Osama Mohiuddin

Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Publications

• Case Reports   
  Idiopathic Ileo-ileal Intussusceptions: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature
  Author(s): Uzair Yaqoob*, Aatera Haq, Osama Mohiuddin, Masharib Bashar and Shoaib Bhatti
  
  A disease influencing babies and little children is the definition of intussusception. It as a rule happens at the age of 5-9 months. Small bowel intussusceptions are extremely uncommon however here we report an instance of a 6-day old baby, with idiopathic ileoileal intussusception, conveyed to the emergency department with 1 day history of fever and fits. She was in respiratory distress on presentation. Urea and creatinine was notably raised. Primary diagnosis of acute kidney damage with sepsis was made and differentials of febrile seizures, CNS meningitis and epilepsy were considered. Bleeding per rectum and greenish vomiting (and aspirate after passing nasogastric tube) began on the second post admission day. We thought of intestinal atresia (ruled out on X-rays) or intussusception. Ultrasound recommended intussusception with no lead point (potentially.. Read More»