Publications by authors named "Husam Jamil"
This clinical case report explores the occurrence of acute thrombocytopenia following teicoplanin infusion in a patient with diabetic foot osteomyelitis. The patient, a 54-year-old male with a medical history of chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus, experienced a severe drop in platelet count during teicoplanin treatment. The article discusses the clinical presentation, diagnostic assessments, and management of teicoplanin-induced thrombocytopenia.
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- Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is a common and serious complication after a stroke, leading to high mortality rates, prompting the need for effective diagnosis and treatment strategies.
- This study analyzed the National Early Warning Score (NEWS 2) and its components in 389 SAP patients to determine their relationship with time-to-mortality before starting antibiotics, revealing significant associations with respiratory rate and overall NEWS 2 score.
- Findings indicated that a higher respiratory rate and total NEWS 2 score are linked to increased mortality risk, suggesting the need for further research to improve treatment outcomes for SAP patients.
The basal ganglia, a complex of subcortical nuclei, form an important functional component of the brain. Spontaneous simultaneous bilateral basal ganglia haemorrhage (SSBBGH) is exceedingly uncommon and often associated with hypertension as a primary predisposing factor. We report a case of a 72-year-old female who presented to a local hospital following a dizzy spell and subsequent fall.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this retrospective study was to correlate the significance and accuracy of the colour of nipple discharge and breast ultrasound imaging in the diagnosis of intraductal papilloma.
Methods: This is a retrospective study of 34 patients who underwent 36 microdochectomies in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) in the Sultanate of Oman, over a 4 year period of January 2009 till December 2012. The confounders considered were patient age, physical examination findings, nipple discharge cytology result, ultrasound results and biopsy report following microdochectomy.