Publications by authors named "Laura B Youngblood"
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- A 66-year-old man with a history of heart failure, atrial fibrillation on warfarin, and chronic kidney disease experienced sudden shortness of breath and developed purpuric lesions on his legs.
- Lab tests showed acute anemia, high blood clotting levels, and worsening kidney function, while initial scopes suggested ischaemic colitis.
- A skin biopsy revealed leucocytoclastic vasculitis linked to Henoch-Schonlein purpura, leading to successful treatment with oral steroids, stabilization of bleeding, and eventual discharge from dialysis.
A 65-year-old Caucasian female was brought to the Emergency Department by her husband for increasing generalized weakness, slurred speech and new-onset facial droop. A non-contrast computerized tomography scan of her brain was negative; however, she was found to have a sodium level of 99 mmol/L. Her daily medications included hydrochlorothiazide, omeprazole and irbesartan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Central nervous system (CNS) Tuberculosis (TB) meningitis is a progressive disease that can present in many forms. CNS TB is encountered frequently in areas of high prevalence of tuberculosis and dissemination is common, but TB meningitis is a disease that has a relatively low prevalence in North America.
Case Report: 27 year-old African American male presented with complaints of headache, altered mental status (AMS), and seizure activity.