Mediastinal emphysema

Nanda, C; Mohanta, K. D.; Praharaj, K. C.

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“…feature in cases of measles is the demonstration of multinuclear giant cells from the oral mucous membrane (29). Radiographically one can find miliary, and sometimes more massive, condensates scattered in the lungs and a few patients, like some of our own, may develop mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema (24, 37,39).…”

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MEASLES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO GIANT CELL PNEUMONIA (HECHT PNEUMONIA)

Haram

Jacobsen

1973

Acta Pathologica Microbiologica Scandinavica Section A Patholog

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In an autopsy series 12 out of 152 cases of pneumonia occurring in patients under 20 years of age were found to be Hecht (giant cell) pneumonia (8 per cent). Histological examination of 400 pneumonias from patients over 20 years of age showed no such case. Six of the cases were considered to be due to measles on the basis of eosinophilic inclusion bodies in the cytoplasm and nuclei of the giant cells, Warthin‐Finkeldey cells in the lymphoid system and on clinical data. Only one had a typical exanthema. All cases with measles were between 2 and 11 years of age. In the remaining 6 cases there was no morphological or clinical evidence of measles. All, except one, were below 1 year of age. The role of depressed immunological function in the pathogenesis of Hecht pneumonia is discussed. In the group caused by measles the depressed immunological function may partly be iatrogenic due to immunospressive treatment of leukaemic children. The other group of cases consisted of children with inborn defects some of which showed morphological signs of immunodeficiency.

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confidence: 98%

MEASLES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO GIANT CELL PNEUMONIA (HECHT PNEUMONIA)

Haram

Jacobsen

1973

Acta Pathologica Microbiologica Scandinavica Section A Patholog

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Mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema associated with childhood measles

Odita

Akamaguna

1984

Eur J Pediatr

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An analysis of the clinical records and chest radiographs of seventeen children with subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema (SCME) complicating childhood measles was made. The commonest sites of extra-alveolar air were the retrosternal space (16/17) and paraspinal (12/17). Other areas were within the inferior pulmonary ligament (7/17) and subpulmonary areas (6/17). All patients had pulmonary infiltrates. There was pneumothorax in 30% of cases. Eighty per cent of children showed subcutaneous emphysema in addition to mediastinal emphysema. There was a mortality of 12%. SCME completely resolved within 14 days in the remaining patients.

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Mediastinal emphysema

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MEASLES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO GIANT CELL PNEUMONIA (HECHT PNEUMONIA)

MEASLES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO GIANT CELL PNEUMONIA (HECHT PNEUMONIA)

Mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema associated with childhood measles

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