Publications by authors named "Zahra Qamar"

Infective endocarditis refers to infection of one or more valves of the heart, with () being a rare cause. So far, 24 cases of endocarditis were reported, with only one case describing tricuspid valvular involvement. Despite the rarity of endocarditis, it is important for clinicians to be aware of atypical presentation and the high mortality associated with it.

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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease directed against the myelin sheath of the central nervous system that typically presents 1-4 weeks after an infection or vaccination, most commonly in children. We describe a case of a young female who presented with rapidly progressive mental deterioration and died secondary to ADEM following an adenovirus upper respiratory tract infection.

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We present a case of a young healthy female who developed recurrent cranial wound infections after a traumatic injury, the etiologic organism finally identified as an uncommon and difficult to isolate bacterium.

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Since December 2019, the global pandemic caused by the highly infectious novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) has been rapidly spreading. As of April 2020, the outbreak has spread to over 210 countries, with over 2,400,000 confirmed cases and over 170,000 deaths. COVID-19 causes a severe pneumonia characterized by fever, cough and shortness of breath.

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