Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is usually a self-limited cause of lymphadenitis. It is a prevalent disease amongst Asian individuals, but rare in other parts of the world. It affects especially young women, with limited cases described in children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDelayed diagnosis, low socioeconomic status and infection have been associated with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at type 1 diabetes mellitus presentation. A teenager from a low socioeconomic status family, with longstanding weight loss, polyphagia, polyuria, vomiting and abdominal pain, attended the emergency department, also complaining of anosmia and odynophagia. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 and new-onset DKA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Organ Transplant Med
February 2010
Background: Despite a reduction in the incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections after kidney transplantation, less is known about late CMV infection in kidney transplant recipients.
Objective: To assess incidence of CMV infection in a cohort of patients under a high surveillance CMV prevention protocol and identify factors associated with late CMV infection.
Methods: Analysis of a consecutive cohort of 181 kidney allograft recipients between January 2012 and Aug 2015.