Publications by authors named "Najeebullah Bangash"
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- A 30-year-old male was hospitalized for meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and initially responded well to antibiotics.
- He later experienced symptomatic sinus bradycardia, probably due to increased pressure in the brain (intracranial hypertension).
- The case underscores the need for careful monitoring and collaboration among medical teams to manage rare cardiac issues related to infections in the central nervous system.
This report aims to determine the benefits of long-term use of methotrexate as a steroid-sparing agent for a patient with pulmonary sarcoidosis who cannot tolerate the glycemic effects of steroids. A search for articles using the medical subject heading terms "methotrexate" and "sarcoidosis" on PubMed involving clinical trials evaluating the therapeutic effect and toxic profile of methotrexate as a steroid-sparing agent in treating pulmonary and/or extrapulmonary symptoms of sarcoidosis was included. The literature review indicates that methotrexate is an alternative treatment for sarcoidosis, allowing the patient to avoid the long-term side effects of steroids while achieving similar rates of treatment and remission.
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