scholarly journals A Rare Case Report of Life-Threatening Severe Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Maheep Sangha ◽  
◽  
Colleen Kelly ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Interstitial Pressure ◽  
Protein Loss ◽  
Protein Losing Enteropathy ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Protein Rich ◽  
Rare Instance

Protein-losing gastroenteropathy is a rare syndrome of protein loss from the gastrointestinal system. It manifests with hypoproteinemic edema, which may be due to either lymphatic leakage due to increased interstitial pressure or leakage of protein-rich fluids due to intestinal disorders. Our case describes a 65-year-old female with life-threatening protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) requiring multiple transfers to intensive care unit for vasopressor support. In this rare instance, her extensive initial workup did not reveal any etiology for PLE, but she was later found to have underlying Crohn’s colitis. Protein-losing enteropathy is an underdiagnosed complication of inflammatory bowel disease and must be considered while treating patients with colitis.

scholarly journals A Rare Case of Nsaid Induced Gastric Body Diaphragmatic-Like Stricture

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Charlotte Knox ◽  
◽  
John Almeida ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Gastric Body ◽  
Interstitial Pressure ◽  
Protein Loss ◽  
Protein Losing Enteropathy ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Protein Rich ◽  
Rare Instance

Protein-losing gastroenteropathy is a rare syndrome of protein loss from the gastrointestinal system. It manifests with hypoproteinemic edema, which may be due to either lymphatic leakage due to increased interstitial pressure or leakage of protein-rich fluids due to intestinal disorders. Our case describes a 65-year-old female with life-threatening protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) requiring multiple transfers to intensive care unit for vasopressor support. In this rare instance, her extensive initial workup did not reveal any etiology for PLE, but she was later found to have underlying Crohn’s colitis. Protein-losing enteropathy is an underdiagnosed complication of inflammatory bowel disease and must be considered while treating patients with colitis.

Clostridium Difficile Infection and Biliary Obstruction

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-06
Author(s):  
Marilena Stoian
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Clostridium Difficile Infection ◽  
Crohn Disease ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Biliary Obstruction ◽  
Hepatobiliary Disease ◽  
Protein Loss ◽  
Protein Losing Enteropathy ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

We present a case of a 38-year -old man was admitted to the hospital with biliary obstruction and Clostridium Difficile infection. He presented with moderate increases in the aminotransferase and bilirubin levels suggesting the diagnosis of an autoimmune hepatobiliary disease; intestinal protein loss needs to evaluate an associated inflammatory bowel disease. The clinical diagnosis of autoimmune hepatobiliary disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease is based on the patients symptoms and the presence of a protein-losing enteropathy which are more suggestive of Crohn disease, while moderate increases in the aminotransferase levels in proportion to the increase in the bilirubin level suggesting the diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis. The pathological and positive diagnosis needs an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and a biopsy of gastric and duodenum mucosae who showed severe inflammation findings that are diagnostic of Crohn disease.

scholarly journals Rare presentation of the great imitator: a rare case report

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Ravindranath Brahmadeo Chavan ◽  
Vasudha Abhijit Belgaumkar ◽  
Aarti Sudam Salunke ◽  
Sharada Shivaji Chirame
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Modern Health Care ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians

<span>Syphilis is often thought to be a disease of the past, largely eradicated in modern health care; however, the rates are still extremely high in certain populations. The diagnosis of syphilis may be overlooked by primary-care clinicians due to the presence of nonspecific signs and symptoms that may be indistinguishable from other diseases. Left undiagnosed and untreated, life-threatening complications, including hepatitis, stroke, and nervous system damage, may occur particularly in immuno-compromised individuals. We present a case of lues maligna an extremely rare presentation of syphilis.</span>

Life Threatening Involvement of Bilateral Total Maxilla by a Large Radicular Cyst: A Rare Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1617
Author(s):  
Harsh Mohan Pathak ◽  
Sobhan Mishra ◽  
Neeta Mohanty ◽  
Sanchari Sinha Roy ◽  
Satchidananda Meher
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Radicular Cyst ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
Life Threatening

scholarly journals Idiopathic aplastic anemia: a rare case report in Jammu and Kashmir region, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 2559
Author(s):  
Smriti Sharma ◽  
Upma . ◽  
Deep Mani
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Aplastic Anemia ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Immunosuppressive Agents ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Normal Incidence ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
First Case ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
Life Threatening

Idiopathic aplastic anemia is a pancytopenia disorder that is a rare but life threatening for both mother and fetus during pregnancy. Association of aplastic anemia with pregnancy is unclear but considered to be interrelated. Bone marrow transplantation is the most effective treatment for adult aplastic anemia but is inadvisable to perform during pregnancy because of the teratogenic effect of immunosuppressive agents or radiation therapy to the growing fetus. Supportive care, withdrawal from offending drugs and involving erythrocytes and platelets transfusion is a promising way to save the life. Here author present a case report of 36-year-old lady with idiopathy aplastic anemia. In this case medical investigation revealed severe anemia of unknown origin. The patient was treated with hematinics, blood transfusion and glucocorticoids. A healthy baby was delivered without evidence of hemolysis at her eight month and one week of pregnancy, the patient recovered and discharged with normal incidence. Being a rare case, it becomes a necessity to report such life-threatening disorder and management. Moreover, to our knowledge this is the first case reported of its kind from Jammu and Kashmir Division of India.

scholarly journals Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a rare case report and recent concepts in diagnosis and management

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 1100
Author(s):  
Naresh Kumar ◽  
Akshay Lamba ◽  
Jyotirmay Das ◽  
Avik K. Neogi ◽  
Kunal Arora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Necrotizing Fasciitis ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Functional Deficits ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Pseudomonas Infection ◽  
Early Debridement

<p>Necrotizing fasciitis caused by <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> is an extremely rare and life threatening bacterial soft tissue infection. Here we report a case study of fully established necrotizing fasciitis associated with monomicrobial pseudomonas infection in a 34 years old male. The patient presented with painful, necrosed areas of skin and soft tissue over right gluteal region which rapidly progressed to right upper back. Aggressive supportive measures and early debridement lead to a full recovery with no functional deficits.</p>

scholarly journals SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF A MASSIVE CONGENITAL HEMANGIOMA OF THE TONGUE IN AN INFANT: A RARE CASE REPORT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishan Sarna ◽  
Martin Kamau ◽  
Symon Guthua
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Surgical Management ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Airway Compromise ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
Difficulty Breathing ◽  
Severe Hemorrhage ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Congenital Hemangioma

Lesions involving the tongue may present with life threatening complications such as airway compromise and risk of severe hemorrhage. This paper reports the surgical management of a non-involuting massive congenital hemangioma of the tongue in an infant presenting with difficulty breathing, feeding and inability to close the mouth.

scholarly journals Sinus Histocytosis with Splenomegaly in Children- A Rare Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-178
Author(s):  
Kuntal Roy ◽  
Fabia Hannan Mone ◽  
Syed Khairul Amin ◽  
Md Ekhlasur Rahman ◽  
Soma Halder
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
The Body ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Rosai Dorfman Disease ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
Life Threatening

Sinus Histiocytosis/Rosai-Dorfman Disease (RDD) are benign, rare proliferative disorder caused by over production and accumulation of specific type of white blood cell (Phagocytic Histiocyte) in the lymph nodes of the body. Here, lymphadenopathy mostly painless and commonly found in the neck (cervical) but  may occur in other areas of the body such as skin, lung, central nervous system, kidney (less than 5%). Predominantly it affects the young age group of children, adolescents or young adults. In spite of spontaneous remissions, treatment strategies can be different according to involvement and severity (RDD-  Seldom life threatening disease). Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 10, No. 2: July 2019, P 176-178

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document