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Liz... Josiane, a 9 year old girl, was admitted with a 24 hours history of severe headache and vomiting. On admission she was conscious, irritable and complained of a severe headache. Clinical examination revealed a right hemiparesis with cyanosis of the lips and extremities and clubbing of the
Strongyloidiasis is a human parasitic disease caused by infection of Strongyloidesstercoralis. It can manifest from asymptomatic eosinophilia in an immunocompetent host and disseminate the disease in the immunocompromised ones. The inconsistency of eosinophilia and low sensitivity of a standard
A 78-year-old Caucasian male presented with a 5-day progressive history of fever, vomiting and dyspnoea. Initial clinical examination revealed fever, sinus tachycardia, hypotension, peripheral cyanosis and a systolic murmur. Investigations revealed a multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. A repeat
Brain abscesses can cause significant morbidity in patients with cyanogen heart disease. In countries with limited resources treatment, it is difficult and prognosis is guarded. Here we report a case of brain abscesses revealing a rare form of cyanogen heart disease, the trilogy of Fallot, in
BACKGROUND
Stanford type A aortic dissection is a rare phenomenon with high short-term mortality and clinical manifestations that can make differential diagnosis a lengthy process requiring several diagnostic examinations.
OBJECTIVE
Based on a case report, the aim is to highlight the importance of
An 18-year-old girl was diagnosed as "bronchiectasis" for hemoptysis and treated by using embolization intervention 19 months ago. Two months ago she was diagnosed as iron-deficiency anaemia for fatigue. Eight days ago she was diagnosed again as hypertension for headache, anxiety, frowsty, nausea,
Intravascular hemolysis is a known complication of prosthetic heart valves. Severe hemolysis is rare (<1%) with the use of newer generation prosthetic valves. This usually occurs due to paravalvular leaks (PVLs). We present a case of hyperbilirubinemia and hemolytic anemia occurring as a result
We report on a rare association of severe migraine headaches associated with coarctation of aorta that completely resolved following dilation of the constricted aorta. A 6-year-old girl presented with severe pounding headaches accompanied with recurrent vomiting, associated with photophobia and
Three weeks after initiation of griseofulvin treatment for dermatophytosis (40 mg/kg of body weight, q 12 h), an 8-yr-old domestic shorthair cat developed depression, vomiting, and pyrexia. Abnormalities found during physical examination included bilateral mydriasis, visual impairment, grade-II/V
A 57-year-old male patient, recently known with an anal carcinoma with inguinal lymph node involvement, was admitted because of anorexia, nausea, vomiting and constipation. On physical examination the patient was dehydrated, and a systolic murmur, grade III/VI, punctum maximum apex cordis, was
OBJECTIVE
Abdominal pain is one of the most common conditions in childhood and adolescence. Celiac artery compression syndrome (CACS) is rarely suspected in this population. We present clinical and sonographic features from a series of 59 patients with this disorder.
METHODS
A total of 3449 patients
OBJECTIVE
Systemic giant cell arteritis causing cerebellar infarction due to intracranial arteritis of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery has not been previously reported. We report this infrequent occurrence and discuss the differential diagnosis.
METHODS
An 85-year-old woman was admitted with