Pancytopenia as an initial manifestation of prostate cancer: a case report.

BACKGROUND: Prostate adenocarcinoma is the most frequent cancer type among men, followed by skin cancer. Patients with prostate cancer usually present lower urinary tract symptoms due to tumor involvement. Bone marrow invasion is associated with prostate cancer metastasis and is common if blastic lesions in bones are present but is very rare without a large bone involvement and uncommon as initial presentation. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of an 86-year-old Caucasian man with bone marrow invasion of prostate cancer without urological or bone-related symptoms and without prostate nodules. His findings were dyspnea, fatigue, and tachycardia. We detail the complete investigation of the case until we found the accurate diagnosis. The patient started treatment, but he had no response and so the oncology team started palliative care. CONCLUSION: Bone marrow invasion as an initial manifestation of prostate cancer is not common, especially if no prostatic lesions are found. This report is important to provide additional information about prostate cancer management.

Surgical Wound Dehiscence Treatment With Low-Level Laser Therapy and Barbatimão: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND: Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and a gel containing an extract of Barbatimão, a native Brazilian tree, have shown promising results in both preclinical and clinical wound healing studies. PURPOSE: To describe the treatment of surgical wound dehiscence with LLLT and Barbatimão gel. CASE STUDY: A 54-year-old woman without comorbidities underwent abdominoplasty at another health facility. Three (3) weeks later she presented to the authors' clinic after an episode of syncope, abrupt dyspnea, purulent exudate, and necrotic tissue in the surgical incision. She reported that wound redness, warmth, and swelling started 8 days postoperatively. The patient was admitted; on day 3 of that hospital stay, her condition improved and surgical debridement was performed. Follow-up care of wound dehiscence was provided in the outpatient clinic. The treatment involved daily application of Barbatimão gel and weekly application of LLLT. The wound healed after 84 days. CONCLUSION: This case report suggests that LLLT may be a beneficial adjunctive therapy, together with Barbatimão gel, for the treatment of surgical wound dehiscence.

Autoimmune features caused by dengue fever: a case report.

Dengue virus is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. Co-circulation of the four types of dengue viruses and expansion of dengue epidemic gave rise to infection enhancement and a big expansion of clinical aspects of the disease. Herein we report a case of a 25-year-old white woman with dengue fever and numerous associated autoimmune features. Our patient had proteinuria, an extensive right pleural effusion, a thin pericardial effusion and ascites. She had a low C3 level and positive antinuclear antibody; cryoglobulins were also positive. The numerous autoimmune features of this patient were a diagnostic challenge, since she was a young woman and could be easily mistaken for a rheumatologic patient in a newly open disease. Dengue infection probably was a triggering event causing an abnormal immune response. Therefore, dengue should be suspected in patients with hematological disorders and autoimmune features in endemic regions or those who have travelled to those regions.

Autoimmune features caused by dengue fever: a case report

Dengue virus is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. Co-circulation of the four types of dengue viruses and expansion of dengue epidemic gave rise to infection enhancement and a big expansion of clinical aspects of the disease. Herein we report a case of a 25-year-old white woman with dengue fever and numerous associated autoimmune features. Our patient had proteinuria, an extensive right pleural effusion, a thin pericardial effusion and ascites. She had a low C3 level and positive antinuclear antibody; cryoglobulins were also positive. The numerous autoimmune features of this patient were a diagnostic challenge, since she was a young woman and could be easily mistaken for a rheumatologic patient in a newly open disease. Dengue infection probably was a triggering event causing an abnormal immune response. Therefore, dengue should be suspected in patients with hematological disorders and autoimmune features in endemic regions or those who have travelled to those regions.

Hypercalcemia in a patient with disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis: a case report.

INTRODUCTION: Hypercalcemia is well described in various granulomatous disorders, such as sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, berylliosis, leprosy and fungal infections. However, the association of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and hypercalcemia is rare: to the best of our knowledge, only two cases have previously been reported, and neither had a clear documentation of the etiology of the hypercalcemia. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 22-year-old man in whom disseminated infection with paracoccidioidomycosis was associated with hypercalcemia. The patient had a high normal serum level of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and a suppressed parathyroid hormone value, an indication that the hypercalcemia was not mediated by parathyroid hormone and might be associated with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. CONCLUSION: The episode resolved readily with administration of corticosteroids, an outcome suggesting that this is an effective treatment of hypercalcemia of this origin. On follow-up, while receiving antifungal therapy for P. brasiliensis the patient's calcium values remained normal.

Mutaçöes no gene MYOC/TIGR em uma populaçäo brasileira com glaucoma juvenil e glaucoma primário de ângulo aberto / Mutations in the MYOC/TIGR gene in a Brazilian population with juvenile glaucoma and primary open angle glaucoma

Objetivo: Avaliar a frequência e o tipo de mutaçäo no gene ''trabecular meshwork-induced glucocorticoid response protein'' (MYOC/TIGR) entre pacientes com glaucoma primário de ângulo aberto (GPAA) e glaucoma juvenil de ângulo aberto (GJAA). Métodos: DNA genômico foi extraído a partir de sangue periférico de pacientes com GPAA e GJAA. Posteriormente foram realizados PCR e SSCP para identificar possíveis mutaçöes no gene MYOC/TIGR, os quais foram confirmados por meio de análise por sequenciamento. Resultados: Foram estudados dezenove pacientes com GJAA. Oito pacientes (42 por cento) apresentaram uma mutaçäo no codon 433 (exon 3), ocasionando a substituiçäo de uma cisteína (TGT) por uma arginina (CGT). Entre os pacientes com GPAA (n = 52), foram encontrados dois (3,8 por cento) com mutaçäo no gene MYOC/TIGR. Um deles mostrou uma mutaçäo de ponto no aminoácido 368, substituindo uma glutamina por um codon de terminaçäo e o outro paciente apresentou a mesma mutaçäo observada nos pacientes com GJAA. Conclusäo: Identificou-se uma nova mutaçäo no gene MYOC/TIGR em pacientes brasileiros com GPAA e GJAA. A ocorrência de mutaçöes no gene MYOC/TIGR em 42 por cento dos pacientes com GJAA assim como em 3,8 por cento dos pacientes com GPAA poderia ser maior, uma vez que o gene näo foi estudado em sua totalidade (apenas 400 pb do exon 3).