Dear editor,With interest we read the recent article on methemoglobinemia by Chan et al.[1]Through this letter,we would like to add few additional comments regarding methemoglobinemia and its relevance in medicine pra...Dear editor,With interest we read the recent article on methemoglobinemia by Chan et al.[1]Through this letter,we would like to add few additional comments regarding methemoglobinemia and its relevance in medicine practice with regards to food poisoning.While Chan et al[1]successfully managed their patient of methemoglobinemia and could pinpoint choy sum as the responsible agent,we wonder if there were any more cases of choy sum related to methemoglobinemia detected at the same time in the community?展开更多
Bacterial endocarditis is a rare complication amongst solid organ transplant recipients and is often linked to bacteremia. Majority of these recipients do not have underlying valvular heart disease or congenital valvu...Bacterial endocarditis is a rare complication amongst solid organ transplant recipients and is often linked to bacteremia. Majority of these recipients do not have underlying valvular heart disease or congenital valvular abnormalities. Staphylococoocusaureus and Enterococcus species are the most commonly isolated organisms. There are very few reports of gram-negative bacteria causing endocarditis in liver transplant recipients. We report a 51-yearold male, a liver transplant recipient, who developed bacterial endocarditis of the mitral valve due to extended spectrum of betalactamase producing strain of Escherichia coli and was managed successfully with antibiotics.展开更多
Survival of patients with severe congenital aortic stenosis beyond third decade is uncommon. This report describes a 31 year old patient who underwent successful aortoplasty and in addition septal myectomy for complet...Survival of patients with severe congenital aortic stenosis beyond third decade is uncommon. This report describes a 31 year old patient who underwent successful aortoplasty and in addition septal myectomy for complete relief of left ventricular outflow obstruction.展开更多
文摘Dear editor,With interest we read the recent article on methemoglobinemia by Chan et al.[1]Through this letter,we would like to add few additional comments regarding methemoglobinemia and its relevance in medicine practice with regards to food poisoning.While Chan et al[1]successfully managed their patient of methemoglobinemia and could pinpoint choy sum as the responsible agent,we wonder if there were any more cases of choy sum related to methemoglobinemia detected at the same time in the community?
文摘Bacterial endocarditis is a rare complication amongst solid organ transplant recipients and is often linked to bacteremia. Majority of these recipients do not have underlying valvular heart disease or congenital valvular abnormalities. Staphylococoocusaureus and Enterococcus species are the most commonly isolated organisms. There are very few reports of gram-negative bacteria causing endocarditis in liver transplant recipients. We report a 51-yearold male, a liver transplant recipient, who developed bacterial endocarditis of the mitral valve due to extended spectrum of betalactamase producing strain of Escherichia coli and was managed successfully with antibiotics.
文摘Survival of patients with severe congenital aortic stenosis beyond third decade is uncommon. This report describes a 31 year old patient who underwent successful aortoplasty and in addition septal myectomy for complete relief of left ventricular outflow obstruction.
