The American journal of case reports
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BACKGROUND There was a growing presumption that coinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and another viral respiratory illness was nonexistent. Although there has been an increasing number of coinfection cases since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there is still a significant lack of information regarding the symptomatology, treatment, prognosis, and reasoning behind coinfection. ⋯ This patient unfortunately died of persistent respiratory failure after several days in the ICU. CONCLUSIONS Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A can occur and lead to a poor prognosis.
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Review Case Reports
Parapharyngeal Neuroglial Heterotopia: A Case Report and Literature Review.
BACKGROUND Pediatric neck masses have a wide differential diagnosis. Neuroglial heterotopia is a rare condition that was first described by Reid in 1852. The majority of neuroglial heterotopias are found in the nasal cavity (mistakenly termed as nasal glioma), but they can also occur in extra-nasal areas such as the scalp, orbit, palate, neck, and other areas. ⋯ CONCLUSIONS Neuroglial heterotopias is one of the differential diagnoses for masses causing airway obstruction in pediatric age groups. Preoperative diagnoses of parapharyngeal neuroglial heterotopias can be challenging, as they have no confirmed specific clinical or radiological features. This paper contributes to parapharyngeal neuroglial heterotopia research, which will ultimately enable clinicians to ascertain these tumors' characteristic features more promptly for earlier diagnoses.