Chronic Vomiting and Weight Loss Due to Cecal Pinworm Infestation: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review

An elderly patient presented with prolonged fever, gross weight loss, recurrent haemoptysis and abdominal pain. He had a background history of adrenal tuberculosis with completion of treatment without any obvious improvement. Clinically he was diagnosed as a case of adrenocotical insufficiency. Evaluation including histopathology revealed the diagnosis as disseminated histoplasmosis involving adrenal gland and lungs. The disease is a rarity without any underneath immunosuppression and hence high index of suspicion with appropriate steps for investigation is the key to achieve a diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis in Bangladesh. Keyword: . DOI: 10.3329/jom.v12i1.6936J Medicine 2011; 12 : 81-85

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42. The dangers of herbal weight loss supplements: A case report of drug-induced liver injury secondary to GARCINIA CAMBOGIA ingestion and literature review

Pathology ◽

10.1016/j.pathol.2020.01.042 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. S147 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R.E. McCarthy ◽

D.G. Bowen ◽

S.I. Strasser ◽

C. McKenzie

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Case Report ◽

Liver Injury ◽

Literature Review ◽

Drug Induced ◽

Garcinia Cambogia ◽

Drug Induced Liver Injury

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A Chronic Psychogenic Vomiting Case of Dramatic Response to Escitalopram

International Journal of Medicine and Surgery ◽

10.15342/ijms.v3i1.91 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 30-31

Author(s):

Onur Ozturk ◽

Mustafa Yasin Selcuk

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Case Report ◽

Physical Examination ◽

Health Center ◽

Family Health ◽

Previous Treatment ◽

Specific Patient ◽

The Family ◽

Radiological Examinations ◽

Chronic Vomiting

This case report describes the treatment of an interesting patient with vomiting for years. The patient admitted to the family health center with chronic vomiting and weight loss. Her physical examination was unremarkable. The complaint of patient in who organic pathogen were excluded by biochemical and radiological examinations was evaluated psychologically; her complaints were ended following the initiation of escitalopram therapy unlike previous treatment. In this report, we represent a specific patient for the escitalopram treatment and thanks to this, it contributes a unique sample to the literature about escitalopram usage in the treatment of chronic vomiting.

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A case of midgut volvulus related to adult intestinal malrotation found with weight loss after streptococcus infection: A case report and literature review

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports ◽

10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.01.060 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 79 ◽

pp. 302-306

Author(s):

Yuri Higashi ◽

Ichiro Onishi ◽

Masato Kayahara ◽

Shunsuke Kano ◽

Naoki Makita ◽

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Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Case Report ◽

Literature Review ◽

Intestinal Malrotation ◽

Midgut Volvulus

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Gastric Ollulanus tricuspis infection identified in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) with chronic vomiting : case report

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association ◽

10.4102/jsava.v71i4.727 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 71 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

M.G. Collett ◽

W.E. Pomroy ◽

W.G. Guilford ◽

A.C. Johnstone ◽

B.J. Blanchard ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Case Report ◽

South African ◽

Antibacterial Treatment ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Acinonyx Jubatus ◽

Infection Treatment ◽

Hepatic Amyloidosis ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Chronic Vomiting

Gastritis, vomition and weight loss are common in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). Gastric spiral bacteria (Helicobacter spp.) and the very small, viviparous nematode Ollulanus tricuspis, a stomach worm of cats, are believed to be important causes. Three sibling cheetahs at Wellington Zoo, New Zealand, developed chronic vomiting, diarrhoea and debility. Their parents were both South African-born. Response to antibacterial treatment was poor. Endoscopic examinations revealed chronic lymphoplasmacytic gastritis and Ollulanus infection. Treatment with oxfendazole and pyrantel embonate resulted in clinical improvement; however, 1 cheetah, which died 7 months later as a result of a ruptured liver due to hepatic amyloidosis, still had Ollulanus worms present in her stomach. Ollulanus tricuspis is a significant cause of gastritis and vomiting in captive cheetahs, lions and tigers, as well as wild cougars and tigers. The parasite has not yet been found in sub-Saharan Africa. Because of the unusual characteristics of this parasite, the literature on its life history and techniques for diagnosis is reviewed.

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