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Neurocysticercosis diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical, epidemiological, radiological, and immunological findings. We describe a real-time PCR assay for the confirmation of neurocysticercosis diagnosis in cerebrospinal fluid. The assay, tested on samples from nine patients living in France and diagnosed with neurocysticercosis, had a detection rate of 83.3% and 100% specificity.
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Cerebrospinal Fluid/parasitology , Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods , Neurocysticercosis/diagnosis , Parasitology/methods , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Taenia/isolation & purification , Animals , DNA, Helminth/chemistry , DNA, Helminth/genetics , France , Humans , Molecular Sequence Data , Neurocysticercosis/parasitology , Sensitivity and Specificity , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Taenia/geneticsABSTRACT
The purpose of our study is to determine the causes and the management of anastomotic aneurysms. We report the cases of 25 patients with a mean age of 64 years at the time of initial surgical revascularisation. The mean interval between the first operation and the occurrence of anastomotic aneurysm is 5 years (range 2 months-11 years). The treatment consists on the interposition of a graft in 8 patients, anastomotic angioplasty in 9 patients and the reconstruction of the anastomosis in 8 patients. Hospital mortality was 20%. Late death occurs 3 patients and the long-term morbidity was evaluated at 22%. A recurrence of anastomotic false aneurysm occurred in 4 patients (16%) (Range 7 months-1 year). In conclusion anastomotic false aneurysm is one of the major complications of vascular reconstruction; careful follow-up can detect the rare instances of anastomotic aneurysm and reoperation can be accomplished with a low-rate of adverse outcome.
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Anastomosis, Surgical/adverse effects , Aneurysm, False/etiology , Vascular Surgical Procedures/adverse effects , Aneurysm, False/diagnosis , Aneurysm, False/surgery , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Intestinal symptoms (cramping, flatulence) and iron deficient anemia are classical presenting manifestations of duodenal hookworm infestation in patients living in endemic area. CASE REPORT: We report a 45-year-old immunocompetent metropolitan man who presented with intestinal obstruction secondary to massive hookworm infestation complicated by fatal plurimicrobial bacteriemia with refractory septic shock. CONCLUSION: We report a case of acute surgical abdominal presentation with septicemia and refractory shock syndrome due to ileal translocation secondary to massive hookworm infestation. To the best of our knowledge, such a case has not yet been reported.