A Case Report of Severe Potassium Hydroxide (Alkaline) Burn with Hyperkalemia

Report of a Case of Histiocytosis X with Severe Jaundice

A case report of histiocytosis X in a 2 years old in­faut, primarily admitted a for jaundice is discussed. Major clinical manifestations included: Jaundice, bi­lateral otitis media. pallor and loss of weight. Clinical examination revealed hepatosplenomegaly. lymphadenopathies and sever anemia. Seborrr.eic eruptions and ptechias appeared over the scalp and other parts of body surface a few days ...

Report of a case of Proteus syndrome with severe anemia

Proteus syndrome is a rare congenital disorder comprised of subcutaneous and internal hamartomas, miscellaneous skin and vascular nevi, skeletal and nervous system and eye malformations, with characteristic manifestations including hemihypertrophy, local gigantism, macrodactyly and cerebriform thickness of soles and palms. A 23 year-old man with diagnosis of proteus syndrome had sever ane...

MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE HYPERKALEMIA

Severe combined immunodeficiency presented with septic arthritis: A case report

Severe combined immunodeficiency is a rare, fatal syndrome of diverse genetic cause in which there is combined absence of T-lymphocyte and B-lymphocyte function (and in many cases also natural killer, or NK lymphocyte function). These defects lead to extreme susceptibility to serious infections. Without intervention, the T and B-cell dysfunction usually results in severe infection and death in ...

Endogenous Endophthalmitis after Severe Burn: A Case Report

PURPOSE This report describes a rare ocular complication in a burned patient. CASE REPORT A 12-year-old girl was admitted to our burn center because of full thickness burn of 46% of her total body surface area. On the 23rd day of her stay, she complained of pain and decreased visual acuity in the right eye. Examination of this eye revealed panuveitis, dense vitritis, and a large chorioretinal...