From White Count to White Out - 23/09/15
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We present a 6-month-old boy with failure to thrive who was referred to the emergency department by his primary care doctor for leukocytosis and was found to be hypoxic with diffuse infiltrates on chest radiograph. Our patient was admitted and eventually diagnosed with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia secondary to hyper immunoglobulin M syndrome. Even though P jirovecii pneumonia is an uncommon cause of hypoxia in infants, this case illustrates the need for pediatric emergency physicians to be cognizant of this rare but life threatening cause of hypoxia.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : hypoxia, hyper immunoglobulin M syndrome, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
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| ☆ | Presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Emergency Medicine Emergi-Quiz Case Competition held at the AAP National Convention and Exhibition, San Diego, CA, October 2014. |
Vol 16 - N° 3
P. 213-217 - septembre 2015 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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