Archive for December 2014
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
As many of the parents in our vicinity can atest, there has been an increase in the amount of Hand-Foot-and-Mouth disease (HFMD) cases around our hospital. We’ve had many children in our unit with rashes and with our recent spate of measles outbreak it has been difficult to find the cause of the rash sometimes. Luckily most…
Read MoreTo Mumps or not to Mumps
We’ve seen a few cases of adult mumps in recent weeks and I thought it would be apt to touch on the virus, the clinical symptoms and signs and how we prevent it (or in the case of certain people – refuse to prevent it) Mumps is a viral infection of mainly the parotid glands.…
Read MoreExciting move for us
We are privileged to be starting this blog and we will strive to keep our patients up to date with current Emergency Medicine affairs in and around our region. Please feel free to contact me via the online form in CONTACT page. JRB
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