Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]An hour, maybe a bit longer. Steve Barbour wrote: > On Aug 17, 2006, at 3:10 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > >> Steve >> >> I photographed the young boy at a traveling religious/med clinic on >> an island off the coast of Haiti. His mother brought him to the >> clinic because he was (as I'm sure you can tell) in bad shape. >> The group of well-meaning but medically inept people were treating >> various disorders including giving out meds. All I know about these >> situations comes from first aid training in the Marines, years of >> being married to an R.N. and the much maligned common sense. In >> other words, not much. >> >> This boy was having respiratory problems (learned that from >> watching House, MD) and when I mentioned how serious he seemed they >> prayed for him. They also gave him worm medicine, which worked >> better than the prayers. It killed him. ( I think). > > > Walt, how soon thereafter did he die? He looks to have severe edema, > I wonder about renal failure (nephrotic syndrome) ... also ? > petechiae/purpura... if he died rather quickly maybe from sepsis > (pneumococcus) secondary to the ? nephrotic syndrome.... > > a guess, but a definite maybe... > > >> >> His mother told us he had been eating dirt > > > ? pica....could be secondary to malnutrition...? but a risk for lots > of things... > > maybe a stretch from looking at your photo... conceiveable... > > Steve > >> prior to getting sick? >> In any case he might have died without ever seeing our >> missionaries. I've always wished I'd done more than just >> photographing him. You're a doctor and if you tell me I'm way off >> base with my "diagnosis" I'll feel better. Still, I'm not sure I'd >> agree. :-\ >> >> Walt >> >> Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> >>> On Aug 17, 2006, at 2:32 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: >>> >>>> B.D. >>>> >>>> Here is one I'd never do in b&w.think the color is very necessary. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/walts/respecto >>> >>> >>> >>> yes... very nice Walt... >>> >>>> >>>> as well as another conversion which looks terrible in color. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/walts/dyingboy_bw >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> what is the story here Walt? >>> >>> >>>> >>>> and the old Tri-X routine which I'm sorry wasn't Fujichrome :-) >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/walts/franck >>>> >>>> Walt >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >