Pulmonary Embolism in a 14-Year-Old Following an Elective Abortion

In the United States 300,000 or more adolescent pregnancies are terminated annually by legal abortions.1,2 Pulmonary embolism is an infrequent, yet known, complication of this procedure.3 To increase the awareness of this potential problem in pediatrics, we report the case of a 14-year-old girl with radiologically documented pulmonary embolism associated with a prior elective abortion. CASE REPORT A black 14-year-old gravida 2, para 1, abortus 1 was seen at the emergency room of another hospital with a four-day history of increasing left-sided pleuritic chest pain. During the first two days of her illness, the patient also complained of shaking chills and fever.

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Facial Gel Complication after Dental Injection: A Case Report

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction ◽

10.1055/s-0033-1349204 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 267-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fereydoun Pourdanesh ◽

Shahin Shams ◽

Hasan Mir Mohammad Sadeghi

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Case Report ◽

Local Anesthetic ◽

Rare Complication ◽

The United States ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel ◽

Filler Materials ◽

Permanent Filler ◽

History Of ◽

Materials Used

Injectable gel is becoming increasingly popular for cosmetic reasons. The polyacrylamide gel (PAAG) is a permanent filler material used worldwide. In spite of the fact that the filler materials used today are considered quite safe, various complications have been reported in the literature. Hence PAAG use in the United States is not popular. As the area is very close to the dental field, a large complication potential is relatively considered following buccal dental injections. The aim of this article is to highlight a rare complication observed following a local anesthetic administration of a simple molar restoration in a healthy 33-year-old woman who had history of a filler augmentation in her cheek approximately 6 years ago.

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Tularemia Pneumonia in Urban Children

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.61.4.660 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 61 (4) ◽

pp. 660-662

Author(s):

Crystie C. Halsted ◽

Hareen P. Kulasinghe

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Case Report ◽

Oral Administration ◽

The United States ◽

City Hospital ◽

Baltimore City ◽

Hospital Outpatient Clinic ◽

Pulmonary Manifestations ◽

The Family ◽

History Of

Tularemia pneumonia occurred simultaneously in five children in urban Baltimore. The features of this outbreak are reported to document the mild nature of the pneumonic illness and thus to emphasize the variability of the pulmonary manifestations of Francisella tulareusis infection. These cases also serve as a reminder to physicians that tulareniia, an infrequently encountered illness, is endemic in the United States. CASE REPORT Three previously healthy brothers, T.W., J.W., and R.W., 8, 10, and 14 years of age, were seen at the Baltimore City Hospital Outpatient Clinic with a history of fever of ten days' duration. The temperatures, compulsively documented by their mother, ranged from 37.8 to 40.0 C (100 to 104 F) daily and did not abate with antipyretics or the oral administration of penicillin prescribed by the family physician at the onset of fever.

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Gonococcal Periappendicitis and Salpingitis in a Prepubertal Girl

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.58.2.287 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 287-288

Author(s):

George L. Auman ◽

Leopold M. Waldenberg

Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

United States ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Abdominal Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Vaginal Discharge ◽

Vital Signs ◽

The United States ◽

Prepubertal Girl ◽

History Of

Gonorrhea is the most frequently reported infectious disease in the United States. Salpingitis and periappendicitis secondary to vaginal gonorrhea are not unusual in the mature woman, but are rare in the prepubertal girl. We are reporting a case of vaginal gonorrhea, acute salpingitis, and periappendicitis in a 5-year-old girl. CASE REPORT An acutely ill 5-year-old girl with a two-week history of a thick, nonpruritic vaginal discharge and an 18-hour history of fever, vomiting, and severe abdominal pain was admitted for evaluation. There was a negative history of dysuria, constipation, diarrhea, introduction of vaginal foreign body, coitus, and molestation. Vital signs on admission were: temperature, 39.7 C orally; pulse, 120 beats per minute; respiration, 36 breaths per minute; and blood pressure 100/60.

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A young patient with heart failure – picture Quiz Question

Acute Medicine Journal ◽

10.52964/amja.0539 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 28-28

Author(s):

H Patel ◽

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G Dhillon ◽

A Bandali ◽

Neil Patel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Case Report ◽

Chest Pain ◽

Young Patient ◽

Loss Of Consciousness ◽

Productive Cough ◽

Shortness Of Breath ◽

Pleuritic Chest Pain ◽

History Of

Case report A 28 year old gentleman presented after an episode of collapse with loss of consciousness. He gave a history of non-specific malaise and myalgia over the previous 7 days, with fever, a generalised rash and a non productive cough. He developed progressive shortness of breath with sharp, pleuritic chest pain that was unresponsive to antibiotics in the community.

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The Hastily Obtained Durable Power of Attorney: Process for the Sake of Process?

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics ◽

10.1017/s0963180100000682 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 89-97

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Chest Pain ◽

Emergency Room ◽

The United States ◽

Shortness Of Breath ◽

Past Medical History ◽

Pleuritic Chest Pain ◽

Power Of Attorney ◽

Multiple Partners ◽

Hiv Test

Mr. K. was a 28-year-old professional ice skater who presented to the emergency room with shortness of breath that had gotten worse over several weeks, accompanied by left pleuritic chest pain, cyanosis, and a cough productive of green-brown sputum. He had been unable to take food well for about 10 days because of shortness of breath and general malaise.His past medical history included an episode of esophageal candidiasis diagnosed by endoscopy 4 months prior to admission. He had been otherwise healthy. He was homosexual with multiple partners. An HIV test was done 1 year previously, but he never found out the result. He had avoided regular medical care. He was from Australia and had no kin in the United States.

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High Seismic Economic Risk Buildings: Recognizing a Potential Problem

Earthquake Spectra ◽

10.1193/1.1585765 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 125-148

Author(s):

Kit M. Wong

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Potential Problem ◽

Economic Loss ◽

The United States ◽

Western United States ◽

Life Safety ◽

Historic Buildings ◽

Economic Risk ◽

Loma Prieta Earthquake ◽

History Of

The objective of this paper is to present an overview of buildings in California that may pose a high earthquake economic risk, beyond the issue of life safety. To help recognize this potential problem, four prototypes of high economic risk buildings were developed based on the damage statistics of public buildings from the Loma Prieta Earthquake and the building code history of the western United States. These prototypes are illustrated herein. The greatest sources of economic loss due to earthquakes appear to be historic buildings built before 1937 and concrete multi-story buildings built before 1961. The potential loss from these building types raises a number of significant implications for other regions of the United States.

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Chondrosarcoma presenting with pulmonary embolism in a 9-year-old girl: a case report

Cardiology in the Young ◽

10.1017/s1047951114000274 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 384-387 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marco A. Pinder ◽

Daniel J. Dibardino ◽

Anderson B. Collier ◽

Jarrod D. Knudson

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Pulmonary Embolism ◽

Case Report ◽

Pulmonary Artery ◽

Pulmonary Embolus ◽

Proximal Humerus ◽

Bone Tumour ◽

The United States ◽

Malignant Bone Tumour ◽

Right Pulmonary Artery

AbstractChondrosarcoma is a malignant bone tumour common in adults, third to myeloma and osteosarcoma, but is exceptionally rare in children. Here we discuss a 9-year-old girl presenting with occlusive right pulmonary artery neoplastic embolus, resulting from a primary right proximal humerus chondrosarcoma. To the best of our knowledge, this the first pediatric and only second overall case reported in the United States of a neoplastic pulmonary embolus resulting from a primary chondrosarcoma.

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