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Braz. j. infect. dis ; 19(2): 216-219, Mar-Apr/2015. graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-746504

RESUMO

Nocardia spp. are a group of aerobic actinomycetes widely distributed in soil, and associated with severe opportunistic infections, essentially pulmonary infections. We report the first case of disseminated infection associated with urinary tract infection caused by Nocardia veterana. The diagnosis was difficult; despite the presence of pulmonary nodules, the lung biopsies remained negative while only one aerobic blood culture and the urine culture were positive for N. veterana, identified after a 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis. Few cases of clinical importance due to N. veterana have been published since its characterization. The bacteriological diagnosis of nocardiosis can be difficult to establish because of the delayed growth and the specific techniques that are required. This case illustrates the necessity of performing specific investigations in immunocompromised patients who present with infectious disease because the severity of this infection requires early diagnosis and quick initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy.


Assuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nocardiose/microbiologia , Nocardia/isolamento & purificação , Infecções Urinárias/microbiologia , Nocardiose/diagnóstico , Nocardia/genética , Infecções Urinárias/diagnóstico
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Braz J Infect Dis ; 19(2): 216-9, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25636185

RESUMO

Nocardia spp. are a group of aerobic actinomycetes widely distributed in soil, and associated with severe opportunistic infections, essentially pulmonary infections. We report the first case of disseminated infection associated with urinary tract infection caused by Nocardia veterana. The diagnosis was difficult; despite the presence of pulmonary nodules, the lung biopsies remained negative while only one aerobic blood culture and the urine culture were positive for N. veterana, identified after a 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis. Few cases of clinical importance due to N. veterana have been published since its characterization. The bacteriological diagnosis of nocardiosis can be difficult to establish because of the delayed growth and the specific techniques that are required. This case illustrates the necessity of performing specific investigations in immunocompromised patients who present with infectious disease because the severity of this infection requires early diagnosis and quick initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy.


Assuntos
Nocardiose/microbiologia , Nocardia/isolamento & purificação , Infecções Urinárias/microbiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nocardia/genética , Nocardiose/diagnóstico , RNA Ribossômico 16S , Infecções Urinárias/diagnóstico
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Crit Care ; 18(3): R131, 2014 Jun 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24964817

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Although aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is often complicated by myocardial injury, whether this neurogenic cardiomyopathy is associated with the modification of cardiac metabolism is unknown. This study sought to explore, by positron emission tomography/computed tomography, the presence of altered cardiac glucose metabolism after SAH. METHODS: During a 16-month period, 30 SAH acute phase patients underwent myocardial (18)F- fluorodesoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDGPET), (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin and (123)I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine ((123)I-mIBG) scintigraphy, respectively, assessing glucose metabolism, cardiac perfusion, and sympathetic innervation. Patients with initial abnormalities were followed monthly for two months for (18)F-FDG, and six months later for (123)I-mIBG. RESULTS: In this SAH population, acute cardiac metabolic disturbance was observed in 83% of patients (n = 25), and sympathetic innervation disturbance affected 90% (n = 27). Myocardial perfusion was normal for all patients. The topography and extent of metabolic defects and innervation abnormalities largely overlapped. Follow-up showed rapid improvement of glucose metabolism in one or two months. Normalization of sympathetic innervation was slower; only 27% of patients (n = 8) exhibited normal (123)I-mIBG scintigraphy after six months. Presence of initial altered cardiac metabolism was not associated with more unfavorable cardiac or neurological outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the hypothesis of neurogenic myocardial stunning after SAH. In hemodynamically stable acute phase SAH patients, cardiomyopathy is characterized by diffuse and heterogeneous (18)F-FDG and (123)I-mIBG uptake defect. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01218191. Registered 6 October 2010.


Assuntos
Glucose/metabolismo , Coração/inervação , Aneurisma Intracraniano/metabolismo , Miocárdio/metabolismo , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/metabolismo , Sistema Nervoso Simpático/fisiopatologia , 3-Iodobenzilguanidina , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Humanos , Aneurisma Intracraniano/complicações , Radioisótopos do Iodo , Miocárdio Atordoado/etiologia , Compostos Organofosforados , Compostos de Organotecnécio , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Qualidade de Vida , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Ruptura Espontânea , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/complicações , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único , Troponina T/sangue
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Clin Nucl Med ; 34(9): 566-9, 2009 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19692815

RESUMO

Renal clear cell carcinoma has a great metastatic potential, with possibly uncommon secondary lesions, notably in the head and neck region. The role of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-18 FDG PET) in the staging or follow-up of urological malignancies is still not clearly defined. We report a case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma involving the tongue and a cervical lymph node, 3 years after initial nephrectomy. The use of combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan showed increased F-18 FDG activity in these 2 lesions that were then diagnosed and treated by surgery. Although the diagnostic performance of F-18 FDG PET is limited in the detection of primary disease, this imaging modality can be a very useful tool in the follow-up of renal clear cell carcinoma.


Assuntos
Carcinoma de Células Renais/diagnóstico por imagem , Carcinoma de Células Renais/patologia , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Neoplasias Renais/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Renais/patologia , Neoplasias da Língua/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias da Língua/secundário , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons
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