Fnu Komal

SJRMC · Endocrinologist

Aortitis is an inflammation of the aorta that is linked to large vessel vasculitis and other rheumatologic cases. Less often, an infectious etiology of aortitis is diagnosed. Aortitis is associated with high mortality and morbidity and requires a high index of suspicion. Here we present a rare case of aortitis secondary to Salmonella Septicemia tre...

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is a rare and often fatal pathology of unclear etiology affecting the distal two-thirds of the esophagus. Typically, elderly patients with multiple comorbidities present with signs of upper gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage. On endoscopy, the mucosa is black due to ischemic necrosis, resulting in the commonly used ter...

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is a rare and often fatal pathology of unclear etiology affecting the distal two-thirds of the esophagus. Typically, elderly patients with multiple comorbidities present with signs of upper gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage. On endoscopy, the mucosa is black due to ischemic necrosis, resulting in the commonly used ter...

INTRODUCTION Diabetes type 3c (DM3c) accounts for 5% of diabetics in the US. It is due to chronic pancreatitis leading to the destruction of islet cells. Glucagon and insulin levels are both decreased due to destruction of alpha and beta cells, respectively. This makes the development of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) a rare occurance in these patient...

INTRODUCTION Clostridium difficile colitis has been the most aware bacterial enterocolitis for years and other bacteria been relegated such as Staphylococcus colitis. Staphylococcus enterocolitis following antibiotics had been one of the most frequent complications in surgical patients in 1950s and 1960s and now reappear with more resistance such a...

INTRODUCTION Aortitis, an inflammatory entity with high mortality that is usually due to a rheumatologic etiology; however, an infectious etiology is sometimes the cause. We present a rare case of aortitis secondary to Salmonella septicemia treated with 6 weeks of antibiotics. Endovascular surgical repair (EVAR) with antibiotics (abx) is the prefer...

INTRODUCTION Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal roundworm that infect humans through contact with soil that is contaminated with free-living larvae. The larvae penetrate the skin and migrate through the body to the small intestine to lay their eggs. It is associated with immigrant populations from tropical regions such as Southeast Asia and...

Diabetes mellitus type 3c (DM3c) is an uncommon cause of diabetes due to pancreatic pathology. Its prevalence reaches about 5-10% among all diabetics in the Western world, largely due to chronic pancreatitis. DM3c occurs due to the destruction of the endocrine islet cells. Glucagon and insulin levels are both decreased due to the destruction of alp...

Methods: Analysis of case report Objective: Increase awareness of Hyperglycemic complications secondary to HAART therapy) Abstract: 59-year-Old Hispanic Male with past medical History of pre-diabetes and recently diagnosed with HIV presented to the Emergency Department with the complaint of fatigue for 3 days associated with nausea for same duratio...

Graves disease is autoimmune thyroid disorder with overproduction of thyroid hormones secondary to production of TSH receptor antibodies (TSAB). Many of patients diagnosed with graves disease in end stage or after treatment with ablation therapy develop hypothyroidism need life long treatment with thyroxin replacement therapy its very common for Gr...

A Rare case of Gastroesplenic fistula ( Aeerosplenomegaly) secondary to lymphoma

Typically, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) presents with distinguishing features of flank pain, abdominal palpable mass and haematuria. Other clinical symptoms include weight loss, anorexia and metastasis to the lungs. In rare instances, patients may present with infected renal mass that may be underlying malignancy. Herein, we report a case of a 65-yea...

Metastatic tumors are the most common tumors affecting the heart. Primary tumors are rare, with myxomas being the most common of the primary cardiac tumors. The incidence of primary cardiac tumors is 0.02%, about 200 cases has been reported in 1 million autopsies. Most of primary cardiac tumors have been detected incidentally on diagnostic modaliti...