Two cases of postpartum cardiomyopathy initially misdiagnosed for pulmonary embolism

Two cases of postpartum cardiomyopathy initially misdiagnosed for pulmonary embolism.

PURPOSE To underline the crucial role of urgent echocardiography in the differential diagnosis of acute respiratory and/or circulatory failure in the postpartum period. CLINICAL FEATURES A 24-yr-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a preliminary diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) one week after Cesarean section. Neither computerized tomography nor Doppler sonography ...

Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Complication of Liver Hydatid Cyst: Report of Two Cases

Hydatid cyst is a helminth infection. The rupture of a hepatic hydatid cyst in inferior vena cava is a rare and lethal complication. Pulmonary embolism is the commonest manifestation. The diagnosis of hydatid cyst is made by histopathological or serological examination, and imaging may suggest the probability of hydatid cyst. Surgical treatment should be performed with caution and always under ...

Pulmonary Embolism in Children: A Report of Two Cases

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com (>99° percentile), height=110 cm, (BMI=41); the heart sounds were normal, a 2/6 Levine murmur was audible on the right sternal border; the breath sounds were diminished bilaterally, the peripheral oxygen saturation was 80%. The arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) revealed respiratory alkalosis (pH=7, 50), pO2=93 mmHg, pCO2=30mmHg. Endo-tracheal intuba...

Two cases of fat embolism.

Two Cases of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in an Iranian Family

SUMMARY Aspergillosis is an infectious disease caused by genus aspergillos species. Aspergilli are ab undant in the environment, they Jive in soil as saprophyte deriving nutrient, from dead plants and animal matters. The genus aspergillos in characterized by the formation of distinctive conidiophores giving rise to conidias which can spread by air and are able to reside on the body surface spe...