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A fatal case of tuberculous meningitis in a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a diagnostic challenge

Abstract The prognosis of tuberculous meningitis, a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, depends on the stage of treatment initiation. We report a fatal case of tuberculous meningitis. The patient had received successive tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists and abatacept to treat juvenile idiopat...

First Report of Granulicatella sp. Endocarditis in a Kidney Transplant Patient

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (3), 2017
Abstract Granulicatella and Abiotrophia are genera of fastidious Gram-positive cocci commensal of the oral, genitourinary, and intestinal flora. We report the first case of infective endocarditis caused by Granulicatella sp. in a kidney transplant recipient. A 67-year-old male kidney transplant recipient...

Experiencing cardiorespiratory arrest and death by relatives: a descriptive study

AIM: understand the experience of relatives of people who suffered cardiac arrest and died. METHOD: this is a descriptive, qualitative study that used, respectively, symbolic interactionism and interpretive interactionism as a theoretical and methodological reference. Data were collected through a semi-s...

Sindrome de Atra
Atra syndrome

Rev. pediatr. electrón; 14 (2), 2017
La leucemia promielocítica aguda (APL) es el subtipo de leucemia mieloide aguda de mejor pronóstico en niños. Su incidencia es menor a 10%. Desde el punto de vista citogenético se observa una translocación t (15;17). En la terapéutica la incorporación del ácido transretinoico ha logrado altas ta...

Langerhans' cell histiocytosis with neurological injuries diagnosed from a single cutaneous lesion

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (4), 2017
Abstract: Histiocytoses are rare diseases caused by the proliferation of histiocytes. The pathogenesis remains unknown and the highest incidence occurs in pediatric patients. The clinical presentations can be varied, in multiple organs and systems, and the skin lesions are not always present. Evolution i...

Pulmonary foreign body granulomatosis in a chronic user of powder cocaine

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT We describe the case of a 33-year-old man, a chronic user of powder cocaine, who presented with dyspnea, fever, night sweats, and significant weight loss. Chest HRCT revealed centrilobular nodules, giving an initial impression of miliary tuberculosis. Therefore, he was started on an empirical, f...

Endocarditis por Lactococcus garvieae en un paciente sometido a hemodialisis crónica. Primer caso reportado en Chile y revisión de la literatura

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (4), 2017
Resumen Los casos reportados de infección por Lactococcus garvieae son escasos y sólo uno asociado a hemodiálisis. Comunicamos el caso de endocarditis infecciosa de curso fatal por L. garvieae en un paciente con una enfermedad renal crónica sometido a hemodiálisis y portador de diverticulosis colón...

Leucemia linfoblástica aguda con grave alteración hepática como manifestación inicial: presentación de dos casos y revisión de la literatura

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (6), 2017
Hematological diseases may cause acute hepatic failure and are seldom sought. We report two cases illustrating this situation. A 16-year-old male presented with an acute liver failure: a bone marrow biopsy showed complete infiltration with lymphoid type blasts. A flow cytometry confirmed the presence of ...

Linfoma T/NK extraganglionar tipo nasal: caso clínico

El linfoma T/NK extraganglionar tipo nasal es un linfoma extraganglionar, habitualmente expresa el fenotipo NK y VEB positivo. Cursa ocasionando necrosis y angioinvasión afectando de manera preferente estructuras mediofaciales. Característicamente es muy agresivo. Presentamos un caso con una sobrevida ...