Life-threatening infection due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: case report and review.

We report an unusual case of serious, multifocal, invasive infection due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in a 10-year-old girl with favorable outcome. The child manifested femoral osteomyelitis, pyomyositis, deep femoral vein thrombosis, pneumonia, encephalopathy, and disturbances of almost all organs. She remained in a critical condition for a week.

Pearson syndrome in an infant heterozygous for C282Y allele of HFE gene.

Background: Pearson syndrome is a rare mitochondrial disorder characterized by sideroblastic anemia, liver disease, renal tubulopathy and exocrine pancreas deficiency.

Observations: We describe a female infant suffering from anemia since birth who gradually developed the complete picture of Pearson syndrome by 13 months. Iron overload was disproportionate to blood transfusions.