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Update on the treatment of musculoskeletal manifestations in chikungunya fever:...
Brito,Carlos Alexandre Antunes de; Marques,Cláudia Diniz Lopes; Falcão,Melissa Barreto; Cunha,Rivaldo Venâncio da; Simon,FabriceAbstract Since the emergence of the chikungunya virus in Brazil in 2014, more than 700,000 cases have been reported throughout the country, corresponding to one-third of all cases reported in the Americas. In addition to its high attack rates, resulting in hundreds of thousands of cases, the disease has high chronicity rates with persistent joint manifestations for more than 3 months, which can spread to more t...
Childhood Sarcoidosis mimicking Tuberculosis:A case report
Wanderley,Nathália Rayane Silva; Gomes,Maria Antonia Ferreira; Medeiros,Lana Lira Cantidio de; Lobo,Fernanda Paula Dantas; Lima,Carlos Bruno FernandesAbstract Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystem chronic inflammatory disease in children. We present a case of a five-year-old child with clinical features mimicking several diseases, including tuberculosis. After failure of treatment based on the suspected diagnosis, an axillary lymph node biopsy showed noncaseating granulomas compatible with sarcoidosis and appropriate treatment was then started.
Combination therapy with liposomal amphotericin b (ambisome), n-methylglucamine...
Gomes,Maria Antonia Ferreira; Medeiros,Lana Lira Cantidio de; Lobo,Fernanda Paula Dantas; Wanderley,Nathália Rayane Silva; Matos,Ana Paula RodriguesAbstract Visceral leishmaniasis is a systemic disease that is potentially severe and endemic in Brazil. It clinically manifests as fever, weight loss, swelling, hepatosplenomegaly, paleness, and edema. In this study, we discuss a case of a 1-year-old child diagnosed with refractory visceral leishmaniasis after being treated with liposomal amphotericin B in two distinct occasions. Considering the persistent clin...
Secondary transmission of cryptosporidiosis associated with well water consumpt...
Rezende,Natania Carol Cavalcante; Bezerra,Camila Loredana Pereira Alves Madeira; Almeida,Jéssica Jacinto Salviano de; Fernandes,Tatiane Uetti GomesAbstract: Cryptosporidiosis is a very prominent disease in the field of public health, and usually causes diarrhea. We describe two immunocompetent patients who presented with chronic diarrhea that was ultimately found to be caused by continuous exposure to well water contaminated with the microbial cysts (oocysts) of the Cryptosporidium spp parasite. We describe the patients' histories and possible explanation...
Mycobacterium fortuitum-related lymphadenitis associated with the varicella-zos...
Luz,Kleber Giovanni; Britto,Maria Helena Marques Fonseca de; Farias,Domitila Costa de; Almeida,Mayara Varaschim; Figueirêdo,Nastassja Morgana de SousaLymphadenitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria is an uncommon manifestation in immunocompetent individuals. Here, we report a case of Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in a previously healthy 9-year-old patient who developed cervical lymphadenitis evolving to a suppurative ulcer associated with a varicella-zoster virus infection. We discuss the relationship between the varicella-zoster virus and the immun...
Chromobacterium violaceum: a fatal case in the northeast of the Brazil
Fernandes,Maria José de Britto Costa; Luz,Kleber Giovanni; Dantas,Leonardo de Albuquerque; Melo,Maria Celeste Nunes de; Almeida,DulceChromobacterium violaceum is a rare pathogen that can potentially cause fatal infections in humans. An 8-year-old child from Natal, northeast of Brazil, presented history of fever, sore throat, and abdominal pain, during 5 days before admission, and died 4 hours after hospitalization. Chromobacterium violaceum was isolated from oropharynx scrapings and was resistant to ampicillin, cefotaxime, cefalotin, ceftazi...
Rhinocerebral zygomycosis in a diabetic patient
Cunha,Mirella Alves da; Nery,Andréia Ferreira; Lima,Francisco Pignataro; Diniz Junior,José; Maciel Neto,José; Calado,Nicácia BarbosaRhinocerebral zygomycosis is the most frequent form of fungal infection caused by members of the Zygomycetes class. A fatal case of rhinocerebral zygomycosis caused by Rhizopus (oryzae) arrhizus with histopathological and mycological diagnosis is reported in a diabetic patient.
Cytokine expression in the duodenal mucosa of patients with visceral leishmaniasis
Luz,Kleber Giovanni; Tuon,Felipe Francisco; Duarte,Maria Irma Seixas; Maia,Guilherme Mariz; Matos,Paulo; Ramos,Ana Maria de OliveiraINTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease with a complex immune response in different organs. This pattern of organ-specific immune response has never been evaluated in the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of this study was to determine the in situ immune response in duodenal biopsies on patients with VL. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted on 13 patients with VL in compar...
Nível sérico da vitamina A em crianças portadoras de leishmaniose visceral
Luz,Kleber Giovanni; Succi,Regina Célia de M.; Torres,ElizabethA vitamina A tem sido considerada uma vitamina anti-infecciosa e sua deficiência está associada a um maior risco de infecções graves, como ocorre por exemplo no sarampo. Nos países em desenvolvimento a hipovitaminose A é um grave problema de saúde pública. O objetivo deste estudo é quantificar o nível sérico da vitamina A em pacientes pediátricos portadores da leismaniose visceral (LV). Amostras de sangue foram...