Publications by authors named "Janet Basinger"
Article Synopsis
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia is a serious condition often seen in patients after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplants, typically showing bilateral ground glass opacities on imaging, but it can present in various forms.
- A case study of a 70-year-old man post-bone marrow transplant illustrated the aggressive progression of pulmonary nodules, leading to his rapid decline and eventual death before any clear infectious cause was determined.
- Postmortem examinations confirmed the presence of CMV through microscopic analysis, highlighting the challenges in diagnosing and treating CMV pneumonia, especially in immunocompromised patients with rapidly advancing symptoms.
Mortality from neonatal herpes simplex viremia causing severe hepatitis.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol
December 2019
Neonatal herpes simplex viral infections are rare in the setting of appropriate prenatal care; however, under circumstances where prenatal care is not delivered, these infections can lead to significant disease. We report a fatal case of herpes simplex virus with severe herpes hepatitis in a 14-day old male neonate. The clinical history was limited and nonspecific, however there was no prenatal care and a known history of drug abuse in the family.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Parotitis Leading to Mortality in an Adolescent Male.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol
September 2018
A case of toxic shock syndrome associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus parotitis in a 13-year-old male is presented. He was initially diagnosed with left-sided parotitis by his primary care physician, was started on sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, and became severely ill the following day. He was transported to the hospital after a syncopal episode at home and was found to have altered mental status, hypotension, and hypoxia.
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