We report two cases of pulmonary hypoplasia due to fetal ascites in symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections despite fetal therapy. The patients died soon after birth. The pathogenesis of pulmonary hypoplasia in our cases might be thoracic compression due to massive fetal ascites as a result of liver insufficiency. Despite aggressive fetal treatment, including multiple immunoglob...

INTRODUCTION Unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery (UAPA) or pulmonary artery agenesis is a rare congenital disorder presenting with a wide spectrum of symptoms. The clinical presentation is variable and many patients can be asymptomatic for many years and even throughout their lives. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 53-year-old African-American woman who was diagnosed with righ...

The physical environment plays an important role in the transmission of respiratory infections like COVID-19. Atmospheric conditions associated to diseases influenza, adenovirus infections, parainfluenza, common cold viruses and so on. But we are still lacking evidence support influence meteorological spreading We have discussed air pollution, smoking, low temperature, proximity equator, humidi...

Radiographic findings of thick walled cavities in the lungs are typically seen in mycobacterial infections, malignant lesions, fungal infections, pulmonary vasculitis or other inflammatory lesions of the lungs. Necrotizing infections of the lungs caused by gram negative bacteria (Klebsiella, Psudomonas, Legionella) and Staphylococcus aureus may also form cavities of varying thickness, with cons...

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) and pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) are life-threatening opportunistic infections that occur in immunocompromised hosts. Early diagnosis and treatment of these opportunistic infections is essential to the survival of immunocompromised patients. We report a 60-year-old man undergoing short-term steroid therapy after surgical resection of a brain tumor...

Rodent-borne hantaviruses (family Bunyaviridae, genus Hantavirus) cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the Americas and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Europe and Asia. The viruses are transmitted to humans mainly by inhalation of virus-contaminated aerosols of rodent excreta and secreta. Classic clinical hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome occurs in five phases: fever, hypotension...

The association of Down syndrome with mannose-binding lectin (MBL)-deficiency, recurrent infections and vasculitis has not been reported. We report a 30 year-old female with Down-syndrome associated with MBL-deficiency with the genotype LXA/HYD, IgG-deficiency, recurrent uro-genital infections, cutaneous vasculitis, G20.210A prothrombin mutation, deep venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. ...

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have an increased risk for developing tuberculosis (TB). However, no studies have been reported regarding the development of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) lung disease (NTMLD). We reviewed 795 patients with IPF from five university hospitals who were diagnosed by histological or radio-clinical criteria. In the 795 patients with IPF, pulmona...

OBJECTIVE The purposes of this article are to describe common and uncommon imaging signs and patterns of pulmonary infections and to discuss their underlying anatomic and pathophysiologic basis. CONCLUSION Imaging plays an integral role in the diagnosis and management of suspected pulmonary infections and may reveal useful signs on chest radiographs and CT scans. Detected early, these signs c...

Seven patients infected with Pseudalleacheria boydii were treated with oral ketoconazole, 200 to 600 mg/day for one to 13 months. Five patients had pulmonary infections; two had skeletal infections. Improvement of pretreatment abnormalities occurred in five patients, one ofwbom had concur. rent arthrodesis ofhis infected knee. The other two patients were subsequently healed by surgical resectio...