The management of Elephant's Ear poisoning

The Araceae family of plants is the major cause of symptomatic plant ingestions in some developed countries (Dieffenbachia and Philodendron) and in Zimbabwe (Elephant's Ear), especially in children. A retrospective case series was carried out to evaluate the management of poisoning due to Elephant's Ear at the largest referral hospital in Zimbabwe for the period January 1995-December 1999. The study revealed inappropriate use of antibiotics, atropine, and antihistamines in the treatment of Elephant's Ear poisoning. This article also reviews the management of poisoning due to the Araceae family of plants as exemplified by Elephant's Ear. There is a need to educate health care workers on the clinical management of Elephant's Ear poisoning especially in developing countries where there are limited resources.

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Re-infection or Relapse of COVID-19 in Health Care workers; case series of 2 Patients from Pakistan

New Microbes and New Infections ◽

10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100896 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 100896

Author(s):

Abeera Ahmed ◽

Fatima Sana ◽

Aamer Ikram ◽

Shagufta Yousaf ◽

Aysha Khan

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Case Series ◽

Care Workers

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SARS-CoV-2 Infection after Vaccination in Health Care Workers: Case Series

10.29011/2575-9760.001411 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Case Series ◽

Care Workers

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Neonatal retinoblastoma: a brief report from the Malaysian Retinoblastoma Registry

Malaysian Journal of Ophthalmology ◽

10.35119/myjo.v2i2.113 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 125-133

Author(s):

Zayani Zohari ◽

Variant Nee Vern Chee ◽

Li Yen Chan ◽

Jamalia Rahmat

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Detection Rate ◽

Continuous Monitoring ◽

Case Series ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Retrospective Case ◽

Retrospective Record Review ◽

Retrospective Case Series ◽

Record Review

Neonatal retinoblastoma is more widely reported in developed countries than in developing countries. We have conducted a retrospective case series to understand the nature of neonatal retinoblastoma in Malaysia due to lack of data from developing countries. A retrospective record review of 295 patients was conducted from the Retinoblastoma Registry on the National Eye Database (NED) between January 2005 and December 2019. Six out of 295 patients (2.03%) were identified as neonatal retinoblastoma in Malaysia from 2005 until 2019 compared to developed countries, in which the detection rate were 3.5 to 10 times higher. Lack of awareness among survivor parents about the risk of their newborns developing retinoblastoma in may be a contributing factor. Neonatal retinoblastoma is difficult to manage, thus close and continuous monitoring is needed in centres dedicated to retinoblastoma management.

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Case-series of HCWs (Health Care Workers) developing COVID-19 despite antibodies in a Tertiary Care Centre in India

Journal of Medical Case Reports and Case Series ◽

10.38207/jmcrcs/2021/0211171 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-3

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Case Series ◽

Care Centre ◽

Tertiary Care Centre ◽

Care Workers

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Prevalence and risk factors of tuberculosis in developing countries through health care workers

Microbial Pathogenesis ◽

10.1016/j.micpath.2018.08.057 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 124 ◽

pp. 279-283 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Divakar Sharma ◽

Juhi Sharma ◽

Nirmala Deo ◽

Deepa Bisht

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Health Care ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Care Workers

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Case Series of Occupational Asthma in Health-Care Workers Diagnosed at a Tertiary Referral Clinic

CHEST Journal ◽

10.1016/j.chest.2017.08.049 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 152 (4) ◽

pp. A19

Author(s):

Michelle Kam ◽

Melvin Seng ◽

Kenneth Choy ◽

Keng Leong Tan

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Occupational Asthma ◽

Case Series ◽

Tertiary Referral ◽

Care Workers

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Poliomyelitis: Eradication in sight

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268800049451 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 108 (1) ◽

pp. 1-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Health Care ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

The United States ◽

Large Majority ◽

Paralytic Poliomyelitis ◽

Industrialized Countries ◽

Care Workers

Great strides have been made towards the control of poliomyelitis since the introduction of the two poliovaccines – inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), which was licensed in the United States in 1954, and live attenuated oral poliovaccine (OPV), in 1961. Today a large majority of physicians and other health–care workers in industrialized countries never see a patient with paralytic poliomyelitis. Unfortunately, this is far from the situation in many developing countries, particularly in tropical and subtropical climates, where hundreds of thousands of children still become paralysed victims, year in and year out.

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