Rapidly Fatal Infections

Rapidly Fatal Radiation-induced Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma (GBM) typically occurs as a primary tumour (i.e., primary GBM) and predominantly affects elderly patients. The remaining ~10% occur as a result of malignant progression from lower grade astrocytic tumours (i.e., secondary GBM). Although there are no certain causative environmental agents, prior radiation exposure may play a role. We report on a patient who had been treated six year...

Unsafe Injections, Fatal Infections

It is a question he has already posed many times this morning and most of his patients are happy to comply. In fact they expect him to offer an injection and might feel cheated if he did not. This scenario is repeated in urban and rural clinics, in high-tech hospitals, and in shanty pharmacies every day across the globe. The World Health Organization estimates that about 12 billion injections a...

Citrullinaemia with rapidly fatal neonatal course.

a deficiency of argininosuccinate synthetase in liver and brain developed rapidly increasing apathy, respiratory insufficiency, and convulsions from the fourth day of life, and died on the seventh day. There was a profound derangement of amino acid concentrations in blood, CSF, and urine, with very high citrulline levels. This patient differs from other cases reported previously, both in her fu...

Rapidly fatal infection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis.

Rapidly growing mycobacterial bloodstream infections.

About 20 species of rapidly growing mycobacteria species that are capable of infecting human beings and causing bloodstream infections have been identified. Many more of these species are being discovered worldwide, especially in resource-poor settings. These microorganisms have been known to cause outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks. Although rapidly growing mycobacteria are not highly virulent or ...