Publications by authors named "Rucha Gohil"
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- - Scrub typhus, common in tropical areas, can cause a variety of symptoms ranging from mild to severe, including respiratory and neurological issues, as seen in a rare case of a 34-year-old male experiencing high fever and muscle pain.
- - Despite initial treatment with antipyretics and oral antibiotics, the patient's condition worsened, leading to blurred vision, prompting further investigation that confirmed a diagnosis of scrub typhus with opsoclonus.
- - The patient improved significantly after receiving doxycycline, highlighting the importance of considering unusual infections in patients with neurological symptoms for timely and effective treatment.
Melioidosis is a rare disease caused by , which has recently acquired prominence in India as an emerging pathogen. It is a gram-negative bacteria found in soil. As delayed diagnosis and treatment are linked to increased mortality, early diagnosis is crucial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis case highlights the occurrence of hand-foot syndrome due to the use of an antimetabolite group of drugs, capecitabine, which was used in the chemotherapy of a 56-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with rectosigmoid carcinoma. The patient was diagnosed with rectosigmoid carcinoma two months ago and underwent laparoscopic lower anterior resection and colorectal anastomosis. Subsequently, the patient commenced chemotherapy treatment with a combination of oxaliplatin and capecitabine.
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