abscess/potassium

Brain abscesses frequently cause symptoms such as seizures, delirium, paresis and sensory deficits that could reflect brain edema, increased intracranial pressure, or tissue destruction. However, it is also possible that pus constituents could disturb neuronal function in the surrounding brain

Electrochemically activated 0.8% solutions of potassium chloride are marked by high bactericidal and bacteriostatic activity, do not possess toxic properties, are easily tolerated by the patients, and promote melting of fibrin and necrotic tissues. With their use granulations and epithelialization

We report a case of acquired neuromyotonia in a patient with Staphylococcus aureus septicemia and a spinal epidural abscess. Autoantibodies to voltage-gated potassium channels, which are associated with acquired neuromyotonia, were present during the patient's acute illness but became undetectable

OBJECTIVE Peritonsillar abscess is the most common deep neck infection and still provides a challenge to care givers in terms of diagnosis and treatment in the pediatric population. This study reviews our experience over the years 2004-2007 at the Soroka University Medical Center in the southern

The misuse of antibiotics in dentistry is a serious concern especially in regards to the emergence of antibiotic resistance. The objective of the study was to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotics prescriptions by Lebanese dentists to patients with endodontic abscesses and their compliance

BACKGROUND Abdominal pregnancy with lithopedion formation is rare and its presentation as a pelvic abscess has not been reported. METHODS A 38-year-old, gravida 1, para 0, presented with signs and symptoms of a pelvic abscess, which turned out to be a lithopedion from a 16-week abdominal pregnancy

An unusual manifestation of breast fusariosis was encountered in a 55-year-old female diabetic patient. Two fine needle aspirates (FNA) from the abscess were done at three days interval and they showed hyaline, septate, branched, fungal hyphae in 10% potassium hydroxide mount. Fungal infection was

Three dogs developed prostatic abscesses that subsequently ruptured. For various reasons, the dogs had been treated with glucocorticoids before abscess rupture. Immediately after the diagnosis was made, each dog was taken to surgery. Each dog developed septic shock. Two dogs died during surgery and

Postoperative infections are infrequent following laser inferior turbinate surgery. We report a 52-year-old man with a Klebsiella pneumoniae nasal septal abscess as a complication of potassium-titanium-phosphate 532-nm laser turbinectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a

The objective of this open-label, randomized, multicenter study was to compare the efficacy and safety of fleroxacin, 400 mg administered orally once daily, and amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium (AMX/CP), 500 mg/125 mg administered orally three times daily, for 4-21 days to patients with skin and

The case described here is that of a 48-year-old lady who presented with abdominal pain and fever; at a later stage she was found to have hyperkalaemia of uncertain origin. Blood examination revealed there to be marked elevation of the platelets (thrombocytosis) on some occasions. It was then

A 72-year-old woman presented with a 3-day history of focal pain and swelling of the left upper eyelid. A cystic lesion had been present in this area for longer than 7 years, and a lesion consistent with an epidermal inclusion cyst was present on the contralateral upper eyelid. An erythematous,