Fatal pneumonia following maternal HSV-1 viraemia in late pregnancy

Neonatal Herpes simplex virus (HSV) pneumonia without apparent accompanying disseminated infection is a rare condition. We describe a case of neonatal pneumonia following maternal HSV type 1 viraemia in late pregnancy. A review of the literature shows that cases of HSV presenting as pneumonia in the first week of life are the most severe form of neonatal HSV.     

Prognostic value of platelet indices as determined by ADVIA 120 in patients suspected of having disseminated intravascular coagulation

Recent technological advances have made it possible to record a variety of platelet indices using automated hematology analyzers. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is associated with the dramatic hemostasis activation, with evidence of fibrin formation and platelet consumption. We investigated the prognostic significance of platelet indices as measured by ADVIA in 222 patients suspected of having DIC. The presence of overt DIC was defined using the scoring system of the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Subcommittee. Twenty-eight day hospital mortality was used as a clinical prognosis parameter. Median platelet count and platelet-crit (PCT) levels markedly decreased in nonsurvivors, whereas mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet component distribution width (PCDW) and platelet dry mass distribution width (PMDW) were significantly increased in nonsurvivors. In terms of ROC analysis, which was conducted to predict 28-day mortality, areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) were; 0.73 platelet count, 0.72 for PCT, 0.69 for PCDW, 0.65 for PMDW and 0.61 for MPV. The odds ratio of a reduced platelet count for the relative risk of 28-day mortality was 5.249 (95% CI: 2.399-11.486), and the odds ratio for PCDW was 3.240 and for PMDW 3.262. Among these indices, platelet count, PCDW and PMDW were found to be more predictive of 28-day hospital mortality. Our results suggest that these indices may provide prognostic information on hospital mortality in the patients suspected of having DIC.     

The correlations among racial/ethnic groups,hypertriglyceridemia, thrombosis,and mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Reports of racial and ethnic disparities regarding both rates of infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and morbidity of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) contain profound differences depending on the population. Our previous study has shown that patients with COVID-19 who developed hypertriglyceridemia during hospitalization have a 2.3 times higher mortality rate. However, whether the correlation between hypertriglyceridemia and mortality has disparity among different racial and ethnic groups is unknown.In this study, we investigated the impact of race/ethnicity on the correlation between hypertriglyceridemia and mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. De-identified information from 904 hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 2020 and June 2021 were extracted from the Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Data Warehouse. A multivariable regression analysis suggested that the Asians and non-White Hispanics had 4 or 3.9 times higher mortality rate, respectively, after adjusting for age, morbid obesity (BMI ≥40), and gender. The hypertriglyceridemia (≥150 mg/dL) was associated with higher mortality, after adjusting for age, gender, and morbid obesity. The baseline hypertriglyceridemia occurrence had relevantly more consistent percentages among all racial/ethnic groups. However, non-White Hispanic and Asian patients had the highest frequencies of peak hypertriglyceridemia occurrence during hospitalization. The peak hypertriglyceridemia developed during hospitalization correlates with the incidence of thrombosis after adjusting for morbid obesity, age, and sex. In summary, in this retrospective study of 904 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, Asians and non-White Hispanics had a greater likelihood of developing hypertriglyceridemia during hospitalization and mortality than White patients.     

血浆D二聚体和GMP-140测定在DIC诊断中的意义

目的：探讨分子标志物在弥散性血管内凝血（DIC）诊断中的价值。方法：分别检测DIC患者20例（DIC组）、DIC疑诊组11例（DIC疑诊者）和正常人10例（正常对照组）血浆D二聚体和血小板颗粒膜蛋白（GMP－140）水平。结果：以上三组血浆D二聚体水平分别为4．43±3．43，2．03±0．17，0．36±0．17（mg／L）。血浆GMP－140水平分别为53．78±27．55，33．32±16．50，17．29±4．84（ng／ml）。DIC组血浆D二聚体和GMP－140显著高于DIC疑诊组和正常对照组，而DIC疑诊组与正常对照组差异尤显著性。动态观察发现，血浆D二聚体升高的6例DIC疑诊者有3例随后转变成DIC。结论：血浆D二聚体和GMP－140是DIC时敏感指标，监测二指标有助于DIC的早期诊断。     

红花注射液对脂多糖诱导的兔弥散性血管内凝血的作用

 目的：研究红花注射液对脂多糖（LPS）诱导的兔弥散性血管内凝血（DIC）的作用。方法：兔耳缘静脉持续滴注LPS建立兔DIC模型。采用全自动凝血分析仪检测活化部分凝血活酶时间（APTT）和凝血酶原时间（PT）;凝固法测定纤维蛋白原含量;全自动血细胞分析仪进行血小板计数;发色底物法测定蛋白C及抗凝血酶Ⅲ的活性;全自动血浆分析仪测定丙氨酸氨基转移酶（ALT）和血尿素氮（BUN）;ELISA法检测血浆纤维蛋白（原）降解产物（FDP）和肿瘤坏死因子 α（TNF-α）含量。结果：DIC模型组APTT和PT进行性延长,ALT活性和BUN含量显著升高,蛋白C和抗凝血酶Ⅲ的活性显著降低,血小板计数进行性减少,血浆FDP和TNF-α含量显著升高。给予红花注射液后,DIC模型兔APTT和PT的延长明显缩短,血小板计数、纤维蛋白原含量、蛋白C及抗凝血酶Ⅲ活性均明显恢复,血浆ALT、BUN、FDP和TNF-α水平均明显降低。结论: 红花注射液对LPS诱导的兔DIC有较好的拮抗作用。     

Adrenal cortical carcinoma initially presented with overwhelming disseminated intravascular coagulation

We report a 54-year-old man who had adrenal cortical carcinoma initially manifested as features of overwhelming disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). In the initial diagnostic work-up, an adrenal mass was detected with venous thrombi in the abdominal imaging study, but the radiologic diagnosis was a hematoma arising from the adrenal gland and a biopsy was not possible due to a bleeding tendency. A lot of platelets and plasma products were transfused, but the bleeding tendency and other DIC features persisted. Finally, he expired because of newly developed massive pulmonary thromboembolism. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of adrenal cortical carcinoma complicated with bleeding tendency caused by DIC as an initial manifestation. This suggests that adrenal cortical carcinoma should be considered in a patient with an adrenal mass and DIC features.     

Disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute lymphoblastic leukemia at presentation and in early phase of remission induction therapy

 A high frequency of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been reported; however, its clinical relevance and characteristics have not been fully determined. We studied 67 adults with newly diagnosed ALL between 1982 and 1996 to clarify these questions. DIC was diagnosed in ten of 64 patients (16%) who underwent coagulation study at presentation and in 14 of 40 patients (35%) screened for DIC within 7 days after starting remission induction therapy. Overall, 24 of 67 patients (36%) had DIC during this period. Hemorrhagic symptoms were generally mild, while two patients required red blood cell transfusions. Patients who developed DIC had higher white blood cell counts and more frequently a palpable spleen than those who did not. There was no difference in age, French-American-British subtype, karyotype, immunophenotype, lactate dehydrogenase level, percentage of blasts in bone marrow, or frequency of lymphadenopathy or hepatomegaly between patients who had DIC and those who did not. Fibrinolysis tended to be milder in DIC complicating ALL than in that complicating acute promyelocytic leukemia; however, there was no difference in other coagulation parameters between these two subtypes. An etiological link between CD34 expression in common ALL patients and DIC was suggested. Received: December 8, 1997 / Accepted: March 13, 1998     

学龄期男孩发热、全身疼痛并肺部多发结节

9岁男孩,左下肢外伤后疼痛5d,发热、全身疼痛2d入院。当地医院行左下肢X片未见异常,肺部CT示双肺多发结节,肾上腺CT示左肾上腺明显增粗,并出现全身小疱疹及间断胡言乱语,血压升高达155/93mmHg,疑诊嗜络细胞瘤转入我院。入院时血压86/44mmHg,全身皮肤散在斑丘疹及疱疹,全身触痛并浅表静脉显露,舌右侧白色脓苔覆盖,腹肌紧张,左下肢未见皮肤破损,强迫伸直位,膝关节以下肿胀明显,实验室检查发现血小板降低,低蛋白血症并肌酶大幅升高。CRP348mg/L,PCT100ng/m L,胸腹盆腔CT:两肺多发斑片及结节,脾大。左膝关节、左胫骨骨膜下穿刺液、血培养及骨髓培养均为耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌。给予抗休克,万古霉素抗感染,左胫骨骨髓炎病灶清除及持续冲洗引流等治疗,仍反复寒颤高热,皮下及肺部结节增多,于入院后第8天加用利奈唑胺治疗后体温于入院后第24天恢复正常,皮下结节和肺部结节逐日减少并消失,疗程共两个月、痊愈停药。     

Successful treatment of a disseminated Sporothrix schenckii infection and in vitro analysis for antifungal susceptibility testing

We report a case of a diabetic patient with localized osteoarticular sporotrichosis followed by widespread dissemination of the infection, which was successfully treated with amphotericin B. In addition, we evaluated the in vitro antifungal activity of 4 agents against both the mycelial and the yeast forms of the isolated fungus.