Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome in a Thoracic Burkitt Lymphoma: A Case Report.

Burkitt lymphoma has a high proliferation rate and a significant risk of tumor lysis syndrome. Risk stratification and early identification are imperative since it is an oncological emergency. We report the case of a 20-year-old woman, without relevant past medical history, admitted to the Emergency Department with a three-week history of fatigue, chest discomfort, productive cough, night sweats, myalgia, odynophagia, and holocranial headache.

Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Detects Intracranial Hypertension in Acute Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction.

Objectives: To evaluate optic nerve sheath diameter in the acute phase of patients with malignant ischemic middle cerebral artery stroke submitted or not to decompressive craniectomy surgery.

Materials And Methods: Forty patients participated in the study and were evaluated bilaterally by ultrasound on admission and at 24h, 48h and 72 h after admission. Optic nerve sheath diameter values were correlated with tomographic and/or clinical criteria compatible with severe intracranial hypertension.