, a gram-negative bacillus belonging to the Flavobacteriaceae family, is found in various environmental sources and has been associated with community and hospital outbreaks. Correct identification is crucial, guided by advanced genomic techniques, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKey Clinical Message: This case underlined the importance of having high suspicion for lobar hemorrhage as a rare but deadly complication of herpes simplex virus encephalitis and shone light upon the added complexity it poses on management on an already deadly disease.
Abstract: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis is the most common type of sporadic encephalitis that inflicts high rates of morbidity and mortality. Differentiating a progressing encephalitis syndrome from a lobar hemorrhage as a complication presents a challenge and requires great vigilance and insight on part of the treating physician.
Facial puffiness as a consequence of superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) can be a presentation from which the physician would have to conjecture a diagnosis of a mediastinal mass including lymphomas. Pediatric SVCS can rapidly progress and pose a greater challenge for airway protection as was in our case.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hemoglobin J is defined by a faster movement towards anode when compared with the normal hemoglobin A. Though a pathologically distinct entity from the normal HbA, it remains clinically silent due to little physiological difference as exemplified by a similar oxygen binding capacity between the two. Though cases of symptomatic HbJ have been reported, it is uncommon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIsolated vulvar edema is a rare complaint during pregnancy with a long list of differential diagnosis. Here, we describe a case of vulvar edema due to obstructed labor presenting to a rural primary healthcare center in Nepal.
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