scholarly journals Death by self-inflicted asphyxia with helium – First case reports from Norway and review of the literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Frost
Keyword(s):  
Terminal Illness ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Inert Gases ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Toxicological Analysis ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Gastric Contents ◽  
Plastic Bag ◽  
Different Parts

ABSTRACT An increasing number of asphyxia suicides by inhalation of inert gases have been reported from different parts of the world over the last decade. So far this phenomenon has not been described in our country. This article presents the first two case reports from Norway of presumed suicide by asphyxiation due to helium inhalation from a closed plastic bag over the head. In both cases a forensic autopsy, which included comprehensive toxicological analysis, was requested and performed. In the two cases death was attributed to asphyxia due to helium inhalation, and suffocation due to a plastic bag over the head and aspiration of gastric contents, respectively. Toxicological analysis revealed no findings contributing to the deaths. The absence of toxicological and autopsy findings to determine the cause of death in such cases may represent challenges of clinical and forensic significance. In contrast to the promotion of this method by euthanasia interest groups for the terminally ill reported suicides by helium asphyxiation primarily involve relatively young individuals suffering from psychiatric and/or substance use disorders, and not from terminal illness.

scholarly journals First case report of infection by Mycobacterium wolinskyi after mammoplasty in Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Santos Lima ◽  
Maria Madileuza Carneiro Neves ◽  
Karen Machado Gomes ◽  
Klarissa Miranda Guarines ◽  
Carlos Feitosa Luna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Mycobacterium Smegmatis ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Specific Gene ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Long Period ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Mycobacterium Goodii

<em>Mycobacterium wolinskyi</em> is a rapidly growing mycobacterium, first described in 1999 as a member of the group <em>Mycobacterium smegmatis</em> (<em>Mycobacterium smegmatis</em>, <em>Mycobacterium wolinskyi</em> and <em>Mycobacterium goodii</em>). Only 19 case reports all over the world have been described on literature, none of them in Brazil. On this report, it is described one case of infection after a mammoplasty procedure performed in a private health service in the county of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, in 2009. The mycobacteria specie was identified using biochemical tests and sequencing the specific gene <em>rpoB</em>. To treat the infection by <em>Mycobacterium wolinskyi</em> it was necessary to combine antibiotics for a long period of time associated with surgical procedures of the breast abscesses.

Fungal Sinusitis Presenting as an Ethmoid Mucocele

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 247-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd M. Rumans ◽  
Myron Jones ◽  
Sylvester G. Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Medical Literature ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Ethmoid Sinus ◽  
Fungal Sinusitis ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Initial Report ◽  
First Case

Fungal sinusitis was first reported in the late 1880s and was due to Aspergillus. Since this initial report, scattered case reports of fungal sinusitis have appeared in the medical literature, with the majority of these cases being due to Aspergillus and Mucormycosis. These case reports have also demonstrated multiple presentations of fungal sinusitis; however, our review of the literature did not demonstrate any previous case reports presenting as an ethmoid sinus mucocele. We now describe what we believe to be the first case of fungal sinusitis that presented as an ethmoid sinus mucocele.

scholarly journals Nontyphoidal Cardiac Salmonellosis: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Ortiz ◽  
Eric M. Siegal ◽  
Christopher Kramer ◽  
Bijoy K. Khandheria ◽  
Ernesto Brauer
Keyword(s):  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Aortic Valves ◽  
First Case ◽  
Oral Steroids ◽  
Patients At Risk ◽  
Valve Diseases ◽  
Immunodeficiency States

Nontyphoidal Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, is a rare cause of endocarditis and pericarditis that carries a high mortality rate. Proposed predisposing conditions include immunodeficiency states, congenital heart defects, and cardiac valve diseases. We present 2 cases of cardiovascular salmonellosis. The first case is that of a 73-year-old woman with mechanical mitral and bioprosthetic aortic valves who died from sequelae of nontyphoidal Salmonella mitral valve vegetation, aortic valve abscess, and sepsis. The second case is that of a 62-year-old man with a recent systemic lupus erythematosus exacerbation treated with oral steroids, who presented with obstructive features of tamponade and sepsis secondary to a large S. enteritidis purulent pericardial cyst. He recovered after emergent pericardial drainage and antibiotic therapy. Identifying patients at risk of cardiovascular salmonellosis is important for early diagnosis and treatment to minimize sequelae and death. We reviewed the literature to identify the predisposing risk factors of nontyphoidal Salmonella cardiac infection.

scholarly journals Multiple Extrauterine Adenomyomas Presenting in Upper Abdomen and Pelvis: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Mana Moghadamfalahi ◽  
Daniel S. Metzinger
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Abdominal Mass ◽  
Benign Tumors ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
First Case ◽  
Upper Abdominal ◽  
Upper Abdomen

Adenomyomas are benign tumors composed of smooth muscle and endometrial tissue. These tumors usually arise from the myometrium. Extrauterine adenomyomas are rare with only a few case reports available in the literature. Here, we report an unusual case of multiple adenomyomas in a 39-year-old woman six years after hysterectomy for multiple leiomyomata. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of extrauterine adenomyoma presenting as an upper abdominal mass.

scholarly journals  Equine grass sickness in the Czech Republic a case report

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 137-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Melkova ◽  
P. Cizek ◽  
E. Ludvikova ◽  
B. Bezdekova
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Sympathetic Neurons ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Neural System ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Grass Sickness ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts

Equine grass sickness (EGS) is a degenerative polyneuropathy affecting postganglionic parasympathetic and sympathetic neurons. The major clinical signs relate to dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract and the condition is frequently fatal. EGS has been reported in different parts of the world including Europe. This paper describes the first case of equine dysautonomia in the Czech Republic. The ante mortem diagnosis was based on typical clinical signs and a positive phenylephrine eye-drop test and was confirmed at necropsy following observation of pathognomic histopathological lesions in the enteric neural system of the ileum. &nbsp;

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Pulmonary Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Coinfection

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. e298-e298
Author(s):  
Redha Al Lawati ◽  
Nasser Al Busaidi ◽  
Rashid Al Umairi ◽  
Merah Al Busaidy ◽  
Hanan Hamed Al Naabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
World Health ◽  
Delay In Diagnosis ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
First Case ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
High Index Of Suspicion

The Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was classified as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020. It is caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus affects mainly the human respiratory system. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is another respiratory infection known to affect humans and may share joint clinical presentations and risk factors with COVID-19 infection. Therefore, clinicians must have a high index of suspicion that the two infections might coexist so that there is no delay in diagnosis and starting the appropriate treatment. There are few case reports about TB and COVID-19 coinfection. The first case report ever was from China and there have been a few others around the world. Here, we report two cases of coexisting COVID-19 and newly diagnosed pulmonary TB infection in Oman.

scholarly journals Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
L. Dourmishev ◽  
N. Mironova ◽  
I. Popov ◽  
D. Rusinova ◽  
M. Balabanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hair Loss ◽  
Marked Improvement ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Lichen Planopilaris ◽  
Normal Limits ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Face ◽  
Laboratory Examinations

AbstractGraham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome (GLPLS) is a rare syndrome characterized by the triad of cicatricial alopecia of the scalp, non-cicatricial alopecia of the axilla and groin and follicular lichen planus eruptions on the trunk and extremities. GLPLS is considered to be a variant of lichen planopilaris. We report two cases that have fulfilled all of the criteria for GLPLS. The first case was a 71-year-old woman, admitted to the Department of Dermatology for pruritic perifollicullar erythema and scaling of the scalp, cicatricial scalp alopecia and hair loss of the axilla and pubic region for five months. Subsequently, follicular hyperkeratotic eruptions and hyperpigmented macules on the skin of the chest and abdomen appeared. The second case was a 48-year-old man with pruritic follicular papules on the face, trunk and extremities for four months. All of the laboratory examinations in both patients were within normal limits. No alternation in the general condition of the patients was observed. Histological examinations in both patients confirmed the diagnosis GLPLS. The patients were treated with systemic and local corticosteroid resulting in marked improvement of the skin lesions; however, cicatricial scalp alopecia showed no response to the treatment.

scholarly journals Proximal migration of Plastibell circumcision: two case reports and review of the literature

2022 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali M. Ahmad ◽  
Sara Elfadil Ahmed ◽  
Noha Ali Mostafa ◽  
Turki Ibrahim Nafisah
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Surgical Procedure ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Proximal Migration ◽  
The World ◽  
A Minor

Abstract Background Male circumcision is one of the oldest and most commonly performed surgical procedures in the world; in fact, one of every 3 males in the world is circumcised. Plastibell circumcision is the commonest procedure performed worldwide with higher rates of satisfaction and lower rates of complications. Case presentation We present two cases, 4 and 5 months old with proximal migration of Plastibell ring with penile incarcerations that were managed successfully. We aim to highlight the necessary precautions needed to avoid serious complications after a minor surgical procedure. Conclusions Plastibell circumcision is a minor surgical procedure that is underestimated with the potential for major and serious complications. The implementation of the law against the practice of non-professional individuals, standardization of the procedure, and improvement of communication are highly recommended to avoid unnecessary and serious complications. Plastibell ring circumcision still needs further studies to examine ring antimigration, re-designing, and the best types and sizes of threads used. Lastly, studies are also needed to determine a cost-effective routine follow-up visit post-Plastibell circumcision procedures.

scholarly journals Chorea: clinical correlates of 119 cases

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Fernanda Mendes ◽  
Luiz Augusto Franco De Andrade ◽  
Henrique Ballalai Ferraz
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
World Federation ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Huntington's Chorea ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts

Chorea is a clinical syndrome characterized by abnormal involuntary arrhythmic movements, randomly distributed in time, affecting mainly the distal parts of the limbs. There are many diseases associated with chorea but the distribution of the etiologies vary too much in different parts of the world. We intended to study the etiologies of chorea in a Movement Disorders Unit of a university hospital-based outpatient clinic in Brazil. We studied the records of 119 patients with chorea based in the diagnostic criteria of the World Federation of Neurology. Sydenham's chorea (SC) was the most frequent cause of chorea (51.3%) of our sample. Other common causes were Huntington's chorea (18.5%) and chorea post-stroke (9.2%). SC is not commonly seen in developed countries nowadays but is not rare in Brazil. SC patients generally have the clinical manifestation of it in the first 20 years of age and girls are more affected than boys and this feature was observed in our sample. Based on our own experience and in the review of the literature we propose an etiological classification of chorea.

scholarly journals Relapsing Polychondritis following Treatment with Secukinumab for Ankylosing Spondylitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Alexander Zheutlin ◽  
Elena Schiopu
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Tumor Necrosis ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Relapsing Polychondritis ◽  
Autoimmune Disorder ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Interleukin 17A ◽  
First Case ◽  
Physician Awareness

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an autoimmune disorder that often occurs concomitantly with other autoimmune diseases, though RP has been infrequently associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). There is a small, but growing, body of the literature demonstrating case reports describing RP secondary to AS in patients treated with tumor necrosis alpha inhibitors (TNFi’s). We present the first case in which RP developed in AS while treated with an interleukin 17A inhibitor (IL-17Ai), secukinumab. With this case report, we hope to raise physician awareness of the possible autoimmune disorders that may arise subsequent to novel immunomodulation therapies, particularly that RP may develop subsequent to inhibition of IL-17A.

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