scholarly journals Report of a rare case of sepsis caused by Bacillus pumilus in an immunocompetent child with the involvement of soft tissues cellulitis

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Libera Clemente ◽  
Dana Dragovic ◽  
Cristina Milocco ◽  
Francesco Fontana
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Severe Sepsis ◽  
Healthy Child ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Bacillus Pumilus ◽  
Blood Cultures ◽  
Human Diseases ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Immunocompetent Child

<em>Bacillus</em> <em>pumilus</em> is an environmental contaminant, rarely associated with human diseases. In this report we describe a case of a severe sepsis caused by B. pumilus in a 7-year-old healthy child. The microorganism has been isolated from two blood cultures and has been identified using both biochemical tests and mass spectrometry. The patient fully recovered after an ampicillin treatment.

scholarly journals Bacillus pumilus severe wound infection in a healthy ten years old child: a rare case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 3195
Author(s):  
Jari Intra ◽  
Cecilia Sarto ◽  
Massimo Andreotti ◽  
Achille Marino ◽  
Tiziana Varisco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Wound Infection ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Bacillus Pumilus ◽  
Left Knee ◽  
Pathogen Identification ◽  
Environmental Surfaces ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
Patient’S Outcome

Bacillus pumilus is commonly isolated from a wide variety of soils, plants and environmental surfaces, but rarely from human specimens. In this report, we describe a case of infection caused by B. pumilus in a healthy 10-years-old child. The microorganism was recovered from a severe wound of the left knee after three days from trauma. Pathogen identification was carried out by mass spectrometry. The patient's outcome was positive following an ampicillin/sulbactam treatment without complications.

scholarly journals Systemic congenital lymphangiomatosis

1996 ◽  
Vol 114 (5) ◽  
pp. 1278-1281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ligia Maria Suppo de Souza ◽  
Maria Regina Bentlin ◽  
Eliana Souto de Abreu ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Bacchi
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Respiratory Failure ◽  
Rare Disease ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Lymphatic Channel ◽  
Autopsy Findings ◽  
Children And Young Adults ◽  
Cervical Area

Systemic lymphangiomatosis is a rare disease characterized by the exageration of lymphatic channel proliferation, occurring in children and young adults. We describe an extremely rare case of congenital systemic lymphangiomatosis in a newborn who had ascitis and respiratory failure develop immediately after delivery. Death occurred during the first hour of life. Autopsy findings showed numerous cysts in soft tissues of the cervical area, mediastinum and diaphragm, and several other organs including the liver, spleen, thyroid and kidneys. The severe and diffuse involvement with cysts in both lungs by lymphangiomatosis was associated with poor prognosis and death in our case.

scholarly journals A rapid diagnostic workflow for cefotaxime-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae detection from blood cultures by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. e0185935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena De Carolis ◽  
Silvia Paoletti ◽  
Domenico Nagel ◽  
Antonietta Vella ◽  
Enrica Mello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Blood Cultures ◽  
Maldi Tof Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Maldi Tof

scholarly journals Identification of Brucella by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry. Fast and Reliable Identification from Agar Plates and Blood Cultures

PLoS ONE ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. e14235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Ferreira ◽  
Silvia Vega Castaño ◽  
Fernando Sánchez-Juanes ◽  
Sandra González-Cabrero ◽  
Fabiola Menegotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Blood Cultures ◽  
Reliable Identification ◽  
Maldi Tof Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Maldi Tof

scholarly journals A rare case of Gingival Myeloid sarcoma in a child

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1227-1230
Author(s):  
Meghashree Vishwanath ◽  
Purnima S Rao ◽  
Muktha R Pai
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Myeloid Cells ◽  
Myeloid Sarcoma ◽  
Rare Tumour ◽  
Immature Myeloid Cells

Myeloid sarcoma is a rare tumour composed of immature myeloid cells. Its occurrence in childhood is rare. Only a few cases of intraoral myeloid sarcoma have been reported in literature. We present a case of myeloid sarcoma with simultaneous involvement of intraoral soft tissues and lymph node. Here, importance is given to suspect this frequently misdiagnosed disease. 

scholarly journals Isolated tuberculosis of the spleen presenting with fever of unknown origin in a vaccinated child

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ameer Kakaje ◽  
Yousef Mahmoud ◽  
Osama Hosam Aldeen ◽  
Othman Hamdan
Keyword(s):  
Rare Case ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Bacillus Calmette Guerin ◽  
Immunocompetent Child ◽  
Mild Anaemia ◽  
History Of ◽  
Unnecessary Procedures ◽  
Immunocompromised Status

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and is more common in developing countries. Isolated splenic TB is typically found in trauma, miliary TB and immunocompromised status. We present a very rare case of an immunocompetent child with an isolated primary TB in the spleen. The child only had fever of unknown origin (FUO), and mild anaemia. The diagnosis was not made until splenectomy was performed. The patient took the quadruple therapy for TB, and follow-ups showed no recurrence. This case is unique because this child was immunocompetent with no history of trauma or active TB. TB diagnosis should never be ignored in FUO as this might prevent unnecessary procedures to the patient. Although the child was vaccinated with Bacillus Calmette–Guérin that usually protects against severe TB in first 5 years of life, it did not prevent from affecting the spleen.

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