Acute Colonic Necrosis Associated with Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate (Kayexalate) Enemas in a Critically Ill Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Kayexalate has been used in the USA since 1975 for the treatment of hyperkalemia. Prior case reports have shown that sorbitol added to kayexalate has been known to cause rare side effects of colonic necrosis. We present a unique case report of gastric pneumatosis as a complication of kayexalate.

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Biliary Cast Formation with Sclerosing Cholangitis in Critically Ill Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Korean Journal of Radiology ◽

10.3348/kjr.2012.13.3.358 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 358 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

O-nyoung Kwon ◽

Seung Hyun Cho ◽

Chang Keun Park ◽

Sung Hee Mun

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Literature Review ◽

Critically Ill ◽

Sclerosing Cholangitis ◽

Critically Ill Patient ◽

Patient Case

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The Interpretation and Utility of Thoracic Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Pneumothorax in a Critically Ill Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

CHEST Journal ◽

10.1378/chest.9421 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 138 (4) ◽

pp. 72A

Author(s):

Bassel Ericsoussi ◽

Michael A. Markos ◽

Ruxana T. Sadikot ◽

Mehmet S. Ozcan

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Literature Review ◽

Critically Ill ◽

Critically Ill Patient ◽

Patient Case ◽

Thoracic Ultrasound

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Odontogenic Myxofibroma in a Paediatric Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Global Journal of Oral Science ◽

10.30576/2414-2050.2015.01.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 23-28

Author(s):

L. Muzio ◽

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Paediatric Patient ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Patient Case

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Stroke Like Presentation of Disseminated CNS Nocardia beijingensis Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

IDCases ◽

10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01223 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. e01223

Author(s):

Alessandra Diioia ◽

Lalit Kalra ◽

Lynne C. Krop

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Immunocompetent Patient ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Patient Case

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Pneumocystis and SARS-CoV-2 Co-Infection: A Case Report and Review of an Emerging Diagnostic Dilemma

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofaa633 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Carlos Rubiano ◽

Kathleen Tompkins ◽

Subhashini A Sellers ◽

Brian Bramson ◽

Joseph Eron ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Critically Ill ◽

Therapeutic Strategies ◽

Pneumocystis Jirovecii ◽

Critically Ill Patient ◽

Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia ◽

Diagnostic Dilemma

Abstract We present a case of a critically ill patient with COVID-19 found to have AIDS and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP). COVID-19 and PCP co-occurrence is increasingly reported and may complicate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Patients with severe COVID-19 should be screened for underlying immunocompromise and coinfections should be considered.

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Nonepileptic Myoclonus in COVID-19: Case Report

The Neurohospitalist ◽

10.1177/19418744211004315 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 194187442110043

Author(s):

Henly Hewan ◽

Annie Yang ◽

Aparna Vaddiparti ◽

Benison Keung

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Critically Ill ◽

Recovery Phase ◽

Critically Ill Patient ◽

High Dose ◽

The Novel ◽

Neurological Manifestations ◽

Immune Mediated ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Post Infectious

In late 2019, the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes, COVID-19, was identified. Since then many different neurological manifestations of COVID-19 have been well reported. Movement abnormalities have been rarely described. We report here a critically ill patient with COVID-19 who developed generalized myoclonus during the recovery phase of the infection. Myoclonus was associated with cyclical fevers and decreased alertness. Movements were refractory to conventional anti-epileptic therapies. There was concern that myoclonus could be part of a post-infectious immune-mediated syndrome. The patient improved fully with a 4-day course of high-dose steroids. Our experience highlights a rare, generalized myoclonus syndrome associated with COVID-19 that may be immune-mediated and is responsive to treatment.

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