Spinal epidural abscess due to infection.

() is a gram-negative coccobacillus that comprises the normal oral, upper respiratory, and gastrointestinal flora of many wild and domestic animals. Disease transmission primarily occurs via animal bites, scratches, and licks on broken skin. most commonly causes skin and soft tissue infection and local abscess formation; however, we report a unique case of spinal epidural abscess due to infection in a patient with a history of recent epidural steroid injection and repeated cat bites.

Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity Causing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Commonly Used Drug Triggering a Life-Threatening Condition.

Introduction: Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are commonly used but have the potential to cause substantial toxicity. One such underreported toxicity of CCB use is the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Case Presentation: 44-year-old previously healthy woman presented to the emergency department (ED) having taken 60 tablets of 125 mg extended-release verapamil and 90 tablets of 0.

Short Term Oral Methylergonovine Maleate Prophylaxis for Status Migrainosus. Case Series and Review of Literature.

Intravenous dihydroergotamine (DHE) is frequently used during inpatient hospitalizations or outpatient infusion therapies for 3-5 days in order to break the continuous cycle of status migrainosus. We tried a short term 7 days prophylaxis of oral methylergonovine after discharge in order to prevent status migrainosus relapse and extend the therapeutic benefit from IV DHE. Patients were diagnosed with status migrainosus in clinic setting based on the ICHD-III criteria.