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Fannyhessea Vaginae (Atopobium vaginae) Bacteraemia in Puerperal Fever: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Héctor Toledo, Adelina Gimeno, Juan A. Pérez & José A. Lepe · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2022

Fannyhessea vaginae, formerly Atopobium vaginae, is a slow-growing anaerobic bacterium that frequently causes bacterial vaginosis and, rarely, bacteraemia and invasive infection. Published cases of bacteraemia are associated with childbirth or gynecological procedures that can le...

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Cortical White-matter Lesions as Initial Radiologic Finding in Carbon Monoxide Intoxication: A Case Report

L. M. Koenjer, E. A. Kleinveld & B. F. L. Van Nuenen · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2022

Aims: Present a case of carbon monoxide (CO)-intoxication with initial presence of cortical lesions instead of globus pallidus lesions, to create awareness of atypical or late MRI findings in patients with CO-intoxication. Presentation of the Case: A 27 year old women with no med...

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A Case of Bilateral Deep Vein Thrombosis with Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism after Mild Covid Infection

T. Shrignanaprasannambika, Akash Thomas Oomen & Renoy Henry · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2022

Aim: Bilateral thromboembolic manifestations in mild COVID infection. Case Presentation: 64-year-old male with no known comorbidities presented to OPD with pain and swelling of the right lower limb, and chest pain. He was found to have bilateral lower limb deep vein thrombosis in...

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GBS, Breaking the Stereotypes of Clinicians’ Minds: A Case Study of Atypical Presentation of GBS, Caused by COVID-19 Vaccination?

Rabia Arshad, Zoha Fatima, Ujala Abdul Rashid & Umara Nasim · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2022

The clinicopathologic spectrum of Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS) has expanded to include both inflammatory injuries that lead to demyelination and axonal loss forms that cause the motor and sensory loss. However, GBS may also have atypical presentations, that intrigue the clinicia...

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Monkeypox Outbreak, a Recurring Entity that May Threaten Human Existence in the 21st Century: A Systematic Review

O. Orjingene · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: The resurgence and geographical spread of monkeypox is a public health concern. It is also an implication of weak response and mitigation strategies to disease outbreaks, especially in the endemic regions where there have been sporadic disease outbreaks since five dec...

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Campylobacter fetus Bacteraemia Related to Venous Access Device: Case Report and Literature Review

Héctor Toledo, Guillermo Martín-Gutiérrez & José Antonio Lepe · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2022

Campylobacter fetus is a gram negative, microaerophilic bacterium which can cause bacteraemia and invasive infection in humans. Its cause is considered to be close contact with animals and/or consumption of contaminated food of sheep or bovine origin and, therefore, the primary i...

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Bilateral Thrombophilia Discovered in a Young Child Misdiagnosed Initially with Osteoarthritis

P. M. Mulendele, M. Njie, B. E. Ovaga, M. HABOUB, A. Arous, Med G. Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2022

Introduction: The occurrence of venous thrombosis in children is rare, often idiopathic and rarely a known etiology can be found, with sometimes a delay diagnostic in most cases. Method:  We report a case illustrating the difficulties of diagnosing phlebitis and a fairly rare eti...

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Case Report: Hepatitis-associated Severe Aplastic Anemia of Unknown Etiology

Muditha Jayaweera, Wasantha Kodikaraarachchi & Himal Kalambarachchi · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2022

Aplastic anemia (AA) is a life-threatening, autoimmune-mediated condition that targets bone marrow precursors leading to pancytopenia. Hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia (HAAA) is one of the rarest entities where the recovery of acute hepatitis is complicated by aplastic anemia...

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Case Study of COVID-19 Vaccine-Associated Myocarditis

Fahad Alharbi, Muneera AlTaweel, Sarah AlMukhaylid, Rana Faqeehi & Tarek Nasef · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2022

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines have serious side effects, including myocarditis; it’s an uncommon but dangerous side effect following mRNA-based COVID-19 immunization. Herein we report a 45-year-old female presenting with myocarditis seven days after the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech va...

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Childhood Cervical TB Lymphadenitis with Draining Sinuses: A Report from High TB Burden Resource Limited Setting

Prashant Mishra, Jyothi Bhat, R. Yadav, R. K. Sharma & V. G. Rao · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2022

Though tuberculous lymphadenitis is the most common form of extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) in children, it is usually overlooked as the main focus is on adult ‘sputum positive TB’. This is especially relevant in tribal communitities mostly living in inaccessible remote areas h...

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