cefotaxime and Syndrome

Lemierre's syndrome is characterized by acute oropharyngeal infection complicated by internal jugular venous thrombosis secondary to septic thrombophlebitis, and metastatic abscesses. We report a case of Lemierre's syndrome in an 18-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with a peritonsillar abscess and ipsilateral VIth cranial nerve palsy.

Topics: Abducens Nerve Diseases; Adolescent; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefotaxime; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; Humans; Jugular Veins; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Metronidazole; Peritonsillar Abscess; Phlebography; Syndrome; Tinzaparin; Venous Thrombosis

Patients with chronic obstructive diseases of the lungs and bronchial asthma were treated with terbutaline sulfate in combination with cefotaxime. The results of the treatment were found to be favourable.

Topics: Asthma; Cefotaxime; Drug Therapy, Combination; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Humans; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Middle Aged; Syndrome; Terbutaline

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections occur predominantly in children, and are usually self-limiting. However, 75-95% of the infections in adults are symptomatic (mostly with jaundice), with the illness symptoms usually persisting for a few weeks. Atypical manifestations include relapsing hepatitis, prolonged cholestasis, and complications involving renal injury. Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a severe, drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction characterized by skin rash, fever, lymph-node enlargement, and internal organ involvement. We describe a 22-year-old male who presented with acute kidney injury and was diagnosed with prolonged cholestatic hepatitis A. The patient also developed DRESS syndrome due to antibiotic and/or antiviral treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first report of histopathologically confirmed DRESS syndrome due to antibiotic and/or antiviral treatment following HAV infection with cholestatic features and renal injury.

Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefotaxime; Cholestasis; Cytomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus Infections; DNA, Viral; Eosinophilia; Exanthema; Ganciclovir; Hepatitis A; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Immunoglobulins; Male; Syndrome; Young Adult

Topics: Ampicillin; Cefotaxime; Ectodermal Dysplasia; Epidermolysis Bullosa; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Ointments; Syndrome

We report a case of Lemierre syndrome in a healthy infant, initially presenting with otitis media and angina. Lemierre syndrome is a disease that every pediatrician must know. Early diagnosis and treatment with antibiotics are necessary to decrease mortality. A review of the history and the complications of Lemierre syndrome is presented.

Topics: Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Cefotaxime; Child; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Fusobacterium Infections; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Gentamicins; Hospitalization; Humans; Jugular Veins; Length of Stay; Metronidazole; Otitis Media; Pharyngitis; Syndrome; Time Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Venous Thrombosis

Topics: Acrodermatitis; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefotaxime; Child, Preschool; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Meningococcal Infections; Syndrome