An Sist Sanit Navar
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An Sist Sanit Navar · Aug 2019
Case Reports[Spontaneuos pneumomediastinum secondary to cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome].
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is little known amongst clinicians and is characterised by abdominal pain and cyclical vomiting, after intense consumption of cannabis over several years. It does not respond to treatment with antiemetics, but does respond to showers in very hot water. ⋯ He was given topical capsaicin and 5 mg of intravenous haloperidol, and was kept for 48 hours in the in A and E Short Stay Unit. This isolated clinical observation appears to indicate the need to rule out CHS as the cause of PM in young patients and, similarly, to consider the presence of PM in the clinical exploration of young people with CHS and in patients with pathologies whose aetiology might be influenced by an increase in intrathoracic pressure.
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An Sist Sanit Navar · Aug 2019
Case ReportsAcute haematogenous septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint in an otherwise healthy adolescent.
Facet joint septic arthritis is a rare cause of spinal infection in children with only four cases reported. The transmission pathway is believed to be haematogenous in 72% of cases. The authors present the case of a 13-year-old boy hospitalised for acute lumbosciatalgia, limp and fever, with pain upon palpation of the paravertebral muscles, a positive Laségue signal and elevated serum inflammatory markers. ⋯ The patient experienced a full recovery after treatment with systemic antibiotics (cefotaxime-cloxacilin) and rehabilitation. A high index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose this localization as a manifestation of lumbosciatalgia and/or limp in children. CT-scan or, preferably, MRI is mandatory to confirm this diagnosis.