asthenia/fever

Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV) is a tick-borne flavivirus with high case fatality rates, endemic in the Arabian Peninsula. Recently AHFV was detected in travelers returning from Egypt suggesting geographical spreading. We also report AHFV infection in a traveler ex Egypt, representing

Here we report the challenging case of a 41-year-old man with HIV complicated by AIDS and a history of prior neurologic injury from progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy who presented with headache, fevers, lower extremity weakness, hyperreflexic upper extremities, and diminished lower

We present a diagnostically challenging case of a 61-year-old man presenting with progressive weakness and intermittent low-grade fever.

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is an infection of the central nervous system (CNS) meninges that carries high morbidity and mortality. It is important to recognize, as patients may present with atypical symptoms. We describe the case of a 31-year-old man with a history of diabetes who presented with a

BACKGROUND Psoas abscess, a collection of pus in the iliopsoas compartment that has traditionally been classified as primary and secondary according to its origin. METHODS 48-year-old Turkish female presented to the department with fever, weakness and pain in the bilateral pelvic region. In contrast

A 61-year-old man presented to the emergency department of a community hospital with a 2-week history of fever, chills, and sudden extreme weakness of his right arm and lower extremities. He also had a cough, shortness of breath, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and myalgia. Though initially alert

Fabry disease is an X-linked hereditary metabolic storage disorder, due to the deficiency in lysosomal alpha-galactosidase A, with the consequent glycosphingolipids accumulation, primarily globotriaosylceramide, at cellular level. Multiorganic involvement occurs progressively, leading to severe

Objective: To characterize fever-induced paroxysmal weakness and encephalopathy (FIPWE) caused by ATP1A3 gene pathogenic variant. Methods: Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of 4 FIPWE patients (3 boys and 1 girl), who were ascertained from October 2016 to March 2018 in Beijing

Diffuse erythematous rash accompanied by high-grade fever, eosinophilia, and facial edema can be caused by a variety of infective, allergic, or systemic etiologies. We present a case of 65-year-old man with septic arthritis, who had a vancomycin antibiotic spacer placed in his infected knee and was

Cardiac tumours are rare, especially in children, and most of them are benign. Myxomas are unusual in children, being more common among adults. They are usually located in the left atrium, with 25% appearing in the right. The clinical signs and symptoms depend mainly on where the tumour is located.

OBJECTIVE Total ophthalmoplegia can result from ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) mutations without overt associated skeletal myopathy. Patients carrying RYR1 mutations are at high risk of developing malignant hyperthermia. Ophthalmologists should be familiar with these important clinical

A 49-year-old man with an unremarkable past medical history presented to an outside hospital with a five-day history of fever, left leg weakness, myalgia and headache. The patient reported that the illness started as a fever and sore throat and he was originally diagnosed with streptococcal