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Browsing Internal Medicine by Author "Ellemdin, Shiraz"
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Chacko, Anith; Ismail, Farzanah; Ellemdin, Shiraz (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013)Agenesis of the dorsal mesentery is a rare occurrence that usually presents in children. It is associated with proximal small-bowel malrotation as well as high jejunal atresia with discontinuity of the small bowel. We ...
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Soma, Prashilla; Ellemdin, Shiraz (Clinics Cardiv, 2012-09)It is now clear that hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) may occur and contribute significantly to gas exchange abnormalities in the setting of other cardiopulmonary abnormalities. Since there is no gold-standard diagnostic ...
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Soma, Prashilla; Ellemdin, Shiraz (Medpharm Publications, 2009-05)Disseminated histoplasmosis can be the initial clue to the presence of AIDS. In HIV infected patients, histoplasmosis can present with unusual manifestations, without a positive exposure history or outside the typical ...
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Soma, Prashilla; Ellemdin, Shiraz; Roche, Natalie J. (Elsevier, 2014-08)In March, 2013, a 37-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 6 month history of worsening dyspnoea, fatigue, insomnia, and generalised body pains. She had no cough or haemoptysis, was a non-smoker, and ...
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Ismail, Farzanah; Huang, Lili; Lockhat, Zarina I.; Ellemdin, Shiraz; Van der Linde, L. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2010-09)Extramedullary haematopoiesis (EMH) is a rare cause of spinal cord compression. When a patient with a haematological disorder that causes chronic anaemia (particularly thalassaemia) presents with neurological deficits ...
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Ellemdin, Shiraz; Soma, Prashilla; Hassen, M.I.E. (South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2013)Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital condition generally, and may vary from mild to severe. Symptomatology depends on early or late presentation. Young patients may present within the first few weeks of life with poor ...
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Ismail, Farzanah; Human, Rule; Chacko, Anith; Naran, Parmanand; Ahmad, Samia; Ellemdin, Shiraz (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-05-30)A 36-year-old asymptomatic female had a routine chest radiograph to exclude pulmonary tuberculosis, as part of an employee wellness programme. There was opacification of the right lower thorax. Computed tomography and ...
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Ellemdin, Shiraz; Rheeder, Paul; Soma, Prashilla (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-10)OBJECTIVES: We aimed to ascertain the efficacy of an intervention in which laboratory test costs were provided to clinicians as a pocketsized brochure, in reducing laboratory test costs over a 4-month period. METHODS: This ...
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