NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS) REDUCE THE RISK OF PANCREATIC CYST GROWTH: RESULTS OF A 10-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY

Pericardial inflammation is a recognised feature of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The authors herein present the case of a female with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection who developed a large and life-threatening pericardial effusion over a few days following the onset of pericarditis, despite prompt commencement of treatment. This was successfully drained, and she was discharged in stable condition on oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and colchicine.At 6-week follow-up she had made a full recovery, and repeat echocardiography demonstrated no recurrence of effusion or evidence of constrictive physiology.

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Limber tail syndrome in German shepherd dog

Veterinary Science Development ◽

10.4081/vsd.2015.5831 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ghazanfar Abbas ◽

Muhammad Saqib ◽

Mudassar Niaz Mughal ◽

Asif Ali But ◽

Ghulam Muhammad

Keyword(s):

Cold Water ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Acute Onset ◽

Water Recovery ◽

German Shepherd ◽

German Shepherd Dog ◽

Inflammatory Drugs ◽

Anti Inflammatory ◽

Freeze Water

A 3-year-old intact female German shepherd dog weighing 25 kg was evaluated for acute onset of staggering gait and flaccid (dropped) tail following immersion in freeze water. Clinical signs included staggering gait, aggressive behavior, postural pain and flaccid tail. Clinical signs progressed in severity for 2-3 hours following immersion in freeze water. The dog was treated using anti-inflammatory medication along with warm fomentation of the affected portion of the tail and complete rest. Dog uneventfully recovered on day 7 of initiation of treatment and no reoccurrence was observed during one month follow up period. Limber tail syndrome is an uncommonly reported condition in German shepherd dogs that should be considered when sudden staggering gait and dropped tail is observed after immersion in too cold water. Recovery is possible with anti-inflammatory drugs and rest.

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Meningitis due to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: an often-overlooked complication of a widely used medication

BMJ Case Reports ◽

10.1136/bcr-2019-231619 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. e231619 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Florian Desgranges ◽

Nathalie Tebib ◽

Olivier Lamy ◽

Antonios Kritikos

Keyword(s):

Complete Resolution ◽

Viral Infections ◽

Empirical Therapy ◽

Neurological Sequela ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Acute Meningitis ◽

Inflammatory Drugs ◽

Anti Inflammatory ◽

Tension Type Headaches

A 40-year-old man developed aseptic meningitis after ibuprofen consumption for tension-type headaches. After a thorough diagnostic workup and lack of improvement on empirical therapy for common aetiologies of meningitis (bacterial and viral infections), we suspected non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) induced meningitis due to the temporal relationship between drug administration and symptom onset. Two days after NSAID suppression, the evolution was progressively favourable with complete resolution of fever and symptoms. On follow-up, symptoms did not recur and there was no neurological sequela. This article summarises the clinical picture and the complementary exams that led to the difficult-to-make diagnosis of NSAID-induced acute meningitis, in parallel with a brief review of the literature.

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