Publications by authors named "Alanoud Almuhareb"
Introduction: Medication use during pregnancy is limited by the scarcity of safety data for many drugs. The use of certain drugs during pregnancy can be teratogenic. Overestimating teratogenic medication risk could have serious consequences from drug non-adherence.
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- An 8-year-old boy with a weakened immune system developed a severe fungal infection called invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, along with complications affecting his pleura, bones, and central nervous system.
- He was treated with a combination of antifungal medications (voriconazole and caspofungin) and underwent intrapleural therapy with liposomal amphotericin B, in addition to surgery.
- The treatment was well received, leading to significant improvement in both his clinical condition and radiological findings.
Background/aim: Parenteral nutrition (PN) is a lifesaving therapy for patients with many severe conditions, including intestinal failure. Some patients require long-term PN therapy, which makes home parenteral nutrition (HPN) an attractive option to improve the quality of life. Among the most common and serious complications observed in these patients are catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs).
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