Acycovir induced reversible renal failure in an immunocompromised child with extensive cutaneous herpes zoster

Acase of acute renal failure due to acyclovir therapy in a child with extensive cutaneous herpes zoster on maintenance t reatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia is presented, along with a review of similar reports in the literature

Homozygous severe protein C deficieny type I: Long-term prophylactic intermittent therapy with subcutaneous purified protein C concentrate: first case report from Kuwait

We describe here, with review of the relevant literature, our experience with subcutaneous protein C concentrate on a long-term basis for the prophylaxis of thrombotic episodes in a Kuwaiti girl with homozygous severe p rotein C deficiency - Type 1, causing neonatal purpura fulminans and blindness in left eye due to retinal vessel coagulopathy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case report of this genetic disorder from Kuwait