Acute renal failure in a child with jellyfish contact dermatitis.

A 7-year-old boy suffered from jellyfish contact dermatitis and acute renal failure following a jellyfish sting. Three days before being admitted, he accidentally contacted a jellyfish on the left forearm, left thigh and trunk while wading at Pattaya beach, Eastern Thailand. Investigation revealed hemoglobinuria. Histologic findings of a renal biopsy indicated that acute tubular necrosis had caused acute renal failure in the present patient. Supportive treatments improved the dermatitis and renal function of this patient.

Dual infection: dengue hemorrhagic fever with unusual manifestations and mycoplasma pneumonia in a child.

We report a case of pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in an 8-year-old Thai girl. She had a dual infection with dengue hemorrhagic fever with unusual manifestations; liver failure. The diagnoses were based on relevant clinical findings and laboratory confirmations of both infections.