Case report Purpura Fulminans Due to Staphylococcus Aureus: An Emerging Disease Fernando Pavel González Ibarra, Carlos Hernández Iturbe, Arnoldo Millán Montoya, Luis Armando Ochoa Herrera, José de Jesús Ibarra Meza, Alberto Nieto Villaseñor Abstract Background: Purpura fulminans is an acute illness commonly associated with meningococcemia or invasive streptococcal disease. It is characterized…
Case report Venomous Snakebites in Two Children Heda Melinda D. Nataprawira, Enny Harliany Alwi, Lesmana Syahrir, Tubagus Ferdi Fadilah, Tri Wahyu Murni Abstract Venomous snakebites, although uncommon, are potentially fatal. Venomous snakes can be grouped as having hemotoxic and neurotoxic venom….
Case report An Unusual Presentation of Staphylococcal Induced Paravertebral Myositis Causing Septic Shock J. O’Leary, M. Kelleher, C. Motherway Background: Paravertebral myositis is uncommon, and this case highlights a number of important therapeutic and diagnostic considerations. We discuss…
Case report Asynchronous Independent Lung Ventilation in the Management of Bronchopleural Fistula Rudolph L. Koch, PJ Papadakos, J. Gargano, JW Dooley Ventilation of lungs with parenchymal injury which can be caused by either disease or trauma has always been a…
Case report Case Reports: Aeromonas Hydrophila Severe Gastroenteritis in Diabetic, Elderly Patients Ashish A Sule, Dessmon YH Tai, Roland Boey, Jam C Tay Abstract Introduction: Aeromonas hydrophila gastroenteritis is rare in humans and common amongst fish, reptiles and amphibians. In humans, infections…
Case report Spontaneous Escherichia Coli Meningitis in an Adult Ashish A. Sule, Dessmon YH Tai Escherichia coli meningitis has been reported rarely in adult patients. Moreover, it is very rare in an adult patient…
Case report Significantly Raised Brain Natriuretic Peptide in a Young Patient with Dengue Fever without Heart and Renal Failure Ashish A. Sule, Dessmon YH Tai, Koh N Yue, Veerendra Chadachan, Kenneth Ng Objective: This is the fi rst case report of association of raised brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in patients with…
Case report Unilateral Diaphragmatic Pacing: An Innovative Solution for Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Salim R. Surani, Atif Afzal, Eva Elizabeth Ayala, Joseph Varon Mechanical ventilation has always been a cornerstone of respiratory support for patients with respiratory muscle paralysis. In selected patients,…
Case report Gastric Strongyloides with Ulceration and Klebsiella pneumonia Bacteraemia Ashish A. Sule, CM Yeo, DYH Tai, CC Lim, CL Nandini, TJ Chin Strongyloides infection is usually confi ned to small intestine in gastrointestinal tract. Gastric mucosal Strongyloides with ulceration is extremely…
Case report Perforated Pre-pyloric Ulcer Presenting with ST elevation on EKG Salim Surani, Zehra Surani A 66 year-old female with long-standing history of rheumatoid arthritis on chronic steroid therapy, presented for routine kyphoplasty for…