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Aceituno L, Nuñez-Conde A, Serra-Pladevall J, Viñado B, Castella E, Escolà-Vergé L, Pigrau C, Falcó V, Len YO. Oral quinolones versus intravenous β-lactam for the treatment of acute focal bacterial nephritis: a retrospective cohort study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2024; 43:1559-1567. [PMID: 38856826 PMCID: PMC11271327 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-024-04871-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Evidence regarding the best antibiotic regimen and the route of administration to treat acute focal bacterial nephritis (AFBN) is scarce. The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of intravenous (IV) β-lactam antibiotics versus oral quinolones. METHODS This is a retrospective single centre study of patients diagnosed with AFBN between January 2017 and December 2018 in Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona (Spain). Patients were identified from the diagnostic codifications database. Patients treated with oral quinolones were compared with those treated with IV β-lactam antibiotics. Therapeutic failure was defined as death, relapse, or evolution to abscess within the first 30 days. RESULTS A total of 264 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Of those, 103 patients (39%) received oral ciprofloxacin, and 70 (26.5%) IV β-lactam. The most common isolated microorganism was Escherichia coli (149, 73.8%) followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (26, 12.9%). Mean duration of treatment was 21.3 days (SD 7.9). There were no statistical differences regarding therapeutic failure between oral quinolones and IV β-lactam treatment (6.6% vs. 8.7%, p = 0.6). Out of the 66 patients treated with intravenous antibiotics, 4 (6.1%) experienced an episode of phlebitis and 1 patient (1.5%) an episode of catheter-related bacteraemia. CONCLUSIONS When susceptible, treatment of AFBN with oral quinolones is as effective as IV β-lactam treatment with fewer adverse events.
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- L Aceituno
- Liver Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
- Medicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Mútua Terrassa University Hospital, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Medicine Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
- CIBERINFEC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Infectious diseases Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious diseases Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERINFEC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
- Infectious diseases Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Orso D, Peric D, Di Gioia CC, Comisso I, Bove T, Ban A, Fonda F, Federici N. Renal and Genitourinary Ultrasound Evaluation in Emergency and Critical Care: An Overview. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:1356. [PMID: 38998890 PMCID: PMC11241743 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12131356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Renal and genitourinary ultrasound are fundamental resources employed by emergency and critical care healthcare providers to make prompt diagnoses and perform ultrasound-guided procedures. At the bedside, ultrasound can aid in the diagnosis of relevant pathologies, such as post-renal obstruction or kidney stones, and life-threatening conditions such as aortic dissection or hemoperitoneum. A narrative overview was performed, providing an updated review of renal and genitourinary ultrasound for emergency and critical care healthcare providers, emphasizing its advantages and the latest advances in the field. A thorough summary that can be utilized as a guide for emergency and critical care healthcare providers is presented. The daily hemodynamic management of critically ill patients involves the implementation of new protocols, such as VexUS or the evaluation of the renal resistance index. The role of ultrasound in managing acute nephropathy and genitourinary issues is increasingly crucial given its bedside availability, thus this imaging modality not only facilitates the initiation of therapeutic interventions but also provides swift prognostic insights that are vital to provide tailored patient care. As further advances in ultrasound will arise, it is important for healthcare providers to foster the use of these technologies capable of improving patient outcomes.
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- Daniele Orso
- Department of Emergency "Santa Maria della Misericordia", University Hospital of Udine, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, University Hospital of Trieste, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano-Isontina, 34128 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Community Hospital of Baggiovara (MO), Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Emergency "Santa Maria della Misericordia", University Hospital of Udine, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Emergency "Santa Maria della Misericordia", University Hospital of Udine, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, 33100 Udine, Italy
- Department of Medicine (DME), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Community Hospital of Latisana (UD), Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Emergency "Santa Maria della Misericordia", University Hospital of Udine, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Emergency "Santa Maria della Misericordia", University Hospital of Udine, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, 33100 Udine, Italy
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Hosokawa T, Tanami Y, Sato Y, Deguchi K, Takei H, Oguma E. Association between the imaging characteristics of renal abscess and vesicoureteral reflux. J Infect Chemother 2023; 29:937-941. [PMID: 37301372 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2023.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Renal abscesses are rare in pediatric populations. We aimed to highlight the differences in the computed tomography (CT) imaging characteristics of renal abscesses in patients with and without vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirteen children with renal abscesses were included and categorized into those with and without VUR. Blood and urine culture results were recorded as positive or negative. Imaging characteristics were recorded: with/without subcapsular fluid collection, with/without upper/lower pole involvement, and with single/multiple lesions in kidneys. Fisher's exact test was used for intergroup comparisons of the rate of positive pathogens and imaging characteristics. RESULTS Nine patients had VUR (45.9%). Blood and urine culture were positive in two (15.4%) and seven cases (53.8%), respectively. There was no significant difference in the rate of pathogen-positive blood and urine cultures (blood culture positive/negative status with VUR vs. that without VUR = 2/7 vs. 0/4, p > 0.999, urine culture positive/negative status with VUR vs. that without VUR = 4/5 vs. 3/1, p = 0.559). The two groups differed significantly regarding subcapsular fluid collection presence (with/without subcapsular fluid collection with VUR vs. that without VUR = 9/0 vs 1/3, p = 0.014). There was no significant difference in upper/lower pole involvement (with/without involving upper/lower pole with VUR vs. that without VUR = 8/1 vs 2/2, p = 0.203). Patients with VUR were non-significantly more likely to have multiple lesions compared to those without VUR. CONCLUSIONS VUR was associated with subcapsular fluid collection and possibly with multiple lesions, indicating the need for prompt detection of and specific treatment for VUR in cases with these findings.
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- Takahiro Hosokawa
- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-ku Saitama, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-ku Saitama, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-ku Saitama, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-ku Saitama, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-ku Saitama, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-ku Saitama, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan.
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Rinaldo C, Grimaldi D, Di Serafino M, Iacobellis F, Verde F, Caruso M, Sabatino V, Orabona GD, Schillirò ML, Vallone G, Cantisani V, Romano L. An update on pyelonephritis: role of contrast enhancement ultrasound (CEUS). J Ultrasound 2023; 26:333-342. [PMID: 36385692 PMCID: PMC10247636 DOI: 10.1007/s40477-022-00733-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Acute pyelonephritis (APN) is a bacterial infection causing inflammation of the kidneys. Diagnosis is usually based on clinical and laboratory findings. Imaging is required if a complication is suspected in acute pyelonephritis to assess the nature and extent of the lesions and to detect underlying causes. CT represents the current imaging modality of choice in clinical practice. CEUS is an alternative that has been proven to be equally accurate in the detection of acute pyelonephritis renal lesions. CEUS allows us to distinguish small simple nephritic involvement from abscess complications and to follow their evolution over time during antibiotic therapy. The absence of ionizing radiation and the lack of nephrotoxicity make CEUS an ideal tool in the study of pyelonephritis.
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- Chiara Rinaldo
- General and Emergency Radiology Department, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- General and Emergency Radiology Department, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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- General and Emergency Radiology Department, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- General and Emergency Radiology Department, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- General and Emergency Radiology Department, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- General and Emergency Radiology Department, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- General and Emergency Radiology Department, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- General and Emergency Radiology Department, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Life and Health, University of Molise "V. Tiberio", 86100, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Sapienza Rome University, Policlinico Umberto I, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- General and Emergency Radiology Department, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, 80131, Naples, Italy
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Incidence of renal scarring on technetium-99 m dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scintigraphy after acute pyelonephritis, acute focal bacterial nephritis, and renal abscess. Ann Nucl Med 2023; 37:176-188. [PMID: 36539646 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-022-01814-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between the incidence of renal scarring on technetium-99 m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scintigraphy and the severity of renal parenchymal infections, such as acute pyelonephritis (APN), acute focal bacterial nephritis (AFBN), and renal abscess, based on computed tomography (CT) diagnosis. METHODS Sixty-one children with renal parenchymal infections were included and classified into two groups: those with (renal scarring group) and without renal scarring (non-renal scarring group) on chronic-phase DMSA renal scintigraphy. The severity of renal parenchymal infection was classified into three grades using CT: APN, AFBN, and renal abscess as grades 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The severity of renal parenchymal infection, vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) grade, and intrarenal reflux occurrence during voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) were evaluated between the renal and non-renal scarring groups. Fisher's exact test and Mann-Whitney U test were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS Renal scars were detected in 28 (45.9%) of the 61 patients. We found that 2/9 (22.2%), 18/41 (43.9%), and 8/11 (72.7%) patients with APN (grade 1), AFBN (grade 2), and renal abscess (grade 3) had renal scarring, respectively. There was a significant difference in the grade of severity of renal parenchymal infection between the renal (median = 2 [interquartile range, 2-3]) and non-renal (median = 2 [interquartile range, 2-2]) scarring groups (p = 0.023). There was a significant difference in the grade of VUR between the renal (median = 3 [interquartile range, 0-4]) and non-renal (median = 0 [interquartile range, 0-2]) scarring groups (p = 0.004). No significant difference in intrarenal reflux occurrence was observed between the renal (present/absent: 3/25) and non-renal (present/absent: 0/29) scarring groups (p = 0.112). CONCLUSION Our results showed that pediatric patients with renal scarring on chronic-phase DMSA renal scintigraphy tended to have a more severe renal infection.
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Hosokawa T, Tanami Y, Sato Y, Deguchi K, Takei H, Oguma E. Role of ultrasound in the treatment of pediatric infectious diseases: case series and narrative review. World J Pediatr 2023; 19:20-34. [PMID: 36129633 PMCID: PMC9490683 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-022-00606-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Infectious diseases are common in pediatric patients. In these patients, ultrasound is a useful imaging modality that involves no irradiation or sedation and can be performed repeatedly at the patient's bedside. The purpose of this review was to show pediatric cases with infectious disease that used ultrasound to decide the methods of treatment. DATA SOURCES Literature review was performed using Pubmed as the medical database source. No year-of-publication restriction was placed. The mesh terms used were: "ultrasound", "sonography", "infectious disease", "treatment", "antibiotics", "surgical intervention", "pediatric", "children", "deep neck abscess", "pyothorax", "empyema", "pneumonia", "urinary tract infection", "intra-abdominal abscess", "soft tissue infection", "septic arthritis", "osteomyelitis", and "surgical site infection". RESULTS We presented pediatric case series with infectious diseases, including deep neck abscess, pyothorax and empyema, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, intra-abdominal abscess, soft tissue infection, septic arthritis and osteomyelitis, and surgical-site infection. Ultrasound was useful for evaluating the extent and location of inflammation and abscess and for decision-making concerning surgical intervention. CONCLUSION Knowledge of these sonographic findings is important for sonographers during examinations and for physicians when determining the treatment plan and period of antibiotic therapy for infected lesions.
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- Takahiro Hosokawa
- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-ku, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-ku, Saitama, 330-8777 Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-ku, Saitama, 330-8777 Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-ku, Saitama, 330-8777 Japan
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Ichihashi K, Nonaka K. Point-of-care ultrasound for children. J Med Ultrason (2001) 2022; 49:639-654. [DOI: 10.1007/s10396-021-01169-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thinking of Draining a Renal Abscess? Wait! - Could Be Acute Lobar Nephronia. Urology 2021; 156:e90-e92. [PMID: 34302834 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Acute Lobar Nephronia (ALN) is a rare infective condition of the kidney currently described only in case reports and small case series. The diagnosis of ALN is made by characteristic clinico-radiological findings. Differentiation from acute pyelonephritis, renal abscess and renal tumor is crucial for proper management and to avoid unnecessary diagnostic interventions. Herein, we report a 58-year-old woman with an uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, who was diagnosed clinically as acute pyelonephritis and treated with standard duration of antibiotics but had recurrence of symptoms. On evaluation, she was found to have ALN which was treated successfully with prolonged antibiotic course.
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Watanabe K, Kitaoka H, Ida H, Kumagai T. Acute focal bacterial nephritis with congenital partial renal duplication. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:14/4/e242194. [PMID: 33906893 PMCID: PMC8076930 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Keiko Watanabe
- Department of Pediatrics, Yaizu City Hospital, Yaizu, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yaizu City Hospital, Yaizu, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yaizu City Hospital, Yaizu, Japan
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Hosokawa T, Shibuki S, Tanami Y, Sato Y, Oguma E. Sonographic characteristics of pilomatricomas and their association with symptom duration. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e22550. [PMID: 33019466 PMCID: PMC7535781 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000022550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the associations between the sonographic findings and duration of symptoms in children with pilomatricoma.This study included 86 children with 95 lesions confirmed to be pilomatricoma after pathological examination. The associations between symptom duration and sonographic observations, including the presence or absence of peritumoral hyperechogenicity, calcification, and vascularity were investigated. The internal echogenicity of each pilomatricoma was scored using a 5-point scale based on echogenic spots and calcification with posterior acoustic shadowing. The Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for statistical analysis.We found that the absence of peritumoral hyperechogenicity and severity of calcification were associated with increased symptom duration. Calcification, (present, 19.19 ± 18.99 months vs absent, 4.31 ± 3.24 months; P < .01) and peritumoral hyperechogenicity (present, 5.02 ± 5.80 months vs absent, 16.17 ± 18.24 months; P < .01), and grade of internal echogenicity (grade 0/1/2/3/4 = 3 months [1 patient]/4.33 ± 3.26 months [range, 1-12]/4.57 ± 3.46 months [range, 2-12]/10.89 ± 9.17 months [range, 3-28]/35.27 ± 19.16 months [range, 9-60], respectively; P = .01 and <.01) were associated with significant differences in symptom duration. There were no significant between-group differences in vascularity (6.01 ± 7.24 months; range, 1-48 vs 15.50 ± 19.12 months; range, 1-60; P = .08).Pilomatricomas with a relatively short symptom duration were more likely to exhibit peritumoral hyperechogenicity and calcification with less severe posterior acoustic shadowing compared to lesions with a longer symptom duration. These sonographic findings provided useful information that facilitated the correct and rapid diagnosis of pilomatricoma.
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Hosokawa T, Shibuki S, Tanami Y, Sato Y, Ko Y, Nomura K, Oguma E. Extracardiac Complications in Intensive Care Units after Surgical Repair for Congenital Heart Disease: Imaging Review with a Focus on Ultrasound and Radiography. J Pediatr Intensive Care 2020; 10:85-105. [PMID: 33884209 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Pediatric patients show various extracardiac complications after cardiovascular surgery, and radiography and ultrasound are routinely performed in the intensive care unit to detect and evaluate these complications. This review presents images of these complications, sonographic approach, and timing of occurrence that are categorized based on their extracardiac locations and include complications pertaining to the central nervous system, mediastinum, thorax and lung parenchyma, diaphragm, liver and biliary system, and kidney along with pleural effusion and iatrogenic complications. This pictorial review will make it easier for medical doctors in intensive care units to identify and manage various extracardiac complications in pediatric patients after cardiovascular surgery.
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- Takahiro Hosokawa
- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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Hosokawa T, Tanami Y, Sato Y, Ko Y, Nomura K, Oguma E. Comparison of sonographic findings between pediatric patients with mediastinitis and without mediastinitis after cardiovascular surgery. J Med Ultrason (2001) 2020; 47:625-633. [DOI: 10.1007/s10396-020-01029-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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