Hematidrosis (bloody sweat) and hemolacria (bloody tears) are very rare phenomena. The authors herein report hematidrosis and hemolacria occurring together in a 10-year-old girl. The role of propranolol in its treatment is highlighted.

This cisplatin plus gemcitabine combination schedule has a favourable toxicity profile with a discrete activity in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

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Citrobacter, a Gram-negative enteric bacillus, is a rare cause of septicemia and meningitis, seldom reported beyond the neonatal period. It is characterized by a fulminant clinical course and a high incidence of complications, including brain abscesses. We studied a three-month-old infant with Citrobacter meningitis, who developed acute communicating hydrocephalus and multiple periventricular brain abscesses while on treatment. The patient died, despite intensive antibiotic treatment directed towards the causative organism, C. diversus.

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