Publications by authors named "Gangadhar C"
Plasmapheresis in Severe Methemoglobinemia Following Naphthalene Ball Poisoning: A Case Report.
J Assoc Physicians India
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Naphthalene, commonly found in mothballs, is rarely associated with poisoning, but a case of ingestion leading to significant symptoms is described.
- A 20-year-old male with a seizure disorder ingested multiple mothballs and experienced severe abdominal pain, vomiting, blood in urine, hemolysis, and methemoglobinemia.
- After various treatments, including plasmapheresis and hemodialysis, the patient improved and was discharged after 15 days, receiving psychiatric care during recovery.
Sclerosing Peritonitis (SP) is characterized by fibrous thickening and adhesions of the peritoneum and it is encountered frequently in association with peritoneal dialysis, practolol and anticonvulsant therapy. Rarely does it present as a gynaecological complication, most commonly in conjunction with luteinized thecoma of ovary. Very rarely has sclerosing peritonitis been reported to occur with ovarian cystic teratoma and a luteinized variant of adult granulosa cell tumour, among which only one case has been reported in the English literature.
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