Publications by authors named "Glenn E Garcia"
This is a case of a previously healthy middle-aged woman who presented with dyspnea after several days of an acute diarrheal illness. She developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring mechanical ventilation and met clinical and laboratory criteria for toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Stool studies were positive for After a literature review, this was found to be the only reported case of gastroenteritis leading to TSS.
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- - An elderly man with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma developed weakness while on anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation, leading to an esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
- - The procedure revealed herpes esophagitis and suspicious lesions, but biopsies confirmed Russell bodies without signs of Barrett's esophagus.
- - This case is the first documented instance of Russell body esophagitis without Barrett's and suggests that the presence of Russell bodies in the gastrointestinal tract could indicate a need for evaluation of blood cancers.