Salmonella myocarditis in a young adult patient presenting with acute pulmonary edema, rhabdomyolysis, and multi-organ failure.

The mortality and morbidity of salmonella infections is seriously underestimated. Salmonella myocarditis is an unusual complication of salmonella sepsis in adults. Cases that do occur may be associated with high morbidity and mortality.

Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Salmonella paratyphi A.

A 31-year-old Nepali man was admitted to the intensive care unit with a 3-day history of fever associated with four-limb weakness, followed by difficulty in swallowing. The patient came from Nepal 20 days before admission. On examination the patient was conscious and appeared ill, with a temperature of 38.

Fulminant hepatic failure caused by Salmonella paratyphi A infection.

We report a case of fulminant hepatic failure associated with Salmonella paratyphi A infection, in a 29-year-old patient who was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with fever of two days, headache and vomiting followed by behavioural changes and disorientation. On examination, the patient appeared acutely ill, agitated, confused, and deeply jaundiced. Temperature 38.

Rupture of spleen in a mechanically ventilated patient with falciparum malaria admitted with pulmonary edema.

Rupture of the spleen in malaria may constitute a diagnostic challenge to many clinicians particularly in non-endemic areas where experience with malaria is limited. Our aim is to increase the awareness among clinicians from non-endemic areas of serious malarial complications. We present a young American military man who was admitted to Hamad General Hospital and had 2 serious malarial complications, namely, acute pulmonary edema and rupture of the spleen.

Downbeat nystagmus following classical heat stroke.

Cerebellar syndrome following classical heat stroke is rare. We report a case of a 39-year-old man who presented with a cerebellar syndrome including downbeat nystagmus. MRI taken after 3 days of admission was normal.

Antibiotic prescribing pattern in a medical intensive care unit in Qatar.

Objectives: The primary objectives were to evaluate the current usage of anti-microbial agents in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Doha, State of Qatar and to correlate this with: a) the infectious disease pattern, b) the isolated microorganisms and their sensitivity pattern, and, importantly, c) the patient's clinical outcome. A secondary objective was to evaluate the influence of the use of steroid therapy on the development of fungal infections.

Methods: A prospective study covering a 2-month period from February through April 2004, including all patients admitted to the MICU for a minimum of 48 hours, and receiving a systemic antibiotic.

Organophosphate poisoning in pregnancy: a case report.

A 42-year-old pregnant woman (26 weeks of gestation, G(4)P(0+3)) presented at the emergency department with a two-hour history of dizziness, blurred vision and repeated vomiting. These symptoms started during the use of an undiluted insecticide liquid (diazinon 60 EC) while cleaning a small non-aired bathroom. After clinical and laboratory confirmation for organophosphate poisoning (plasma pseudocholinesterase levels 161 U/l), treatment with atropine and pralidoxime was started.