ABSTRACT
Two cases of myocarditis complicating meningococcal septicaemia are presented. Neisseria meningitidis infection with bacteraemia is a common entity but the important complication of myocarditis has not often been described. The autopsy findings in 1 of the 2 patients described further illustrates the significance of myocarditis. The pathology, clinical presentation and management of this complication are briefly discussed.
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Meningococcal Infections/complications , Myocarditis/complications , Sepsis/complications , Adult , Female , HumansABSTRACT
Cavitation is a most unusual radiological feature of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). Autopsy evidence of cavities in PCP is poorly documented. We describe a case of fatal PCP occurring in a patient with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome; the PCP was associated with radiological as well as autopsy evidence of large intrapulmonary cavities. These cavities are ascribed to Pneumocystis carinii infection, since other possible causes were excluded.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications , Lung/diagnostic imaging , Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/diagnostic imaging , Adult , Humans , Lung/pathology , Male , Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/pathology , RadiographyABSTRACT
A patient with pulmonary mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae was treated with a total dose of intravenous amphotericin B 2060 mg which resulted in medical cure. This is the first reported medical cure in the RSA of pulmonary mucormycosis. Mucormycosis with brachial plexus involvement and Horner's syndrome has not been previously reported.
