Rare and lacking typical clinical symptoms of liver tumors:Four case reports

BACKGROUND Rare liver tumors(RLTs)have an extremely low likelihood of forming,and some have been recorded only in isolated cases.The lack of normal clinical symptoms in RLTs makes preoperative diagnosis extremely challenging,which results in frequent misinterpretation.The present case report helps enhance our ability to recognize and treat uncommon liver tumor disorders.CASE SUMMARY We describe four distinct examples of rare liver tumor diseases.These cases were all true cases with no conventional clinical signs or imaging findings.In all patients,hepatic occupancy was discovered on physical examination,which raised the preoperative suspicion of hepatic cancer.All tumors were surgically removed,and postoperative histology and immunohistochemistry were performed to confirm the diagnosis.The first patient had primary hepatic fibrosarcoma.The second case involved a primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumors.These two patients had malignant liver tumors,and both had extremely satisfactory surgical outcomes.The third case involved focal hepatic steatosis,and the fourth case involved a single necrotic nodule in the liver.These two patients had benign liver tumors,but they had already undergone surgery and did not require any postoperative care.CONCLUSION The number of patients with RLTs is small,and the clinical and imaging results are vague.Preoperative diagnosis is challenging,and patients are sometimes mistakenly diagnosed with liver cancer,which leads to unnecessary surgical therapy in certain individuals.

The Association of Insight and Change in Insight with Clinical Symptoms in Depressed Inpatients

背景:自知力缺乏已经被广泛的研究并且发现与精神分裂症患者受损的治疗依从性和长期临床治疗效果较差相关,但是很少研究表明这种现象也存在于严重的抑郁症患者中。目的:探讨情感障碍、需要住院治疗的最严重的情感障碍患者的自知力及其与症状变化之间的关系。方法:根据ICD-10诊断标准从中国南部的一家大型精神科医院纳入了住院抑郁症患者(MDD)(N=55)或双相抑郁症患者(BD)(N=85),在他们住院一周和出院时采用自知力与治疗态度问卷(ITAQ)进行评估。同时也采用汉密尔顿抑郁量表(HAMD-17)和症状自评量表抑郁量表(SCL-90)测量临床症状。在对病人及其家属的访谈中,记录了住院时间、疾病持续时间、未治疗情绪紊乱的持续时间、既往抑郁发作次数、和以往的抑郁症入院记录。采用二分类相关分析和多元回归分析来研究社会人口学特征、临床症状、和临床病史与入院时自知力之间的相关性。对临床症状的变化和从入院到出院之间自知力的变化之间的关系也进行了研究。结果:多元逐步回归模型显示既往的抑郁症入院记录和HAMD-17中较高的焦虑因子分都是自知力的显著独立预测因素,占方差的22.9%。ITAQ的多元回归分析残差变化得分(基线值矫正后的评分变化)显示平均住院超过51天对自知力的改善与精神发育迟滞因子负相关,占方差的9.1%。结论:较严重的焦虑症状和抑郁症的既往住院史与入院时自知力方面的疾病有关。治疗期间运动迟缓症状的减轻与出院时间对自知力较大的改善之间是相关的。入院时病情更严重并且精神发育迟滞改善更大的患者表现出最大的自知力。

Leukoaraiosis is associated with clinical symptom severity,poor neurological function prognosis and stroke recurrence in mild intracerebral hemorrhage:a prospective multi-center cohort study

Leukoaraiosis(LA)results from ischemic injury in small cerebral vessels,which may be attributable to decreased vascular density,reduced cerebrovascular angiogenesis,decreased cerebral blood flow,or microcirculatory dysfunction in the brain.In this study,we enrolled 357 patients with mild intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH)from five hospitals in China and analyzed the relationships between LA and clinical symptom severity at admission,neurological function prognosis at 3 months,and 1-year stroke recurrence.Patients were divided into groups based on Fazekas scale scores:no LA(n=83),mild LA(n=64),moderate LA(n=98)and severe LA(n=112).More severe LA,larger hematoma volume,and higher blood glucose level at admission were associated with more severe neurological deficit.More severe LA,older age and larger hematoma volume were associated with worse neurological function prognosis at 3 months.In addition,moderate-to-severe LA,admission glucose and symptom-free cerebral infarction were associated with 1-year stroke recurrence.These findings suggest that LA severity may be a potential marker of individual ICH vulnerability,which can be characterized by poor tolerance to intracerebral attack or poor recovery ability after ICH.Evaluating LA severity in patients with mild ICH may help neurologists to optimize treatment protocols.This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University(approval No.12)on March 10,2011.

Hypothyroidism with elevated pancreatic amylase and lipase without clinical symptoms: A case report

BACKGROUND Hypothyroidism is an endocrine disorder that has worldwide prevalence and can affect multiple organ systems.We report a case of hypothyroidism with elevated pancreatic amylase and trypsin without acute pancreatitis.No such case has been previously reported.CASE SUMMARY A 29-year-old woman did not pay much attention to a fever 4 d prior.During this time,she experienced anorexia and only drank a small amount of water every day.She did not present with abdominal distension,postprandial nausea,vomiting,cough or expectoration.After physical and laboratory examinations,the patient was diagnosed with hypothyroidism.During the course of the disease,hypothyroidism was generally accompanied by constantly increased pancreatic amylase and trypsin.After admission,the possible etiology of the patient was excluded and the concentrations of pancreatic lipase and amylase in serum were>2000U/L(reference range 23-300 U/L)and 410 U/L(reference range 30-110 U/L),respectively.So we highly suspected that it may be acute pancreatitis.Interestingly,she never developed any complications associated with acute pancreatitis despite high levels of serum pancreatic amylase and trypsin,and she reported no symptoms of abdominal pain.Serum amylase and lipase decreased gradually after active thyroxine supplementation,and the patient was discharged from the hospital after active treatment.CONCLUSION This case suggests that clinicians should pay attention to hypothyroidism with elevated pancreatic amylase and trypsin,even if no complications of acute pancreatitis are reported.

Abstraction of Data Elements of Clinical Symptoms in Chinese Medicine

This report analyzes the existing problems in terminology referring to clinical symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)from the viewpoint of data sharing and elaborates the necessity of establishing a standard directory of clinical data elements of TCM.We evaluated the principles and methods of data element extraction according to the status quo of the clinical information system and characteristics of symptoms for TCM and consequently proposed a three-layer model for optimal extraction.

Investigating the Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Symptoms, Anger Control and Emotional Regulation of Bully Children

The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy in clinical symptoms, anger control and emotional regulation of bully children. This research is a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study design with a nonequivalent control group. The research sample comprises 24 bully children who were purposefully selected from among the students who had responded positively to the researcher’s call. The participants were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. Group therapy intervention was conducted on the experimental group during ten sessions. The tools applied in this study consisted of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire by Garnefski et al., State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory by Spielberger and Bullying Scale by Illinois, Espelage and Holt and the subjects answered to their questions in the stage of pretest and posttest. In this research, the data was analyzed based on the analysis of covariance test and with the aid of SPSS software. The findings demonstrated that dialectical behavior therapy has a significant impact on clinical symptoms, anger control and its components and emotional regulation and its components (P < 0.01).

Analysis of Clinical Symptoms Improvement in Treatment of Severe Pneumonia Caused by Multi-drug Resistant Bacterial Infection by Bronchoscopy Alveolar Lavage

Objective:To explore the effects of bronchoscopy alveolar lavage in the treatment of severe pneumonia caused by multiple drug bacterial infection.Methods:A total of 84 patients with severe pneumonia infected by multi-drug resistant bacteria were randomly selected from Kunming Second People's Hospital,which is our hospital from January 2019 to December 2020 for this research.They were divided into a reference group and a study group using a digital table method,with 42 cases in each group.The reference group was given the routine treatment,the research group performed bronchoscopy alveolar lavage on this basis to observe the curative effect.Results:Before treatment,there was no significant difference in serum factor indexes and blood gas analysis indexes between the two groups of patients,P>0.05.After treatment,the time of fever,cough,moist rales disappearing and infection control time in the study group were shorter than those in the reference group,P<0.05.Serum tumor necrosis factorα(TNF-α),interleukin-6(IL-6)and interleukin-8(IL-8)levels were lower than the reference group,and the arterial partial pressure of oxygen(PO2)and oxygen saturation(SO2)were both lower than the reference group,P<0.05.The effective rate of the treatment in the study group was higher than that in the reference group,P<0.05.Conclusion:Bronchoscopic alveolar lavage treatment can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of patients with severe pneumonia caused by multi-drug resistant bacterial infection,and the effects are significant.

Effects of Tanshinone Combined with Western Medicine on Clinical Symptoms and Cardiac Function in Patients with Acute Heart Failure

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of Tanshinone combined with western medicine on clinical symptoms and cardiac function in patients with acute heart failure. METHODS: The medical records of 96 patients with acute heart failure were randomly divided into 2 groups(48 cases in observation group and 48 cases in control group). The control group was treated with conventional western medicine, and the observation group was treated with Tanshinone IIA sulfonic acid natrium on the basis of western medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) syndromes scores before and after treatment(after 28 d of treatment), clinical efficacy, and cardiac echocardiographic indexes and serum biochemical indicators before and after treatment were observed in the 2 groups. RESULTS: After treatment, the scores of TCM syndromes in the 2 groups were significantly decreased(P < 0.05), and the change in observation group was significantly greater than that in control group(P < 0.05). The total clinical effective rate in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group(91.67% vs 75.00%)(P < 0.05). After treatment, the echocardiographic indexes of left ventricular end-diastolic diameter(LVEDD) and left ventricular end-systolic diameter(LVESD) values were significantly reduced in the 2 groups while the left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) and stroke volume(SV) value were significantly increased, and the changes in observation group were significantly larger than those in control group(P < 0.05). After treatment, the levels of serum nuclear factor-kappaB(NF-KB), interleukin-1β(IL-1β) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide(NT-proBNP) were significantly decreased in the 2 groups(P < 0.05), while the 6-keto-prostaglandin F1α(6-ketoPGF1α) level was significantly increased. And the changes in observation group were significantly greater than those in control group(P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Tanshinone combined with western medicine can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of patients with acute heart failure, improve cardiac function, reduce the myocardial damage degree, and effectively reduce the risk of short-term recurrence and death, and it has exact clinical efficacy.

Clinical Observation of the Hot and Humid Compress Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis Type of Lumbar Disc Herniation

Background: Although a number of studies have reported that the hot and humid compress from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is effective in treating lumbar disc herniation (LDH) with qi stagnation and blood stasis, clinical evidence is limited. Objective: The purpose of this study is to provide high-quality evidence to support the effectiveness of the traditional Chinese hot and humid compress in the treatment of LDH with qi stagnation and blood stasis. Methods: From October 2021 to November 2023, 86 patients with LDH of qi stagnation and blood stasis type were recruited in our hospital and divided into a control (n = 43) and an observation group (n = 43) according to the random number table method. The control group was given routine clinical treatment, and the observation group was treated with the hot and humid compress therapy for two weeks. The visual analogue scale (VAS) score, Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score, TCM syndrome score, serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), serum interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were observed and compared between the two groups before and after treatment, and the clinical efficacy of the two groups was evaluated. Results: After treatment, the VAS score, TCM symptom score, and serum IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α levels decreased in both groups (P P P P P Conclusions: The hot and humid compress of traditional Chinese medicine can effectively relieve pain, restore lumbar function, improve TCM syndromes, reduce the level of inflammatory factors, and have a curative effect in treating LDH.

精神病临床高危人群的症状和功能改变:一项系统综述和三水平元分析

精神病临床高危(clinical high-risk for psychosis,CHR-P)人群的症状和功能发展存在异质性,澄清这个群体症状和功能的改变及联系,有利于精神病早期预防。元分析纳入54篇文献,探究CHR-P人群各维度临床症状和功能的纵向改变、基线症状对随访功能的预测作用、调节效应。结果发现,CHR-P人群轻微阳性症状、阴性症状、瓦解症状、情感症状、一般精神病理症状、整体功能和角色功能随时间显著改善,社会功能没有显著改善;基线阴性症状显著负向预测随访的整体功能、社会功能、角色功能,基线的瓦解症状、情感症状、一般精神病理症状与随访的整体功能显著负相关;受教育程度显著调节轻微阳性症状和阴性症状的纵向变化,年龄、轻微阳性症状亚组比例和短暂间歇性精神病性症状亚组比例显著调节情感症状的纵向变化。这揭示阴性症状改善少和社会功能损害是CHR-P人群的核心特征,提示未来可针对阴性症状研发干预措施,进而改善社会功能。

Symptoms and signs of acute alcoholic hepatitis

Although there is not one specific sign or symptom related to alcoholic hepatitis(AH),a constellation of symptoms and signs can help make the diagnosis of AH with reasonable accuracy.Documentation of chronic and active alcohol abuse is paramount in making a diagnosis of AH.Clinical presentation after abstinence for more than 3 m should raise doubts about the diagnosis of AH and dictate the need for considering other causes of liver disease,decompensation of alcoholic cirrhosis,sepsis and malignancy as the cause of patient's clinical profile.

Omicron Infections in Otolaryngology Practice: A Retrospective Observational Study on Testing, Symptoms and Vaccination Status

Background: With the appearance of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant the high rate of vaccination breakthroughs showed that current vaccines against COVID-19 can no longer provide adequate protection against infection. However, it is still assumed that vaccination might have a positive effect on the course of the disease. In Germany, general practitioners and specialists are usually the first treatment providers for acute illnesses. In addition, patients with infections of the upper respiratory tract often primarily consult an ear, nose and throat specialist. Most of the Omicron-infected people have a mild course of the disease and, if necessary, receive medical care on an outpatient basis. Little is known about the effectiveness of corona vaccinations on Omicron infections in relation to the clinical symptoms. In our outpatient office, we recorded a sharp increase of corona positive Omicron-infections in the beginning of 2022, despite of vaccinations against COVID-19. In a retrospective analysis, we evaluated the data of our SARS-CoV-2 tested patients with regard to clinical symptoms reported and vaccination status. The focus was particularly on the question to what extent the vaccination status in the case of Omicron infections influences the symptoms of the disease. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the data of all patients in the first quarter of 2022 who were suspected for COVID-19. At that time, the Omicron variant was dominant in Germany. Clinical symptoms, cycle threshold (Ct) values, and the vaccination status were recorded. Symptomatic patients who tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 served as a control group. Results: Of the total cohort (n = 353), 241 (68%) patients were tested SARS-CoV-2 positive. The symptoms of the corona-positive patients were essentially similar to those of a mild to moderate cold, but compared to SARS-CoV-2-negative patients (n = 69) with a clear shift in favor of fever (35% versus 16%), cough (76% versus 52%) and increased feeling of illness (59% versus 43%), respectively. Ct values revealed no difference between unvaccinated (mean 19.15;SD 3.52) and vaccinated cases (mean 18.15;SD 3.87;p = 0.272). There was no significant correlation between the vaccination status and clinical symptom score in different age groups (age 12 to 17, r (28) = 0.26, p = 0.26;age > 18 to 60, r (191) = 0.06, p = 0.378). Conclusions: According to our results with infections with the Omicron variant, there were no differences between unvaccinated and vaccinated patients concerning clinical symptoms or potential infectivity, especially in children and adolescents. This might have impact on further vaccination programs.

Effectiveness of Family-Based Behavioral Treatment Based on Medication Behavior Barkley Compared with Drug Therapy in Reducing the Symptoms of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder-Hyperactivity

Children with attention deficit and hyper activity disorder have various problems such as low academic performance, social and communication problems, anxiety, depression, aggression, conduct disorder and delinquency, and also when they become adults, they have problems in social relationships that these problems can increase or decrease in dealing with family. Hence, this study was performed in order to examine the impact of family-based behavioral treatment compared with Barkley behavior therapy in reducing symptoms of children with attention deficit disorder—ADHD. To meet the aim, 20 of children with age range of 7 to 12 years old with attention deficit disorder—hyperactivity were selected in both experimental and control groups, and exposed to the treatment of behavioral family therapy groups and changes in behavior Barkley. Before and after the treatment, they were evaluated according to the scale of the Conner’s Parent Rating Scale-Revised Short Form (CPRS-R: S). Results of multivariate analysis of covariance indicated that there were significant differences between the experimental group who had received family-based behavioral treatments based on changes in behavior Barkley and a control group who had received drug treatment in variables, including conduct problems, learning problems, psychosomatic symptoms, and signs of impulsive hyperactivity, anxiety and hyperactivity (p < 0.01). These results could be guidance for counsel or sand therapists for children with attention deficit disorder—ADHD.

rTMS联合综合康复干预对孤独症谱系障碍患儿临床症状及语言功能康复的影响

目的探究重复经颅磁刺激(repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation,rTMS)联合综合康复干预对孤独症谱系障碍(autism spectrum disorder,ASD)患儿临床症状及语言功能康复的影响。方法选取2021年8月~2023年5月在湖南省儿童医院康复中心接受治疗的141例ASD儿童,采用随机数表法分为观察组(72例)和对照组(69例)。对照组患儿给予常规综合康复治疗,观察组患儿在对照组基础上给予rTMS治疗,并对所有患儿进行5个月跟踪随访。对比相关参数及量表评分。结果治疗后,观察组孤独症行为量表(autism behavior checklist,ABC)和儿童孤独症评定量表(childhood autism rating s cale,CARS)评分均显著低于对照组(P<0.05),对比0~6岁小儿神经心理发育检查表得分,观察组治疗后适应能力、社交能力及语言功能得分均显著高于对照组(P<0.05),两组粗大动作、精细动作得分无显著差异(P>0.05)。末次随访时,观察组患儿的言语行为里程碑评估和安置计划(verbal behavior milestones assessment and placement program,VB-MAPP)得分显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。结论rTMS联合综合康复干预可显著改善ASD症状,提高患儿神经、语言、社交及感知等能力。

Differential diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive symptoms from delusions in schizophrenia: A phenomenological approach

Several studies suggest increased prevalence-rates of obsessive-compulsive symptoms(OCS) and even of obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD) in patients with schizophrenic disorders. Moreover, it has been recently proposed the existence of a distinct diagnostic subgroup of schizo-obsessive disorder. However, the further investigation of the OCS or OCD-schizophrenia diagnostic comorbidity presupposes the accurate clinical differential diagnosis of obsessions and compulsions from delusions and repetitive delusional behaviours, respectively. In turn, this could be facilitated by a careful comparative examination of the phenomenological features of typical obsessions/compulsions and delusions/repetitive delusional behaviours, respectively. Thiswas precisely the primary aim of the present investigation. Our examination included seven features of obsessions/delusions(source of origin and sense of ownership of the thought, conviction, consistency with one's belief-system, awareness of its inaccuracy, awareness of its symptomatic nature, resistance, and emotional impact) and five features of repetitive behaviours(aim of repetitive behaviours, awareness of their inappropriateness, awareness of their symptomatic nature, and their immediate effect on underlying thought, and their emotional impact). Several of these clinical features, if properly and empathically investigated, can help discriminate obsessions and compulsive rituals from delusions and delusional repetitive behaviours, respectively, in patients with schizophrenic disorders. We comment on the results of our examination as well as on those of another recent similar investigation. Moreover, we also address several still controversial issues, such as the nature of insight, the diagnostic status of poor insight in OCD, the conceptualization and differential diagnosis of compulsions from other categories of repetitive behaviours, as well as the diagnostic weight assigned to compulsions in contemporary psychiatric diagnostic systems. We stress the importance of the feature of mental reflexivity for understanding the nature of insight and the ambiguous diagnostic status of poor insight in OCD which may be either a marker of the chronicity of obsessions, or a marker of their delusionality. Furthermore, we criticize two major shortcomings of contemporary psychiatric diagnostic systems(DSM-IV, DSM-V, ICD-10) in their criteria or guidelines for the diagnosis of OCD or OCS: first, the diagnostic parity between obsessions and compulsions and, second, the inadequate conceptualization of compulsions. We argue that these shortcomings might artificially inflate the clinical prevalence of OC symptoms in the course of schizophrenic disorders. Still, contrary to a recent proposal, we do not exclude on purely a priori grounds the possibility of a concurrence of genuine obsessions along with delusions in patients with schizophrenia.

补脾通络法治疗冠状动脉微血管疾病的临床观察

目的观察补脾通络法治疗冠状动脉微血管疾病(CMVD)的临床效果。方法100例CMVD患者随机分为观察组与对照组各50例,对照组给予西医常规治疗,观察组给予西医常规联合中药补脾通络方,两组均持续治疗4周,比较两组临床疗效、中医证候积分、心电图疗效、心绞痛症状[西雅图心绞痛调查量表(SAQ)]、血管内皮功能[内皮细胞特异性分子-1(ESM-1)、内皮素-1(ET-1)、一氧化氮(NO)]炎性指标[白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)、超敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)]水平。结果观察组治疗总有效率94.00%,高于对照组的80.00%(P<0.05);观察组治疗后中医证候胸闷、心胸隐痛、气短、神疲乏力、自汗、倦怠懒言评分低于对照组(P<0.05);观察组治疗后心电图改善优于对照组,心电图治疗总有效率为88.00%,高于对照组的72.00%(P<0.05);观察组治疗后心绞痛症状SAQ量表评分高于对照组(P<0.05);观察组治疗后血清ET-1、ESM-1水平低于对照组,NO水平高于对照组(P<0.05);观察组治疗后血清hs-CRP,IL-6,TNF-α水平低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论在常规治疗的基础上,联合使用补脾通络方治疗CMVD可有效降低患者中医症候评分,减轻心绞痛症状,提高心电图疗效,减轻血管内皮损伤和炎性损伤。

Clinical Manifestations of Cytokine Storm and Immune Response to COVID-19: Literature Review

Spreading COVID-19 disease caused by coronavirus 2 causes tremendous health challenges worldwide. Owing to a high transmission rate, fast-spreading disease, asymptomatic carriers, and high infectivity, we observe a pandemic status that we follow today. Although there are different reports of case fatality rates around the globe, the primary determinant of mortality is age. Symptoms of COVID-19 disease vary from asymptomatic individuals to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death. The most common complication of COVID-19 is ARDS. Hyperinflammation due to excessive immune response to coronavirus is the leading cause of severe symptoms seen in the course of COVID-19. The virus enters cells utilizing the S1 subunit through the ACE2 receptor. The innate immune response is the primary immune reaction to virus entry. RNA viruses, including corona-virus, replicate in the cytoplasm, assemble, and then exit by exocytosis. Some suggest that SARS-Cov2 uses cell-cell fusion to infect adjacent cells. Different sensors detect the virus particles in the endosomal compartment and cytoplasm, and infected cells induce an immune response to surrounding cells. As a result, the production of cytokines and chemokines such as interferons (INFs) will be augmented. Since coronavirus uses different means to evade the immune system, it is difficult for immune cells to “sense” them;thus, the coronavirus response is not adequate. It has been showing that even a sufficient level of immunoglobulin response couldn’t neutralize virus replication. Therefore, the innate immune response is unable to eradicate SARS-Cov2, causes overexpression of cytokines and chemokines that cannot eliminate the virus. Diminished INFs secretion and apoptosis of regulatory T cells (Treg) are the leading cause of dysregulated immune response in a cytokine storm. Inflammatory cells attack infected and uninfected cells, causing more inflammation and apoptosis of endothelial and epithelial cells. In the end, organ failure occurs due to immune cells’ overactivity, cell proliferation, hemorrhage, microthrombi, and remodeling of tissue cells. This review discusses the immune response and pathomechanisms of the associated symptoms in COVID-19.

妊娠期李斯特菌病18例临床分析

目的探讨妊娠期李斯特菌病患者的临床及实验室特征,以提高对该疾病的认识。方法回顾性分析2012—2023年山西某两所医院收治的18例妊娠期李斯特菌病孕妇的临床特征及实验室检测结果。结果18例妊娠期李斯特菌病孕妇发病时间为孕早期1例,孕中期3例,孕晚期14例(其中2例为双胎,均为双绒毛膜双羊膜囊);临床表现主要为发热(17例,94.44%),同时伴阴道流血(5例,27.78%)、腹痛(4例,22.22%)、头痛(2例,11.11%)等;孕妇外周血白细胞计数、中性粒细胞百分比及降钙素原均升高;1例孕早期胎儿自然流产,3例孕中期胎儿全部死亡,16例孕晚期胎儿存活10例;所有孕妇均康复出院。单核细胞增生李斯特菌(LM)分离率较高的标本为孕妇宫腔分泌物(11例,61.11%)、全血(10例,55.55%),18例孕妇生产的17例新生儿中,4例(23.53%)咽部气管分泌物标本和3例(17.65%)全血标本分离出LM。13例胎盘经病理检查发现绒毛膜羊膜炎者10例。15株LM药敏试验结果显示,对氨苄西林、复方磺胺甲口恶唑和美罗培南的敏感率均为100%,对青霉素和红霉素的敏感率均为93.33%。结论妊娠期李斯特菌病临床特征缺乏特异性,易漏诊,不良妊娠结局发生率较高,妊娠晚期胎儿存活率高,妊娠早期经验性抗感染治疗应覆盖LM感染。

七例猴痘临床特征分析

对上海市浦东新区人民医院2023年7~12月收治的7例猴痘患者临床症状及实验室检查等资料进行分析。7例患者皮疹部位和咽拭子标本猴痘病毒核酸检测阳性。7例猴痘患者均为MSM人群,年龄26~41岁;发病前21天内均有男男性行为史;6例患者首发部位为阴阜或生殖器区域,1例患者首发部位为口周及肛周;6例出现发热;6例伴有其他性传播疾病;病例发现方式均为主动就诊。