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A Stanek

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Subcutaneous infection with phialophora richardsiae and its susceptibility to 5-fluorocytosine, amphotericin B and miconazole.

Two patients are described with subcutaneous infections due to Phialophora richardsiae. Both were diabetics and originally came from subtropical areas. One of the patients had a cystic lesion which was well encapsulated while the other had a large ulcerating lesion with draining sinus tracts. The organisms were found to be susceptible to cycloheximide but resistant to 5-fluorocytosine, miconazole and amphotericin B. There was some variability in the degree of resistance depending upon whether the primary or secondary phialoconidia were tested. While simple excision appears curative for the solitary cystic type of lesion, therapy of the ulcerating form of the disease remains problematic.

Adult↗

[Intraoperative hyperpyrexia in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta].

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of different types of anesthesia upon the intra- and postoperative body temperature in osteogenesis imperfecta patients. The development of an intraoperative hyperpyrexia of unknown origin is a typical phenomenon in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. Body temperatures of up to 40 degrees C are known to complicate the operation. Therefore, in a retrospective study, the pre-, intra- and postoperative body temperature curves of 45 operations under different anaesthesias were measured. Group A underwent a common balanced anaesthesia with the volatile anaesthetic Enfluran in combination with Fentanyl, while group B was operated on under total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) with Propofol and Alfentanil. The preoperative temperatures were not different in the two groups. The intraoperative curves showed a constant body core temperature or even an increase under Enfluran, while the temperature always decreased under TIVA. This could be confirmed by intraindividual studies in 5 patients.

Adolescent↗