sepsis/구역질

Hemorrhage, nausea and vomiting and poor oral intake remain the most commonly encountered complications after adenotonsillectomy in the pediatric population. Life-threatening infectious complications such as meningitis have rarely been reported. We report a case of meningococcal septicemia

BACKGROUND Clostridium (C) perfringens and Klebsiella (K) oxytoca are pathogenous human bacteria. Due to the production of several toxins C. perfringens is virulent by causing i.a. the necrotizing fasciitis, gas gangrene and hepatic abscess. K. oxytoca mostly causes infections of the respiratory and

Cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease of myocardium causing either mechanical or electrical disturbances. Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SICM) is an entity of cardiomyopathy which is reversible in 1â€"2 weeks after recovery from sepsis or septic shock. SICM is thought to have unpredictable

Abscess formation of the falciform ligament is incredibly rare and perplexing when encountered for the first time. It is reported to occur in the setting of cholecystitis and cholangitis, but the pathophysiology is poorly understood.In this case report, we present a 73-year-old man with falciform

We report an analysis of clinical course of 18 patients presenting with Staphylococcus aureus sepsis. Community acquired infection was caused by Methicillin susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) in 11 patients. MSSA in 3 and Methicillin Resistant S. aureus strains (MRSA) in 4 patients, were the etiologic

METHODS A 30-year-old male was transferred to the intensive care unit with worsening sepsis of unknown origin and a known history of Crohn's disease. The patient presented with a five-day history of nausea, fever, and serous diarrhea. Clinical examination of the abdomen was unremarkable except for

OBJECTIVE The incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in HIV-infected patients has increased over the last years. We describe a case of pseudomonal breast abscess complicated with fatal septicemia in an AIDS patient. METHODS A 21-year-old woman was admitted for fever, chills, nausea, vomiting and pain

METHODS Female, 58 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Listeria septicemia Symptoms: Nausea • vomitting • high fever • apathetic intelligence • repeated convulsion METHODS Levofloxacin Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Hematology Objective: Rare disease. BACKGROUND Multiple myeloma is a hematological malignancy that

A 58-year-old man with diabetes had fever and chills 5 days after ingestion of raw seafood. Nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea, bilateral calf pain, and neck stiffness subsequently developed. Generalized edema and ecchymotic patches with a vesiculobullous eruption appeared on the extremities. Four

A previously healthy 15-year-old female was admitted to our hospital complaining of nausea and vomiting. She did not complain of diarrhea. A physical examination revealed a lower right quadrant abdominal tenderness without rebound or spontaneous pain and a knocking pain of the costovertebral angle.

Necrotizing fasciitis is an extremely virulent form of infectious fasciitis. It affects skin, subcutaneous fat, and superficial and deep muscular fascia by rapidly progressive necrosis. We present two cases, a 54-year-old female patient and a 46-year-old male patient, who presented to the emergency

Introduction. Aeromonas hydrophila is a gram negative bacillus that is native to aquatic environments that is increasingly reported in humans. This case is remarkable for A. hydrophila with an initial presentation of acute pancreatitis. Case Presentation. A 61-year-old male presented to the

BACKGROUND Metoclopramide is often used in the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting, but a literature review failed to find reports on the influence of this drug on the healing of bowel anastomoses in the setting of abdominal sepsis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of

We report an atypical case of Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) infection in a 35-year male who presented to the hospital because of diffuse abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting. Patient denied diarrhea or hematochezia. On physical examination, he was afebrile, but tachycardic and

A 33-year-old Japanese male, who had a three year history of biopsy-proved liver cirrhosis, was admitted to the hospital on June, 24, 1983 with a sudden onset of fever (38.6 degrees C), chills, generalized pain, nausea, anorexia, weakness, and eruption over the entire body. The patient went into