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C Perrin

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PubMed1989

[Cervical spondylodiscitis. A rare complication of intubation].

The authors present two cases of cervical spondylodiscitis occurring following intubation. The most probably mechanism was direct contamination of the inter-vertebral disk through a lesion of the posterior pharyngeal wall, but other possible mechanisms for the spread of infection are discussed. This very rare complication should be borne in mind and routinely sought when there is persistence of cervical pain following intubation.

Aged↗
PubMed1988

[A specific etiology of radiologic cannon balls: sarcoidosis. Apropos of a case].

A distinctive form of sarcoidosis is reported. A young woman, without any past medical history, presented with a cannon-ball radiographic appearance and a fever, suggesting an infection or underlying neoplasm. A lung biopsy gave the diagnosis of sarcoidosis after negative fibreoptic bronchoscopy, bronchial lavage and needle biopsy. This macronodular form of sarcoidosis is known but rarely described. There was a favourable clinical and radiological outcome, which occurred spontaneously.

Adult↗
PubMed1988

[Otologic signs and early diagnosis of Turner syndrome. Reevaluation of 30 cases].

In most occasions the Turner's syndrome is diagnosed on the basis of severe growth retardation. But the possibility of an effective treatment of short stature requires earlier a diagnosis. Among the other signs, the importance of ORL signs is underestimated. A group of 30 patients has been analysed to determine their precise extension. The external ears are frequently prominent, low-set and/or posteriorly rotated. Frequency and chronicity of otitis media is highlighted by hypoacousy of the transmission type. The perception pathology is far less common and seems being independent of middle ear pathology. A abnormal development of the 1st branchial arch is likely to explain the auricular pathology in view of the frequently associated anomalies of the palate and the dental articulation. One must clearly consider the diagnosis of Turner syndrome in the case of chronic auricular pathology associated with low linear velocity in a young girl allowing for earlier diagnosis.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

[Subcutaneous rhabdomyosarcoma in children. Clinical, immunologic and ultrastructural aspects].

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is the most frequent of tissue sarcomas in children. Its location in the subcutaneous tissue makes it a dermatological diagnosis. In childhood, the exact histological type of the tumour, sometimes difficult to determine, is absolutely necessary since prognosis and treatment differ according to the histogenetic form. Rhabdomyosarcoma is rare in adults. One must rule out malignant pleomorphic histiocytoma which has a more favourable prognosis. Among the antisera recently made available, those directed against desmin, foetal skeletal myosin and/or specific skeletal muscle myofilament seem to be most useful when associated with the anti-myoglobin antibody.

Child↗
PubMed1987

Trends of total reaction cross sections for heavy ion collisions in the intermediate energy range

Direct measurements of total reaction cross sections (sigma R) have been performed in the energy range of 10-300 MeV/nucleon for heavy ion collisions. A decrease of sigma R with increasing energy was observed for a wide range of masses of the colliding systems. The data suggest that sigma R reaches a minimum located around 300 MeV/nucleon independently of the projectile target combination. A dependence of sigma R on mass asymmetry of the svstem is also demonstrated. Trends of sigma R in this energy range are well reproduced by the predictions of a simple microscopic model based on individual nucleon-nucleon collisions. Our data have been employed in this framework to derive a new semi-empirical parametrization of sigma R. Most of the experimental results in the intermediate and high energy range have been reproduced by this parametrization using a single energy-dependent parameter.

Carbon↗
PubMed1987

Treatment of caffeine intoxication by exchange transfusion in a newborn.

The symptoms of acute poisoning after accidental administration of ten times the usually prescribed dosage of caffeine in a premature infant included the following neurological signs: incessant tremors, hypertonia, continuous opisthotonos posture, whining and crying and digestive disturbances. The very high serum caffeine levels, 160 mg/l, determined 66 hours after the first administration was confirmed by the very high cerebrospinal fluid caffeine concentration 115 mg/l. Two exchange transfusions performed at an interval of 16 hours produced a large decrease in serum caffeine levels of approximately 40 mg/l each time, and a similar decrease in the cerebrospinal fluid concentration. The clinical status of the infant improved very rapidly and the child's psychomotor development was normal at 3 months of age.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1987

[Complete neurological recovery after major neonatal acidosis].

After a severe fetal asphyxia, an hypotrophic (PN: 2,500 g) full-term newborn had a very poor Apgar score (1 after 1 min) and intensive resuscitation was necessary. The first arterial blood gas analysis at 1 h of life showed a profound metabolic acidosis (pH: 6.7; base defect: -30) and refractory hypoxemia (PaO2: 11 mmHg; FiO2 = 1). In a first time, the outcome was favourable after the correction of acidosis and treatment with tolazoline of a persistent fetal circulation. The depressed cerebral function symptoms disappeared within a few days; a grade I subependymal haemorrhage disappeared also rapidly. At 22 months of age, the infant had no significant developmental abnormality.

Acidosis↗
PubMed1987

[Acute hydrocephalus drained in emergency. Consequence of cerebellar infarction in Haemophilus meningitis].

A 2 year-old child admitted for Haemophilus meningitis was immediately treated by adequate antibiotic treatment. Three days later multiple hypertonic strokes and periodic respiration occurred; a resuscitation was necessary. CAT scan showed an acute hydrocephalus with non visible 4th ventricle and low-density areas in both cerebellar hemispheres allowing the diagnosis of cerebellar infarction. External drainage of CSF was rapidly performed and maintained for 11 days with success. The child was secondarily discharged with temporary cortical blindness and persistent moderate static cerebellar signs. The etiology of the cerebellar infarction was likely to be an arterial thrombosis in the vertebro-basilar area, probably secondary to cerebral arteritis related to Haemophilus.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1986

[Esophageal pH measurements in newborn infants. Value and indications].

Esophageal pH monitoring is now the most reliable test in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in infants and children. A 18-24 hr esophageal pH monitoring is undertaken in 26 newborns to validate this test for this age group where GER is frequent with fair correlation of clinical presentation. In 19 infants with suspicion of GER, this test give a positive diagnosis in 12 of them. Seven out of these 12 infants have another investigations (barium- esophagram - scintigraphy - esophagoscopy) with only a positive diagnosis of GER in 4 cases. Esophageal pH monitoring in 7 control infants show that the percent of monitoring time with pH below 4.0 is one of the best discriminative values (upper limit: 4.2%) for the diagnosis of GER. Unusual symptoms of GER in the neonatal period as apneic spells, dyspnea, cyanosis or neurological signs are indications for esophageal pH monitoring.

Barium Sulfate↗
PubMed1985

[Value of echography in the diagnosis of hematomas of the digestive tract wall in rheumatoid purpura].

Three cases of Henoch-Schönlein purpura with intramural hematoma of the duodenum, jejunum or colon are reported. In the first 2 cases, there was complete agreement between the X-ray and ultrasonographic data: multiple thumb print defects and irregular narrowing of the digestive lumen, and thickening of the intestinal wall, respectively. Ultrasonography was the only investigation performed in the third case. Finally, in 2 of 3 cases an exudative enteropathy of unclear mechanism was discovered.

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