The Netherlands journal of medicine
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The case of a patient with immune thrombocytopenia associated with mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is described. The thrombocytopenia was considered to be provoked by the infection and disappeared gradually after antibiotic treatment.
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A case is presented of severe barotrauma due to thoracoscopy with multiple lung biopsies and consecutive mechanical ventilation for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. When tension subcutaneous emphysema developed, circulatory collapse occurred. Relief of pressure by a subcutaneous drain reversed the circulatory state.
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Case Reports
Severe lung damage after amniotic fluid embolism; a case with haemodynamic measurements.
A case is presented of non-fatal amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) with a severe shock complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with permanent pulmonary damage. Analysis of haemodynamic data of this patient suggests that diminished myocardial contractility and a decrease in peripheral vascular tone are the main causes of prolonged shock in AFE.