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Tuberculosis pulmonar y laríngea: una forma poco frecuente de presentación en la edad pediátrica

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 93 (1), 2022
Introducción: la tuberculosis (TB) es una enfermedad infectocontagiosa granulomatosa crónica, producida por Mycobacterium tuberculosis. En Uruguay se ha notificado un aumento en el número de casos, con una incidencia reportada en 2017 de 28,6/100.000 habitantes, siendo de 6,67/100.000 en menores de 15...

Tuberculose pulmonar causada pelo uso de infliximab em paciente com Doença de Crohn

A doença de Crohn é uma patologia caracterizada pela inflamação transmural do trato gastrointestinal, compondo o espectro das doenças inflamatórias intestinais. Nos casos mais graves, dispõe de tratamento com uso de agentes biológicos e imunomoduladores que podem à reativação ou exacerbaçã...

Disseminated tuberculosis associated with reactive arthritis of Poncet in an immunocompetent patient

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (3), 2020
Abstract Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis which, like disseminated tuberculosis, commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients. Poncet reactive arthritis is a seronegative arthritis affecting patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis, which is uncommon even in...

Neuropatía óptica severa por etambutol
Severe optic neuropathy by ethambutol

Un varón de 51 años de edad con antecedentes de tuberculosis (TB) pulmonar en el año 2000, tratado por régimen 2RHZE/4RH. Presentó una recurrencia de TB con baciloscopía positiva y sensible a la rifampicina (Figura 1). Recibió etambutol (15 mg/kg/día), isoniacida (300 mg/día), rifampicina (600 m...

Características clínicas e epidemiológicas de casos de infecção pulmonar por Mycobacterium kansasii no Rio de Janeiro, no período de 2006 a 2016

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (6), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar características clínicas, tomográficas e microbiológicas dos pacientes com doença pulmonar causada pela M. kansasii (DPMK) atendidos em unidade ambulatorial no período 2006-2016. Métodos Estudo descritivo, em que foram analisados 38 pacientes. Foram analisadas as caracter...

Enfermedad por bacilo de Calmette-Guérin a distancia en un lactante: Presentación de un caso

Arch. argent. pediatr; 117 (5), 2019
La vacuna con el bacilo de Calmette-Guérin es una vacuna atenuada utilizada para prevenir formas graves de tuberculosis. Se aplica a los recién nacidos en países con alta prevalencia de tuberculosis. Pueden presentarse, después de su aplicación, complicaciones a nivel local, como supuración o adeno...

Anterior uveitis as a manifestation of ocular tuberculosis

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of great magnitude in the world. Of patients with extrapulmonary disease, ocular manifestations are rare but among reported cases the most common ocular manifestation is uveitis. The diagnosis of ocular TB should be made as early as possible so that tre...

Post-surgical atypical mycobacteriosis in 125 patients in Rio de Janeiro

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The growing incidence of post-surgical atypical mycobacteriosis (PSAM) may be related to the increased use of low- and medium-complexity video-assisted surgery. METHODS: Between April 2007 and June 2009, 125 patients were referred from the State Health Department of Rio de Jane...

The impact of ocular tuberculosis on vision after two months of intensive therapy

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is an infectious disease of global importance with major economic and social burden accounting for 25% of all avoidable deaths in developing countries. Extrapulmonary involvement may occur either in association with clinically apparent pulmonary tuberculosis or in isolation. This cr...

Evaluation of the commercial kit SIRE nitratase for detecting resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis in Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate a new commercial kit, Kit SIRE Nitratase-PlastLabor, for testing the drug susceptibility of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. METHODS: The accuracy of the Kit SIRE Nitratase was evaluated by examining the susceptibility (streptomycin, ison...