[Recurrence of the acute respiratory distress syndrome in a patient with liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus].

The acute respiratory distress syndrome developed twice within 4 months in a patient with liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus. The diagnosis was made from the diffuse alveolar shadows seen on a chest X-ray film and a lung injury score of 3.3.

[Vancomycin-induced thrombocytopenia for MRSA pneumonia].

Thrombocytopenia occurred after 17 days of administration of vancomycin (VCM) in 2 cases of MRSA pneumonia. The drug lymphocyte stimulation test using VCM and anti-platelet antibody were negative for these 2 cases. However, platelet bound IgG significantly increased and the total number of immature megakaryocytes in the bone marrow increased.