Simplified cooling bed for heatstroke.
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S S Al-Harthi
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Association of brucella endocarditis with intracerebral haemorrhage.
We describe a case of brucella endocarditis which was strongly suspected on clinical grounds and subsequently confirmed by bacteriological, serological and echocardiographic investigations. The endocarditis, in a 42-year-old Saudi male, was complicated by intracerebral haemorrhage, presumably from a ruptured mycotic aneurysm. Although such a complication is well documented in other forms of infective endocarditis, it has not been reported in brucellosis.
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Joint mobility and mitral valve prolapse in an Arab population.
The association of joint laxity and mitral valve prolapse (MVP) has been disputed. In this study of an Arab population, the joint mobility scores of 29 subjects with MVP, 10 of whom were asymptomatic, were compared to 60 normal controls. It was found that the joint mobility score was significantly higher in both the asymptomatic and the symptomatic subjects with MVP when compared to the controls. This suggests that both mitral valve prolapse and joint laxity may be due to the same abnormality of connective tissue structure.
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Acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary angiograms.
I report a case of acute myocardial infarction, confirmed by electrocardiographic features as well as by raised cardiac enzymes and history of left-sided chest pain, which occurred in a 19-year-old student. There were no predisposing factors and selective coronary angiography was normal.
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Heat stroke at the Mekkah pilgrimage: clinical characteristics and course of 30 patients.
The clinical picture and the final outcome of 30 patients with heat stroke during the Mekkah pilgrimage 1404 (September 1984) were analysed. Rapid cooling by the 'evaporative method' was achieved in a mean time of 59 min (range 15-135). An initial temperature above 42 degrees C and a cooling time of more than 1 h indicated a poor prognosis. Acute hepatic failure, 'adult respiratory distress syndrome' and decerebrate convulsions were among the fatal complications occurring in three patients. In the final outcome three patients (10 per cent) died, two patients (7 per cent) recovered but developed myocardial infarction and cerebellar ataxia respectively. Twenty-five patients (83 per cent) made an uncomplicated recovery.
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