6 結果
OBJECTIVE
Surgical evacuation of spontaneous intracerebral hematomas (ICH) performed in a traditional way usually increases primary brain tissue damage due to the hemorrhage. On the other hand, symptoms of the intracerebral pressure and secondary brain tissue destruction close to the hematoma are
We report an 84-year-old man with perforation caused by emphysematous cholecystitis who showed flare on the skin of the right dorsal lumbar region and intraperitoneal free gas. The patient was admitted for abdominal pain, abdominal swelling, and consciousness disorder 18 days after the onset.
Fusobacterium infections can have a wide clinical spectrum, ranging from mild infections to severe sepsis and abscess formation. This range depends partly on the patient's underlying conditions, such as immunosuppression or malignancy. Fusobacteria are commensal rods in the oropharyngeal
A 73-year old woman consulted our hospital for consciousness disorder and was hospitalized under a diagnosis of cerebral infarction. On admission, retention of a large volume of ascites was noted. There were also marked increases in tumor markers. Serum CEA, CA19-9 and CA125 levels were 871.9 ng/ml,
BACKGROUND
Otitic complications arise from expansion of the middle ear infection. Subdural empyema is a rare otitic complication, and both retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscesses have been described in just a few cases.
METHODS
A 30-year-old male was, admitted as an emergency case because of
Pleural lavage has been considered a convenient and safe method that is often performed for empyema. We report a case of systemic air embolism that developed during pleural lavage. A 53-year-old man with empyema in the organizing phase suddenly developed paralysis of the left side of the body and