CMV reactivation caused by methylprednisolone therapy for ARDS after esophagectomy

Methylprednisolone therapy in a child with unresolving ARDS.

We report successful use of methyl-prednisolone in a 21-month old child with ARDS that did not improve with conventional therapy. The child improved and could be extubated after 10 days of methylprednisolone therapy. Subsequently, the child was weaned off supplementary oxygen. Methylprednisolone appeared to be safe and effective in a child with unresolving ARDS.

Aortoesophageal fistula caused by tumor recurrence after esophagectomy during chemoradiotherapy

Aortoesophageal Fistula (AEF) is an extremely rare complication after esophagectomy and it is lifethreatening. Here we present a patient who developed AEF due to chemoradiotherapy for tumor recurrence after esophagectomy. The management of an aorta fistula by deploying a stent graft into the aorta stopped the bleeding successfully. Unfortunately, the patient had symptoms and his general conditi...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation

A 40-year-old male patient suffered from end-stage heart failure due to ischemic cardiomyopathy and received orthotopic cardiac transplantation in June 2005. The instantaneous postoperative course was uneventful, but, seven months later, he suffered from paralysis in the lower extremities finally resulting in quadriplegia and was admitted to hospital. After laboratory testings the diagnosis of ...

Clinical findings for fungal infections caused by methylprednisolone injections.

BACKGROUND Since September 18, 2012, public health officials have been investigating a large outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections in patients who received epidural, paraspinal, or joint injections with contaminated lots of methylprednisolone acetate. Little is known about infections caused by Exserohilum rostratum, the predominant outbreak-associated pathogen. We describe the earl...

Methylprednisolone caused an increase in death after head injury.