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A rare case of culture-negative infective endocarditis following cataract surgery.
J Int Med Res
January 2025
Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
A 70-year-old man developed intermittent fever with chills, severe anorexia, generalized weakness, and mild exertional difficulty in breathing following posterior chamber intraocular lens replacement surgery for a mature white cataract in the left eye. Laboratory tests revealed persistent negative blood cultures, normocytic and normochromic anemia, neutrophilia, and elevated inflammatory markers despite multiple courses of antibiotics. All other investigations conducted to identify the cause of prolonged fever, including transthoracic echocardiography, were negative.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNecrotizing fasciitis of the breast in a breastfeeding mother: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. Electronic address:
Introduction: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive life-threatening infection involving necrosis of subcutaneous tissues and fascia. Though it mainly affects the extremities, perineum and abdominal wall, it rarely affects the breast.
Presentation Of Case: A 30-year-old woman on postpartum day seven presented with one-day history of fever with chills and rigors and painful, swollen and tender left breast.
Surgical Complication of Omental Infarction in Ulcerative Colitis Following Laparoscopic Colectomy.
Cureus
December 2024
Colorectal Surgery, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton, Braselton, USA.
Omental infarction is a rare cause of acute abdomen, often mimicking more common abdominal emergencies such as appendicitis and cholecystitis, presenting significant diagnostic challenges. A 47-year-old male with a history of ulcerative colitis underwent laparoscopic total colectomy with end ileostomy. Postoperatively, he developed severe abdominal pain, chills, nausea, and increased abdominal distension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Proof-of-Concept Study of Ulipristal Acetate for Early Medication Abortion.
NEJM Evid
February 2025
Gynuity Health Projects, New York.
Background: The current regimen for early medication abortion in many countries is mifepristone and misoprostol, but mifepristone is relatively expensive and limited in many regions. Ulipristal acetate, with a similar chemical profile, might be an alternative. This proof-of-concept study evaluated ulipristal acetate and misoprostol for medication abortion through 63 days of gestation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSWEET'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: A RARE CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.
Acta Endocrinol (Buchar)
January 2025
Municipal Clinical Hospital - Urology, Cluj-Napoca.
Background: Sweet's syndrome (SS) or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is a dermatological illness that can be described by tender erythematous plaques or nodules and acute onset fever. The etiology is multifactorial and is not fully understood. SS is separated in three subclasses: classical, malignancy-associated, and drug-induced.
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