Báo cáo y học: "Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin in Trinidad & Tobago: a case report" pptx

... of 5 CASE REP O R T Open Access Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin in Trinidad & Tobago: a case report Patrick E Akpaka 1* , Stefan Monecke 2 , ... relevant antibiotics. A combination of a bactericidal drug, such as a beta- lactam, plus a compound that reduces toxin synthesis, such as clindamycin or r...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:23

... therapy, the patient completely recovered, was asymptomatic and had a nor- mal bladder. A follow-up 3 years later revealed an asymp- tomatic patient and ultrasonic inspection and cystoscopy showed ... were excluded by physical examination and auxiliary examina- tions. Prednisone, a glucocorticosteroid, was administered orally (20 mg/day), along with 200 mg (100 mg, twice a day for 1 w...

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... we began tapering the oral prednisolone dose to 30 mg/day and replaced azathiopr- ine with oral Cyclosporin A 100 mg twice a day. A week after starting topical antiviral treatment, our patient’ ... had totally healed, leaving only a small area of mild subepithelial opacity (Figure 3b). Treatment with topical acyclovir ointment once daily was continued, with 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:22

... study is limited in its ability to demonstrate pulmonary vascular anatomy and collat- eral arterial supply [10]. Angiography remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of pulmonary artery agenesis. ... response. Discussion Congenital UAPA is a rare anomaly that may occur in isolation but most frequently is accompanied by cardio- vascular malformations such as tetralogy of Fallot, septa...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:22

... may have a variety of symptoms, including flulike syndrome, lym- phadenopathy, gastrointestinal symptoms, pharyngitis, headache, and cutaneous lesions. The non-specific pre- sentation and a lack ... infection. Case description: A 42-year-old Caucasian man was treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate for pharyngitis. He did not improve, and a rash developed. History taking revealed a n...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:20

... vasospasm after ergometrine administration in all cases [10]. In our case, a combination of ergometrine administrat ion an d an extraordinary stress situation was present, so that the definite cause ... In the lar- gest study, Akasaka etal. reported 26 patients with angiographically documented normal coronary arteries and Prinzmetal’s angina; the authors observed significant coronary...

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... Taiz, Yemen Email: Abdulzahra Hussain* - azahrahussain@yahoo.com; Hind Mahmood - hindkass@yahoo.com; Hussein Almusawy - halmusawy@yhaoo.co.uk * Corresponding author Abstract Introduction: Infantile ... of infancy [1]. Knowledge about the differential diagnosis can enable clinicians to detect haemangiomas that may lead to complications that will necessitate a multidisciplinary approach [2...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:20

... without ophthalmoplegia, and areflexia or hyporeflexia); acute ophthalmoparesis (extraocular muscle paralysis arising in the absence of ataxia or areflexia); ataxic GBS (which maybeataxicGBS,sensoryataxicGBSandpuresen- sory ... of AMAN associated with C. jejuni in the Balkan region. Case presentation A 46-year-old Caucasian man, a physician from a town in central Serbia, had nau...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... 130:317-319. Do you have a case to share? Submit your case report today • Rapid peer review • Fast publication • PubMed indexing • Inclusion in Cases Database Any patient, any case, can teach us something www.casesnetwork.com Page ... post-traumatic olfactory loss might occur much later. We present a rare case of recovery from anosmia nine years after the initial trauma. Case p...

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... Larrea - clarrea@cantv.net; Aglae Duplat - aglaia@cantv.net; Ismar Rivera-Olivero - ismaralejandra@hotmail.com; Jacobus H de Waard* - jacobusdeward@gmail.com * Corresponding author Abstract Introduction: ... pleural effusions are not always easy to diagnose but the presence of a lymphocyte-rich exudate associated with an increased adenosine deaminase level and a positive skin test resul...

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