Acute Traumatic Subdural Hematoma in the Elderly and Associated Factors that May Influence Chronicity.

Traumatic acute subdural hematomas (TASDH) is by far the most common traumatic brain injury in adult patients with blunt trauma, who presented to the Emergency Department (ED). One of the serious sequale of TASDH is the development of Chronic Subdural Hematomas (CSD) with associated deterioration in mental status and convulsion.1,2 Studies to identify the risk factors that favors development of chronicity of TASDH are few and inconclusive. As seen in our prior initial study, there were few factors which were common in those who developed chronicity of their TASDH, and we elected to expand our pool of patients to include those admitted between the years of 2015 and 2021 with ATSDH and identify the common factors associated with development of CSD.

Aeromonas veronii cellulitis, bacteremia, and sepsis in a patient with liver cirrhosis and end-stage renal disease following a minor abrasion with exposure to pond water: A case report and literature review.

Aeromonads are a well-known cause of gastrointestinal illness in humans; however, extra-intestinal infections due to Aeromonas spp. have been increasingly reported. Severe infection and septic shock due to Aeromonas spp. is rare, though the risk is greater for immunocompromised individuals. Patients with liver cirrhosis have been noted to be at especially high risk for severe infection due to Aeromonas spp. Several cases of septicemia due to A. hydrophila have been reported in the literature. We report a rare case of A. veronii septicemia in a patient with known liver cirrhosis and end-stage renal disease following a minor abrasion with exposure to pond water. The patient's history fostered clinical suspicion of Aeromonas infection and tailored early diagnosis and treatment.