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L P Gordon

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Leprechaunism (Donohue's syndrome) in a low birth weight infant.

A 910 gm infant with leprechaunism, the smallest reported infant with this syndrome, was described. Marked discrepancies were noted between gestational age as assessed by physical examination, bone and dental roentgenographic studies, and renal histology. Radiographic and pathologic features of this syndrome were discussed. Failure to thrive characterized the course of this infant despite adequate caloric intake. The precarious nature of these infants and difficulties encountered in obtaining adequate studies to delineate the cause of this syndrome were emphasized.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗

Meningitis due to Aeromonas hydrophila.

A case of meningitis caused by Aeromonas hydrophila is reported. The infection complicated an otherwise successful frontotemporal craniotomy. Survey of the literature revealed that human infections due to this organism are relatively uncommon, and its causal relationship in meningitis has not been previously reported. A. hydrophila is known to cause bacteremia in patients under treatment with immunosuppresive agents. We report meningitis with bacteremia, caused by this organism, in an immunologically competent host.

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Juvenile temporal arteritis. Biopsy study of four cases.

Two young adults (aged 21 and 22 years) and two children (aged 7 and 8 years) complained of an unsightly, soft, painless unilateral nodule in the temporal region, ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 cm in diameter, clinically diagnosed as lipoma, sebaceous cyst, or dermoid cyst. In each instance, the patient had no evidence of systemic disease or history of trauma, and the nodule was excised for cosmetic reasons. Histologic examination of the lesions showed non-giant-cell granulomatous inflammation of the temporal arteries with intimal proliferation and microaneurysmal disruption of the media. Whether the lesions represent a juvenile form of temporal arteritis, an unusual form of localized polyarteritis nodosa, or Kimura disease (subcutaneous angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia) remains conjectural.

Adult↗