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Increased risk of ischaemic stroke amongst patients with chronic osteomyelitis: a population‐based cohort study in Taiwan
ConclusionsThis is the first report linking COM to an increased risk of developing stroke. Results suggest that COM is a significant stroke risk factor and call for closer attention to this group of patients for more rigorous stroke prevention, especially in the younger age group.
Source: European Journal of Neurology - March 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: C.‐H. Tseng, J.‐H. Chen, C.‐H. Muo, Y.‐J. Chang, F.‐C. Sung, C. Y. Hsu Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Symptomatic stroke complicating central skull base osteomyelitis following otitis media in a 2-Year Old Boy: Case Report and Review of the Literature
This report describes the first case of symptomatic ischaemic stroke secondary to SBO in an immunocompetent child. We review the literature of the management and the potential cerebrovascular complications of central SBO in children secondary to otolaryngological infection.
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - August 4, 2016 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Eliz Kilich, Reena Dwivedi, Shelley Segal, Sandeep Jayawant, Manish Sadarangani Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Lactobacillus Endocarditis Complicated by Presumed Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Embolic Stroke
In this report, we describe a case in which a 47-year old man with no past medical history develops native aortic valve endocarditis complicated by embolic stroke and presumed lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis.
Source: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice - November 1, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research
A case of Lemierre's syndrome causing panhypopituitarism, cavernous sinus thrombosis, ischaemic stroke and pulmonary embolism
We present the case of a previously well 19-year-old man, who presented acutely unwell with meningitis and sepsis. Fusobacterium necrophorum was isolated from peripheral blood cultures and identified on cerebrospinal fluid with 16S rDNA Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Imaging demonstrated internal jugular vein thrombosis with subsequent cavernous venous sinus thrombosis. Pituitary function tests were suggestive of panhypopituitarism. The patient was diagnosed with Lemierre's syndrome complicated by meningitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis, base of skull osteomyelitis, ischaemic stroke and panhypopituitarism. He was treated ...
Source: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - September 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Charlotte J Dewdney Joseph J Anderson Simon Dewar Fergus Doubal Frederick R Burgess Deepak Subedi Marcus J Lyall Source Type: research
Outcomes of Chopart Amputation in a Tertiary Referral Diabetic Foot Clinic: Data From a Consecutive Series of 83 Hospitalized Patients
Publication date: Available online 24 November 2015 Source:The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Author(s): Ezio Faglia, Giacomo Clerici, Robert Frykberg, Maurizio Caminiti, Vincenzo Curci, Francesco Cetta, Vincenzo Prisco, Rosaria Greco, Marco Prisco, Alberto Morabito The purpose of the present retrospective study was to evaluate the outcomes (ie, ulcer recurrence, major amputation, death) in diabetic patients undergoing Chopart amputation because of deep infection or gangrene extending to the midfoot. From 2009 to 2011, 83 patients, aged 71.4 ± 9.3 years, underwent a midtarsal amputation and were followed...
Source: The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - November 26, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research
