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J L Sarasa Corral

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PubMed1999

[Streptococcal gangrene and so-called "flesh-eating bacteria disease". A rare and devastating disease].

Streptococcal gangrene, an unusual form of necrotizing fasciitis with fatal outcome, has been recently rediscovered and has gained popularity with the name "disease of flesh eating bacteria". The incidence of this and other severe diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae has been suggested to be increasing. Only three patients with this disease have been studied at our institution in the last 12 years and in a review of a bacteremic infections caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci a significant increase of these infections was not observed. We report here the clinical and pathological characteristics of streptococcal gangrene as well as a review of the more recent literature.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1997

[Neurocysticercosis in a tertiary hospital. New advances in the diagnosis and treatment].

Cerebral cysticercosis is an endemic parasitosis in many developing countries with a great variability in its presentation and prognosis. In the last 37 years (1960-1996) we have studied 18 patients at Fundación Jiménez Díaz. Sixteen were spanish; ten of them (62.5%) came from rural areas and they all were seen before 1988. Ten patients (56%) were males and seven (44%) females. The mean age was 49 years (range: 22-80). The most common symptoms at diagnosis were: seizures (61%), headache (55%), visual disturbances (39%), symptoms of intracranial hypertension (33%), mental disturbances (33%) and other focal symptoms (33%). CT and NMR showed changes in all cases, and hydrocephalia, presence of brain calcifications and ventricular or subarachnoidal parenchymal cysts were the most common findings. Three patients received antiparasitic therapy (praziquantel and albendazol), two of them associated with surgery. The most common surgical procedure was cyst exeresis and ventriculo-peritoneal shunts. The evolution was favorable in 90% of cases.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

[An asymptomatic splenic hamartoma treated by conservative surgery].

We present the case of an 8-year-old boy accidentally diagnosed of a splenic tumor by ultrasound and computed tomography scan of the abdomen. The patient was treated surgically with a conservative surgical technique (wedge resection and splenorraphy). The histologic study revealed a hamartoma and by immunohistologic study a clear differentiation with the splenic capillary hemangioma could be made.

Biopsy↗
PubMed1994

[Myoglandular inflammatory polyp located in the distal end of the rectum].

Recently, a new class of colorectal polyps has been described. Because of their histological characteristics, they have been called inflammatory myoglandular polyps. We report the case of a forty years old male, in haemodialysis for six years, who noticed the growth of an anal tumour. It is the first description of one of them placed in the distal part of the rectum.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

[Granulomatous angiitis of the basilar artery related to herpes zoster of the 7th cranial nerve].

Granulomatous angiitis of the central nervous system is an uncommon condition characterized by vascular wall necrosis, inflammatory exudate and development of giant cells in medium and small size vessels. The pathogenesis of this disease remains unknown, but it has been associated with immune complexes, mechanical factors and infection by the varicella-zoster virus. We report a young patient who presented with herpes zoster involving the VII cranial nerve and contralateral hemiplegia. Subsequently, pontine infarct and fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage developed. The pathological study showed granulomatous angiitis of basilar artery.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

[Nocardiosis: clinical observations apropos of 9 cases].

We have retrospectively analyzed 9 cases of nocardiosis that were studied in our hospital over the past 10 years. 66% of the patients had an associated disease and half of them were on steroid treatment. The clinical manifestations of the infection were pulmonary and cutaneous and in 44% of cases, it disseminated to the central nervous system. The diagnosis was made in all cases isolating the microorganism from pulmonary secretions, puss, spinal fluid and blood. Nocardia asteroides was isolated in 8 cases, and nocardia caviae in one case. There was a 55% mortality rate. The different clinical presentation and evolution are reviewed, as well as prognostic factors and antimicrobial treatment of nocardiosis.

Adult↗
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[A severe rhinological mycosis: mucormycosis. A report of 3 cases].

Mucormycosis is a fungal infection, the most frequent form begins in the nose and the paranasal sinus and can rich the brain. It is a fulminant and often fatal disease, not well known by many specialists. The authors present three cases with positive cultures, histology and postmortem studies, drawing attention to the importance of its prompt diagnosis and aggressive treatment.

Aged↗
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[Vesical malacoplakia].

We present a new case of vesical malacoplakia in a 55-year-old male with acute clinical cystitis accompanied by hematuria. We underline the favorable response to treatment with cholinergics and sulfonamides. We comment on the different etiopathogenic and endoscopic points of view. We review the different therapeutic concepts of this singular affection.

Humans↗
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[Cerebral malaria].

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Acute Kidney Injury↗