Biomedical subjects

M I el-Tahir

Publications and source records attributed to M I el-Tahir.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1995

Staphylococcal vertebral osteomyelitis: case report.

A 65-year old male Saudi patient presented with rapidly progressive quadriparesis. Lower cervical myelopathy was associated with radiological features of bone destruction, inflammatory disease of the spine and a paravertebral mass. Although tuberculosis and brucellosis are more commonly responsible for this clinical picture in our practice, Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from tissue recovered at surgery. He has been followed up for 12 months and has made an almost complete recovery after surgical decompression of spinal cord and a 2-month course of intravenous flucloxacillin. This case underscores the need for tissue diagnosis in patients presenting with inflammatory paravertebral swellings even in areas endemic for tuberculosis and brucellosis.

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PubMed1992

Hydatid disease of the liver: evaluation of ultrasound and computed tomography.

We have evaluated computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography (US) in 41 patients with hepatic hydatid disease. CT was diagnostic in all patients, while US performed on 36 patients was diagnostic in 34. In the remaining two cases, heavy calcification in one and a large amount of intracavitary air in the other prevented accurate diagnosis. The US findings in the liver regarding cyst form (multilocular or unilocular), size and location were comparable to those of CT. CT detected associated extrahepatic cysts in the abdomen and pelvis in 11 patients while US performed on the same group of patients detected such cysts in seven patients. It is suggested that the entire abdomen and pelvis should be scanned in patients suspected of hydatid disease and when a hepatic lesion is suggestive of the disease.

Abdomen↗

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Bochdalek hernia in adulthood: a case report and review of recent literature.

A 37-year-old Filipino woman presented with a post road-traffic accident fracture of dorsal spine 12. Chest radiograph revealed evidence of loops of small bowel in the left lung field. She admitted to symptoms of respiratory insufficiency since birth and treatment for tuberculosis in childhood. A pre-operative diagnosis of left traumatic diaphragmatic hernia was not confirmed at laparotomy which revealed typical left congenital Bochdalek hernia with smooth edges and herniation of small bowel and spleen into the left pleural cavity. Following reduction and repair of the hernia, the patient made an uneventful recovery. Chest radiograph remains normal till now, eight years post-operatively.

Accidents, Traffic↗