Gas Under Diaphragm: A Rare Case of Ruptured Liver Abscess With Gas Forming Organism.

Acute abdominal pain with free air under the diaphragm visible on chest/abdomen X-ray (pneumoperitoneum) is a medical emergency. Most of such cases of pneumoperitoneum are attributable to perforated hollow viscus; however, other possibilities like rupture of liver abscess (by a gas-forming organism) also need to be considered. Further imaging like a CT scan might help in the diagnosis and would also obviate the need for laparotomy in some of such cases.

Dapagliflozin, as Add-on Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Patients, Is Associated With a Reduction in Albuminuria and Serum Transaminase Levels.

Introduction: SGLT-2 inhibitors are shown to be nephroprotective, slowing progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in addition to improving glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). To date, no real-life clinical data is available on the effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors on urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) and liver enzymes in a Middle Eastern population. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of dapagliflozin (DAPA) on urine ACR, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) when added to standard therapy for T2D.

Hypophosphatemic Osteomalacia in a Young Adult.

Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO), otherwise known as oncogenic osteomalacia, is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome, characterized by hypophosphatemia due to decreased tubular reabsorption and low or inappropriately normal level of active vitamin D. The syndrome, first recognized by Robert McCance in 1947, is well described in the medical literature. However, the diagnosis can be delayed due to the nonspecific nature of its presentation.