LEPTOSPIRAL JAUNDICE, FOLLOWING BATHING INJURY

Leptospiral Jaundice in Assam

Jaundice following warfarin therapy.

A case of intrahepatic cholestatic jaundice following warfarin therapy is described. The patient made a complete recovery on withdrawal on the drug.

Jaundice following acetarsol pessaries.

Miss X, a machinist, aged 19 years, consulted her doctor on 8. 11. 50 because she had a whitish vaginal discharge. Acetarsol pessaries were prescribed, and she was told to insert one pessary into the vagina daily. On 11. 11. 50 she complained of shivering, fever, oedema of the eyelids, lips, and face, and chemosis. There was a morbilliform eruption on the trunk, forearms, and arms. On 14. 11. 5...

Jaundice following open-heart surgery.

surgery. A study was made into the factors influencing the onset of jaundice in 102 patients undergoing valve replacement during cardiopulmonary bypass. Postoperative jaundice appeared to be correlated with double valve replacement, the co-existence of an uncorrected valvular lesion, length of perfusion and myocardial ischaemia times, and also the age of the patient. Factors appearing not to be...

Jaundice-associated acute kidney injury

After spontaneous vaginal delivery, a 32-week-gestation female baby presented immediately with respiratory distress, APGAR scores 0 (1 min) and 2 (5 min), generalized skin oedema and bilateral pleural effusion. The prenatal history was unremarkable. The clinical diagnosis was nonimmune hydrops fetalis, and treatment with mechanical ventilation, surfactant, prostaglandin and supportive measures ...