Susheel Kumar

..He underwent emergent pericardiocentesis and frank pus was drained. Pus culture grew Methicillin resistant Staphylococcous aureus. With drainage and the appropriate antibiotics, he improved...

..Here, we are discussing a young female who presented with alteration of sensorium and right-sided hemiparesis, and MRI of the brain showed extensive involvement of brainstem in the form of possible demyelination...

..It is uncommon in HIV infected individuals. We describe here an uncommon presentation of this relatively rare lymphoma in the form of spinal cord compression syndrome in a young HIV infected individual...

..In our study, the patients were seen almost a decade later than those seen in other studies from the region. Evidence of organ dysfunction at presentation and sepsis was associated with increased mortality...

..We are reporting a patient of relapsing polychondritis with aortic root dilatation, in whom institution of early and aggressive therapy successfully prevented the progression of aortic insufficiency...

..In conclusion, even though AIP is less frequently reported from India the emergency physicians should be vigilant to exclude the diagnostic possibility of AIP in a patient with an appropriate clinical setting...

..We report the case of a patient developing gangrenous changes in a lower limb along with the development of perinepheric and retroperitoneal haematoma with acute cortical necrosis of the kidneys...

..Cryptococcal meningitis is a common opportunistic infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected individuals. There is little information specifically addressing cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected patients from North India...

..Then she was given four infusions of rituximab (375 mg/m(2)) at one-weekly interval. She had complete remission following rituximab. She relapsed after 6 months but again responded to repeat rituximab infusion...