Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is an acute fabrile illness caused by four serotypes of Dengue virus and characterized clinically by hemorrhagic diathesis and a tendency to develop a shock syndrome (DSS). In the earlier epidemics(l-3), hemorrhagic manifestations and shock were the main features. In the past two years, we have found that neurological manifestations were prominent in addition to s...

In this review of studies on the hemorrhagic fevers of Southern Africa carried out in the South African Institute for Medical Research, attention has been called to occurrence of meningococcal septicemia in recruits to the mining industry and South African Army, to cases of staphylococcal and streptococcal septicemia with hemorrhagic manifestations, and to the occurrence of plague which, in its...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) has been proposed to be associated with an increased risk of stroke. We compared the prevalence of LVH among patients with first-ever ischemic versus first-ever hemorrhagic strokes. MATERIAL AND METHODS This observational study, which was conducted at the Sulaimaniya general teaching hospital from November 2009 to March 2012, involved 100 ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although low glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and albuminuria are associated with increased risk of stroke, few studies compared their contribution to risk of ischemic versus hemorrhagic stroke separately. We contrasted the association of these kidney measures with ischemic versus hemorrhagic stroke. METHODS We pooled individual participant data from 4 community-based c...

Hemorrhagic shock causes myocardial contractile depression. Although this myocardial disorder is associated with increased expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), the role of TNF-alpha as a myocardial depressant factor in hemorrhagic shock remains to be determined. Moreover, it is unclear which TNF-alpha receptor mediates the myocardial depressive effects of TNF-alpha. Toll-like ...

abstract crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a tick-borne viral disease reported from more than 30 countries in africa, asia, south-east europe, and the middle east. laboratory findings include prolonged prothrombin, bleeding, and activated partial thromboplastin times. diagnostic methods include antibody detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa), virus isolation, antigen det...

OBJECTIVE Hyperdense lesions can frequently be observed on the CT obtained immediately after intra-arterial (IA) thrombolysis, and it is sometimes difficult to differentiate contrast extravasation from the hemorrhagic lesions. The purposes of this study are to classify the hyperdense lesions according to their morphologic features and to track the outcome of those lesions. MATERIALS AND METHO...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Little is known about the presenting features of acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in children presenting to the emergency department (ED). Yet, initial clinical assessment is a key step in the management pathway of stroke. We describe the presentation in the ED of children with confirmed acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke subtypes. METHODS We conducted a retrospective ...