Publications by authors named "Abeir Ammar"
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- Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis (SPT) is a rare, serious postpartum condition that can be divided into two types: deep septic pelvic thrombophlebitis (DSPT) and ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT).
- The case series reports three diagnosed cases of OVT at Latifa Women and Children Hospital in Dubai, highlighting the challenges in diagnosing this condition due to persistent fever and antibiotic resistance.
- Early clinical suspicion and the timely administration of anticoagulants and broad-spectrum antibiotics significantly improved patient outcomes, reducing the risk of complications related to SPT.
Stress cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo syndrome) is a rare and transient cardiac dysfunction that has been reported in pregnant women with multiple triggering conditions. In general, those cases recovered from the acute cardiac insult within a few weeks. We report a 33-year-old 22 weeks pregnant woman, who presented with an episode of status epilepticus and subsequently developed acute heart failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Pregnancy, complicated by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), results in higher hospitalization and mortality rate. Pathogenesis of COVID-19 is similar to any other systemic inflammatory condition but results in a cytokine storm of higher magnitude causing severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiorgan failure. Tocilizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody, targets soluble and membrane-bound IL-6 receptors and is used in the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and cytokine release syndrome.
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