EPIDEMIC OF BRONCHOPNEUMONIA AT CAMP GRANT, ILL.

Outbreak of Wilderness/Backcountry/Travelers’ Diarrhea at a Himalayan Base Camp at 4000 m/13,125 ft

Introduction: Wilderness or backcountry diarrhea is a type of travelers’ diarrhea commonly caused by Cryptosporidium and Giardia, which can survive freezing temperatures. Campsites pose additional risks worldwide, irrespective of developing or developed regions, due to inadequate hygiene. Methods: In a first of its kind, an outbreak of wilderness diarrhea...

Interstitial Bronchopneumonia

Bacterial toxins can produce a pneumonia similar to that caused by viruses, and the presence of a toxin-producing bacterium in the lungs may account for some of the interstitial bronchopneumonias observed in diseases other than those caused by viruses.

Bronchopneumonia in Adolescence

The information which we possess in regard to bronchopneu-monia chiefly concerns that disease as it is seen either in young children or in adults of advanced years. There is little information regarding the clinical, roentgenographic, and laboratory findings of this disease as it occurs in adolescents. Lord3 considers that primary bronchopneumonia is a disease usually seen in patients younger t...

Rett's syndrome following bronchopneumonia.

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 297 VOLUME 41MARCH 17, 2004 stereotypic hand wringing and washing movements. All her milestones virtually regressed over one year after an episode of bronchopneumonia. Environmental factors like fever has been reported to trigger the onset of RS in genetically predisposed subjects, though there are hardly any reports in the literature. Seizures are one of the supportive criter...

The Camp at Umballa