[Spinal epidural abscess. Diagnosis of a case using nuclear magnetic resonance]. / Absceso epidural espinal. Diagnóstico de un caso por resonancia magnética nuclear.

This is a case study of a six year old boy with a previous history of a contuse trauma of the cervical spinal region who later developed fever, stiffening of the neck, and signs of spinal compression. A descending myelography detected a lesion at C4. The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance study of the area showed an anterior epidural mass extending from C5 to T1 which displaced the spinal cord. Surgery revealed an epidural abscess which was drained. The patient received parenteral antibiotic therapy.

[Acute trichinosis in children. Intrafamilial epidemic outbreak in Mexico City]. / Triquinosis aguda en niños. Brote epidémico intrafamiliar en la ciudad de México.

Four cases of trichinosis found in a family living in Iztapalapa, Mexico, D.F. are reported. The family reported to frequently eat raw sausage originally from Villanueva, Zacatecas from which Trichinella spiralis larvae were isolated. Diagnosis was difficult in the first case since no epidemiological history was associated with the patient, besides the fact that the patient showed no signs of eosinophilia and blood tests were negative. The diagnosis in this case was confirmed through muscular biopsy. The predominating symptomatology consisted in the trilogy of fever, eyelid edema and myalgias.

[Cystic lymphangioma of epiploon simulating ascites. Presentation of a case and review of the literature]. / Linfangioma quístico de epiplón simulando ascitis. Presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura.

We present a case of a 6 year old male who was admitted to the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez with a history of previous management in a secondary care facility, during a three year period, with the diagnosis of recurrent ascites. We established the diagnosis of an omentum cystic lymphangioma and revised the international literature, emphasizing on the different of clinical presentations, study protocol, differential diagnosis and therapy.