lung abscess/癲癇性発作

Two adolescents with acute anaerobic (putrid) lung abscess were seen during an influenza epidemic. One patient, who had a history of seizures and a dental infection, had a classic predisposition to this disease. In the second patient, the abscess was apparently acquired as a complication of

A 10-year-old African American girl with sickle-cell anemia developed headaches and seizures associated with hypertension during hospitalization for a pulmonary abscess. Hypertension developed after multiple transfusions, associated with abnormally high hematocrit and headache. Magnetic resonance

Imipenem/cilastatin sodium (MK-0787/MK-0791) was evaluated for its safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics in children. Thirty cases of bacterial infections were treated with MK-0787/MK-0791 at a daily dose of 40 to 222 mg/kg for 2.25 to 13 days. Clinical cure rate was 93% and bacteriological efficacy

A case of long-term acetaminophen overdosage in a six-year-old child, which contributed to her death despite optimal medical management including oral acetylcysteine therapy, is reported. Acetaminophen 325 mg every six hours was prescribed for fever associated with measles. Believing that