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A 33-year-old male with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented with acute abdominal pain and was found to have lupus mesenteric vasculitis on imaging and during exploratory laparotomy. Post laparotomy he continued to have persistent nausea and dyspepsia and an electrocardiogram showed evidence
Coronary arteritis is an uncommon cause of sudden death in non-atherosclerotic coronary diseases, and is mostly associated with systemic vasculitis or systemic autoimmune diseases; therefore, sudden death due to isolated coronary arteritis rarely occurs. The case described in this report is that of
It is increasingly recognized that a significant proportion of patients suffered from acute myocardial infraction (AMI) who did not have obstructive coronary artery disease (≥50% diameter stenosis). The term "MINOCA (myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary A total of 23 patients with advanced malignancies received escalating doses of epirubicin (100-120 mg/m2) i.v. at 3-week intervals; 15 had received previous chemotherapy. In all, 46 courses of chemotherapy were given. Mucositis (grade II or III) occurred in 47% of courses at 120 mg/m2, but in only
Accurate and prompt diagnoses of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in the emergency room (ER) and intensive care unit (ICU) setting can be challenging since its presentation involve multiple organ systems, and comorbid diseases can be deceptive for an accurate diagnosis. Here, we present the case of
Gemcitabine is a chemotherapy drug. It is a nucleoside analogue that is usually well tolerated by patients, with myelosuppression (especially thrombocytopenia) as dose-limiting side effect. Other mild to moderate side effects include alopecia, vomiting, nausea, rash, and fever. Coronary ischemia is