Non-fatal haemophagocytic syndrome in an elderly patient

Fatal Haemophagocytic Syndrome

Haemophagocytosis is a phenomenon seen in cytology specimens or tissue sections where histiocytes are seen to engulf a variety of haemopoietic cells. Haemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) presents with fever, pancytopenia, liver dysfunction and increase in haemophagocytic histiocytes in various organs. There are 2 major clinical entities related to the HPS: the aggressive disease known as malignant hi...

Non-Fatal Amlodipine and Insulin Overdose in an Elderly Person

An Epidemiological Study of Fatal and Non-Fatal Industrial Accidents in Semnan, Iran

Background: Due to the importance of industrial accidents in workplaces, the current study aimed at epidemiologically investigating occupational accidents in some industrial sites in Semnan, Iran. Materials and Methods: The current descriptive-analytical study was conducted on all accidents taking place from 2014 to 2016 in some industrial sites in Semnan. The data were extracted from the Depa...

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in an elderly patient.

The incidence of neonatal septicaemia caused by group B streptococci in our hospital during 1980-6 was 9 1/10 000 births, which is three times higher than the average rate in the United Kingdom.2 Despite this, mortality during this period was only 5% (one death in 20 cases), which is one seventh the national average of 36%1; we ascribe this to the early antibiotic treatment of neonates with tac...

Fatal Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome in an Immunocompromised Patient

BACKGROUND Currently, it is normal to screen for Strongyloides as part of the workup in pre-transplant patients who have eosinophilia. Given the high mortality rates in Strongyloides hyperinfection, this article illustrates the need to screen all patients with eosinophilia who will be started on immunosuppression. CASE REPORT We present here an interesting case of a 76-year-old man with membr...