Near-fatal drug toxicities in newborn babies: A Case Series

A case of near fatal laryngospasm.

A near fatal case of invasive aspergillosis

BACKGROUND Invasive aspergillosis (IA) rarely presents with endobronchial nodules or pseudomembranes on bronchoscopy. We describe a case of invasive aspergillosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), in which a fungal etiology was suspected after visualization of scattered, white endobronchial nodules. CASE REPORT A 36-year-old-female with history of SLE developed cardiorespi...

Intrapericardial teratoma in newborn babies.

We report two cases of intra pericardial tumor with pericardial effusion, diagnosed in utero by echocardiography at 21 and 28 weeks of gestation. Both fetuses underwent an intra uterine pericardiocentesis to treat a hydrops fetalis. Surgical resection of the tumor was undertaken immediately after birth and histological description reported cystic teratoma. Both babies had a favorable post opera...

Managing Drug Toxicities & Drug Interactions: Clinical Pharmacology Case-based Discussion

Introduction A drug interaction occurs when one drug alters the pharmacological effect (enhanced or decreased) of another drug. In human medicine there are several resources available to screen for drug interactions, and there are specific guidelines and agencies to report suspected drug interactions to. In veterinary medicine screening, monitoring, and reporting of drug interactions are rarely...

Extra-corporeal life support for near-fatal multi-drug intoxication: a case report

INTRODUCTION Severe mixed β-blocker and calcium channel blocker intoxication presents a significant risk for patient mortality. Although treatment is well-established, it sporadically fails to support the patient through massive overdoses, thus requiring non-conventional treatments. We report the use of extra-corporeal life support in a patient with refractory hemodynamic impairment due to mult...

Tubefeeding newborn babies at home.

Nine term and premature infants were discharged home while still being partly tubefed, and were successfully weaned onto full bottle or breast feeds by their mothers under minimal supervision.