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Pseudotumor cerebral secundario al consumo de minociclina en un paciente pediátrico

Arch. argent. pediatr; 114 (2), 2016
El pseudotumor cerebral se caracteriza por una elevación de la presión intracraneal mayor de 20 cmH2O, con ventrículos y líquido cefalorraquídeo de características normales. El consumo de minociclina es una de las causas asociadas a este síndrome. Presentamos una paciente de 13 años de edad con a...

Case report of vancomycin-induced pancytopenia

Abstract: Vancomycin is the first-line agent for the treatment of bacteremia, endocarditis, pneumonia, cellulitis, and osteomyelitis. Pancytopenia is an uncommon adverse effect of vancomycin therapy, with only a few cases of vancomycin-related neutropenia and pancytopenia described in the literature. We ...

Panophthalmitis with orbital cellulitis following glaucoma drainage implant surgery in a pediatric patient

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Here we report a case of childhood glaucoma refractory to angle and trabeculectomy surgery. The patient was treated with an Ahmed™ drainage implant that was subsequently complicated by rapid-onset panophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis. Intravenous and intravitreal antibiotic therapy was i...

Efficacy, safety, tolerability and population pharmacokinetics of tedizolid, a novel antibiotic, in Latino patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (2), 2016
Abstract Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections are caused mainly by Gram-positive bacteria which are often treated with intravenous vancomycin, daptomycin, or linezolid, with potential step down to oral linezolid for outpatients. Tedizolid phosphate 200 mg once daily treatment for six days d...

Lesión osteolítica de calota por sífilis secundaria

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (2), 2016
Bone involvement of syphilis can be observed in tertiary and congenital syphilis. It is infrequent during the secondary stage. The skull is the most affected bone in secondary syphilis, and its most frequent form of presentation is proliferative osteitis. If the skull is affected, headache is usual and c...

Enfermedad pélvica inflamatoria por Actinomyces sp. en paciente con dispositivo intrauterino: reporte de un caso

Infectio; 20 (1), 2016
Dentro de las infecciones pélvicas que se presentan en mujeres, se encuentran las causadas por microorganismos anaerobios del género Actinomyces. Esta etiología es poco sospechada, debido a los esporádicos casos que se presentan, por lo que la infección permanece por largos periodos de tiempo y conl...

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1-producing Acinetobacter spp. infection: report of a survivor

Abstract: New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) is a bacterial enzyme that renders the bacteria resistant to a variety of beta-lactam antibiotics. A 20-year-old man was hospitalized several times for surgical treatment and complications caused by a right-sided vestibular schwannoma. Although the pat...

Piomiosite no lúpus eritematoso sistêmico juvenil

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (1), 2016
Resumo A piomiosite é uma infecção piogênica da musculatura esquelética, decorrente da disseminação hematogênica e geralmente acompanhada de formação de abscesso localizado. Esta infecção da musculatura é raramente descrita em adultos com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES) e, até onde se s...

Dor em urgência odontológica: uso de anti-inflamatórios, corticoides e analgésicos em casos de pulpite aguda irreversível

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o uso do cetorolaco de trometamina 10mg sublingual 30 minutos antes do procedimento de biopulpectomia em pacientes com pulpite irreversível com relação à dor antes do procedimento e nas 48 horas subsequentes, a quantidade de medicação consumida no pós-operatóri...

Efficacy of a quadruple therapy regimen for Helicobacter pylori eradication after partial gastrectomy

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 49 (2), 2016
We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bismuth-containing quadruple therapy plus postural change after dosing for Helicobacter pylori eradication in gastrectomized patients. We compared 76 gastric stump patients with H. pylori infection (GS group) with 50 non-gastrectomized H. pylori-positi...