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PubMed1994

Herpes zoster in infancy after intrauterine exposure to varicella zoster virus: report of two cases.

Herpes zoster occurs very rarely in infancy. We report two infants who developed zoster-like lesions at three and seven months of age. They had no history of chickenpox after birth. Both mothers acquired varicella infection during their sixth month of pregnancy. The crops of vesicular rashes appeared in right L1-3 dermatomes in one patient and left V3, C2 dermatomes in the other. Laboratory findings demonstrated a four-fold rise in varicella zoster virus (VZV) IgG antibody in one patient and positive VZV IgM antibody in the other. Both infants received acyclovir treatment and the skin lesions healed rapidly without sequela. In infancy, herpes zoster may be the primary clinical manifestation of reactivation of latent VZV infection acquired transplacentally during intrauterine life.

Chickenpox↗
PubMed1996

Infectious endocarditis due to non-typhi Salmonella in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: report of two cases and review.

Endocarditis is not usually considered a complication of AIDS. Because salmonellal bacteremia is common in HIV-infected patients and because salmonellae have a propensity to adhere to endothelial cells, these patients are at risk of endocarditis and endarteritis. We report two cases of endocarditis due to Salmonella enteritidis and review three previously reported cases. All five patients had underlying heart valve disease and developed fever, breakthrough or relapsing bacteremia, heart murmurs, and cardiac failure; four of five patients were older than 45 years. One patient died, but the other four were successfully treated with beta-lactam agents alone or in combination with aminoglycosides or with ofloxacin (valve replacement was not required). As AIDS patients get older, the number of cases of endocarditis or endarteritis due to Salmonella species may increase, particularly in geographic areas where Salmonella species are prevalent.

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections↗
PubMed1997

Human disease caused by an arbovirus closely related to Ilheus virus: report of five cases.

We report five cases of human disease caused by arbovirus in 5 patients from the State of São Paulo, Brazil, residing in the municipalities of Osasco, Atibaia, Guarujá, and the capital São Paulo, respectively. One of the patients resides in São Luis, capital of the State of Maranhão. The sites of infection probably were the states of Paraná and Goiás, both in cave regions, the State of Amazonas, and Rondônia in two cases. Laboratory tests for malaria were negative and 1 patient showed a positive serum reaction for leptospirosis. Serum samples from the acute and convalescent phases were tested by hemagglutination inhibition, complement fixation, and neutralization in mice. Acute phase samples were inoculated into suckling mice by the intracerebral route. A close antigenic relationship was observed between the five agents isolated and the flavivirus Ilheus. Serologic tests demonstrated the absence of antibodies in all samples from the 5 patients during convalescence and even for more than 1 year after infection in 1 of them.

Adult↗
PubMed1998

[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and herpes virus. Report of an unusual case: a cause or casual association?].

OBJECTIVE: To present a curious case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). CASE: A forty-seven year old man claimed of paresis in the arms since four years. The electrical study of the muscles and nerves diagnosis was ALS, type Vulpian-Bernardt. The cerebrospinal fluid study revealed an inflammatory process and the positivity of immulogical reactions for Herpes simplex I. The blood-brain barrier study showed the possibility that immunological response for Herpes simplex I was produced in the spinal fluid space. A magnetic resonance suggested cystic myelopathy of cervical spinal cord expanding from C2 to C4. The patient received endovenous acyclovir for 21 days. Until two months after the medication we did not submit the patient to other subsidiary examinations. DISCUSSION: Until now there is no specific drug treatment for ALS. The notion that there is a "syndrome of ALS" related with various causes may help to treat some patients.

Acyclovir↗
PubMed1997

Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Report of 2 cases and review of the literature.

Rhodococcus equi is a cause of lung infection in immunosuppressed hosts. Since the start of the HIV epidemic, 76 cases of R. equi lung infection (MEDLINE 1985-96) affecting this population have been described. We report 2 additional cases and review the clinical data, radiological findings, treatment and outcome of these 78 patients. The mean age of these patients was 33 y; 69 were male. 71 met the criteria for AIDS (CDC 1993). Fever and cough were the presenting complaints in the majority of patients (84.3%). A single cavitary lung lesion in the upper lobes was the most common radiological finding (57.7%), although multiple cavitations, alveolar infiltrates and pleural effusion were also found. Treatment usually was based on synergistic antibiotic combinations for a long period of time determined on an individual basis. Surgery was performed only in 11 patients. Death attributable directly to R. equi infection is low (15.4%), however only half of the patients (53.8%) were completely cured. We conclude that R. equi infection should be strongly considered in any HIV patient who presents with cavitary lesions in the lung, especially if mycobacteria are not identified. Treatment must be based on synergistic antibiotic combinations, and surgery relegated to cases of chronic single cavitary lesions not responding to antibiotics.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed2006

Prostate adenocarcinoma and human immunodeficiency virus: report of three cases and review of the literature.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the acute tolerance to definitive external-beam radiation therapy (RT; EBRT) in patients with prostate adenocarcinoma and HIV and to review the published literature for this population. Three patients with prostate adenocarcinoma and HIV were treated with definitive RT. Medical records were reviewed for prostate cancer and HIV characteristics, RT details, and acute toxicity. A review of the published literature was performed for epidemiology, management, and outcome of these patients. All 3 patients had excellent acute tolerance to definitive EBRT and, with short follow-up, all had decreasing prostate-specific antigen levels. The published literature regarding patients with prostate adenocarcinoma and HIV is scarce but suggests that men with HIV might be at higher risk of developing prostate cancer. External-beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy, and surgery have all been used in the management of these patients. All 3 patients with prostate adenocarcinoma and HIV had an excellent acute tolerance to EBRT. Prostate cancer is expected to become an increasingly important health problem for men infected with HIV as their life expectancy lengthens.

Adenocarcinoma↗