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pneumonia co-infection with cytomegalovirus pneumonia in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: A case report and literature review.
Int J STD AIDS
January 2025
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital and College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia is an uncommon presentation of CMV among patients with HIV/AIDS, particularly in co-infection with pneumonia (PCP). A case was reported with a literature review, and a comprehensive literature search was performed using the PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus databases. We report a 52-year-old male with AIDS presenting with progressively worsening dyspnea over 1 week.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChest Pain and ST-Segment Elevation: Angiosarcoma Discovered With Coronary Angiography.
JACC Case Rep
December 2024
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Primary cardiac angiosarcomas are rare malignant tumors that can cause chest pain and heart failure symptoms. They can be diagnosed using multimodality imaging, primarily echocardiogram, with formal diagnosis requiring biopsy. A 56-year-old man with history of hypertension and dyslipidemia presented with acute crushing chest pain and shortness of breath.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA man in his 60s presented to the emergency department with central crushing chest pain on a background of a week's history of flu-like symptoms. An ECG demonstrated ischaemia with blood tests confirming myocardial injury; catheter angiography revealed an obstructed diagonal coronary artery. In addition, blood tests revealed elevated markers of inflammation, blood cultures grew and transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a mitral valve lesion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe evaluation of secondary pneumomediastinum in children: the experience of a pediatric surgery clinic.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
November 2024
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Harran University Medical Faculty, Şanlıurfa-Türkiye.
Article Synopsis
- Pneumomediastinum is a rare condition in children characterized by the presence of air in the mediastinum, often resulting from trauma or occurring without identifiable injury.
- A study assessed 26 patients under 18 years diagnosed with pneumomediastinum from 2011 to 2023, reviewing their clinical data and treatment approaches.
- The causes varied, including trauma types and foreign body aspiration, with most patients managed conservatively; however, complications were noted, and those with complicated cases required longer hospital stays.
Vasospasm-Induced Myocardial Infarction and Syncope Manifesting as Recurrent Chest Pain.
JACC Case Rep
October 2024
Department of Cardiology, New York University Langone Hospital, Long Island, New York, USA.
We present a case of coronary vasospasm that presented as an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction following a syncopal event, which was preceded by an episode of crushing chest pain. This report discusses proper diagnosis and treatment of cardiogenic syncope and recurrent chest pain secondary to uncontrolled coronary vasospasm.
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