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Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-157555
ABSTRACT
Chilaiditi Syndrome is the transposition of right colon in between liver and right hemidiaphragm. This is a rare syndrome which can be easily mistaken for more serious abnormality like perforated viscus. Here we report on elderly female who presented with Chilaiditi Syndrome.
Subject(s)
Abdominal Pain/etiology , Abdominal Pain/therapy , Chilaiditi Syndrome/diagnosis , Chilaiditi Syndrome/epidemiology , Chilaiditi Syndrome/diagnostic imaging , Chilaiditi Syndrome/therapy , Female , Humans , Middle Aged
2.
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-157498
ABSTRACT
Purpura fulminans (PF) is a life threatening disorder of acute onset characterized by cutaneous hemorrhage and necrosis caused by DIC and dermal vascular thrombosis. It is commonly associated with meningococcemia or invasive streptococcal disease. In this article we report a case of purpura fulminans in the setting of staphylococcus aureus infection.