Publications by authors named "Pratibha Kaul"

Our case highlights a patient with spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma without clear cause in the setting of myasthenic crisis. While myasthenia gravis (MG) has been reported in the literature to be associated with vascular pathology such as polyarteritis nodosa, its association with coagulopathy and spontaneous major bleed is currently unclear. The patient in this case developed a sudden unprovoked iliopsoas hematoma while in the ICU for the management of newly diagnosed MG.

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Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular tumor and infrequently described in medical literature as case reports and case series. Diagnosis is often incidental with high index of histopathological suspicion from clinical pathologist. The pathological pattern is quite unique with distinct immunohistochemical stains.

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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is reported as leading cause of death in patients on chronic hemodialysis. Arrhythmias are proposed to be a major predisposing factor for SCD. However, triggers for potentially lethal arrhythmias are not well understood.

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A new diagnostic paradigm has been proposed to better categorize causes of Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA). The diagnostic criteria defines a link between Metformin and lactic acidosis if lactate is >5mmol/L, Ph<7.35 and Metformin assay >5mg/L.

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  • Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can lead to hospitalization in 20% of cases, and ceftobiprole is a new antibiotic that targets major bacteria responsible for CAP, including resistant strains like MRSA.
  • A study involving 706 hospitalized CAP patients compared ceftobiprole against an expert-recommended treatment (ceftriaxone ± linezolid) and found similar cure rates, with 76.4% for ceftobiprole and 79.3% for the comparator.
  • Both treatments were well tolerated, but ceftobiprole had a slightly higher incidence of mild side effects like nausea and vomiting, yet it demonstrated non-inferiority, suggesting it could be a good option for treating
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