Rachid Attou,Sébastien Redant,Patrick M Honore et al.
Rachid Attou et al.
A 45-year-old man was admitted to the Emergency Department with fatigue and muscular weakness. Soon after hospital admission, he developed "torsades de pointe" and was successfully resuscitated. The admission laboratory investigations had r...
Severe Hypermagnesemia with Normal Renal Function Can Improve with Symptomatic Treatment [0.03%]
正常肾功能的严重高镁血症可以通过对症治疗改善
Yoshiaki Ishida,Akihiko Tabuchi
Yoshiaki Ishida
Hypermagnesemia is a rare disorder and commonly occurs in patients with renal dysfunction. Supportive therapy for hypermagnesemia consists of administration of high-volume fluids, calcium preparation, diuretics, and, in severe cases, hemodi...
Bertram K Woitok,Shawki Bahmad,Gregor Lindner
Bertram K Woitok
Background: Exertional heat stroke is a life-threatening condition often complicated by multiorgan failure. We hereby present a case of a 25-year-old male presenting with syncope after a 10 km run in 28°C outside tempera...
Hypercalcemia-Induced ST-Segment Elevation Mimicking Acute Myocardial Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [0.03%]
高钙血症所致ST段抬高型心电图改变模拟急性心肌损伤：一例报告及文献复习
Ashraf Abugroun,Aneesh Tyle,Farah Faizan et al.
Ashraf Abugroun et al.
ST-segment elevation in absence of acute coronary syndrome can be seen in multiple conditions, including acute pericarditis and coronary vasospasm, but it is rarely seen with severe hypercalcemia. The authors present a case of an 81-year-ol...
Melaku Getachew,Nebiyou Seyoum,Finot Debebe
Melaku Getachew
Introduction. Behcet's disease is a multisystem disease. In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of this disease is not known, with only one case report from Ethiopia. Case Presentation. We describe a case of a 29-year-old Ethiopian male who ...
Carbamazepine Toxicity Masquerading as Complex Febrile Seizures in a Pediatric Patient [0.03%]
以发热性惊厥形式表现的卡马西平中毒一例
Richard J Chen,Muhammad Ershad,Maricel Dela Cruz et al.
Richard J Chen et al.
Carbamazepine is an antiepileptic drug that can cause seizures in overdose. In certain patient populations, this may be misdiagnosed as a seizure disorder. We describe a case of a 20-month-old female who presented with fever and seizure-lik...
Two Cardiac Arrests that Occurred after the Administration of Sugammadex: A Case of Kounis Syndrome [0.03%]
sugammadex致心跳停止2例及Kounis综合征的首报告
Machi Yanai,Koichi Ariyoshi
Machi Yanai
Kounis syndrome is a form of acute coronary syndrome caused by allergic reactions. No cases of cardiac arrest caused by Kounis syndrome that arose after the administration of sugammadex have been reported. A 71-year-old female suffered two ...
Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis Resulting from Pharyngitis with Perforation of the Aryepiglottic Fold [0.03%]
会厌谷穿孔导致的咽炎引起的纵隔坏死性筋膜炎病例报告
Alexandra Pulst-Korenberg,Stephen C Morris
Alexandra Pulst-Korenberg
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis and pharyngeal perforation are uncommon complications of pharyngitis that are associated with high morbidity and mortality. This case report describes a previously healthy 18-year-old male who presented ...
Lateral Malleolar Fracture with Concurrent Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Case Report and Literature Review [0.03%]
外踝骨折合并跟腱断裂1例报告及文献复习
Leslie H Pyle,Raed W Al-Gharib,Erik C Kissel
Leslie H Pyle
Achilles tendon and malleolar fractures are commonly seen in isolation, but only a few cases of combined injuries have been reported. In this case, we present a 53-year-old male who sustained an isolated lateral malleolus fracture with an A...
Hypercalcemic Encephalopathy as an Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma [0.03%]
多发性骨髓瘤的初始表现为高钙血症性脑病
Durga Shankar Meena,Gopal Krishana Bohra,Mahendra Kumar Garg et al.
Durga Shankar Meena et al.
We report the case of an 84-year-old female presented to us with acute onset altered sensorium. On investigation, neurological and infectious causes were ruled out. On further evaluation, her serum calcium was found elevated (15.07 gm/dl). ...