Nicolau syndrome (Embolia cutis medicamentosa) is a rare complication following parenteral administration of a drug. It has been reported in association with intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous and intra-articular injections. However, Nicolau syndrome following intramatricial injection has not been described to the best of our knowledge. We report the case of an 18-year-old male who develo...

INTRODUCTION The intravitreal injection of antibiotics remains the mainstay of therapy for postoperative endophthalmitis. Bacterial resistance, however, is still a pitfall in achieving an adequate response to treatment. Quinupristin/dalfopristin might be a feasible therapeutic option in these cases. CASE PRESENTATION A 55-year-old Hispanic man had endophthalmitis secondary to Staphylococcus a...

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare form of mediastinal infection. Most cases are associated with esophageal rupture. DNM after a trigger point injection in the upper trapezius has not been described previously. We present a case of DNM after a trigger point injection in the upper trapezius. A 70-year-old man visited the emergency department with chest discomfort and fever afte...

HYPOTHESIS A high prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in soft tissue infections presents a treatment challenge. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING The San Francisco General Hospital Integrated Soft Tissue Infection (ISIS) Clinic. PATIENTS Patients treated at the ISIS Clinic from July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2003. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Information on patient...

We aimed to examine the changes caused by ozone therapy added antibiotic treatment on proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine levels in an experimental sepsis model formed with E. coli endotoxin. Rats were divided into 6 groups of 10 rats. Sepsis was dosing 5 rats intraperitoneal endotoxin injection. For first 3 groups, 0.6 mg/kg, 0.9 1.1 mg/kg doses group-4 only received treatment. Grou...

We compared the penetration of three cephalosporins into interstitial fluid. Interstitial fluid was obtained in rabbits from Silastic tissue cages. Cefazolin, cephaloridine, and cefamandole were administered by the intramuscular route (30 mg/kg per injection). Peak blood levels and interstitial concentrations were studied after a single injection. Interstitial levels were also compared in a thr...

INTRODUCTION Intravitreal injection of ranibizumab has become one of the most commonly performed ophthalmic procedures. It is timely to conduct an evaluation of the injection procedure from the patient's perspective so as to determine ways to improve patient experience. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively describe patients' experiences of the different stages of the intravitreal inj...

Deficiency of vitamin B12 and/or folic acid as a cause of pyrexia, though known, is rarely reported in literature. We aimed to report a case in a 51 year old woman, who presented with fever and pancytopenia and was diagnosed to have megaloblastic anemia secondary to vitamin B12 and folate deficiency. The pyrexia subsided following the intramuscular injection of vitamin B12 and oral folic acid a...