Wasp sting is a relatively common arthropod assault. This usually results in pain and mild allergic reactions, but sometimes may cause severe systemic reaction and multiorgan dysfunction including rhabdomyolysis, hemolysis, coagulopathy, hepatic, renal and cardiac complications. Along with several other pathomechanisms, rhabdomyolysis is a distinguished cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in pa...

Infection associated hemophagocytic syndrome is increasingly recognized as a potentially fatal complication of dengue fever. It should be suspected with prolonged fever beyond seven days associated with hepatosplenomegaly, hyperferritinemia, worsening cytopenias and development of multiorgan dysfunction. Surge of similar pro-inflammatory cytokines observed in dengue associated hemophagocytic sy...

A 74-yr-old diabetic woman developed necrotizing fasciitis of the right upper limb after axillary brachial plexus block for carpal tunnel decompression. Clinical signs included oedema, diffuse swelling and bullae; rapidly followed by toxic shock syndrome and multiorgan failure. The patient died 48 h after hospital admission, despite broad-spectrum antibiotics, surgical treatment and supportive ...

Multiorgan pathology is a common finding during the diagnostic work-up of complex medical diseases in small animals. Collection of cytologic or biopsy samples from several abdominal organs can give the clinician crucial information in guiding therapy. Although many modalities are available for sample collection, laparoscopic and laparoscopic-assisted techniques offer a minimally invasive approa...

Comparison of two commonly practiced atropinisation regimens in acute organophosphorus and carbamate poisoning , doubling doses vs 'ad hoc' — a prospective observational study. Diazepam inhibits organophosphate-induced central respiratory depression.

Objectives and Study: Cade oil is aromatic obtained from the branches wood of Juniperus oxycedrus, common in Mediterranean region widely used traditional medicine. This contains many chemical compounds with neurological, cardiac, renal, respiratory, hepatic, gastrointestinal toxicity. poisoning often requires intensive care admission due to severity clinical picture. The objective this study hi...