Publications by authors named "Patrick Bergsma"
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- Varicella, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, primarily impacts young children, presenting with a rash and fever, but can lead to severe complications.
- A case study is presented involving an infant with varicella who developed preseptal cellulitis and a frontal abscess, requiring an otorhinolaryngology consult due to concerns of sinusitis.
- Ultrasound findings indicated a mid-frontal collection without abscess formation, leading to the diagnosis of cutaneous superinfection of varicella lesions, which was successfully treated with drainage and antibiotics.
Primary Burkitt lymphoma of the thyroid is an extremely rare entity with only a few reported cases. A female patient in her 70s with Hashimoto's thyroiditis presented with a 2-month history of progressive left-sided neck swelling. Ultrasound examination revealed a multinodular goitre and fine needle aspiration (FNA) showed no signs of malignancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPetrous apicitis and cavernous sinus thrombosis are exceedingly rare complications of acute otitis media with only few reported cases in the post-antibiotic era. Especially in children, the appropriate management is a subject of controversy. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy who presented to the emergency department with left-sided otalgia, otorrhea, and hearing loss, accompanied by somnolence and high spiking fevers.
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