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Síndrome larva migrans cutánea en pediatría
Cutaneous Larva Migrans Syndrome in Pediatrics

La dermatosis denominada larva migrans cutánea: (LMC) es una infección cutánea secundaria a infestación parasitaria por la migración de larvas de anquilostomas animales a la epidermis humana, frecuentemente por contacto directo con suelos contaminados, especialmente en zonas tropicales. Se caracteri...

Enfermedad de whipple e hipertensión pulmonar reversible

Medicina (B.Aires); 81 (1), 2021
Resumen La enfermedad de Whipple es una enfermedad multisistémica crónica, causada por la bacteria Tropherima whipplei. Se han descripto aproximadamente 1200 casos en la literatura. La incidencia mundial se estima en 9.8 casos por millón de personas. Los datos provenientes de Sudamérica y Europa mues...

Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Effect of Hydrogel with Origanum vulgare on Culture of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus

The oral cavity is an ecosystem that provides ideal conditions for the growth of bacteria, the Streptococcus genus is important for the formation of biofilms that lead to the development of dental caries, which affects the population worldwide. The world health organization encourages the use of plants t...

Compromiso del sistema nervioso central por Eikenella corrodens: revisión de la literatura médica a propósito de un caso clínico

Rev. chil. infectol; 38 (1), 2021
Resumen Se presenta el caso de un paciente de 22 años sin antecedentes mórbidos que desarrolló un absceso cerebral secundario a una endocarditis por Eikenella corrodens. El diagnóstico se estableció mediante la detección por reacción de polimerasa en cadena universal en el líquido de la colecció...

Community-genotype methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in Latin America: a systematic review

Braz. j. infect. dis; 25 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Background: Community-genotype methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CG-MRSA) emerged in the 1990s as a global community pathogen primarily involved in skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and pneumonia. To date, the CG-MRSA SSTI burden in Latin America (LA) has not been assessed. Ob...

O uso da lock terapia na prevenção e tratamento de infecção relacionada ao cateter venoso central de longa permanência: revisão integrativa

Introdução: A lock terapia, ou terapia de bloqueio, consiste na administração e manutenção de uma solução, em concentração supra terapêutica, nos cateteres venosos centrais. Estas soluções combinam antimicrobianos altamente concentrados com um anticoagulante, sendo aplicáveis tanto para a p...

Cranial osteomyelitis as a complication of furuncular myiasis

ABSTRACT Objective: To report the case of an infant with infrequent cranial osteomyelitis as a complication of furuncular myiasis. Case description: The patient was a 4-month-old male who presented to the emergency department with a nodular skull lesion with edema, tenderness, pain, and purulent drai...

Occurrence of unusual haemoglobinopathies in balochistan: hb sd and hb se - presentation with osteomyelitis

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe two cases of unusual variants of sickle cell disease. Case description: We present two cases of sickle cell disease variants (haemoglobinopathies), from unrelated families, in the state of Balochistan (Pakistan). One was diagnosed with sickle cell disease in the haemog...