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M Viviani

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PubMed1995

Drug-induced hyperthermia in a patient with persistent vegetative state. Case report and review of the literature.

The case of posttraumatic patient with persistent vegetative state and severe and prolonged hyperthermia (T = 39-40 degrees C for more than 20 days), in absence of infection, is described. Diffuse muscular rigidity, treated with L-dopa, slightly preceded the onset of hyperthermia, which was treated with several antipyretics, including phenotiazines. The withdrawal of these drugs and the administration of dantrolene and bromocriptine was followed by the restoration of the normal body temperature.

Adult↗
PubMed1993

Treatment of cryptococcosis with liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) in 23 patients with AIDS.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and efficacy of liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) in the primary treatment of AIDS-associated cryptococcosis. DESIGN: A Phase II, multicentre, European, non-comparative, open study to assess the use of AmBisome in 23 patients (26 enrolments) with cryptococcosis. Dose requirements, mycological response and toxicity were documented. SETTING: Hospital-based HIV units. PATIENTS: Twenty-three HIV-1-seropositive patients. RESULTS: Drug toxicity, assessed in 25 enrolments, was well-tolerated with little renal, hepatic or haematological toxicity. Eighteen out of 23 (78%) enrolments responded clinically. Nineteen enrolments had cryptococcal meningitis: sterilization of spinal fluid was achieved in 12 out of the 18 (67%) who were mycologically evaluable. Fourteen out of the 19 (74%) responded clinically. CONCLUSION: AmBisome is well-tolerated and may be an effective formulation in the treatment of cryptococcosis.

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections↗
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[Botulinum poisoning in adults: a case report and differential diagnosis].

The authors reports the case of a patient with quadriplegia associated with respiratory failure. A few days before, a paralysis of the oculomotor nerves appeared, which rapidly spreads in cranio-caudal fashion. The occurrence of a similar symptomatology in a patients' relative addressed the diagnosis toward a possible Clostridium botulinum intoxication. Other possible differential diagnoses are reviewed and discussed.

Botulism↗
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[Occurrence of acute refractory hypotension during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Report of a case and review of the literature].

The authors report the case of a patient who developed irreversible cardiovascular collapse during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The abrupt onset of shock and the rapid deterioration of the hemodynamic conditions prevented a thorough diagnostic workup. Possible differential diagnoses of hypotension occurring during laparoscopic procedures are reviewed and discussed.

Acute Disease↗