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Adolescent , Humans , Klebsiella/isolation & purification , Klebsiella Infections/complications , Klebsiella Infections/diagnosis , Klebsiella Infections/pathology , Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic/complications , Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic/diagnosis , Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic/pathology , Male , Microscopy , Parvoviridae Infections/complications , Parvoviridae Infections/diagnosis , Parvoviridae Infections/pathology , Parvovirus B19, Human/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
Two cases of pulmonary gangrene involving left lower lobe in an 18-month and 4-year-old female children are reported. The patients looked like having empyema following Klebsiella pneumonia. The diagnosis was made following computerized tomography scan and during decortication respectively.
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Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Empyema, Pleural/diagnosis , Female , Gangrene/pathology , Humans , Infant , Klebsiella Infections/pathology , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Lung/pathology , Pneumonia, Bacterial/pathologyABSTRACT
An unusual case of extradural, intraspinal Ewing's sarcoma with significant extraspinal extension is reported. In view of associated constitutional symptoms, suggestive signs, leucocytosis, elevated ESR and operative findings, the initial diagnosis of Pott's spine was entertained. The lesion however turned out to be infected Ewing's sarcoma on histopathology and bacteriological examination.
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Child , Female , Humans , Klebsiella Infections/pathology , Leukocytosis/pathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Sarcoma, Ewing/microbiology , Spinal Neoplasms/microbiologyABSTRACT
Cancrum oris (noma) has been most commonly described in malnourished debilitated children with poor oral hygiene following systemic childhood infections such as measles, pertussis or scarlet fever. We describe a patient who developed this condition during a period of profound neutropenia following cytotoxic chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.