O Adedayo

Familial Clustering of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Cayman Islands

Issue:

Vol 63, Issue 4: Aug (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2013.051

Pages:

325–8

Synopsis:

Systemic lupus erythematosus is common in black females of African descent. The aetiopathogenesis may be linked to genetic, environmental and hormonal factors but racial admixture may also have a role in West Indians. The study describes an unusual clustering in the 6th to 8th generations of a family that lived in the Cayman Islands.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To describe the unusual clustering of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a family from the Cayman Islands.

Received:

26 Feb, 2013

Accepted:

30 Jul, 2013

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e-Published: 10 Jun, 2014

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Acute Fulminant Myocarditis and the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A Virus (H1N1)

Issue:

Vol 60, issue 2 (2011)

Pages:

217–9

ABSTRACT

The 2009 Pandemic Novel Influenza A [H1N1] resulted in mild disease mostly but severe cases and death were associated with pneumonia, respiratory failure and multi-organ failure. We present a case of severe disease with acute heart failure and arrhythmia due to fulminant myocarditis in a 50- year old obese man with diabetes mellitus.

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Case Reports

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Influenza myocarditis

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