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  1. Fahrni ML, Franklin BD, Rawaf S, Majeed A
    JRSM Open, 2014 Feb;5(2):2042533313515475.
    PMID: 25057369 DOI: 10.1177/2042533313515475
    In the UK, there are policy and regulatory concerns regarding the governance of care homes and healthcare provision within these homes. From a public health perspective, these issues can pose significant challenges to the provision of safe and quality medication use services to care home residents. The objective of this paper is to highlight an important and neglected issue for the growing population of institutionalized older adults. We reviewed relevant literature for the years 2000 to present and identified recent efforts undertaken to improve medication safety standards in UK care homes. We consider the limitations and reasons for the National Health Service's restricted role and lack of leadership in providing medical services for this institutionalized population. The efforts taken by the Department of Health and other healthcare authorities targeting medication safety in care homes are also highlighted. In order to improve the quality of healthcare, specifically in areas related to medication safety and quality use of medicines, interventions need to be taken by the national government and similarly by local authorities and NHS commissioners.
  2. Kasinathan G, Sathar J
    JRSM Open, 2020 Jan;11(1):2054270419894826.
    PMID: 32002188 DOI: 10.1177/2054270419894826
    Introduction: Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is defined as persistently elevated peripheral blood absolute eosinophil count of more than 1.5 × 109/L for at least six months with no obvious secondary cause.

    Case Presentation: We report the case of a 26-year-old gentleman of Malay ethnicity who presented to the medical department with a three-week history of abdominal distension associated with dyspepsia and epigastric pain. Physical examination revealed ascites. The complete blood count portrayed peripheral leucocytosis with eosinophilia of 8.84 × 109/L. Parasitic serology was negative. Paracentesis analysis showed exudative ascites with an absolute eosinophil count of 8 × 109/L. He was referred to the haematology department. He was noticed to have bilateral tonsillitis and pruritic skin rash at the legs. There were no palpable lymph nodes or organomegaly. A peripheral blood film showed 44% eosinophils with no excess blasts. Clonal eosinophilic fusion studies did not detect FIP1L1-PDGFRA mutation. JAK2 V617F and BCR-ABL1 mutations were undetected. Serum B12 and tryptase levels were normal. A whole-body computed tomography imaging showed bowel wall thickening at the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, rectosigmoid and splenic flexure. Sections of fragments taken from the endoscopy showed features of eosinophilic gastritis and colitis on histology. Bone marrow biopsy depicted marked eosinophilia. He was started on oral imatinib mesylate 200 mg daily and oral prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg daily which was tapered based on response. He achieved complete remission and is now asymptomatic.

    Conclusion: The diagnosis of hypereosinophilic syndrome should be considered in a patient with unexplained ascites. Secondary sinister causes such as malignancy should always be excluded.

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