Case report Brain stem infarction as a complication of probable meningitis/encephalitis associated with COVID-19: A case report from Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara Ilsa Hunaifi, Karina Anindita, Elya Endriani, Sri Kartika Sari, Ririn Setyawati, Indah Widya Astuti, Sandra Yuliana Andini Putri, Zainul Muttaqin Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), firstly discovered in Wuhan, China, has spread globally and was declared by the World…
Case report A case report: Does amynophilline have opportunity in COVID-19 management? Anna Surgean Veterini, Lucky Andriyanto, Hamzah Abstract The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2), which causes…
Case report Dabigatran-induced hemopericardium with tamponade Zouheir Ibrahim Bitar, Ossama Sajeh Maadarani, Mahmoud Jaber Mohsen, Tamer Mohamed Zaalouk Abstract Background: Rapidly changing the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury leads to patients…
Case report Low-dose heparin for sepsis-associated disseminated intravascular coagulation and septic shock Arie Zainul Fatoni, Suwarman, Hori Hariyanto, Oloan E. Tampubolon, Wiwi Jaya Abstract Background: Sepsis and septic shock are severe clinical problems with high mortality rates, characterized by a systemic inflammation…
Case report A case of severe respiratory distress in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia receiving dasatinib Natsumi T. Hamahata, Sophie Rodrigues Pereira, Ehab G. Daoud Abstract Introduction: Dasatinib is a multi-kinase inhibitor used primarily in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The major…
Case report Resuscitation incoherence after cardiac arrest due to acute intraoperative pulmonary emboli related acute right heart failure: A case report Ade Susanti, Mayang Indah Lestari, Dita Aditianingsih Abstract Resuscitation incoherence is a mismatch between macrocirculation, microcirculation, and cellular parameters after resuscitation. We report a 34-year-old obese…
Case report Acute ischemic stroke – an extrapulmonary COVID-19 presentation Beena Yousuf, Abdalaziz HRH Gh S. Alsarraf, Huda Alfoudri Abstract The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a…
Case report Toxic shock syndrome related to the use of a menstrual cup in a pediatric patient Lucy B. Stanke, Elizabeth A. Farrington, Michael Stoiko Abstract Menstrual cups, made of hypoallergenic rubber or silicone, were first marketed in the 1930’s but have become increasingly…
Case report Cerebral pontine infarction after postpartum hemorrhagic shock Faisal Muchtar, Syafri Kamsul Arif, Andi Husni Tanra, Hisbullah Amin, Arif Santoso, Mardiah Tahir Abstract Cerebral pontine infarction is a rare complication of hemorrhagic shock. We report an unconscious 30-year-old woman that was…
Case report The use of COVID-19 IgM rapid test in the setting of negative RT-PCR to diagnose infection by SARS-CoV-2: A challenging case Elizabeth Gamboa, Melanie Duran, Alan Araiza, Daryelle Varon, Mariya Mohiuddin, Joseph C Gathe Jr, Joseph Varon Abstract In December 2019, a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused an outbreak of respiratory disease…