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Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a more serious form of disease characterised by plasma leakage syndrome, thrombocytopenia and disseminated intravascular coagulation. We present a 51 year old male who presented with fever, petechiae and acute onset of breathlessness. Emergency chest rhoentogram showed a
Idiopathic spontaneous hemothorax has been rarely described in the literature.
A case of status asthmaticus and spontaneous hemothorax is described in a 29-year-old female of African descent who presented to the emergency room after 2 days of severe cough productive of yellow sputum, otalgia, sore
Angiostrongylosis was diagnosed in a dog presenting with haemothorax on the basis of detection of Angiostrongylus vasorum first-stage larvae both in the pleural effusion and in faeces. A one-year-old, male, mixed-breed dog was presented with fever, depression and persistent cough of one month's
We report a case of expanded dengue syndrome, where two different presentations occurred subsequently. A patient of dengue haemorrhagic fever initially was admitted with acute pancreatitis, complicated with left pancreatic effusion, but later on, during resolution of pancreatitis and effusion,
BACKGROUND
We report a pure distraction injury of the upper thoracic spine and uncontrolled hyperthermia without an infectious cause. Quad fever appears in the first several weeks to months after a cervical or upper thoracic SCI and is characterized by an extreme elevation in body core temperature
The authors present the case of an elderly woman with multiple comorbidities hospitalized with the diagnosis of community- acquired pneumonia with pleural effusion. However, there was a history of fall with chest trauma 1 week before, coinciding with the onset of symptoms. The patient had a massive
A 67 year old male with non-resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in both lobes and liver cirrhosis was treated with transcatheter arterial embolization and regional chemotherapy. He was doing well for 18 months. He was readmitted for fever, chest pain and multiple pulmonary metastases. During
OBJECTIVE
Infective endocarditis involving the tricuspid valve is an uncommon condition, and a consequent haemothorax associated with pulmonary embolism is extremely rare. Particularly, there are no guidelines for the management of this complication. We describe a rare case of pulmonary embolism and
BACKGROUND
Empyema complicates tube thoracostomy following trauma in up to 10% of cases. Studies of potential risk factors of empyema have included use of antibiotics, site of injury and technique of chest tube placement. Residual fluid has also been cited as a risk factor for empyema, although the
Objective: To analyze the clinical features of one case of spontaneous hemothorax caused by primary pleural chondrosarcoma and therefore to improve the understanding of this disease. Methods: The clinical features of a case with primary pleural chondrosarcoma were analyzed retrospectively and the
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Male, 29 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Spontaneous spleen rupture Symptoms: Abdominal distension • abdominal pain • abdominal tenderness • disorientation • fever • hemothorax • hip pain • reduced urine output
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- Clinical Procedure: Splenectomy Specialty: Infectious Diseases.
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Rare
A 56-year-old man presented with massive right haemothorax 10 days following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for complex, large-bulk, right renal stones. Antiplatelet medication started following coronary stenting 7 months ago was stopped 5 days prior and resumed 2 days following surgery. Stones
Over a nine-year period (1990-1998), a total of 196 children with pulmonary and associated hydatid disease, aged 2 to 16 years, undergo treatment in the Department of Pediatric Thoracic Surgery--Emergency Medicine Institute "N. I. Pirogov"--Sofia. One hundred thirty children (62.1%) present
BACKGROUND
Pulmonary sequestration (PS) is a rare congenital lung malformation. In this study, we evaluated the diagnosis and treatment of PS in 31 adult patients at a single institution.
METHODS
A retrospective review of all patients 16 years of age and older with PS in a single institution between