chills/hemorrhage

OBJECTIVE to determine if misoprostol is safe and efficacious in preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) when administered by trained traditional birth attendants (TBA) at home deliveries. METHODS a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. METHODS Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province,

A 70-year-old previously healthy woman was admitted with a 1-day history of malaise, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, rigors, and confusion. She was found to be in septic shock with purpura fulminans and disseminated intravascular coagulation. She died within 36 hours of admission. Blood cultures grew

The report describes a 32-year-old man with dengue hemorrhagic fever presenting with acute onset high-grade intermittent fever with chills and rigors, headache, myalgia, abdominal pain, and vomiting. His laboratory results revealed neutrophilia, thrombocytopenia, microscopic hematuria, and a

Idiopathic or spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage is a rare entity and a serious medical condition which is usually underestimated but can result in multiorgan failure, hemodynamic instability and death. It is usually diagnosed postmortem, as it has a nonspecific presentation in view of some other

Malaria is the most important parasitic diseases of humans and one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in tropical countries. Earlier Plasmodium vivax was considered as a benign infection, but now it is recognized as a cause of severe malarial disease. It causes severe malarial disease

BACKGROUND Caesarean operation remains the most common abdominal surgery in women and has immense benefits to both mother and baby when employed. Haemorrhage, however, remains the greatest challenge associated with its outcome. OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of pre-operative sub-lingual

OBJECTIVE To report branch retinal vein occlusion and retinal hemorrhages associated with tsutsugamushi disease. METHODS Case report of a 60-year-old woman who complained of fever, chills, headache, lymphadenopathy, and blurred vision in the right eye following an insect bite to the lower right

The data of 19 consecutive unselected patients undergoing emergency sclerotherapy who were admitted to a single intensive care unit throughout the course of one year, were analyzed retrospectively for clinical and bacteriological signs of septicemia after the first sclerotherapy session. Ten had

OBJECTIVE To define the period of greater vulnerability of bleeding in patients with Dengue fever in reference to the onset of their constitutional symptoms and the laboratory abnormalities. METHODS In a retrospective study we reviewed the records of all patients admitted to San Pablo Medical Center

We report a case of an adult with dengue hemorrhagic fever who developed acute idiopathic scrotal edema and glove-and-stocking polyneuropathy. A 54-year-old man who had fever, chills, bone pain, and skin rash for 4 days was admitted. We diagnosed dengue hemorrhagic fever because of fever, gum

Two weeks after rafting on a river in Thailand a Dutch 54-year-old male experienced chills and high fever. While rafting he had wounded his hand. Because of the history (water contact, the wound, high fever with chills), of the findings at examination (fever, conjunctivitis) and of the laboratory

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an important human pathogen, which is the cause of a tick-borne illness occurring in many areas of Africa, Asia, and Europe. CCHF is characterized by a sudden onset of high fever, chills, and severe headache. Other symptoms can include