Browsing by Author "Ramanathan, R M"

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    Acute respiratory distress syndrome complicating typhoid fever.
    (1999-10-08) Agrawal, P N; Ramanathan, R M; Gupta, D; Behera, D; Jindal, S K
    We report a case of a young female patient with typhoid fever whose clinical course was complicated by hypotension, thrombocytopenia, encephalopathy and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). She recovered with prompt mechanical ventilatory support. ARDS in typhoid fever has generally proved to be fatal in reported cases.
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    Acute respiratory distress syndrome following nitrogen dioxide exposure.
    (1998-10-26) Aggarwal, A N; Ramanathan, R M; Jindal, S K
    A young laborer was accidentally exposed to toxic nitrogen dioxide fumes following an accidental explosion at work place. He developed acute respiratory distress within few hours of exposure and manifested with severe hypoxemia and permeability edema. Assistance with mechanical ventilation and corticosteroid therapy could be instituted only after 24 hours of exposure. He had shown remarkable recovery and could be weaned off after seven days. At three weeks after discharge, his lung function tests were normal.
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    Pleural involvement by Salmonella senftenberg: a report of two cases.
    (2000-01-14) Ramanathan, R M; Aggarwal, A N; Dutta, U; Ray, P; Singh, K
    Non-typhoidal serovars of salmonella are an unusual cause of pleuropulmonary infections. We report two patients with empyema caused by Salmonella senftenberg. One patient had associated diabetes and gall bladder carcinoma, and infection was acquired in hospital. Both patients responded well to parenteral antibiotics.