Publications by authors named "Krishan Pratap"
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- Kawasaki Disease (KD) is primarily a pediatric condition but can also affect older patients, sometimes presenting with atypical symptoms like hepatitis and lymphadenopathy, as seen in a 16-year-old girl.
- The patient exhibited classical KD symptoms but also developed significant liver issues and required multiple treatments due to her severe hepatic presentation.
- Recognizing the potential for liver dysfunction in older patients with KD is crucial for timely diagnosis and treatment, as it can influence the patient's prognosis.
A 62-year-old woman presented to a rural Australian hospital for a planned admission to receive bowel preparation 1 day prior to an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. This admission was complicated by seizures and reduced levels of consciousness in the setting of hyponatraemia secondary to bowel preparation. Given the limited resources in a remote/rural Australian hospital, transfer to a tertiary level hospital was required for review and management of this rare complication of bowel preparation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 45-year-old man presented with right-sided testicular swelling and pain. An examination found a tender, firm right testis, a clinically normal left testis and no palpable lymphadenopathy. Tumour and inflammatory markers were within normal limits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 63-year-old Caucasian man presents to his regional hospital 8 days postinsertion of beads in his urethra, causing Fournier's gangrene of the penis and delayed surgical management of his gangrene. The reasons for his delay are cultural stigma associated with sexual practices and health illiteracy.
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