[Acute agranulocytosis from thiamazole: points for improvement in daily practice].

Agranulocytosis is a rare but dreaded side-effect of thiamazole. A 61-year-old woman presented at the emergency department with fever and dyspnoea. Because she had recently started therapy with thiamazole for hyperthyroidism, a case of agranulocytosis was feared.

[West Nile virus poliomyelitis after a holiday in Egypt].

Background: Due to the worldwide near-extinction of poliovirus infections an acute presentation of poliomyelitis in the Netherlands has become extremely rare. However, in the differential diagnosis of such a disease presentation other pathogens need to be considered as well.

Case Description: A 44-year-old female presented with fever and a flaccid paresis of the left leg, following a holiday in Egypt.