- Hematological disorders and diagnostics
- Aortic Thrombus and Embolism
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Blood disorders and treatments
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
Hospital de Santo Espirito de Angra do Heroísmo
2021
Hospital do Espírito Santo
2021
Ceftriaxone is a widely used antibiotic regarded as safe and effective. Drug-induced agranulocytosis life-threatening adverse reaction few reports related to ceftriaxone were found in review of the literature. The authors present case ceftriaxone-induced agranulocytosis, which brain abscess was diagnosed commenced. Neutropenic fever occurred on 29th day therapy with cumulative dose 116 g neutrophil nadir 0.1×109/l. withheld, filgrastim administered for 3 days normalization achieved. Although...
Gurvits syndrome, black esophagus or acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is a rare and multifactorial disorder resulting from combination of ischemic insult, corrosive injury the mucosa gastric contents, impaired reparative mechanism in setting illness. The diagnosis made by visualization circumferential discoloration distal oesophagus that abruptly ends at gastroesophageal junction. We report case syndrome secondary to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).