We present the case of a 75-year-old patient diagnosed with malaria, a native of Zaragoza, Spain, despite having no travel history to malaria-endemic regions. Following an extensive investigation, transfusion emerged as the most probable mode of transmission.
Cutaneous alternariosis is a rare condition, more frequently presented in immunocompromised patients, which usually requires long courses of systemic antifungals that may interact with other medications. The presented series shows three cases of cutaneous alternariosis in immunocompromised patients and organ transplant recipients that were successfully treated with photodynamic therapy and oral antifungals, allowing a reduction in the systemic treatment duration and therefore decreasing the risk of side effects and drug interactions.
Strongyloides stercoralis is a parasitic nematode with a worldwide distribution. It can go from an asymptomatic infection to a life-threatening hyperinfection syndrome. Here, we report a case of intestinal obstruction due to S. stercoralis in a pregnant woman. This condition, as well as severe strongyloidiasis in pregnant women, is seldomly reported. In this case, Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1 (HTLV-1) coinfection was confirmed, a well-known risk factor for a more severe presentation of strongyloidiasis. We suggest that HTLV status should be screened in every severe S. stercoralis infection, or when, despite a correct treatment, a relapse is observed.
Intestinal Obstruction , Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic , Strongyloides stercoralis , Strongyloidiasis , Animals , Coinfection , Female , HTLV-I Infections/complications , Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/isolation & purification , Humans , Intestinal Obstruction/etiology , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/parasitology , Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/virology , Strongyloides stercoralis/isolation & purification , Strongyloidiasis/complications , Strongyloidiasis/parasitology , Strongyloidiasis/virology
Fasciitis, Necrotizing/diagnosis , Foot Diseases/diagnosis , Foot Diseases/microbiology , Streptococcal Infections/diagnosis , Streptococcus pyogenes , Adult , Ecuador , Edema/etiology , Fasciitis, Necrotizing/complications , Foot Diseases/complications , Humans , Male , Streptococcal Infections/complications
