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Challenges in Rehabilitation of a Tetanus Patient With Severe Complications.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, JPN.
Tetanus is a rare but life-threatening neurological disorder caused by neurotoxins produced by . Although mortality rates have significantly decreased with modern intensive care, severe cases remain challenging due to prolonged Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stays, complications, and rehabilitation barriers. We report the case of an 81-year-old male with a history of hypertension and femoral neck fracture who developed severe tetanus following a contaminated forehead laceration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA rare intersection: squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil and the anti-TIF1 syndrome masquerade.
BMC Rheumatol
January 2025
Department of Rheumatology, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Background: Dermatomyositis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting muscles and skin, often associated with an increased risk of cancer. Specific autoantibodies, including anti-TIF1 (Transcription Intermediary Factor 1), have been linked to this risk. We present a case of dermatomyositis in a male patient positive for anti-TIF1 antibodies, subsequently diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil, a novel association not previously documented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnosis of Peritonsillar Abscess-A Prospective Study Comparing Clinical with CT Findings in 133 Consecutive Patients.
Diagnostics (Basel)
January 2025
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is relatively common but challenging to diagnose clinically. Several clinical signs may be used, with unknown performances. We evaluated and compared the diagnostic performance of individual and combined clinical signs (, , , , , and ) assessed by an otolaryngologist and of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) to detect acute PTA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFManagement of Mandibular Condylar Fractures: A Comparison of Closed versus Open Reduction.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
January 2025
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Objective: To compare the closed reduction approach with open reduction (transparotid approach) in the management of condylar fractures for parameters such as postoperative facial nerve injury, trismus, and malocclusion.
Study Design: An analytical comparative study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from 10th January 2022 to 1st October 2023.
Admittance to the intensive care unit due to acute odontogenic cervicofacial infections; a single centre retrospective cohort study.
Oral Maxillofac Surg
January 2025
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aristotle University, Papanikolaou avenue, Thessaloniki, 57010, Greece.
Background: The aim of this study is to assess the outcome of the patients who required intensive care unit (ICU) admittance after surgical drainage of an odontogenic cervicofacial infection and identify the variables that are able to predict severe infection or a high possibility of complications.
Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study including all adult patients admitted to our hospital over the period 2011-2020 due to odontogenic cervicofacial infection and required ICU admittance. The study was approved by the hospital's scientific committee (no 814-9/8/2021).
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