2020
Clinical Characteristics, Histopathology, and Tissue Immunolocalization of Chikungunya Virus Antigen in Fatal Cases
Sharp T, Keating M, Shieh W, Bhatnagar J, Bollweg B, Levine R, Blau D, Torres J, Rivera A, Perez-Padilla J, Munoz-Jordan J, Sanabria D, Fischer M, Garcia B, Tomashek K, Zaki S. Clinical Characteristics, Histopathology, and Tissue Immunolocalization of Chikungunya Virus Antigen in Fatal Cases. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e345-e354. PMID: 32615591, PMCID: PMC11307670, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptic shockFatal casesTissue specimensMononuclear cellsSplenic follicular dendritic cellsChikungunya virus antigenIntra-alveolar hemorrhageFatal septic shockFollicular dendritic cellsChikungunya virus infectionCommon histopathologic findingsBlood mononuclear cellsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionCHIKV antigenSevere comorbiditiesAcute illnessClinical characteristicsCHIKV infectionDendritic cellsMedian ageRecord reviewIllness onsetImmunohistochemical findingsHistopathologic findings
2006
Fatal Factitious Cushing’s Syndrome and Invasive Aspergillosis: Case Report and Review of Literature
Kansagara DL, Tetrault J, Hamill C, Moore C, Olson B. Fatal Factitious Cushing’s Syndrome and Invasive Aspergillosis: Case Report and Review of Literature. Endocrine Practice 2006, 12: 651-655. PMID: 17229661, DOI: 10.4158/ep.12.6.651.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsFactitious Cushing's syndromeCushing's syndromeInvasive aspergillosisDiffuse pulmonary infiltratesUntreated Cushing's syndromeFatal septic shockInvasive pulmonary aspergillosisMechanism of immunosuppressionInvasive fungal infectionsHealth care providersReview of literaturePulmonary infiltratesFulminant infectionSeptic shockImmunologic aspectsPulmonary aspergillosisClinical findingsCase reportFatal conditionDifficult diagnosisAdrenal cortexTreatment considerationsFactitious illnessPatient's homeSyndrome
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