background: otitis media with effusion (ome) is a common disease in children. viral or bacterial infections, allergy, adenoids, functional abnormalities of the eustachian tube, and gastroesophageal reflux might have a possible role in the pathogenesis of ome. however, the exact pathogenesis of ome is still unsettled. objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare helicobacter pylori preva...

conclusions p. luteola is resistant to tmp-smx, but in the present case p. luteola was susceptible to tmp-smx case presentation the current study isolated p. luteola from empyema in a patient with tuberculous pleurisy, whose susceptibility to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole differed from previous reports. introduction pseudomonas luteola is an uncommon opportunistic pathogen. it is recognized as ...

burkitt's lymphoma is a lymphatic tumor classified as non-hodgkin lymphoma with small non cleaved cells. the disease has an incidence of two cases per million patients in north america, and usually present with an intra-abdominal tumor, or enlarged cervical lymph nodes. massive amounts of peritoneal and plural fluid is rarely seen in these patients. a three year-old girl presented with massive ...

introduction: the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusion (ppe) and thoracic empyema (te) is controversial; and the choice of treatment after confirming the failure of simple drainage remains unclear. the purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of intrapleural urokinase (uk) administration and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (vats) as initial treatment options for ppe and...

although lightning is an uncommon phenomenon in nature; it can cause many destructive incidents. in the event of a lightning strike, multiple organs particularly the cardiovascular systems are at risk of injury. short-term mortality depends on its cardiac effects. in this paper, the authors report the development of myocardial infarction and pericardial effusion after lightning injury, a typica...

conclusions pericardial effusion was a rare finding in this case of langerhans cell histiocytosis. pericardial effusion in langerhans cell histiocytosis, which is an unusual presentation, should be considered when the patient experiences respiratory distress. introduction langerhans cell histiocytosis (lch) is a proliferative disorder of histiocytes in multiple organs. langerhans cell histiocyt...

introduction the term hydropneumopericardium describes the simultaneous accumulation of fluid and gas in the pericardial sac. this condition is mostly caused by primary infiltrative lesions from the adjacent organs, pericardial infections, or trauma and is a very rare situation, usually with favorable outcomes. case presentation we describe a female patient with lutembacher’s syndrome complicat...

introduction: the role of ultrasonography in detection of pleural effusion has long been a subject of interest but controversial results have been reported. accordingly, this study aims to conduct a systematic review of the available literature on diagnostic value of ultrasonography and radiography in detection of pleural effusion through a meta-analytic approach. methods: an extended search wa...

Two cases of loculated pericardial effusion resulting in cardiac tamponade are presented. The loculated nature and extent of the effusion was best defined by two-dimensional echocardiography or B- mode ultrasonography. Cross-sectional images should probably be obtained in all cases of suspected loculated pericardial effusion and in patients in whom the interpretation of the M-mode echocardiogra...

RATIONALE The diagnosis of pleural malignant mesothelioma (MM) by effusion cytology may be difficult and is currently controversial. Effusion mesothelin levels are increased in patients with MM but the clinical role of this test is uncertain. OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical value of measuring mesothelin levels in pleural effusion supernatant to aid diagnosis of MM. METHODS AND MEASUREM...