A feverish imagination

A Feverish Liver Transplanted Child

A 5-year-old boy underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for cirrhosis secondary to tyrosinemia. His immediate post-transplant course was unremarkable. After five months, he developed fever (T >38 °C). At that time, he was receiving tacrolimus, cellcept and prednisolone. His laboratory findings revealed an ALT of 85 IU/L, AST 86 IU/L, Alk-P 730 IU/L, total billirubin of 2.5 and direct ...

A case of feverish neutropenia

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE A case of feverish benign neutropenia occurring in a diabetic patient receiving pregabalin for peripheral neuropathy is reported. Although pregabalin-induced neutropenia is very rare, it is important to keep in mind that this drug like other anticonvulsants used for neuropathic pain, can cause severe neutropenia.

Feverish illness in children under 5 years.

Validating the imagination questionnaire

The purpose of the present study was to validate the Liang, Su, Chang and Lin imagination questionnaire. The research method, correlation and statistical population of this study were all secondary school students in Ahvaz. 300 students (150 boys and 150 girls) were selected by multistage random sampling method. The Liang, Su, Chang and Lin imagination questionnaire were used to measure imagina...

Management of feverish children at home.

OBJECTIVES To compare the acceptability and effects on temperature of advice to unwrap children and give paracetamol or warm sponging treatments in the management of feverish illness at home. DESIGN A randomised, open, parallel group study using factorial design comparison of unwrapping, warm sponging plus unwrapping, paracetamol plus unwrapping, and paracetamol and warm sponging plus unwrapp...