ABSTRACT
Cortical venous thrombosis (CVT) mostly occurs due to a hypercoagulable state. Infection- related CVT is very rare and is a medical emergency associated with a very high mortality rate. It has been described with bacterial and fungal infections; but only a few isolated case reports of CVT related to tubercular meningitis (TBM) exist. Only six documentations of CVT, as a complication of TBM, exist in the literature. Here, we report a case of a young girl with TBM who developed CVT as a complication. Key Word: Tuberculosis, Meningitis, Cerebral venous thrombosis.
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Intracranial Thrombosis , Tuberculosis, Meningeal , Venous Thrombosis , Female , Humans , Intracranial Thrombosis/complications , Intracranial Thrombosis/diagnostic imaging , Intracranial Thrombosis/drug therapy , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/complications , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/drug therapy , Venous Thrombosis/drug therapy , Venous Thrombosis/etiologyABSTRACT
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Although remarkable progress has been made in the management of STEMI in high-income countries, contemporary data to evaluate processes and outcomes of STEMI care in India is limited. The North Indian ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NORIN STEMI) registry is a prospective cohort study based at government funded and largely free of cost tertiary medical centers in New Delhi, India. These hospitals serve a large proportion of the patients with lower socioeconomic status presenting from multiple states in India, as many centers in these states lack adequate specialized cardiovascular care. The study has been approved by the Institutional Review Boards of each institution and informed consent has been obtained from study participants. The NORIN STEMI registry aims to provide important insights regarding contemporary risk factors profiles, practice patterns, and prognosis in patients with STEMI in an underserved population in North India. These findings may identify opportunities to improve the outcomes of patients with STEMI in India.
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Registries , ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction/epidemiology , Aged , Female , Humans , India , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis , ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction/therapyABSTRACT
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder that usually presents with high white blood cell counts and massive splenomegaly. Priapism is a rare manifestation of CML and is mostly due to hyperleukocytosis. Its debut appearance as a sign of hematological dyscrasia is a rare event. Priapism occurring in a setting of any leukemia is both a medical and a urological emergency that requires immediate local therapy, symptomatic treatment, cytoreductive therapy and early initiation of targeted therapy. This case report describes priapism as an unusual presentation of CML and its importance in the work-up and management of patients presenting with priapism.
