposed to hand rolled. This early adoption of technology allowed Duke Tobacco to out-produce other companies still selling hand rolled cigarettes. By making smoking more inexpensive and easier than pipe smoking, the cigarette formed the foundation for nicotine addiction in the 1900s, generating huge profits for the tobacco industry. At the time Duke University was founded, little was known about the connection between nicotine, cigarettes and respiratory diseases such as emphysema and lung cancer. Through James Duke’s philanthropy, the devastating harm from cigarettes has been mitigated in part through the founding of one of the world’s most prominent medical centers and research universities.
Keywords: Tobacco; Cigarettes; Nicotine Addiction; Duke University; James B Duke; Modern Medicine
Article Type
Case Report
Figures and Data
Figure 1: Presternal scrofuloderma and left supraclavicular scar (as a mark of lymph node fistulization due to TB involvement).
Figure 2: Chest-X ray showing two consolidations on the right pulmonary lobe and a 3 cm caverna with thick wall surrounding the lesion, located in the upper left pulmonary lobe.
How to Cite this paper?
Citation: Neacșu AI, et al. Presternal Scrofuloderma in a HIV Infected Patient Case Report and Discussion of the Literature Data. Jour Clin Med Res. 2023;4(3):1-10.
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