Pediatrics
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Case Reports
Non-aspergillus allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis in a pediatric patient with cystic fibrosis.
This article describes a child with cystic fibrosis (CF) and allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis caused by Tricosporon beigelii. An 11-year-old boy with CF failed to respond to conventional treatment for a pulmonary exacerbation. Bronchial washings contained copious budding yeast forms, subsequently identified as T beigelii. ⋯ The patient improved with antifungal therapy and systemic glucocorticoid therapy. The pathologic potential of yeast in the airways of patients with CF is unclear. The diagnosis of non-Aspergillus allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis requires a high degree of suspicion and has potentially important implications for the management of patients with CF.
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Postpartum hospital stays seem likely to remain limited even under new laws which mandate that insurers cover 48-hour hospitalization after uncomplicated delivery. Clinicians, who are increasingly practicing in capitated arrangements, need better information to maximize clinical benefit to mothers and newborns using finite resources. OBJECTIVE AND INTERVENTIONS: This study's aim was to evaluate the clinical outcomes, patient perceptions, and costs of a revised model of perinatal care services. In this model, a new postpartum care center was established for routine follow-up of newborns within 48 hours after hospital discharge, educational efforts were shifted from the postpartum hospitalization to the prenatal period, and lactation consultant hours were increased. ⋯ We conclude that the revised model of perinatal care in this health maintenance organization medical center improved clinical outcomes and maternal satisfaction for low-risk mothers and newborns without increasing costs.