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A rare case of typhoid presenting with thrombocytopenia, hyponatremia, ascites mesenteric adenitis, and multi-drug resistance is being presented in this article. An 8-year-old girl was admitted with a history of fever, vomiting, abdominal pain and loose stools. Clinical examination revealed fever
Described is a patient with hydrocephalus and a gait disorder with associated prolonged fever and hyponatremia. The authors made a diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and performed a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which improved the gait disturbance, accompanied by resolution of the fever
METHODS
A 38-year-old man had fever (40 degrees C) and a swollen right leg. Two weeks before admission he had received non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (paracetamol and ibuprofen) after a tooth extraction. Some weeks before he had noticed a rough voice and a dry skin.
METHODS
The patient had a
Japanese spotted fever (JSF) and scrub typhus (ST) are endemic to Japan and share similar clinical features. To document the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics that distinguish these 2 rickettsial diseases, during 2004-2015 we recruited 31 JSF patients, 188 ST patients, and 97 nonrickettsial
BACKGROUND
Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte abnormality in clinical practice, but little is known about the association between febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) and hyponatremia or its significance to clinical outcomes.
METHODS
Data from 140 children with febrile UTI between 2000 and
UNASSIGNED
Enteric fever in France is primarily travel-associated. Characteristics of paediatric cases are scarce and information from field studies in endemic countries might not be generalizable to non-endemic countries.
UNASSIGNED
In this retrospective study, we reviewed all cases of typhoid and
OBJECTIVE
To emphasize epidemiologic, clinical, or radiologic characteristics whose detection could lead to an early diagnosis and to enhance therapeutic efficacy.
METHODS
Eighty hospitalized patients from 1982 to 1996.
METHODS
The diagnosis of Q fever infection was serologically confirmed in all
Mercury (Hg) poisoning is considered a rare disease by the National Institutes of Health and the diagnosis can present great challenges to clinicians. Children who are exposed to Hg can present with a wide variety of symptoms, including acrodynia, tremor, excessive salivation, and psychiatric
Studies focusing on serum sodium disorders in children with community-acquired-pneumonia (CAP) are nearly entirely lacking, though clinical experience suggests that at least hyponatremia (HN) might be rather common. We evaluated the incidence of hypo- and hypernatremia, in relation to other