CASE OF MULTIPLE ACUTE SMALL BOWEL PERFORATIONS IN A CHILD AGED 9 MONTHS OLD

Drug-induced interstitial nephritis in a 9-year-old child: A case report

Drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis (DI-AIN) is a common cause of AKI and leading to CKD and ESRD Although any drug can potentially cause DI-AIN, antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and proton pump inhibitors are the most common culprits. In the present study, we report a 9-year-old child with drug-induced interstitial nephritis (cefotaxime, vancomycin, and acyclovir). it s...

Colonic carcinoma with multiple small bowel perforations mimicking intestinal obstruction

BACKGROUND Carcinoma of the colon may present with perforation proximal to the site of malignancy. Caecum is the commonest site of perforation if the ileocecal valve is patent and the jejunal and ileal perforations are very rare. CASE PRESENTATION A 35 year male presented with intestinal obstruction. Emergency laparotomy revealed carcinoma of the transverse colon with multiple pinpoint perfor...

Acute Flaccid Myelitis in A 9- year- old Girl: A Case Report

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a polio-like paralysis in children no older than 21, has recently reemerged and increasing numbers of such cases have been reported worldwide since 2012. Accurate and early diagnosis of this condition could help with better management of the disease. A 9- year- old girl with chief complaint of headache, fever and vomiting was subsequently affected by an acute...

Practical Lessons from the Small Bowel Bleeding Lesions: A Case Report on Small Bowel Cavernous Hemangioma

Multiple bowel perforations in systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a connective tissue disorder that has rarely been seen with acute surgical manifestations. Intestinal perforation is one of the most devastating complications of SLE which necessitates prompt surgical intervention. We report a case having multiple intestinal perforations on exploration and has undergone primary repair. SLE should be taken into account as a ...