A 34-year-old man with bronchial asthma was introduced to our clinic because his blood tests showed a white blood cell count of 25,200/μL with a differential of 70% eosinophils, and chest computed tomography revealed nonsegmental multi-lobar consolidation. Bronchoscopy was performed and yellow broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected (Picture 1). The supernatant of BALF was still yell...

Increasing numbers of non-human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals with non-Hodgkin's B cell lymphoma treated rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone have been diagnosed Pneumocystis pneumonia. pneumonia is a serious infection high mortality rate rapid progression. In these patients, the incidence varied from 1.4 % to 13 %, according comprehensive liter...

A 1-year-old, male, lop-eared rabbit presented for anorexia and weakness. dental trim medical treatment gastrointestinal stasis were implemented. Owners reclaimed the animal after 2 days. Two-weeks later, its condition had worsened, regurgitation was observed. Thoracic radiographs followed by barium contrast oesophagram revealed bronchopneumonia megaoesophagus. computed tomographic examination ...

BACKGROUND Pneumonia is one of the most common causes of death from infectious disease in the United States (US). Although most cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are secondary to bacterial infection, up to one-third of cases are secondary to viral infection, most commonly due to rhinovirus and influenza virus. Pneumonia due to herpes simplex virus (HSV) is rare, and there is limited k...

Tracheoesophageal and bronchoesophageal fistulas are usually diagnosed early in life after an infant presents with difficulty feeding or recurrent pneumonias. These conditions rarely presents in adulthood. We report a case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with cough and recurrent pneumonias. The workup revealed a bronchoesophageal fistula that was diagnosed on CT and confirmed with a barium...

Acinetobacter baumannii is an important pathogen that primarily causes hospital-acquired pneumonia. The present study sought to investigate whether small protein A (SmpA) and phospholipase D (PLD) are potential candidates for protective immunity against infection with A. baumannii. Mice immunized with the fusion proteins histidine (His)‑SmpA and His‑PLD exhibited a specific immunoglobulin G res...

© 2010 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-0977 Journal Compilation © 2010 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are severe adverse cutaneous reactions to drugs. We report here the first case of severe pneumonia caused by an unusual combined infection with Pneumocystis carinii (jiroveci), parainfluenza virus type 3, cytomeg...