scholarly journals Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia and renosplenic abscesses without intestinal symptoms as the initial manifestations of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced colitis: a rare case report

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung-Ling Huang ◽  
Po-Liang Lu ◽  
Chun-Yu Lin ◽  
Yen-Hsu Chen ◽  
Chao-Hung Kuo ◽  
...  
2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özlem YILMAZ ◽  
Hacer İlbilge ERTOY KARAGÖL ◽  
Mehmet Sadık DEMİRSOY ◽  
İpek TÜRKTAŞ ◽  
Arzu BAKIRTAŞ

2019 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. S717-S718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan M. Reyes ◽  
Manuel O. Gonzalez ◽  
Bhavin Patel ◽  
Fahad Malik ◽  
Simcha Weissman

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Kumar Rathinam ◽  
Sarvesh Sabarathinam ◽  
Poojith Nuthalapati ◽  
Vijayakumar Thangavel Mahalingam

Objective: To report a rare case of drug induced overlap of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrosis Syndrome exacerbated by cephalexin. Case summary: In this case report we present a 65-year-old female who had come to the hospital with complaints of Sloughing of the skin and redness all over the body with raised body temperature. She was on therapeutic Phenytoin to prevent the post-surgical complications of Communicating Hydrocephalus. After a detailed examination it was found that the patient had misemployed with an overdose of Phenytoin. The patient was found with nikolsky sign and diagnosed as Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrosis overlap. This case report emphasizes phenytoin induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrosis syndrome exacerbated by cephalexin. Practice implications: By witnessing this phenomenon, we could figure out the association between cephalexin and Stevens-Johnson syndrome- Toxic Epidermal Necrosis syndrome overlap. The Immediate dismissal of the offending agent and commencement of supportive care was found to be effective.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulliana Helen de Vasconcelos Gomes ◽  
Rodrigo Marmo da Costa e Souza ◽  
Thiago Monteiro de Paiva Fernandes

Cureus ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Vincent Reyes ◽  
Bhavin M Patel ◽  
Fahad Malik ◽  
Manuel O Gonzalez

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 731-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. Bicknell ◽  
J. A. Brown ◽  
B. A. M. Walker ◽  
J. N. Amar

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