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Pathogens ; 13(5)2024 May 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38787250

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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and sarcoidosis are two common granulomatous diseases involving lymph nodes. Differential diagnosis is not always easy because pathogen demonstration in tuberculosis is not always possible and both diseases share clinical, radiological and histological patterns. The aim of our study was to identify factors associated with each diagnosis and set up a predictive score for TB. Methods: All cases of lymph node tuberculosis and sarcoidosis were retrospectively reviewed. Demographics, clinical characteristics, laboratory and imaging data, and microbiological and histological results were collected and compared. Results: Among 441 patients screened, 192 patients were included in the final analysis. The multivariate analysis showed that weight loss, necrotic granuloma, normal serum lysozyme level and hypergammaglobulinemia were significantly associated with TB. A risk score of TB was built based on these variables and was able to discriminate TB versus sarcoidosis with an AUC of 0.85 (95% CI: 0.79-0.91). Using the Youden's J statistic, its most discriminant value (-0.36) was associated with a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 75%. Conclusions: We developed a score based on weight loss, necrotic granuloma, normal serum lysozyme level and hypergammaglobulinemia with an excellent capacity to discriminate TB versus sarcoidosis. This score needs still to be validated in a multicentric prospective study.

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AIDS Rev ; 24(4): 173-182, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36580606

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There is no correlation between HIV per se and other risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease. Pivotal studies have shown that vaccination is one of the effective ways to prevent severe COVID-19 illness in the general population. Studies on people living with HIV (PLWH) are scarce. The majority of these studies with mRNA (BNT126b2 and mRNA-1273) and adenovirus vector (Ad26.COV2.2 and ChAdOx1) vaccines with a low number of patients included shows that PLWH on antiretroviral treatment and with CD4 count > 200/mm³ has a robust immune response. These vaccines are thus effective in preventing severe infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in PLWH. However, PLWH with a CD4 count of < 200/mm³ and uncontrolled viral load (VL) seems to have a lower immune response. COVID-19 vaccines are safe in PLWH; adverse effects are mild or moderate, and their incidence is similar to non-HIV people (NHP). The CD4 count decreased significantly and transiently, and the VL rebounded insignificantly in a few patients. A complete vaccination including a third dose is, therefore, recommended. A booster dose with an mRNA vaccine is recommended in PLWH with an advanced stage of their disease.


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COVID-19 , Infecções por HIV , Humanos , Antirretrovirais/uso terapêutico , Anticorpos Antivirais , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , Vacinas contra COVID-19/administração & dosagem , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Vacinação
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Int J Gen Med ; 15: 8111-8120, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36389021

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Introduction: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening disease, which can be primary (due to genetic mutation) or secondary to malignancy, infection and rheumatologic diseases. Data concerning Belgian patients with adult HLH are lacking. Methods: This retrospective study was performed in a teaching hospital in Belgium. All cases of adult HLH, from December 2010 to April 2022, were reviewed. Patients with more than five HLH-2004 criteria and/or HScore >80% were included in the study. The objective of our study was to describe clinical and biological characteristics of patients with HLH and attempt to look for variables associated with mortality. Results: Fifty-two patients were included in the final analysis. Mean age (SD) of patients was 48 (18) years old, and 29 patients were of male gender (56%). The underlying diseases associated with HLH were malignancy (M-HLH) in 22 patients, infection related HLH in 20 patients, rheumatologic disease related HLH in 7 patients, idiopathic in 2 patients and secondary to pregnancy in 1 patient. Overall mortality, mortality at 30 days and 90 days were 24/52 (46%), 13/52 (25%) and 4/52 (10%), respectively. In univariate analysis, malignancy, male sex, age and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) were associated with mortality (p < 0.05). In multivariate analysis, only age was significantly associated with mortality (odds ratio, 1.053; 95% confidence interval, 1.016-1.092; p 0.005). Conclusion: In our study, the most frequent triggers were malignancy and infectious agent followed by rheumatologic disease. Risk factors for mortality were age, male sex, malignancy and DIC, but only age remained significant in multivariate analysis. Treatment guidelines are mainly based on pediatric patients, and it is important for physician to describe adult patients' outcome to better understand this disease and adapt treatment.

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Int J Gen Med ; 14: 7895-7905, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34795509

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BACKGROUND: Preliminary reports described a reduction in non-COVID admissions during the first wave of the pandemic including some of critical diseases such as cancer, myocardial and cerebral infarction. OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-COVID in-hospital admissions in a large academic center in Belgium. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of non-COVID-19 in-hospital admissions during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. The average number of admissions per week in 2020 has been compared to that of the same period in 2019 and 2018. Comparisons were made first for all admissions, then by disease groups, using the classification of APRDRG, and then by diagnoses using ICD-10-CM classification. RESULTS: Overall in-hospital admissions were reduced by around 39% and 29% during the first and the second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic respectively compared to 2018 and 2019. No significant difference was found between the average number of admissions in the early-COVID and the pre-COVID baseline period during the two waves. The average number of admissions was significantly reduced in the peak-COVID period compared to the baseline (first wave: 332 versus 763 admissions/week, p<0.01, -57%; second wave: 496 versus 788 admissions/week, p<0.01, -37%), as well as in the late-COVID period compared to the baseline (first wave: 412 versus 763 admissions/week, p<0.01, -46%; second wave: 470 versus 788 admissions/week, p<0.01, -40%). Cancer, myocardial and cerebral infarction admissions were not statistically reduced during the the two waves of COVID pandemic compared to the pre-COVID period. CONCLUSION: Our study shows that non-COVID in-hospital admissions rates were substantially reduced during the first two waves of COVID-19 pandemic. In our study, cancer, myocardial and cerebral infarction admissions were not statistically reduced, which was not in accordance to what was described in the literature.

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Crit Care ; 25(1): 212, 2021 06 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34127048

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BACKGROUND: The severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly variable between individuals, ranging from asymptomatic infection to critical disease with acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring mechanical ventilation. Such variability stresses the need for novel biomarkers associated with disease outcome. As SARS-CoV-2 infection causes a kidney proximal tubule dysfunction with urinary loss of uric acid, we hypothesized that low serum levels of uric acid (hypouricemia) may be associated with severity and outcome of COVID-19. METHODS: In a retrospective study using two independent cohorts, we investigated and validated the prevalence, kinetics and clinical correlates of hypouricemia among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 to a large academic hospital in Brussels, Belgium. Survival analyses using Cox regression and a competing risk approach assessed the time to mechanical ventilation and/or death. Confocal microscopy assessed the expression of urate transporter URAT1 in kidney proximal tubule cells from patients who died from COVID-19. RESULTS: The discovery and validation cohorts included 192 and 325 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, respectively. Out of the 517 patients, 274 (53%) had severe and 92 (18%) critical COVID-19. In both cohorts, the prevalence of hypouricemia increased from 6% upon admission to 20% within the first days of hospitalization for COVID-19, contrasting with a very rare occurrence (< 1%) before hospitalization for COVID-19. During a median (interquartile range) follow-up of 148 days (50-168), 61 (12%) patients required mechanical ventilation and 93 (18%) died. In both cohorts considered separately and in pooled analyses, low serum levels of uric acid were strongly associated with disease severity (linear trend, P < 0.001) and with progression to death and respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation in Cox (adjusted hazard ratio 5.3, 95% confidence interval 3.6-7.8, P < 0.001) or competing risks (adjusted hazard ratio 20.8, 95% confidence interval 10.4-41.4, P < 0.001) models. At the structural level, kidneys from patients with COVID-19 showed a major reduction in urate transporter URAT1 expression in the brush border of proximal tubules. CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with COVID-19 requiring hospitalization, low serum levels of uric acid are common and associate with disease severity and with progression to respiratory failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation.


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COVID-19/metabolismo , COVID-19/fisiopatologia , Túbulos Renais Proximais/metabolismo , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Ácido Úrico/sangue , Idoso , Bélgica , COVID-19/complicações , Estudos de Coortes , Estado Terminal/epidemiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transportadores de Ânions Orgânicos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions Orgânicos/metabolismo , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Ther Clin Risk Manag ; 17: 293-304, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33888986

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INTRODUCTION: Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a severe disorder with high mortality. The aim of this review is to update clinical management of relapsed/refractory HLH in adults, with a focus on current and new therapies. METHODS: We searched relevant articles in Embase and PUBMED with the MESH term "hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; refractory; relapsing; adult." RESULTS: One hundred eight papers were found; of these, 22 were retained for this review. The treatment of HLH in adult is based on the HLH-94 regimen. The response rate is lower than in pediatric patients, and 20-30% are refractory to this therapy. DEP regimen and allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are associated with complete response and partial response in 27% and 49.2%, respectively. However, many patients fail to achieve a stable condition before HSCT, and mortality is higher in them. New drugs have been developed, such as emapalumab, ruxolitinib, and alemtuzumab, and they may be used as bridges to the curative HSCT. They are relatively well tolerated and have few or mild side effects. With these agents, the rate of partial response ranges from 14.2% to 100%, while the rate of complete response is highly variable according to study and medication used. The number of patients who achieved HSCT ranged from 44.8% to 77%, with a survival rate of 55.9% to 100%. However, the populations in these studies are mainly composed of mixed-age patients (pediatric and adult patients), and studies including only adult patients are scarce. CONCLUSION: Relapsed or refractory HLH in adult patients is associated with poor outcome, and consolidation with HSCT may be required in some cases. Mortality related to HSCT is mainly due to active HLH disease before HSCT and post HSCT complications. New drugs, such as empalumab, ruxolitinib, and alemtuzumab are interesting since these agents may be used as bridges to HSCT with increases in the numbers of patients proceeding to HSCT and survival rate.

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Infection ; 49(1): 177-180, 2021 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32876896

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BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is often difficult because of the diversity of clinical presentations, its often-misleading appearance and the very long incubation period (time between the endemic stay and the onset of skin lesions). CASE: We report the case of an otherwise healthy 67-year-old man who presented with inflammatory skin lesions on the scalp and face for the past 7 years. The lesions were first mistaken as cutaneous sarcoidosis, mycobacterial infection, and cutaneous lymphoma. Finally, the diagnosis was made by RT-PCR analysis on a punch-biopsy specimen, which was positive for Leishmania infantum. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: To date, the choice of treatment for complex cutaneous leishmaniases is based on the Leishmania species. Our patient successfully responded to liposomal amphotericin B.


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Leishmaniose Cutânea , Idoso , Anfotericina B/uso terapêutico , Antiprotozoários/uso terapêutico , Biópsia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Face/parasitologia , Face/patologia , Humanos , Leishmania infantum/genética , Leishmania infantum/isolamento & purificação , Leishmaniose Cutânea/diagnóstico , Leishmaniose Cutânea/tratamento farmacológico , Leishmaniose Cutânea/parasitologia , Leishmaniose Cutânea/patologia , Masculino , Couro Cabeludo/parasitologia , Couro Cabeludo/patologia , Pele/parasitologia , Pele/patologia
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Ann Endocrinol (Paris) ; 81(2-3): 101-109, 2020 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32413342

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Diabetes is among the most frequently reported comorbidities in patients infected with COVID-19. According to current data, diabetic patients do not appear to be at increased risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 compared to the general population. On the other hand, diabetes is a risk factor for developing severe and critical forms of COVID-19, the latter requiring admission to an intensive care unit and/or use of invasive mechanical ventilation, with high mortality rates. The characteristics of diabetic patients at risk for developing severe and critical forms of COVID-19, as well as the prognostic impact of diabetes on the course of COVID-19, are under current investigation. Obesity, the main risk factor for incident type 2 diabetes, is more common in patients with critical forms of COVID-19 requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. On the other hand, COVID-19 is usually associated with poor glycemic control and a higher risk of ketoacidosis in diabetic patients. There are currently no recommendations in favour of discontinuing antihypertensive medications that interact with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Metformin and SGLT2 inhibitors should be discontinued in patients with severe forms of COVID-19 owing to the risks of lactic acidosis and ketoacidosis. Finally, we advise for systematic screening for (pre)diabetes in patients with proven COVID-19 infection.


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Infecções por Coronavirus/complicações , Infecções por Coronavirus/terapia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicações , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/terapia , Pneumonia Viral/complicações , Pneumonia Viral/terapia , Acidose Láctica/induzido quimicamente , Acidose Láctica/epidemiologia , Acidose Láctica/virologia , Betacoronavirus/fisiologia , COVID-19 , Comorbidade , Infecções por Coronavirus/diagnóstico , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologia , Estado Terminal/epidemiologia , Estado Terminal/terapia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/diagnóstico , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/epidemiologia , Cetoacidose Diabética/induzido quimicamente , Cetoacidose Diabética/epidemiologia , Cetoacidose Diabética/virologia , Humanos , Programas de Rastreamento/métodos , Programas de Rastreamento/normas , Metformina/uso terapêutico , Obesidade/complicações , Obesidade/epidemiologia , Obesidade/terapia , Pandemias , Pneumonia Viral/diagnóstico , Pneumonia Viral/epidemiologia , Estado Pré-Diabético/complicações , Estado Pré-Diabético/diagnóstico , Estado Pré-Diabético/epidemiologia , Estado Pré-Diabético/terapia , Sistema Renina-Angiotensina/fisiologia , Fatores de Risco , Gestão de Riscos , SARS-CoV-2 , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Inibidores do Transportador 2 de Sódio-Glicose/uso terapêutico , Suspensão de Tratamento
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Acta Orthop Belg ; 86(2): 249-252, 2020 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33418615

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Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) joint infection is an uncommon (0,3-1,7%) (20) but devastating complication after THA. While mostly caused by Gram-positive bacteria, with staphylococci and streptococci accounting for up to 76% of cases (21), orthopaedic surgeons are sometimes faced with atypical germs such as fungi or mycobacteria. We present a case of THA joint infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MT) in a patient without a previous history of MT infection. A literature review was performed, and the treatment is discussed.


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Antituberculosos/administração & dosagem , Artroplastia de Quadril , Articulação do Quadril , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolamento & purificação , Infecções Relacionadas à Prótese , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Artrocentese/métodos , Artroplastia de Quadril/efeitos adversos , Artroplastia de Quadril/métodos , Doença Crônica , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Articulação do Quadril/diagnóstico por imagem , Articulação do Quadril/microbiologia , Prótese de Quadril/efeitos adversos , Prótese de Quadril/microbiologia , Humanos , Infecções Relacionadas à Prótese/diagnóstico , Infecções Relacionadas à Prótese/microbiologia , Infecções Relacionadas à Prótese/fisiopatologia , Recuperação de Função Fisiológica , Reoperação/métodos , Líquido Sinovial/microbiologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento
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Acta Clin Belg ; 75(4): 275-283, 2020 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31023169

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BACKGROUND: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) was not used in Belgium before 2013, except for patients with cystic fibrosis. Thus, we have performed a pilot study to evaluate clinical characteristics and outcomes of patient receiving OPAT in a Belgian setting. METHODS: The study was a prospective observational single-center study of patients receiving OPAT between 1 September 2013 and 31 December, 2017. RESULTS: We included 218 OPATs. The median age was 58 years and 71% were men. At the end of the treatment, 92% of the patients on OPAT were cured. Risk factors for treatment failure were obesity, diabetes and diabetic foot infections, longer duration of hospitalization before OPAT, and duration of OPAT >16 days. An average of 24 days of hospitalization per patient discharge was saved, which amounted to 5205 days saved during the project. During the OPAT and 30 days thereafter, 71 (32.6%) of patients were readmitted, but only 26 (12%) readmissions were directly related to OPAT. Risk factors for readmissions were diabetes and diabetic foot infections, endovascular infections, longer duration of hospitalization before OPAT, duration of OPAT >30 days, and history of hospitalizations in the year before OPAT. There were 2.3 intravenous catheter-related events per 1000 days of catheter use. Patients' level of satisfaction was high (99.5%). CONCLUSIONS: In this pilot study, OPAT is found to be efficacious in saving hospitalization's days, with a low rate of readmissions and complications and a high patients' level of satisfaction. We therefore conclude that OPAT is feasible and safe. BACKGROUND: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) was not used in Belgium before 2013, except for patients with cystic fibrosis. Thus, we have performed a pilot study to evaluate clinical characteristics and outcomes of patient receiving OPAT in a Belgian setting. METHODS: The study was a prospective observational single-center study of patients receiving OPAT between 1 September 2013 and 31 December, 2017. RESULTS: We included 218 OPATs. The median age was 58 years and 71% were men. At the end of the treatment, 92% of the patients on OPAT were cured. Risk factors for treatment failure were obesity, diabetes and diabetic foot infections, longer duration of hospitalization before OPAT, and duration of OPAT >16 days. An average of 24 days of hospitalization per patient discharge was saved, which amounted to 5205 days saved during the project. During the OPAT and 30 days thereafter, 71 (32.6%) of patients were readmitted, but only 26 (12%) readmissions were directly related to OPAT. Risk factors for readmissions were diabetes and diabetic foot infections, endovascular infections, longer duration of hospitalization before OPAT, duration of OPAT >30 days, and history of hospitalizations in the year before OPAT. There were 2.3 intravenous catheter-related events per 1000 days of catheter use. Patients' level of satisfaction was high (99.5%). CONCLUSIONS: In our study, OPAT is found to be efficacious in saving hospitalization's days, with a low rate of readmissions and complications and a high patients' level of satisfaction. We therefore conclude that OPAT is feasible and safe.


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Assistência Ambulatorial/organização & administração , Antibacterianos/administração & dosagem , Infecções Bacterianas/tratamento farmacológico , Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar/organização & administração , Administração Intravenosa , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Assistência Ambulatorial/métodos , Artrite Infecciosa/tratamento farmacológico , Bélgica , Doenças Ósseas Infecciosas/tratamento farmacológico , Cateterismo Periférico , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Colangite/tratamento farmacológico , Colecistite/tratamento farmacológico , Cistite/tratamento farmacológico , Diabetes Mellitus , Pé Diabético/tratamento farmacológico , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Duração da Terapia , Endocardite/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Hospitalização , Humanos , Tempo de Internação/estatística & dados numéricos , Abscesso Hepático/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Obesidade , Readmissão do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Satisfação do Paciente , Projetos Piloto , Estudos Prospectivos , Prostatite/tratamento farmacológico , Pielonefrite/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Respiratórias/tratamento farmacológico , Fatores de Risco , Falha de Tratamento , Resultado do Tratamento , Infecção dos Ferimentos/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto Jovem
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Acta Clin Belg ; 75(4): 301-307, 2020 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31035903

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We report the case of a 51 year-old female who complained of jaundice and weight loss. At the time of presentation, she had been in remission from a stage 2a ductal breast carcinoma for 58 months. The clinical presentation was suggestive of a primary pancreas cancer with liver metastases and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. We performed liver and pancreas biopsies that demonstrate a relapse of her old breast carcinoma with positive hormone receptors and HER2 positive. Conservative treatment by chemotherapy was given with Paclitaxel - Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab. Pancreatic metastases are uncommon. Furthermore, pancreatic metastases from breast cancer are very rare. We performed a review of the literature and found 48 cases of pancreatic metastases from breast cancer. We would like to highlight by this case that when a pancreatic lesion appears, in patients with a past history of cancer, physicians must not forget the possibility of metastases from primary tumor even if the initial stage, of the tumor, is low. However the diagnosis is not always easy. If liver and pancreatic lesions occur simultaneously, the clinical presentation can mimic metastatic primary pancreatic cancer. Therefore performing biopsy is highly recommended for making the correct diagnosis and also for the staging of the disease and the choice of the best treatment according to immunohistochemical analysis.


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Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Carcinoma Ductal de Mama/secundário , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundário , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/secundário , Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados/administração & dosagem , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Biópsia , Carcinoma Ductal de Mama/complicações , Carcinoma Ductal de Mama/diagnóstico por imagem , Carcinoma Ductal de Mama/tratamento farmacológico , Colangiopancreatografia Retrógrada Endoscópica , Ducto Colédoco , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Icterícia/etiologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/complicações , Neoplasias Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamento farmacológico , Linfonodos/patologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Paclitaxel/administração & dosagem , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/tratamento farmacológico , Espaço Retroperitoneal , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Trastuzumab/administração & dosagem , Ultrassonografia , Redução de Peso
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Bone Joint J ; 101-B(9): 1122-1128, 2019 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31474150

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AIMS: Low haemoglobin (Hb) at admission has been identified as a risk factor for mortality for elderly patients with hip fractures in some studies. However, this remains controversial. This study aims to analyze the association between Hb level at admission and mortality in elderly patients with hip fracture undergoing surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: All consecutive patients (prospective database) admitted with hip fracture operated in a tertiary hospital between 2012 and 2016 were analyzed. We collected patient characteristics, time to surgery, duration and type of surgery, comorbidities, Hb at admission, nadir of Hb after surgery, the use and amount of red blood cells (RBCs) transfusion products, postoperative complications, and death. The main outcome measures were mortality at 30 days, 90 days, 180 days, and one year after surgery. RESULTS: We included 829 patients; the mean age was 81 years (sd 11). Mortality at 30 days, 90 days, 180 days, and one year was 5.7%, 12.3%, 18.1%, and 23.5%, respectively. The highest mortality was observed in patients aged over 80 years (162/557, 29%) and in male patients (85/267, 32%). Survival at 90 days, 180 days, and one year after surgery was significantly lower in patients with a Hb level below 120 g/l at admission. In multivariate analysis, Hb level below 120 g/l at admission was found to be an independent factor associated with mortality (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 1.68 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22 to 2.31); p = 0.001), along with age (aHR 1.06 (95% CI 1.04 to 1.06); p < 0.001), male sex (aHR 2.19 (95% CI 1.61 to 2.96); p < 0.001), and need for RBC transfusions (aHR 1.10 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.19); p = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that low Hb at admission along with age and RBC transfusions is significantly associated with short- and long-term mortality after hip fracture surgery, independently of comorbidity confounders. Further studies should be performed to understand how preoperative Hb could be taken into account in perioperative management. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2019;101-B:1122-1128.


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Anemia/sangue , Anemia/mortalidade , Hemoglobinas/análise , Fraturas do Quadril/mortalidade , Fraturas por Osteoporose/mortalidade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Anemia/complicações , Anemia/terapia , Comorbidade , Transfusão de Eritrócitos/mortalidade , Feminino , Fraturas do Quadril/complicações , Fraturas do Quadril/epidemiologia , Fraturas do Quadril/cirurgia , Hospitalização , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Fraturas por Osteoporose/complicações , Fraturas por Osteoporose/epidemiologia , Fraturas por Osteoporose/cirurgia , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco
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J Infect Chemother ; 25(11): 880-885, 2019 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31105001

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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Previous studies had shown that PET/CT can be helpfull in the management of SAB, leading to reduction of mortality. Factors associated with increased or reduced mortality are not well known. Our objective was to analyze mortality in high risk SAB patients undergoing PET/CT and to identify factors associated with mortality rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective study and reviewed all cases of high risk adult SAB between 2014 and 2017. We analyzed medical records and mortality at 30 days and 90 days and 1 year. RESULTS: A total of 102 patients were included in whom 48 undergone PET/CT. Metastatic foci was identified in 45.8% of cases (22/48). The overall mortality rate was 31.4% (32/102). The mortality rate was 16.6% (8/48) and 44.4% (24/54) in patients undergoing or not PET/CT respectively (P = 0.002). There was a signicantly difference in mortality rate at 30 days (P = 0.001), 90 days (P = 0.004) and one at 1 year (P = 0.002) between patients undergoing or not PET/CT respectively. In multivariate analysis only 18-FDGPET/CT, kidney failure and bacteremia of unknown origin were the 3 mains factors modifying mortality in patients with high risk SAB. CONCLUSION: In our study mortality rate was reduced in high risk SAB patients undergoing PET/CT. kidney failure and bacteremia of unknown origin were other factors associtated with high mortality. Our study confirm that PET/CT is a usefull tool in the management of SAB.


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Bacteriemia/mortalidade , Infecções Estafilocócicas/mortalidade , Staphylococcus aureus/patogenicidade , Idoso , Bacteriemia/microbiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons combinada à Tomografia Computadorizada/métodos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Infecções Estafilocócicas/microbiologia
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J Infect Chemother ; 25(2): 151-153, 2019 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30098916

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We present an unusual case of cardiac tamponade in a 17-year-old girl immunocompetent patient due to Salmonella enterica ssp. bredeney following infection of a bronchogenic cyst. The patient was admitted to hospital with pleuritic chest pain, dyspnoea and fever. Pulmonary angio-CT showed a bronchogenic cyst compressing the left atrium. The echocardiography showed diffuse pericardial effusion with right ventricular collapse consistent with cardiac tamponade. Pericardiocentesis was performed and microbiological cultures of the pericardial fluid became positive for Salmonella species confirmed later as bredeney subspecies by PCR. Empirical antibiotherapy was started with intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone. Bronchogenic cyst infection was suspected and confirmed by 18FDG PET CT. The patient was successfully treated by complete resection of the cyst and continuation of IV ceftriaxone followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate for a total duration of 6 weeks. She then completely recovered and didn't present any relapse after 6 months of follow up.


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Cisto Broncogênico , Tamponamento Cardíaco , Infecções por Salmonella , Salmonella , Adolescente , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Cisto Broncogênico/complicações , Cisto Broncogênico/diagnóstico , Cisto Broncogênico/tratamento farmacológico , Cisto Broncogênico/microbiologia , Tamponamento Cardíaco/diagnóstico , Tamponamento Cardíaco/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Infecções por Salmonella/complicações , Infecções por Salmonella/diagnóstico , Infecções por Salmonella/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Salmonella/microbiologia
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BMC Anesthesiol ; 18(1): 183, 2018 12 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30509182

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BACKGROUND: Elderly patients are at high risk for postoperative complications and increased mortality after hip fracture (HF) surgery due to frailty and co-morbidities. The prediction of postoperative outcome could be used for clinical decision making. A reliable score to predict postoperative mortality after HF surgery in this sub-population remains unavailable. METHODS: A single-centre retrospective cohort study was performed in 782 patients who were operated on for HF. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC)-curves were used to analyse the performance of gender, age, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) at admission (D0) as prognostic factors, alone or combined with the PreOperative Score to predict PostOperative Mortality (POSPOM) in univariate and multivariate linear regression models. RESULTS: No correlation between gender, age, NLR D0 or CRP D0 and postoperative, intra-hospital mortality was found. The Area Under the ROC-curve (AUC) for age, male gender, NLR and CRP were 0.61 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.45-0.61], 0.56 [95% CI = 0.42-0.56], 0.47 [95% CI = 0.29-0.47] and 0.49 [95% CI = 0.31-0.49] respectively. Combination with the POSPOM score did not increase its discriminative capacity as neither age (AUC = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.54-0.69), gender (AUC = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.58-0.72), NLR D0 (AUC = 0.71, 95% CI = 0.56-0.71), nor the CRP D0 (AUC = 0.71, 95% CI = 0.58-0.71) improved the POSPOM performance. CONCLUSIONS: Neither age, gender, NLR D0 nor CRP D0 are suitable parameters to predict postoperative, intra-hospital mortality in elderly patients undergoing surgery for HF.


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Fraturas do Quadril/cirurgia , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/mortalidade , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Proteína C-Reativa/metabolismo , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Humanos , Modelos Lineares , Linfócitos/metabolismo , Masculino , Análise Multivariada , Neutrófilos/metabolismo , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Prognóstico , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Sexuais
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Front Immunol ; 9: 2366, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30429846

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Background: Inherited CARD9 deficiency constitutes a primary immunodeficiency predisposing uniquely to chronic and invasive fungal infections. Certain mutations are shown to negatively impact CARD9 protein expression and/or NF-κB activation, but the underlying biochemical mechanism remains to be fully understood. Objectives: To investigate a possible founder origin of a known CARD9 R70W mutation in five families of Turkish origin. To explore the biochemical mechanism of immunodeficiency by R70W CARD9. Methods: We performed haplotype analysis using microsatellite markers and SNPs. We designed a model system exploiting a gain-of-function (GOF) CARD9 L213LI mutant that triggers constitutive NF-κB activation, analogous to an oncogenic CARD11 mutant, to study NF-κB signaling and signalosome formation. We performed reporter assays, immunoprecipitation and confocal imaging on HEK cells overexpressing different CARD9 variants. Results: We identified a common haplotype, thus providing evidence for a common Turkish founder. CARD9 R70W failed to activate NF-κB and abrogated NF-κB activation by WT CARD9 and by GOF CARD9. Notably, R70W CARD9 also exerted negative effects on NF-κB activation by CARD10, CARD11, and CARD14. Consistent with the NF-κB results, the R70W mutation prevented GOF CARD9 to pull down the signalosome partner proteins BCL10 and MALT1. This reflected into drastic reduction of BCL10 filamentous assemblies in a cellular context. Indeed, structural analysis revealed that position R70 in CARD9 maps at the putative interface between successive CARD domains in CARD9 filaments. Conclusions: The R70W mutation in CARD9 prevents NF-κB activation by inhibiting productive interactions with downstream BCL10 and MALT1, necessary for assembly of the filamentous CARD9-BCL10-MALT1 signalosome.


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Proteína 10 de Linfoma CCL de Células B/metabolismo , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Sinalização CARD/genética , Efeito Fundador , Proteína de Translocação 1 do Linfoma de Tecido Linfoide Associado à Mucosa/metabolismo , Mutação , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Sinalização CARD/química , Linhagem Celular , Suscetibilidade a Doenças , Feminino , Mutação com Ganho de Função , Humanos , Masculino , Modelos Moleculares , Linhagem , Ligação Proteica , Conformação Proteica , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/imunologia , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/metabolismo
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