2021
Teaching NeuroImage: Papilledema and Pachymeningitis
Radcliffe C, Potnis K, Peng TJ, DeCroce-Movson E, Zuchowski K, Fisayo A. Teaching NeuroImage: Papilledema and Pachymeningitis. Neurology 2021, 97: e1060-e1061. PMID: 33980700, PMCID: PMC10513876, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012156.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsCranial nerve paralysisResolution of headacheVentriculoperitoneal shunt placementEpisodes of feverProgressive vision lossBilateral papilledemaNerve paralysisRare manifestationOphthalmologic examinationShunt placementCommon manifestationMedical historyVision lossSinus drainageBrain MRIVenous sinus drainagePachymeningitisPapilledemaCurrent presentationHeadacheVentriculomegalyManifestationsPolyangiitisGranulomatosisRituximab
2020
Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in a Brazilian Urban Slum - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Anjos RO, Mugabe VA, Moreira PSS, Carvalho CX, Portilho MM, Khouri R, Sacramento GA, Nery NRR, Reis MG, Kitron UD, Ko AI, Costa F, Ribeiro GS. Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in a Brazilian Urban Slum - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2020, 26: 1364-1373. PMID: 32568045, PMCID: PMC7323528, DOI: 10.3201/eid2607.190846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodes of feverChikungunya outbreakInfectious Diseases journal - CDCSymptomatic infection ratePresumptive clinical diagnosisSufficient herd immunityCommunity-based studyFurther longitudinal studiesCHIKV seroprevalenceSeropositive personsVirus seroprevalenceClinical dataHerd immunityChikungunya virusInfection rateClinical diagnosisSerum samplesDisease pointUnpaved streetsArthralgiaLongitudinal studyFeverSeroprevalenceEpisodesOutbreakPosterior hypopyon in fungal endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to presumably contaminated dextrose infusion
Karkhur S, Afridi R, Menia N, Gupta N, Nguyen Q, Dogra M, Katoch D. Posterior hypopyon in fungal endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to presumably contaminated dextrose infusion. American Journal Of Ophthalmology Case Reports 2020, 18: 100681. PMID: 32373756, PMCID: PMC7191180, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPars plana vitrectomyEndogenous endophthalmitisCounting fingersLeft eyeDextrose infusionBest-corrected visual acuityDiagnosis of endogenous endophthalmitisDiagnostic pars plana vitrectomySystemic anti-fungal treatmentTime of initial presentationEvidence of fungal elementsFungal endogenous endophthalmitisIntravenous dextrose infusionSlit-lamp examinationEpisodes of feverAnti-fungal treatmentAsian Indian femaleDense vitritisPlana vitrectomyTopical cycloplegicsVisual outcomeDecreased visionFundus photographyAnterior chamberVisual acuity
2012
The First Case of Familial Mediterranean Fever Associated with Renal Amyloidosis in Korea
Koo K, Park J, Wang J, Shin J, Jeong H, Lim B, Lee J. The First Case of Familial Mediterranean Fever Associated with Renal Amyloidosis in Korea. Yonsei Medical Journal 2012, 53: 454-458. PMID: 22318840, PMCID: PMC3282977, DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2012.53.2.454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamilial Mediterranean feverElevated acute phase reactantsRenal amyloidosisCase of familial Mediterranean feverEpisodes of feverMEFV gene analysisRecurrent febrile attacksAuto-inflammatory diseasesAcute phase reactantsGene analysisNon-Mediterranean populationsPeriodic episodes of feverMEFV geneAcute scrotumPleural effusionMediterranean feverFebrile attacksRecurrent polyserositisIndividuals of Mediterranean originMediterranean originPhase reactantsKorean childrenMEFVAmyloidosisFever
2000
"Low-risk" prediction rule for pediatric oncology patients presenting with fever and neutropenia.
Klaassen R, Goodman T, Pham B, Doyle J. "Low-risk" prediction rule for pediatric oncology patients presenting with fever and neutropenia. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2000, 18: 1012-9. PMID: 10694551, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.5.1012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest X-rayAbnormal chest X-rayPediatric oncology outpatientsTime of presentationHigh-risk groupClinical prediction ruleLow-risk groupMonocyte countOncology outpatientsPrediction ruleAggressive initial therapyEpisodes of feverPediatric oncology patientsSignificant bacterial infectionsBone marrow diseaseNegative predictive valueInitial therapyNeutropenia episodesOncology patientsMarrow diseaseLower riskNeutropeniaInitial examinationFeverPredictive value
1987
Febrile inpatients
Makadon H, Bor D, Friedland G, Dasse P, Komaroff A, Aronson M. Febrile inpatients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1987, 2: 293-297. PMID: 3655954, DOI: 10.1007/bf02596161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLikelihood of bacteremiaBlood culturesMedical inpatientsHouse officersCause of feverOnset of feverEpisodes of feverCases of bacteremiaFebrile episodesFebrile patientsBacteremic patientsFever episodesFebrile inpatientsBacteremic episodesBacteremiaClinical judgmentFeverBacterial infectionsMedical house officersInpatientsEpisodesPatientsBloodSets of culturesAdequate substitute
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