Sonographic findings of thoracic empyema: outcome perspectives

Thoracic Blastomycosis and Empyema

Blastomycosis is endemic in river valley areas of the southeastern and Midwestern United States. Pulmonary manifestations include chronic cough and pleuritic pain. Radiographic appearance of the infection can mimic bronchogenic lung carcinoma. Pleural effusion is rarely associated with this pulmonary infection, and empyema has not been previously reported. We report a case of pulmonary and pleu...

Sonographic Findings in Partial Type of Trisomy 18

Holoprosencephaly: A Case Report and Review of Prenatal Sonographic Findings

Holoprosencephaly is a rare intracranial abnormality. The incidence of holoprsencephaly is between 0.56-0.63 of 10,000 live-born infants10. It has classified into three degrees, alobar, semilobar and lobar. In this case report we are introducing a case of Holoprosencephaly, in 13 weeks of pregnancy which was twin. We could identified this abnormality and the reduction was done in the appropriat...

Empyema thoracis: management outcome.

BACKGROUND Empyema thoracis results from postpneumonic effusion of bacterial origin or trauma. If untreated it may convert to fibro-purulent or an organising stage. METHODS This study was conducted at cardiothoracic unit of Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad from Jan 2008 to Aug 2009. Patients with diagnosis of empyema thoracic were studied. Their clinical features and investigations were reco...

Sonographic findings of Meckel's diverticulitis.

An 18-year-old young man with no medical history presented at the emergency department with nausea, vomiting and pain in the right iliac fossa and the periumbilical region. Blood analysis was normal except for an elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) of 64 mg/L. High frequency gray-scale sonogram was performed and showed a normal presentation of the appendix. A tubular hypo-echogenic structure (len...