By M. NARAYANA PAI, m.b., b.s. King Institute, Guindy, Madras The Takata-Ara reaction was first introduced by Takata (1925) as a laboratory test for differentiation between lobar pneumonia and broncho-pneumonia. In the same year, Takata and Ara (1925) working on spinal fluid introduced a modification of the test, affording a differentiation between the syphilitic and meningitic types of spinal ...

To our knowledge, this is an unusual case of a community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) with sepsis secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae that required lung resection for a non-resolving consolidation. A 74 year old previously healthy woman, presented with acute fever, chills and pleuritic chest pain in Emergency Department (ED). A diagnosis of CAP was established with a Pneumonia Severity Index CURB...

BACKGROUND Mycobacterium genavense is a rare nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Human infections are mostly disseminated in the setting of the AIDS epidemic or the use of aggressive immunosuppressive treatments. M. genavense culture is fastidious, requiring supplemented media. Pulmonary involvement rarely occurs as a primary localization. CASES PRESENTATION We report here two patients with pn...

Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome (IPS) refers to diffuse, noninfectious pneumonia that occurs after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). We have developed a model of IPS using a well-characterized murine BMT system (B1O.BR -+ CBA) in which lung injury after BMT can be induced by minor histocompatibility (H) antigenic differences between donor and hest. Lung pathology and broncho-alveolar ...

respirations were rapid, and he complained of pain in the chest and constant cough. The temperature was 102?, and the tongue heavily furred; there was no bubo at this time. The physical signs were those of pneumonia in an early stage, which I accordingly prescribed for. On arriving at the hospital the next day, I was informed that the patient had died suddenly about two or three hours after my ...

Methods Eight female Large White-Landrace pigs (33.9 ± 2.1 Kg) were anesthetized, tracheally intubated and connected to a mechanical ventilator. Ultrasound-guided arterial cannulation was performed, and a Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted into the jugular vein for hemodynamic monitoring. Following surgical preparation, and 4 hours thereafter, 15 mL of 10 cfu/mL of S. pneumonia serotype 19A, resis...

A 69-year-old female complaining of fever, cough and dyspnea was admitted to our hospital. Chest X-ray examination showed bilateral infiltration shadows that increased in spite of antibiotics therapy. Broncho-alveolar lavage fluid analysis demonstrated an increased lymphocytes with an inverted CD4/CD8 ratio. Histopathology of lung biopsy specimens showed organizing granulation tissue in the lum...

V By S. C. BOSE, m.b., m.r.c.p. (Lond.), d.t.m. (Lond.), Cardiac Research Department, Carmichael Medical College Hospital, Calcutta. The patient, R. S., European male, aet 41, consulted me on 12-8-23 for the following complaints ; (i) dyspnoea on slight exertion and at night; (ii) exhaustion; (iii) palpitation; (iv) praecordial discomfort, and (v) slight cough. These symptoms commenced in March...

a week. The author recommends a dose of up to 4 grains intravenously, and also mentions a few cases of influenzal broncho-pneumonia treated with iodine given intravenously in saline solution. Normal saline is undoubtedly a better diluent than simple water inasmuch as it counteracts the irritation caused by nascent iodine. With this diluent I gave several injections into my left dorsal radial ve...

In view of the extreme rarity of certain findings, I take this opportunity of reporting this most unusual case of broncho-pneumonia in a child one year old. Case report P. B., a Hindu male child, aged one year and two months, was admitted into the King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bombay, on 27th March, 1943, with a fourdays' history of cough, fever and laboured breathing. On examination, the chil...