Black Pleural Effusion as a Complication of Acute Pancreatitis.

Transient and reactive pleural effusion is a known consequence of acute pancreatitis. Usually, the pleural effusion is unilateral, transudate, straw-colored, and self-resolving. We report a rare case of massive left-sided black pleural effusion as a complication of acute pancreatitis with the background of chronic pancreatitis being secondary to alcohol abuse.

Comparative Assessment of Echocardiographic Patterns Among Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients on Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor and Healthy Controls.

Purpose: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is one of the common hematological malignancies in Nigeria. Cardiac abnormalities are associated with CML irrespective of treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as imatinib, which is available gratis in Nigeria.

Objective: To assess the prevalence and patterns of cardiac dysfunction among patients with CML irrespective of treatment with imatinib using transthoracic echocardiography, and 12-lead surface electrocardiography.

Ventricular Arrhythmias in Seniors with Heart Failure: Present Dilemmas and Therapeutic Considerations: A Systematic Review.

Background: Heart Failure (HF) is a global public health problem, which affects over 23 million people worldwide. The prevalence of HF is higher among seniors in the USA and other developed countries. Ventricular Arrhythmias (VAs) account for 50% of deaths among patients with HF.

Crowned Dens Syndrome Masquerading as Meningitis.

The classic symptoms of meningismus, including fever, neck stiffness, and headache, should automatically trigger a prime differential of meningitis, but a close masquerader, albeit rare, is crowned dens syndrome. Herein, we report the case of a 71-year-old woman with clinical features of meningismus with elevated inflammatory biomarkers. However, computed tomography of the cervical spine revealed the presence of calcium deposits encircling the dens.

Mixed connective tissue disease complicated by heart failure in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: management challenges in a resource-limited economy.

Background: Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD; also known as Sharp's syndrome) is a rare autoimmune inflammatory disorder characterized by high titer of U1 ribonucleoprotein (U1RNP) antibody and clinical and serological overlap of systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and polymyositis. The diagnosis is based on clinical and serological factors in criteria such as Alarcon-Segovia, Khan, Kusakawa, and Sharps. Cardiac disease can be a complication of connective tissue disease (CTD).