IntroductionA hepatic subcapsular hematoma in a neonate shows a non-specific presentation such as the presence of an abdominal mass without symptoms of hemorrhage and is clinically less distinguished as compared to cases detected during an autopsy.Case presentationA neonate was delivered by vaginal delivery after 29 weeks and three days gestation with breech presentation. In a laboratory study, there were slightly increased levels of liver enzymes but the platelet count and hemoglobin level were normal. An abdomen ultrasonography and CT image demonstrated the cystic mass containing an internal thin septum with compression of the lateral margin of the right hepatic lobe and Morison's pouch. A CT image showed an irregular low-density lesion in the dome of liver that was suspected parenchymal laceration.ConclusionWe have described the sonographic and CT findings of an incidentally detected subcapsular hematoma of the liver in a neonate who showed a breech presentation, very low birth weight and was premature.

No abstract

We constructed a 3'-directed cDNA library of cleistothecia and Hülle cells of Aspergillus nidulans to examine gene expression patterns of the sexual structures and to have probes necessary to isolate sexual structure-specific genes. Sequencing of 360 randomly selected cDNA clones yielded 272 expressed sequence tags (ESTs), most of which probably represent frequently or less expressed genes in sexual structures of A. nidulans. Among the 272 ESTs, 33 ESTs (87 cDNA clones) appeared more than once and 2 ESTs appeared 6 times; 9 ESTs matched GenBank entries. When compared with sequences obtained from a mycelial 3'-directed cDNA library of A. nidulans, 28 out of 33 ESTs seem to be sexual structure-specific. Northern blot analyses of 20 ESTs showed that 17 are sexual structure-specific. The remaining three ESTs also hybridized with RNA isolated from vegetative mycelia. These results suggest that analyses of ESTs from different cell types or tissues can readily demonstrate gene expression patterns of specific cell types and identify cell type-specific cDNA probes.

No abstract

No abstract