Three Cases of Contagious Pneumonia

three cases of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (dip)

d.i.p is a rare disease. the etiology is unknown. it is characterized pathologically by massive proliferation and desquamation of alveolar cells and thickening of the alveolar walls. in our studies from 1368-73 we have three patients hospitalized earlier the prognosis would be much better. corticosteroid and other effective drugs would be helpfull in treatment of these patients.

Mycoplasma Agalacciae. V- Comparison of three different contagious agalactia vaccine

Neonatal adenoviral pneumonia--report of three autopsy cases.

Adenovirus pneumonia, while common in infancy and childhood, is rarely documented but may be fatal in the neonatal period. In regard to the serious outcome and no responsiveness to common anti-viral agents, adenovirus infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pneumonia in neonates. We report three cases of fatal neonatal adenovirus pneumonia, all of which were diagnosed by...

Three cases of idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia.

Three patients with bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia are described. Chest X-ray films showed peripheral densities and pulmonary function tests a restrictive pattern. In all three cases transbronchial biopsy was not useful for diagnosis and we point out the importance of an open lung biopsy in order to make the differential diagnosis with other infiltrative lung disease with a diffe...

Three cases of atypical pneumonia caused by Chlamydophila psittaci.

Psittacosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci. The most common presentation is atypical pneumonia. Three cases of pneumonia of varying severity due to psittacosis are described. All patients had a history of avian contact. The diagnosis was confirmed by molecular detection of Chlamydophila psittaci in respiratory specimens. The cases showed good recovery with doxycycline tr...