We evaluated four children with rounded densities on their chest radiographs in whom the final diagnosis was presumed to be
lower respiratory tract infection. The differential diagnose between round pneumonia and a neoplastic process is difficult
to make. In this report, all of cases of round pneumonia have resolved clinically and radiographically with antibiotic therapy. 相似文献
We present the case of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patient who arrived at our emergency department with fever, headache and exertional dyspnea. Throughout their stay, a chest x-ray was taken and a rounded opacity in his left lung was observed. CT images showed same abnormality and also ground glass opacities were seen. Symptoms and images strongly suggested a pulmonary infection due to pneumocystis jirovecii, however a presence of a round lesion should always lead to neoplasia being suspected. We empirically started treatment based on trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole. Once available, flexible bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage was performed and stained preparations from his respiratory specimens confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary pneumocystis infection. Finally, after 4?days of antibiotic therapy, an important clinical improvement was documented; a new chest x-ray was performed and the previous rounded opacity was absent. This finding strongly suggested a case of round pneumonia. 相似文献
NMR is by definition a quantitative spectroscopic tool because the intensity of a resonance line is directly proportional to the number of resonant nuclei (spins). This fact enables, in principle, a precise determination of the amount of molecular structures and, hence, of substances in solids as well as liquids. With the increase of sensitivity due to stronger and stronger static magnetic fields including improved electronics the detection limits have been pushed down significantly. However, the lack of a precise protocol that considers and controls the aspects of both the measurement procedure as well as the spectra processing and evaluation is responsible for the fact that quantitative investigations of identical samples in various laboratories may differ severely (deviations up to 90% relative to gravimetric reference values).
Here, a validated protocol for quantitative high resolution 1H-NMR using single pulse excitation is described that has been confirmed by national and international round robin tests. It considers all issues regarding linearity, robustness, specificity, selectivity and accuracy as well as influences of instrument specific parameters and the data processing and evaluation routines. This procedure was tested by the investigation of three different 5-model-compound mixtures. As a result of the round robin tests using the proposed protocol it was found that the maximum combined measurement uncertainty is 1.5% for a confidence interval of 95%. This applies both for the determination of molar ratios and of the amount fractions of the various components. Further, the validation was extended to purity determinations of substances as shown for 1,8-epoxy-p-menthane (cineole). 相似文献
A 25-year-old woman presented with abdominal distension first observed 1 month earlier. She had a rapidly growing omental tumor that was eventually diagnosed as round cell liposarcoma by ultrastructural examination. This case illustrates the importance of ultrastructural study and the limitations of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of such tumors, particularly when they grow in unusual locations. 相似文献
We describe the case of a testicular juvenile granulosa cell tumor (JGCT) in a 4-year-old boy. The highly undifferentiated appearance and robust mitotic activity of the neoplasm led to an initial impression of an aggressive, small round cell tumor of childhood. Immunocytochemical and ultrastructural studies excluded the usual members of that group, and led to the correct diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the oldest reported patient to present with this tumor in the testis, and the first with clinical evidence of hormonal activity. The benign behavior of testicular JGCT mandates that it be distinguished from other, much more aggressive, neoplasms which it may resemble. 相似文献