Relationship between COVID-19 and ICU-acquired colonization and infection related to multidrug-resistant bacteria: a prospective multicenter before-after study.

Purpose: Patients presenting the most severe form of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have a prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay and are exposed to broad-spectrum antibiotics, but the impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance is unknown.

Methods: Observational prospective before-after study in 7 ICUs in France. All consecutive patients with an ICU stay > 48 h and a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were included prospectively and followed for 28 days.

Acute pancreatitis secondary to hypercalcemia in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism: An uncommon association.

Introduction: An uncommon cause of acute pancreatitis, primary hyperparathyroidism accounts for less than 1% of cases.

Case Presentation: A 41-year-old male with acute pancreatitis and hypercalcemia is described in this case. Primary hyperparathyroidism was discovered during the work-up for hypercalcemia.

Plasmapherisis in Covid-19 patient under ECMO: A Moroccan case report experience.

Introduction: Sars-CoV-2 induces an intense cytokine response called cytokine storm at the origin of acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and death. In this context, several treatments have been proposed; and plasmapheresis appears as a promising treatment.

Case Presentation: We report the case of a 57-year-old patient admitted for Sars-CoV-2 infection, who requiried the use of mechanical ventilation, assistance by veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO and treated by plasmapheresis plugged on the ECMO circuit.

Cerebral thrombophlebitis revealing SARS-CoV-2 infection: About one case.

Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 infection is a pandemic that continues to ravage the world, the list of its complications continues to grow longer every day.

Case Presentation: We report the case of a patient admitted to intensive care for cerebral thrombophlebitis revealing a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Discussion: The inflammatory nature of SARS-CoV-2 infection exposes an increased risk of thrombosis.

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a patient on acenocoumarol for valvular atrial fibrillation: A rare case report.

Introduction: Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a rare finding, but one with serious clinical implications. Oral anticoagulant drugs are known to be associated with the SSEH onset, particularly when combined with drugs increasing the bleeding risk.

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 62-year-old female on acencoumarol for her atrial fibrillation complicating severe mitral stenosis with a history of Ketoprofen use for the onset of her first symptoms.

A case report of idiopathic spontaneous peritoneal and retroperitoneal hematoma of a pregnant woman.

Context: Peritoneal and retroperitoneal hematoma are usually secondary to trauma, an obstetrical pathology, an aneurysmal pathology or a tumorous pathology. A spontaneous idiopathic form remains rare, especially when it occurs to a pregnant woman, which makes the clinical and etiological diagnosis difficult, as well as the therapeutic management both the mother and the fetus.

Case Report: We report the case of a spontaneous idiopathic hemoperitoneum and hemoretroperitoneum of a 26-year-old woman, pregnant (30th week of amenorrhea), presenting a hemodynamic instability and a clinical acute surgical abdomen.