scholarly journals Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome, often Missed: A Case Report and Review

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mani Kant Kumar ◽  
Raghvendra Narayan

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia, eczema and recurrent infections. We report a 15 month old boy who had presented with lower gastrointestinal bleed, recurrent infections and eczema. Blood picture revealed microthrombocytopenia, high IgA and IgE, and low IgM and Normal IgG levels. A diagnosis of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome was made, which was missed by many paediatrician even after prolonged hospital stay before admission in our Institute. The recent progress in understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment are discussed. Key words: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome; Eczema; Microthrombocytopenia DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v31i2.4122 J Nep Paedtr Soc 2010;31(2):146-150

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
pp. 612-617
Author(s):  
Ahmad Al-Shami ◽  
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Jabri Aljabri ◽  
Shahad Al-Bloushi ◽  
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Hypomagnesemia is a common finding in hospitalized patients mostly overlooked and rarely given as much attention as other electrolyte disturbances. This case report and literature review highlight how hypomagnesemia is common in patients who have a prolonged hospital stay. in addition, we highlight the multiple causes of hypomagnesemia and discuss them further with a literature review.


Impact ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (7) ◽  
pp. 45-47
Author(s):  
Naoko Fujii

The majority of human beings will be admitted to hospital at some point over the course of their lives. For the more fortunate among us, these hospital stays will be brief and will barely register as a significant experience. However, for others, being admitted for weeks or months at a time will be necessary in order to combat and recover from whatever it was that made admittance to hospital necessary. While it is easy to think of many reasons why a prolonged hospital stay might be undesirable, one that may escape our attention is the clothes that are worn by patients during their stay. Once a patient has been assigned a bed, they are often given a gown which they put on without thought and then lie down. The gowns that are given to patients are generally designed with healthcare professionals in mind. For example, in Japan pyjamas and yukata (bathrobes) are used as hospital gowns because they have a front opening that is easy to use during treatment and nursing care. In addition, the other gowns can be opened from the ankle to the crotch using the zip. Dr Naoko Fujii has focused her career on designing clothes for hospital patients and believes that there is a way to satisfy the practical needs of a hospital and the care it gives at the same time as satisfying the requirements of patients. She is now focusing her attention on this challenge.


2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 10 ◽  
pp. 1359-1369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasmus Rivinius ◽  
Matthias Helmschrott ◽  
Arjang Ruhparwar ◽  
Bastian Schmack ◽  
Fabrice F. Darche ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Huang ◽  
Hong Jin ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Xinxing Shi ◽  
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Abstract Background China had entered post-elimination era for malaria, however, the imported cases are continuously are a public health concern as the increasing number of cases. In this study we studied the potential predictive factors for prolonged hospital stay for imported malaria patients. Material and Methods We retrospectively collected patients of imported malaria cases data from 2017–2020 in our hospital. we analyzed the data from clinical, epidemiological, geographical, and seasonal points of view, and used cox proportional hazard model to find the predictive factors for prolonged hospital stay. Results We found most of imported cases were from Democratic Republic of the Congo(23%, 34/150) and most cases 74%(26/34) were infected by P. falciparum. Through Edwards Test, no significant seasonality of imported cases were found(χ2 = 2.51 p-value = 0.28). We found bacterial infection(HR = 0.58, p-value = 0.01) and thrombocytopenia(HR = 0.66, p-value = 0.02) were protective factors for discharge, that were, the risk factors for prolonged hospital stay. Conclusions The imported cases are the major risk of malaria in post-elimination era of China. The bacterial infection and thrombocytopenia were the risk factors for prolonged hospital stay.


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