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Larry Sherkow, MD

JAMA. 1980;243(1):65-66.

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History

This was the second hospital admission of a 13-year-old girl who had abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever. The complete blood cell count was normal. A diagnosis of gastroenteritis was made, and she responded promptly to treatment. Her first hospitalization 14 months earlier was for an acute illness characterized by fever, rash, and left flank pain. The rash was initially maculopapular, appearing over the torso. It progressed to diffuse involvement, with a hive-like edematous appearance noted about the ankles. Severe pruritus was present. The ESR was elevated, and she had mild eosinophilia. Figure 1 is a chest film obtained at the time of the first hospital admission. Figure 2 is the upper section of a plain film of the abdomen from the second admission.

Diagnosis

Nodular residuum from atypical measles pneumonia.

Comment

Figure 1 reveals left basal pneumonia, pleural effusion, and hilar adenopathy. Figure 2 shows a round nodule in . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Dr Sherkow is a Nuclear Medicine Fellow, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Nuclear Medicine, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, 2929 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60616 (Dr Sherkow).

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