Superior vena cava syndrome: a presenting feature of mediastinal germ cell tumor

Superior vena cava syndrome [SVCS] is rare in children. Non Hodgkin's lymphoma [NHL] is the most common cause of SVCS in children. This report an adolescent male who presented with SVCS due to mixed germ cell tumor [GCT] of the anterior mediastinum with predominant yolk cell component. Such etiology of SVCS is rarely reported

Infection associated with hemophagocytic lymphohisticytosis triggered by nosocomial Infection

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis [HLH] can occur as primary idiopathic syndrome or secondary to neoplastic, infection or autoimmune processes. It is characterized by the proliferation of histiocytes with phagocytosis of formed elements of blood. Clinical manifestations include signs and symptoms of immune activation and pancytopenia. This report presents a child with infection associated with HLH trigged by Acinetobacter baumannii sepsis. Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter, an emergent nosocomial pathogen but so far in the literature, it has not been reported to cause HLH