A Case of Intractable Paralytic Ileus due to Dialysis-Related Amyloidosis

Death connected to paralytic ileus due to the intake of antipsychotic drugs . Case report

The aim of this article is to enlarge furtherly the case-studies on the potentially lethal side-effects of second generation atypical antipsychotic drugs. We report the case of a 40-years-old man, under treatment with quietiapine and clozapine because of a psychotic upset, presenting persistent constipation, who died few hours after his arrive at the ER. The autopsy, together with toxicological...

Paralytic Ileus Secondary to Methamphetamine Abuse: A Rare Case

Methamphetamine hydrochloride, colloquially referred to as "crystal meth," is a potent psychoactive amphetamine derivate. Methamphetamine produces stimulant effects in the user including increased energy and alertness as well as inducing intense euphoric symptoms and suppressing appetite through its dopaminergic, serotonergic, and adrenergic actions. Use of methamphetamine can adversely affect ...

Treatment of Paralytic Ileus

junction or parasympathetic nerves and help the peristalsis to return. Those who support Robb's (1932) views of paralytic ileus have advocated spinal ansesthesia or splanchnic amesthesia if possible. The other group of surgeons does not rely on this conservative line of treatment and has advocated operative drainage of the distended gut, viz enterostomy. In their opinion the distension of the g...

Dialysis-related amyloidosis.

end-stage failure patients which has been recognized a Amyloid arthropathy decade ago. It generally occurs after several years of The deposition of b2M amyloid clearly is associated renal replacement therapy [1,2]. However, it may be with the syndrome of chronic arthralgias and arthropaseen occasionally in patients with long-standing, severe thy in dialysis patients, although the precise pathog...

Paralytic ileus and dementia in a case of myxoedema.