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A Rare Diagnosis Of Strongyloides Stercoralis In The Pleural Cavity, Fatemeh Rhana Mousavi, Emon Alavi, Nick A. Hirad
A Rare Diagnosis Of Strongyloides Stercoralis In The Pleural Cavity, Fatemeh Rhana Mousavi, Emon Alavi, Nick A. Hirad
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth that causes strongyloidiasis, a chronic parasitic infection in humans. S. stercoralis is one of several worm species that cause soil-transmitted helminthiasis, a neglected tropical disease. Herein, we discuss a 78-year-old female residing in a nursing home presenting with abdominal pain and shortness of breath. During a thoracentesis, physicians found multiple rhabditoid larvae consistent with S. stercoralis. However, before the procedure, a serial assessment of stool sample was performed and failed to demonstrate a parasitic infestation. Many of those infected with S. stercoralis are asymptomatic. Lack of symptoms and low sensitivity in traditional parasitological …
Classical Findings Of Infantile Hepatic Hemangiomas, Senayit Demie, Michael Bossak
Classical Findings Of Infantile Hepatic Hemangiomas, Senayit Demie, Michael Bossak
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Introduction
Hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that are common during infancy. They are most commonly noted as superficial bright red lesions on the skin but can also be found deeper as subcutaneous lesions. Patients with multifocal cutaneous hemangiomas are at risk of visceral involvement with the liver being most commonly affected. Most hemangiomas can be monitored clinically as they are self-limiting. Despite this, hepatic hemangiomas can have serious complications including large arteriovenous shunts leading to cardiac compromise as well as severe hepatomegaly which can cause abdominal compartment syndrome, impaired ventilation and renal vein compression.
Clinical Findings
A six-month-old female, born …
Gastric Antral Diverticula: A Rare Diverticula With A Unique Presentation, Pratishtha Singh, Kathleen Raynor, Chadley Froes
Gastric Antral Diverticula: A Rare Diverticula With A Unique Presentation, Pratishtha Singh, Kathleen Raynor, Chadley Froes
Gastroenterology
Gastric diverticula are the least common gastrointestinal diverticula. Patients can be diagnosed incidentally on EGD or present with variable symptoms such as abdominal fullness, anorexia, and perforation. Gastric diverticula can be acquired from malignancy, peptic ulcer disease, or prior surgery or be congenital. Treatment varies based on symptomatology ranging from conservative medical management with proton pump inhibitors to surgical treatment with open or laparoscopic resection. We present a case of a 73-year-old female with acquired gastric diverticulum presenting as a gastric outlet obstruction who was successfully treated with conservative medical therapy.
Drowning Rule Out With Novices (Drown) In Ultrasound, Justin Schevers, Stewart R. Richardson, Jacob Pope, Dylan Arnold, Casey Wilson
Drowning Rule Out With Novices (Drown) In Ultrasound, Justin Schevers, Stewart R. Richardson, Jacob Pope, Dylan Arnold, Casey Wilson
South Atlantic Division Research Day 2021
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