First case report of tuberculous meningitis secondary to endometrial tuberculosis following a clandestine abortion.

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a medical emergency: it is the most severe, lethal and disabling clinical form of tuberculosis. We report the case of a 44-year-old woman who had undergone a clandestine abortion six weeks before admission. One week later, she had abnormal vaginal discharge. Three weeks prior to admission, headache, hyperpyrexia and mental alteration were added. At admission, a transvaginal ultrasound showed abnormalities of the uterine cavity. Sepsis and endometritis were diagnosed, and a hysterectomy was scheduled. During preoperative evaluation, meningeal signs were found. The first lumbar puncture (LP) showed a lymphomononuclear pleocytosis, hypoglycorrhachia and hyperproteinorrachia. After five days treatment with ceftriaxone, vancomycin and dexamethasone, only partial recovery occurred. A second LP showed AFB and PCR confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The histopathology of endometrial biopsy confirmed endometrial tuberculosis. Therapeutic response to anti-tuberculous treatment and corticosteroids was excellent. No other cause of immunosuppression apart from pregnancy was found. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of TBM secondary to endometrial tuberculosis and highlights an unusual clinical scenario in which severe and disseminated forms of TB could be present. TBM during and after pregnancy is rare, but compared with TBM in non-pregnant women, it has a poorer prognosis. Early diagnosis and treatment can be lifesaving in this life-threatening disease.

Pénfigo agudo con buena respuesta a pulsos de metilprednisolona / Acute pemphigus with good response to methylprednisolone pulses

Presentamos dos casos de pénfigo tratados con dosis altas endovenosas (pulsos) de corticoides, los cuales presentaron respuesta adecuada y buena evolución. Un varón de 42 años con pénfigo vulgar y otro varón de 64 años con pénfigo foliáceo, ambos con recrudescencia de la enfermedad, que fueron tratados con pulsos de metilprednisolona y con buena respuesta al tartamiento. (AU)

We present two cases of pemphigus treated with high endovenous doses (pulses) of corticosteroids. A 42-year-old male with vulgar pemphigus and a 64-year-old male with foliaceous pemphigus, both with recrudescence of the disease, who were treated with methylprednisolone pulses and with good response to treatment. (AU)

Necrólisis epidérmica tóxica con buena respuesta a pulsos de metilprednisolona / Toxic epidermal necrolysis with good response to methylprednisolone pulses

Mujer de 15 años de edad, que después de recibir lamotrigina por epilepsia no controlada, desarrolló eritema generalizado, ampollas y descamación, con compromiso de mucosas y que abarcó del 60%-80% de la superficie corporal. El cuadro clínico de necrólisis epidérmica tóxica fue confirmado por biopsia de piel. Aparte de las medidas de soporte, se le administró pulsos de metilprednisolona con rápida respuesta favorable. (AU)

A 15-year-old woman, who, after receiving lamotrigine by uncontrolled epilepsy, developed generalized erythema, blisters and flaking, with mucous membrane involvement and covering 60%-80% of the body surface area. The clinical picture of toxic epidermal necrolysis was confirmed by skin biopsy. In addition to support measures, she was given methylprednisolone pulses with rapid favorable response. (AU)

Síndrome de Sneddon asociado a síndrome antifosfolipídico: descripciones clínicas y revisión de la literatura / Sneddon syndrome associated with antiphospholipid syndrome: clinical descriptions and a literature review

Resumen El síndrome de Sneddon es una rara vasculopatía no inflamatoria, obliterante, caracterizada por la asociación de eventos cardiovasculares (hipertensión arterial, claudicación intermitente y enfermedad coronaria), neurológicas (accidentes cerebrovasculares isquémicos, cefalea, vértigo y convulsiones) y livedo reticularis de tipo racemosa. Presentamos a una mujer que ingresa con un cuadro neurológico isquémico, hipertensión arterial, problemas vasculares y lesiones en piel. La biopsia de piel se catalogó como dermatitis perivascular superficial linfocitaria, sugestivo de lesión oclusiva.

Abstract Sneddon syndrome is a rare non-inflammatory obliterative vasculopathy, characterised by the association of cardiovascular (arterial hypertension, intermittent claudication, and coronary artery disease) and neurological events (ischaemic stroke, headache, dizziness and convulsions), and livedo reticularis/livedo racemosa. The case is presented of a woman admitted with an ischaemic neurological disease, hypertension, vascular problems, and skin lesions. The skin biopsy was classified as surface perivascular lymphocytic dermatitis, suggestive of occlusive lesion.