Displaying all 3 publications

Abstract:
Sort:
  1. First case of pulmonary hydatid cyst in a pregnant Syrian refugee woman in Malaysia
    Azlin MY, Esa HAH, Hameed AA, Wahid W, Pakeer O
    Med J Malaysia, 2021 Jan;76(1):103-106.
    PMID: 33510119
    Pulmonary hydatid cyst (PHC) in pregnancy is a very rare pathology. We report here a case of ruptured PHC during pregnancy in a 26-year old Syrian (refugee) woman who presented with complaints of productive cough with metallic taste and dyspnoea. PHC was suspected due to her clinical and radiological findings. Interestingly, the sputum examination confirmed the diagnosis as numerous protoscoleces were present. Serology for Echinococcus infection revealed positive at high titre. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment by providing care improves the patient outcome. Parasitological examination of the respiratory specimen in suspected ruptured PHC is desirable as a valuable detection tool.
  2. Typhoid fever presenting as acute psychosis in a young adult: case report and literature review of typhoid psychosis
    Esa H, Norazlah B, Hameed AA, Ding CH, Wahab AA
    Trop Biomed, 2021 Jun 01;38(2):192-195.
    PMID: 34172710 DOI: 10.47665/tb.38.2.057
    The rarity of acute psychosis in typhoid fever can result in delayed and misdiagnosis of the condition. We report a case of a 20-year-old man who presented with fever and acute psychotic symptoms. This was associated with headache, dizziness, and body weakness. There were no other significant symptoms. Neurological examination revealed reduced muscle tone of bilateral lower limbs but otherwise unremarkable. The computed tomography (CT) scan of his brain showed no abnormality. Blood specimens for microbiological culture grew Salmonella Typhi. This isolate was susceptible to chloramphenicol, ampicillin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. He was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone for one week and responded well. He was discharged with oral ciprofloxacin for another week. The repeated blood and stool for bacterial culture yielded no growth of Salmonella Typhi.
  3. Fulltext Case report: two human Streptococcus suis infections in Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia
    Rajahram GS, Hameed AA, Menon J, William T, Tambyah PA, Yeo TW
    BMC Infect Dis, 2017 03 04;17(1):188.
    PMID: 28257622 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2294-z
    BACKGROUND: Streptococcus Suis (S.suis) is increasingly being recognised as a potentially preventable emerging zoonotic infection in humans with a global distribution. It is a major cause of meningitis especially among those in contact with pigs and has also been associated with a toxic shock syndrome.

    CASE PRESENTATIONS: We report the first two human cases from Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia which expands the global reach of this important pathogen. Here, we illustrate their epidemiological risk factors, clinical presentation and resulting sequelae of both patients.

    CONCLUSION: The continued public health threat of zoonotic infections such as S.suis, highlights the need for accurate epidemiological surveillance, regulation of pig farming, slaughtering and continued advocacy of best practices for pork preparation and consumption.

Related Terms
    Try searching for something
Filters
Contact Us

Please provide feedback to Administrator (afdal@afpm.org.my)

External Links