Priti Singh

Department of Premedical Sciences, and Nutritional, Biochemical & Molecular Sciences, American University School of Medicine, Aruba

Publications

• Case Report   
  Management of infected Urachal Cyst and the pattern of drug resistance in the isolate
  Author(s): Priti Singh, Salman Khan* and Shakeel Ahmed
  
  It is defective obliteration of the urachus that causes urachal cysts. Failure of urachus to involute can contribute to anomalies that may increase the risk of infection and/or malignancy if left untreated. A 29-year-old female with clinical features suggestive of acute abdominal pain is presented in this case report. Complete blood counts, serum electrolytes, urinalysis, renal function tests were normal. In the suprapubic region, an ultrasonographic examination revealed a hypoechoic lesion measuring 2 cm × 1.5 cm in size and contrast-enhanced CT scan confirmed a non-communicating urachal cyst between abdominal wall and urinary bladder's anterior wall. Urine culture revealed significant growth of Escherichia coli and was susceptible to eight out of fifteen antibiotics. The patient was successfully treated with parenteral amikacin. In clinical of.. Read More»
  

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