Syncope in a patient being treated for hepatic and intestinal amoebiasis.

Autor:	Yelve, Kavita, Phatak, Sanat, Patil, Meenakshi Amit, Pazare, Amar R.
Předmět:	ULTRASONIC imaging of the abdomen ELECTRIC countershock ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY AMEBIC liver abscess MAGNESIUM compounds METRONIDAZOLE PAIN SYNCOPE PROPRANOLOL ANTIPROTOZOAL agents VENTRICULAR tachycardia DISEASE complications DIAGNOSIS THERAPEUTICS
Zdroj:	BMJ Case Reports; Dec2012, p1-5, 5p, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt:	A 63-year-old man presented to our hospital with amoebic liver abscess and was treated successfully for the same. During the course of his treatment, he developed syncopal attacks and was found to have Torsades de Pointes on electrocardiogram. The patient was treated with intravenous magnesium and direct current cardioversion. Hypokalaemia, chloroquine and sepsis were suspected to have precipitated the arrhythmia. The patient remained arrhythmia-free following the correction of these factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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