hypokalemia/fever

The authors present the case of a 39-year-old woman with Gardner syndrome who died from marked hyponatremia and hypokalemia. Gardner syndrome is a rare variant of the familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome in which the affected individual develops thousands of polyps within the gastrointestinal

Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne, arboviral infection found in tropical and sub-tropical climates. Clinical presentation varies from a severe flu-like illness to a potentially lethal dengue hemorrhagic fever. Dengue has been regarded as a nonneurotropic virus. However, there are reports

Atmış B, Kışla-Ekinci RM, Melek E, Bişgin A, Yılmaz M, Anarat A, Karabay-Bayazıt A. Concomitance of Familial Mediterranean Fever and Gitelman syndrome in an adolescent. Turk J Pediatr 2019; 61: 444-448. Gitelman syndrome is a renal tubular salt-wasting disorder characterized by hypokalemic metabolic

We report a case that has Gitelman syndrome (GS) and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) presenting with recurrent arthritis of right knee and heel pain. Investigations showed hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia with urinary magnesium wasting. Genetic analysis revealed the presence of heterozygous E148Q

A case of itraconazole-induced hypokalemia with pulmonary aspergilloma is reported. A 68-year-old female who had been followed for rheumatoid arthritis, gastric ulcer and pulmonary aspergilloma was admitted to our hospital because of a cough, low grade fever and hemosputum. She was treated with

Two patients with serologically-proven dengue virus infection and Morbitz type I second degree atrioventricular (AV) block are described. A 7 years old boy (patient 1) with grade 2 and a 7 years old girl (patient 2) with grade 3 illness were admitted to the hospital on the 3rd and the 5th day of the

Within a period of 5 consecutive days after the initial observation of illness was made, 7 of 12 Siberian Husky dogs developed clinical signs of Rickettsia rickettsii infection. One dog died and was necropsied. Clinical signs of infection consisted of lethargy, anorexia, ocular and nasal discharges,

We discuss a case of a 20-year-old female who presented with history of fever, vomiting, and decreased oral intake for 10 days followed by one episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizure and altered sensorium for 5-6 h. On arrival in the emergency room, she had Glasgow Coma Scale 3 (E1V1M1), both

OBJECTIVE Several studies have documented the efficacy of amphotericin B as empiric antifungal therapy in cancer patients with prolonged fever and neutropenia. Amphotericin, however, is a toxic drug. Fluconazole has broad-spectrum antifungal activity with an excellent safety profile. Although

OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical manifestations and laboratory examination characteristics of neonatal dengue fever. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 12 cases of neonatal dengue fever treated in the Guangdong Women and Children's Hospital and Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center was

BACKGROUND Valproate-induced Fanconi syndrome is a rare adverse effect of valproate. Severely disabled patients who require tube feeding are reported to be susceptible to valproate-induced Fanconi syndrome. Although most patients with valproate-induced Fanconi syndrome are asymptomatic and detected

A case of exogenous hypermineralocorticism secondary to absorption of an alcohol-free liquorice beverage is reported here. The patient was a 53 year old man with known alcoholic liver cirrhosis who had stopped drinking alcohol one year earlier. He was admitted to the hospital for fever and myalgia

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical characteristics of the patients with dengue fever (DF) seen from 2002 to 2006 in Guangzhou in order to prevent and treat dengue fever better. METHODS Clinical data from 1342 inpatients with DF seen from 2002 to 2006 were retrospectively analyzed. The dengue virus was