Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after intravenous epinephrine administration following cardiac arrest provoked by pneumoperitoneum - a case report.

Unlabelled: In stress-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) high levels of catecholamines, including epinephrine, may be detected in blood. On the other hand, administration of exogenous epinephrine may occasionally result in TC.

A Case Report: The authors describe a case of a 58-year-old, otherwise healthy female, with TC which occurred after intravenous injection of 1 mg of epinephrine against cardiac arrest provoked by pneumoperitoneum performed before planned laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

[Legionellosis in three children--cases report].

This is a report of three cases Legionella pneumonia; in 7-year-old girl, 4-year-old-girl, 10-year-old boy who were admitted to Paediatric Department during the twelve month. The clinical presentation of this cases ranged from mild respiratory illness to overwhelming involvement with multisystem organ failure. In all three cases were observed prodromal symptoms commonly associated with legionnaires' disease and radiographic or laboratory signs of legionnaires' disease.