Airway obstruction due to mucus plug in patients with Organophosphorous poisoning – Atropine the culprit? A case series

A Rare Case of Intestinal Obstruction due to Taenia Saginata

Intestinal obstruction may be duo to various mechanical or functional reasons. Worms, especially Ascaris worms are one of the mechanical reasons of intestinal obstruction. Obstruction due to Taenia saginata is a rare phenomenon. Here we report a case of intestinal obstruction due to Taenia saginata infection in a 30 year-old male patient undergoing laparatomy with the diagnosis of intestinal ob...

A 3-Year old Child with Gastric Outlet Obstruction due to Pyloric Web: A Case Report

The most common cause of gastric outlet obstruction in neonates and infants is hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Pyloric web as a cause of gastric outlet obstruction is relatively rare in children and presents with non bilious vomiting, abdominal pain and failure to thrive. The onset of symptoms is usually late with nonspecific symptoms like vomiting and failure to thrive that seems to be due to n...

Cecal obstruction due to primary intestinal tuberculosis: a case series

INTRODUCTION Primary intestinal tuberculosis is a rare variant of tuberculosis. The preferred treatment is usually pharmaceutical, but surgery may be required for complicated cases. CASE PRESENTATION We report two cases of primary intestinal tuberculosis where the initial diagnosis was wrong, with colonic cancer suggested in the first case and a Crohn's disease complication in the second. Bot...

Atropine poisoning in early infancy due to Eumydrin drops.

[A case of acute iatrogenic atropine poisoning].

A 75-year-old man came to our emergency room for syncope. He reported no adverse reactions to medicines but in previous weeks had presented presyncopes attributed to a vasovagal reaction, rather than transitory ischemic accidents, and which had been scheduled for study. In emergency room, an electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded complete atrioventricular block, 24 bpm escape rhythm and 120 ms QRS. I...