Severe Cardiac Toxicity due to Halofantrine: Importance of Underlying Heart Disease

Severe Hyponatremia Due to Valproic Acid Toxicity

Hyponatremia is a very commonly encountered clinical entity with potentially dangerous effects and for which many precipitating factors have been identified. We present a case of valproic acid (VPA) overdose causing profound hyponatremia, with one of the lowest serum sodium levels ever documented in literature. A 54-year-old woman with hypothyroidism, hypertension and bipolar disorder presented...

The Importance of Examining Congenital Hypothyroidism in Connection with Congenital Heart Disease: Letter to Editor

Dear Editor-in-Chief: I read and enjoyed your stylish article, "Frequency of Congenital Cardiac Malformations in Neonates with Congenital Hypothyroidism", in relation to heart disease with hypothyroidism. As we know, one of the most commonly associated congenital hypothyroidism disorders is congenital heart disease, which has a significant effect on the recovery of pat...

A Case of Severe Hepatitis due to Varicella Zoster

Esophagitis dissecans superficialis due to severe methotrexate toxicity.

methotrexate toxicity Esophagitis dissecans superficialis (EDS), also referred to as “sloughing esophagitis”, is associated with the sloughing of large fragments of the esophageal squamous mucosa and is a rare endoscopic finding. The etiology is often unclear but it may result from thermal, chemical, or physical insults and has been reported in association with systemic diseases such as the aut...

Sudden death due to the Acetone toxicity

Propanone is a volatile liquid that can be absorbed by ingestion, inhalation, dermal and is distributed throughout the body. In this study, a fatal case involving acetone poisoning, who was worked in the Red Crescent Medical Center is presented. The deceased was found four hours after death. He was a 25-year-old male nurse and not married. There are the history of smoking since four years ago, ...