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Acute haemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy associated with COVID-19 in a patient with liver cirrhosis.

J Family Med Prim Care

December 2023

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Advance Diagnostic Centre, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

COVID-19 is emerging as a global pandemic and is a complex disease presenting with multi-organ involvement. Acute haemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy (AHNE) is a rarely reported phenomenon post-COVID-19 but is a rapidly progressing, fatal, haemorrhagic necrosis of the CNS parenchyma. Here, we present a very interesting case of a cirrhotic male patient with AHNE with COVID-19.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study examines antibiotic resistance trends for common antibiotics like doxycycline and azithromycin in a North Indian tertiary care hospital, comparing data from before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Results revealed a significant decline in the effectiveness of these antibiotics, with sensitivity dropping from 46% to 31% for doxycycline and from 39% to 26% for erythromycin between 2019-2021.
  • The authors emphasize the need for an effective antimicrobial stewardship program to combat rising antibiotic resistance, particularly in developing countries during the pandemic.
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and are soil-transmitted helminthic infections usually seen in people with poor socioeconomic conditions, hygiene and fecal sanitation living in endemic countries. Here, we present a case of coinfection in a COVID-positive older adult male presenting to our facility with symptoms of acute abdomen. Investigative workup guided timely diagnosis of the case.

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