Clin Microbiol Infect
March 2010
Fifty-five episodes of bacteraemia arising in patients with a permanent endocardial pacemaker (PEP), from May 1987 to March 2006, were reviewed to determine whether clinical and microbiological data might assist in individual clinical management. Episodes of PEP-related bacteraemia were divided into early-onset bacteraemia, occurring within 6 months after device implantation or manipulation, and late-onset bacteraemia, occurring thereafter. Episodes with a source different from the PEP were classified as out-of-system bacteraemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRefractory edema is defined as peripheral edema that does not respond to dietary sodium restriction and combined diuretic treatment including a loop diuretic, often caused by an evident underlying cardiac or pulmonary condition. We present a case of refractory edema, which remained unexplained until a hidden intrarenal arteriovenous malformation was discovered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Although cocaine abuse is an increasingly important medical problem, many manifestations of its toxicity are not well understood. The aim of this study is to review the most serious clinical manifestations related to cocaine abuse.
Patients And Method: We reviewed the medical records of all patients over 16 years of age admitted to the hospital from January 1994 to December 2005 where cocaine abuse was recorded in their clinical history.