Atrio-esophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare (0.02-0.1%) complication of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation and is associated with high mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurgical repair of a common iliac artery aneurysm (CIA) after previous open aortic reconstruction is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Endovascular repair is considered less invasive than surgery. However, if preservation of the internal iliac artery (IIA) is required, the applicability of endovascular techniques may represent a challenge and a limitation to the use of standard aortic endografts or iliac branch devices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInterprofessional collaboration is essential to enhance quality of care and patient safety. It is clearly defined and requires the following 6 competencies: role clarification, teamwork, interprofessional conflict resolution, collaborative leadership, interprofessional communication and patient/client/family/community-centered care. Through different variations of a clinical scenario in primary care, we propose to demonstrate the importance of putting these skills into practice and to analyze the opportunities to reflect on the different types of interprofessional interactions depending on the complexity of the situation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To report a case of ocular mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma presenting with peripheral ulcerative keratitis.
Methods: A 58-year-old man with a history of vitreous syneresis in both eyes and glaucoma presented with an abnormal, painful sensation of the left eye and mild hyperemia. Physical examination revealed peripheral ulcerative keratitis superiorly and a salmon-colored lesion in the superior conjunctiva.
Purpose: To report 3 otherwise healthy patients with Herpes zoster reactivation shortly after administration of a mRNA vaccine against the novel COVID-19 virus.
Observations: Patient 1 is a 54 year old who presented with Herpes zoster meningitis complicated by enhancing nodular leptomeningeal lesions of the spinal cord. The subsequent two patients had Herpes zoster ophthalmicus of the cornea (Case 2) and eyelid (Case 3).