Eritema Nodoso Leproso Forunculoide: Presentación de un caso / No disponible

La Lepra es una enfermedad infectocontagiosa crónica de larga evolución que puede presentar episodios sintomáticos agudos, en ocasiones muy severos, que obligan a buscar atención médica y que se conocen con el nombre de lepra reaccional o leprorreacciones. Diagnosticar lepra reaccional no es dificultoso frente a un paciente con diagnóstico previo de la enfermedad. Aún así, se deberá estar alerta ante la aparición de síntomas generales y/o manifestaciones viscerales, en ausencia de otros signos cutáneos de reacción. Por el contrario, su reconocimiento como primer motivo de consulta puede ser, en ocasiones, un desafío diagnóstico tanto para el dermatólogo como para el médico clínico. Presentamos un raro caso de un paciente de 84 años de edad, procedente de medio rural del Paraguay, diabética, que debutó con lesiones compatibles con forúnculos, tratada previamente como tal por internista y ante falta de mejoría remitida a nuestro servicio, llegando al diagnóstico clínico, histopatológico y baciloscópico de lepra reaccional: eritema nodoso leproso atípico, de tipo forunculoide

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that can have longstanding acute symptomatic episodes, in severe cases, requiring them to seek medical attention and are known by the name of leproreactions of leprosy reactions. Diagnosing leprosy reaction is not difficult compared to a patient with a previous diagnosis of the disease, Still, should be alert to the appearance of general symptoms and/or visceral manifestations, in the absence of other signs o skin reaction. On the contrary its recognition as a first reason for consultation can sometimes be a diagnostic challenge for the dermatologist to the clinician. We present rare case a 84 year old female from rural area of Paraguay, diabetic, which debuted with furunculoid lesions and consistent with that was previously treated by an Internist and because the lack of improvement she was referred to our department, arriving at clinical and histopathological diagnosis of atypical erythema nodosum of furunculoid type

Comparison of the effects of a monounsaturated fat diet and a high carbohydrate diet on cardiovascular risk factors in first degree relatives to type-2 diabetic subjects.

OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have demonstrated beneficial metabolic effects of dietary monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) in Type-2 diabetes mellitus (Type-2 DM). The question arises if dietary MUFA also has desirable effects on risk markers in subjects with high risk of developing Type-2 DM. SETTING: University department of endocrinology. SUBJECTS: Sixteen healthy, first-degree relatives (six men, 10 women, age (mean+/-s.d.): 35+/-2 years) with normal oral glucose tolerance tests. INTERVENTIONS: Randomised study with two 4-week treatment periods with either a carbohydrate-rich (CHO) diet (55 E% carbohydrate, 30 E% fat, 15 E% protein) or a diet rich in olive oil [MUFA 40 E% fat (25 E% as MUFA), 45 E% carbohydrate, 15 E% protein]. The periods were divided by a 4-week wash-out period. RESULTS: Similar lowering effects on total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, triglyceride and apoB levels were seen after the two diets. Slightly higher levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol (1.4+/-0.4 vs 1.3+/-0.4 mmol/l, P<0. 0001) and apoA-1 (1.2+/-0.3 vs 1.1+/-0.3 mmol/l, P<0.05) were found in the MUFA-diet. Furthermore, the insulin sensitivity, as assessed by Bergman's minimal model, and the first response insulin areas were similar, as were the 24-h blood pressures and the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) levels. CONCLUSIONS: Isocaloric diets rich in MUFA or rich in carbohydrate, respectively, seem to have similar effects on cardiovascular risk factors in persons at high risk of developing Type-2 DM. A potential risk, however, on body weight of high-fat diets should be kept in mind. SPONSORSHIP: This study was supported by grants from the Danish Diabetes Association, Institute of Clinical Experimental Research, Aarhus University, The Danish Heart Foundation, The Danish Medical Research Council, Velux Foundation, Poul and Erna Sehested Hansens Foundation, Mogens Svarre Mogensens Foundation.