Colonic Polyps an Unusual Manifestation of Schistosomiasis

An unusual manifestation of hyperkalemia

An 82 years old patient was admitted to the emergency department complaining since 15 days of fatigue, dizziness and lipothymia. He had a history of hypertension and diabetes; and had undergone a coronary bypass in 2005. His physical examination showed a blood pressure at 160/50mmHg, a heart rate at 26cycles/min, and he was afebrile. On admission the ECG showed a third degree atrioventricular b...

Colonic ulceration as an unusual manifestation of vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis.

Is familial Mediterranean fever a possible cofactor for Budd-Chiari syndrome? J Pediatr Gastr Nutr 2009;49:481–4. 9 Aksu G, Ozturk C, Kavakli K, Genel F, Kutukculer N. Hypercoagulability: interaction between inflammation and coagulation in familial Mediterranean fever. Clin Rheumatol 2007;26:366–70. 10 Demirel A, Celkan T, Kasapcopur O et al. Is familial Mediterranean fever a thrombotic disease...

An unusual manifestation of diabetic ketoacidosis and acute colonic pseudo-obstruction

Patients presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis and acute colonic pseudo-obstruction should undergo a focused evaluation to identify underlying precipitants.

Discouraging colonic polyps.

Hypokalemic quadriparesis: an unusual manifestation of leptospirosis.

We report a 46-year-old male who presented with fever and flaccid weakness of all four limbs due to Leptospirosis associated hypokalemia. Acute hypokalemic quadriparesis is an uncommon presentation of leptospirosis, not yet widely recognised. Renal potassium wasting occurs in Leptospirosis and subsequently, the development of hypokalemia leads to paralysis. The patient had kaliuresis due to lep...