Important medical research and remarkable case reports worth knowing.
Selected from high-relevance medical literature published in the last 14 days.
A young infant presented with malignant pertussis, characterized by extreme leucocytosis and respiratory failure, alongside additional bloodstream infections during hospitalization.
Clinical pearl
Clinicians should be aware that malignant pertussis can lead to severe complications in infants, necessitating prompt recognition and intervention.
A middle-aged man with no prior health issues presented with a month-long history of fever, dry cough, weight loss, and worsening breathlessness.
A stem cell transplant recipient developed severe dengue following a blood transfusion during the 2024 dengue epidemic in Brazil.
A 2-week-old male neonate presented with poor feeding and low-grade fever. Initial cultures and viral PCRs were negative, but worsening symptoms led to hospitalization.
Two pediatric patients with diabetic ketoacidosis presented with extensive rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis. Initial treatment with standard antifungal therapies failed to eradicate the infection.
Three rituximab-treated patients in Norway presented with direct antiglobulin test-negative hemolytic anemia due to Neoehrlichia mikurensis infection.
A pregnant woman in Japan developed scrub typhus after attending a fireworks event in August 2024, leading to fetal death. Investigations revealed the presence of Leptotrombidium akamushi mites at the event site, which…
A 28-year-old man with a long history of HIV presented with acute right-sided hemiparesis. Despite a CD4 count of 302 cells/mm³, brain imaging revealed an acute infarction in the left internal capsule and hydrocephalus.
A 34-year-old woman presented with severe lower back pain and was diagnosed with septic abortion associated with intrauterine fetal death at 8 weeks of gestation.
To describe dynamic ultrasonographic findings in travel-associated subcutaneous myiasis.
A 55-year-old woman with poorly controlled type II diabetes presented with emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) and required drainage.
A 34-year-old man with advanced HIV infection presented with localized cutaneous leishmaniasis that progressed despite treatment with pentavalent antimonials.
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