scholarly journals Successful treatment of fatal asthma combined with a silent chest: A case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 030006052092568
Author(s):  
Hui Guo ◽  
Qian Zhao ◽  
Su-Yan Li ◽  
Xin Xu ◽  
Ning Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Persistent Asthma ◽  
Muscle Relaxants ◽  
Good Effect ◽  
Comprehensive Treatment ◽  
Fatal Disease ◽  
Fatal Asthma ◽  
History Of ◽  
Suitable Treatment

Fatal asthma is a rare and potentially fatal disease. This disease requires suitable treatment to achieve rehabilitation, especially when accompanied by other complications, such as a silent chest and severe bronchial spasm. A 36-year-old man presented with a 10-year history of asthma that broke out into persistent asthma attacks and cardiac arrest, and was accompanied by a silent chest for 18 hours. He recovered and was discharged without any sequelae after being treated by a ventilator, hormones, epinephrine, analgesics, sedation, and muscle relaxants. Comprehensive treatment with a ventilator, hormones, epinephrine, analgesics, sedation, and muscle relaxants has a good effect on fatal asthma combined with a silent chest.

scholarly journals A case report of Sino-orbital Mucormycosis in a COVID-19 patient from eastern India: a “Red-alert” to physicians emphasizing the importance of early microbiological diagnosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidhi Dawar Pal ◽  
Anirban Pal ◽  
Debi Kundu ◽  
Puspendu Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Microbiological Diagnosis ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Fatal Disease ◽  
Direct Smear ◽  
History Of ◽  
Timely Treatment

A 65 years old diabetic female, presented with swelling of left eye and multiple discharging sinuses near the inner canthus of the left eye. She had a history of recent COVID-19 infection and was treated with steroids. The pus from peri-orbital sinuses, in KOH stain showed presence of broad, non-septate, right-angle branching fungal filaments. An early microbiological diagnosis of Mucormycosis, based on the direct smear findings substantiated the clinical diagnosis and helped the patient to get timely treatment. We emphasize that a request for an early microbiological diagnosis may affect the outcome in this highly invasive fatal disease.

scholarly journals Unusual clinical presentation of Guillain Barre syndrome: a case report

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aristides Marenco ◽  
Juan Manuel Lozada
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Fatal Disease ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ventilatory Failure ◽  
Clinical Variants ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
Multiple Etiology

Background: Guillen barre syndrome is the most frequent cause of flaccid paralysis in the world, it is characterized by an acute demyelinating, autoimmune and multiple etiology polyneuropathy, among which are included infectious agents such as Campylobacter jejuni, Zika virus, of genetic and environmental factors. Case Report: We present the case of a 56-year-old Colombian male patient with a history of hypertension, who entered the intensive care unit with symptoms of atypical asymmetric motor neurological compromise, which rapidly progressed to ventilatory failure and subsequent confinement síndrome. Discussion: Guillen barre síndrome establishes a potentially fatal disease, the semiology of pain, paresthesia, symmetric-progressive, distal weakness, instability, hipo/areflexia, constitute a neurological emergency. There are Clinical variants establishing a great.

scholarly journals Oral ingestion of lidocaine for suicide: A case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-136
Author(s):  
Maryam Adimolmasali ◽  
Ali Teimouri ◽  
Hamid Reza Mokhtari ◽  
Mahdi Foroughian ◽  
Parvin Zohoorian Sadr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Lipid Emulsion ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
General Ward ◽  
Oral Ingestion ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Topical Anesthetics ◽  
History Of

Objective: Systemic toxemia with topical anesthetics could be fatal due to the use of anesthetics in various ways (oral, intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous). Nowadays, topical anesthetics are used in inpatient and outpatient treatments. Despite its widespread usage, many physicians are not fully aware of the deadly side effects of lidocaine poisoning and its treatment. The objective of this case report is to highlight the diagnosis and treatment of lidocaine toxicity. Case Presentation: A 21-year-old woman with a history of multiple suicide attempts ingested approximately three 10% w/w lidocaine sprays. The patient was brought to the emergency department of Imam Reza hospital of Mashhad University of Medical Science with cardiac arrest and respiratory failure. After successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), she was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). She stayed in ICU for 2 days and we administered dobutamine drip and intravenous lipid emulsion for her then she was transferred to the general ward. We discharged her after 8 days. Conclusion: Using BCLS and ACLS in case of cardiac arrest and administration of Lipid Emulsion with proper dosage are recommended treatments for lidocaine toxicity.

Popliteal artery thrombosis secondary to a tibial osteochondroma

VASA ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gruber-Szydlo ◽  
Poreba ◽  
Belowska-Bien ◽  
Derkacz ◽  
Badowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Angiography ◽  
Popliteal Artery ◽  
Doppler Ultrasonography ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Plain Radiography ◽  
Artery Thrombosis ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right

Popliteal artery thrombosis may present as a complication of an osteochondroma located in the vicinity of the knee joint. This is a case report of a 26-year-old man with symptoms of the right lower extremity ischaemia without a previous history of vascular disease or trauma. Plain radiography, magnetic resonance angiography and Doppler ultrasonography documented the presence of an osteochondrous structure of the proximal tibial metaphysis, which displaced and compressed the popliteal artery, causing its occlusion due to intraluminal thrombosis..The patient was operated and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of osteochondroma.

An unusual presentation of epigastric pain due to thrombophlebitis of a recanalised umbilical vein – case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (8) ◽  
pp. 326-327 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Portal Hypertension ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Epigastric Pain ◽  
Umbilical Vein ◽  
History Of ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Inflammatory Changes

Introduction: The umbilical vein can become recanalised due to portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis but the condition is rarely clinically significant. Although bleeding from this enlarged vein is a known complication, the finding of thrombophlebitis has not been previously described. Case report: We report the case of a 62-year-old male with a history of liver cirrhosis due to alcoholic liver disease presenting to hospital with epigastric pain. A CT scan of the patient’s abdomen revealed a thrombus with surrounding inflammatory changes in a recanalised umbilical vein. The patient was managed conservatively and was discharged home the following day. Conclusion: Thrombophlebitis of a recanalised umbilical vein is a rare cause of abdominal pain in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Abnormal P wave Morphology in the Electrocardiogram of a Hurdle Runner with a History of Presyncope - A Case Report

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Poręba ◽  
Robert Skalik ◽  
Rafał Poręba ◽  
Paweł Gać ◽  
Witold Pilecki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Wave Morphology ◽  
History Of
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