Diffuse mesenteric microcystic lymphatic malformation in a 12-year-old girl

[Verrucous hemangioma versus microcystic lymphatic malformation].

To the Editor: We read with interest the article titled “A Histopathologic and Imaging Study of Verrucous Hemangioma” by Dr. Garrido-Ríos et al1 published in the November 2008 issue of Actas Dermosif iliográficas.1 It is difficult to establish retrospective diagnoses without clinical (and not just histologic) images of the primary lesion. The appearance and change in these images would provide ...

A 12-year-old girl with pneumonia.

This 12-year-old girl was transferred from an outside hospital for treatment of pneumonia. She had been well until 7 days before admission, when she developed what was felt to be cellulitis of her left lower extremity. She was given intravenous clindamycin, and the swelling and erythema improved. However, the following day, she started having respiratory distress, and she was found to have an i...

Thoracoscopically-assisted doxycycline sclerotherapy for a microcystic thoracoabdominal lymphatic malformation in a 3-month-old patient

Here we report successful thoracoscopic-assisted sclerotherapy of a large, prenatally diagnosed microcystic thoracoabdominal lymphatic malformation in a 3-month-old infant born at 38 weeks gestational age. Compression of the inferior vena cava and aortic displacement was demonstrated on imaging. Treatment options include medical management, percutaneous sclerotherapy, or surgical resection. The...

[Diffuse alopecia in a 2-year-old girl].

A Case Report of Pelvic Tuberculosis in a 12-Year-Old Virgin Girl

Background: In virgin girls pelvic tuberculosis is rare, and due to nonspecific symptoms and radiographic studies, there is a possibility of misdiagnosis, and mortality so strong clinical suspicion, especially in girls exposed to tuberculosis is important in diagnosing the disease. This study reports a case of pelvic tuberculosis in a 12-year-old virgin girl. Case Presentation: In this case st...