gallbladder hydrops due to viral hepatitis a infection: a case report

Gallbladder Hydrops Due to Viral Hepatitis A Infection: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION Acute Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) infection is common in the developing countries among children, but hydrops of gallbladder due to hepatitis A infection is an uncommon presentation. CASE PRESENTATION A five-year-old boy was admitted in Namazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran due to jaundice and severe abdominal pain for 10 days. Physical examination revealed a mass in the right upper quadrant...

Rhabdomyolysis due to Lamivudine administration in acute viral hepatitis B infection: a case report from Malaysia

Rhabdomyolysis is a serious but rare side effect of Lamivudine treatment. Therefore, appropriate biochemical monitoring should be undertaken when it is used in the treatment of hepatitis B. This paper presents a case of Lamivudine-associated rhabdomyolysis in a 31-year-old man with congenital heart disease and hepatitis B. Three days after starting Lamivudine, the patient developed myalgia. Sig...

A Case of Severe Hepatitis due to Varicella Zoster

Child Death Due to Dermal Opium Application: A Case Report

Background: Incorrect belief about opioid efficacy is a major cause of acute pediatric poisonings in Iran. We report a rare case of topical opium application that caused death in a 4-year-old child.  Case: A 4-year old girl was examined with burns over her abdominal area and lower extremities. Her parents had applied opium on burned area to relieve her pain. She was in delirium state and apnea...

Myiasis of scalp due to Chrysomya Bezziana: A case report

Myiasis is the invasion of animal or human tissues by the larval stage of flies (Diptera). It is an accidental infestation in human. In this report a rural fifty-six-year old patient with myiasis on the scalp is presented. He was referred to clinic with a mass on his left temporo-occipital area. There was no history of trauma to his head or presence of ulcer on his scalp. In physical examinatio...

Dysphagia Due to Anterior Cervical Spine Osteophyte: A Case Report

Introduction: Degenerative changes of the cervical spine are more common in elderly, but anterior cervical osteophytes that cause problems in swallowing are rare. The most common cause of this problem is DISH disease (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis). Trauma is also suggested as a potential cause in osteophyte formation. Case Report: We report a rare case of anterior cervical osteop...