Rationale:Salmonella(S.)typhi is a rare cause of osteomyelitis in immunocompetent adults.Extensive drug resistance(XDR)may lead to more complicated cases of S.typhi osteomyelitis.Patient concern:A 55-year-old female p...Rationale:Salmonella(S.)typhi is a rare cause of osteomyelitis in immunocompetent adults.Extensive drug resistance(XDR)may lead to more complicated cases of S.typhi osteomyelitis.Patient concern:A 55-year-old female presented with a persistent low-grade fever and a swelling on her lower left chest with a sinus discharging purulent fluid for the past 8 months.Her symptoms had been unresponsive to previous anti-microbial therapy.Diagnosis:Rib osteomyelitis caused by XDR S.typhi.Interventions:Surgical wound debridement,left 7th-9th rib resection and intravenous Ⅳ meropenem were done.Outcome:Fever resolved and left-sided swelling resected without recurrence.Lessons:The prevalence of XDR S.typhi is growing in South Asia and should be considered as the differential diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis.展开更多
Technology plays an important role in people’s daily life, for they depend on it to perform many tasks. Among the prominent technologies are smartphones and Virtual Reality (VR). Developing mobile apps and integratin...Technology plays an important role in people’s daily life, for they depend on it to perform many tasks. Among the prominent technologies are smartphones and Virtual Reality (VR). Developing mobile apps and integrating VR technology allow users to experience an artificial environment as if it is real such as the simulation of phobias. This research paper proposes a mobile application named Face-Your-Fear (FyF) integrating VR to help any user to live a cybernetic experience, overcome the illness, know about phobia symptoms, and get extra information on two types of phobia: aquaphobia and achluophobia. Its architecture, features, development, interfaces and limitations are presented, including the main results of the qualitative survey to users.展开更多
文摘Rationale:Salmonella(S.)typhi is a rare cause of osteomyelitis in immunocompetent adults.Extensive drug resistance(XDR)may lead to more complicated cases of S.typhi osteomyelitis.Patient concern:A 55-year-old female presented with a persistent low-grade fever and a swelling on her lower left chest with a sinus discharging purulent fluid for the past 8 months.Her symptoms had been unresponsive to previous anti-microbial therapy.Diagnosis:Rib osteomyelitis caused by XDR S.typhi.Interventions:Surgical wound debridement,left 7th-9th rib resection and intravenous Ⅳ meropenem were done.Outcome:Fever resolved and left-sided swelling resected without recurrence.Lessons:The prevalence of XDR S.typhi is growing in South Asia and should be considered as the differential diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis.
文摘Technology plays an important role in people’s daily life, for they depend on it to perform many tasks. Among the prominent technologies are smartphones and Virtual Reality (VR). Developing mobile apps and integrating VR technology allow users to experience an artificial environment as if it is real such as the simulation of phobias. This research paper proposes a mobile application named Face-Your-Fear (FyF) integrating VR to help any user to live a cybernetic experience, overcome the illness, know about phobia symptoms, and get extra information on two types of phobia: aquaphobia and achluophobia. Its architecture, features, development, interfaces and limitations are presented, including the main results of the qualitative survey to users.
