[Primary pyomyositis. Review of 32 cases diagnosed by ultrasound]. / Piomiositis primaria. Revisión de 32 casos diagnosticados por ecografía.

Primary pyomyositis is a bacterial infection of striated muscle which is acquired by hematogenous route. It is related to risk factors such as HIV/aids and other immuno suppressing diseases, and can be associated with local muscle stress factors. The most frequent etiology is Staphylococcus aureus. Its diagnostic delay may cause a fatal evolution. In this series 32 patients with primary pyomyositis diagnosed by ultrasound were evaluated. The most frequent risk factor was HIV/aids (61%). Local factors were detected in 21 (66%) cases: first, the practice of football. The monofocal form was observed in 19 (59%), the most commonly affected muscles were quadriceps, calves and psoas. Samples for bacteriological study were obtained in 30 cases, 22 blood culture and 27 abscess materials. In 30 cases the etiologic agent was isolated. Staphylococcus aureus accounted for 83.3% (25 cases) and Escherichia coli, Nocardia spp., Streptococcus agalactiae, nontuberculous mycobacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated in one case each. Seventeen patients received surgical treatment, aspirative punctures, 9; antibiotics alone, 4. Twenty eight (93.3%) patients had a good evolution; deaths, 2 (6.6%); unknown, 2. Main conclusions of this study were: due to the diverse and changing etiology of the primary pyomyositis it is important to recognize the etiological agent involved and their antibiotic susceptibility. The ultrasound performed the study in real time so it can be used to guide the puncture and to facilitate the immediate diagnosis. This makes the difference with other techniques and transforms it into a first-line method for the study of this disease.

Piomiositis primaria: Revisión de 32 casos diagnosticados por ecografía / Primary pyomyositis. Review of 32 cases diagnosed by ultrasound

La piomiositis primaria es la infección bacteriana por vía hematógena del músculo estriado. Está relacionada con factores de riesgo como HIV/sida y otras enfermedades inmunodepresoras, pudiendo estar asociados a factores locales de estrés muscular. El agente etiológico más frecuente es Staphylococcus aureus. Su retardo diagnóstico puede ocasionar una evolución fatal. En esta serie se evaluaron 32 pacientes con piomiositis primaria diagnosticados por ecografía. El factor de riesgo más frecuente fue el HIV/sida (61%). Los factores locales se detectaron en 21 casos (66%): en primer lugar, la práctica de futbol. La forma monofocal se observó en 19 (59%) los músculos más frecuentemente afectados fueron cuádriceps, gemelos y psoas. Se obtuvieron muestras para estudio bacteriológico en 30 casos, 27 de material del absceso y 22 hemocultivos. En los 30 casos se aisló el agente etiológico. El Staphylococcus aureus representó el 83.3% (25 casos) y Escherichia coli, Nocardia spp., Streptococcus agalactiae, Micobacteria no tuberculosa y Pseudomonas aeruginosa fueron aislados en un caso cada uno. Recibieron tratamiento quirúrgico 17 pacientes, punciones aspirativas, 9; antibióticos solamente, 4. Presentaron buena evolución 28 de los 30 pacientes (93.3%), óbitos, 2 (6.6%); desconocida, 2. Este estudio concluyó que: ante la etiología diversa y cambiante de las piomiositis primarias es importante reconocer el agente involucrado y su sensibilidad antibiótica. La ecografía realiza la evaluación en tiempo real y puede ser utilizada como guía de punción facilitando el diagnóstico inmediato. Esto la diferencia de otras técnicas, transformándola en un método de primera línea para el estudio de esta enfermedad.

Primary pyomyositis is a bacterial infection of striated muscle which is acquired by hematogenous route. It is related to risk factors such as HIV/aids and other immuno suppressing diseases, and can be associated with local muscle stress factors. The most frequent etiology is Staphylococcus aureus. Its diagnostic delay may cause a fatal evolution. In this series 32 patients with primary pyomyositis diagnosed by ultrasound were evaluated. The most frequent risk factor was HIV/aids (61%). Local factors were detected in 21 (66%) cases: first, the practice of football. The monofocal form was observed in 19 (59%), the most commonly affected muscles were quadriceps, calves and psoas. Samples for bacteriological study were obtained in 30 cases, 22 blood culture and 27 abscess materials. In 30 cases the etiologic agent was isolated. Staphylococcus aureus accounted for 83.3% (25 cases) and Escherichia coli, Nocardia spp., Streptococcus agalactiae, nontuberculous mycobacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated in one case each. Seventeen patients received surgical treatment, aspirative punctures, 9; antibiotics alone, 4. Twenty eight (93.3%) patients had a good evolution; deaths, 2 (6.6%); unknown, 2. Main conclusions of this study were: due to the diverse and changing etiology of the primary pyomyositis it is important to recognize the etiological agent involved and their antibiotic susceptibility.The ultrasound performed the study in real time so it can be used to guide the puncture and to facilitate the immediate diagnosis. This makes the difference with other techniques and transforms it into a first-line method for the study of this disease.

Tenosinovitis por virus Chikungunya / Tenosynovitis due to Chikungunya virus

Se presenta a la consulta un hombre proveniente de la República Dominicana con una tenosinovitis del extensor del dedo medio derecho; en la convalecencia inmediata, segunda curva febril luego de 48 horas de permanecer asintomático de una enfermedad febril aguda, y marcada astenia, exantema pruriginoso, poliartralgias con impotencia funcional y rigidez articular generalizada. Los exámenes bioquímicos no aportaron datos de interés para el diagnóstico. La serología para virus dengue fue negativa. La detección de IgM y de anticuerpos neutralizantes para virus Chikungunya (CHIKV) fueron positivos.

We report the case of a man from Dominican Republic who consulted for a tenosynovitis of the right middle finger extensor; in the immediate convalescence second febrile curve, after 48 hours of no symptoms of an acute febrile illness, with marked fatigue, itchy rash, polyarthralgia, functional impairment and general stiffness. Biochemical tests did not provide useful data for diagnosis. Dengue virus serology was negative. Detection of IgM and neutralizing antibodies (PRNT) for Chikundunya virus (CHIKV) were positive.

[Tenosynovitis due to Chikungunya virus]. / Tenosinovitis por virus Chikungunya.

We report the case of a man from Dominican Republic who consulted for a tenosynovitis of the right middle finger extensor; in the immediate convalescence second febrile curve, after 48 hours of no symptoms of an acute febrile illness, with marked fatigue, itchy rash, polyarthralgia, functional impairment and general stiffness. Biochemical tests did not provide useful data for diagnosis. Dengue virus serology was negative. Detection of IgM and neutralizing antibodies (PRNT) for Chikundunya virus (CHIKV) were positive.

Tenosinovitis por virus Chikungunya. / [Tenosynovitis due to Chikungunya virus].

We report the case of a man from Dominican Republic who consulted for a tenosynovitis of the right middle finger extensor; in the immediate convalescence second febrile curve, after 48 hours of no symptoms of an acute febrile illness, with marked fatigue, itchy rash, polyarthralgia, functional impairment and general stiffness. Biochemical tests did not provide useful data for diagnosis. Dengue virus serology was negative. Detection of IgM and neutralizing antibodies (PRNT) for Chikundunya virus (CHIKV) were positive.

Enterocolitis neutropénica: reporte de un caso en un paciente con SIDA / Neutropenic enterocolitis report of an AIDÆs patient case

La enterocolitis neutropénica es una enteropatía necrotizante en pacientes con neutropenia severa relacionada con tratamientos quimioterápicos. Se presenta el caso de un paciente HIV positivo que desarrolló una enterocolitis neutropénica en el contexto de un tratamiento quimioterápico por Linfoma de Hodgkin. Presentaba leucopenia 400 leucocitos/mm3 y cuadro clínico compatible. La ecografía mostró engrosamiento de las paredes del ciego, del colon ascendente, y del íleon terminal. No hubo aislamiento microbiológico. Recibió tratamiento empírico con cefepime, vancomicina, y metronidazol con buena respuesta clínica y ecográfica. En el paciente con SIDA, diversas entidades pueden presentarse con dolor abdominal y engrosamiento de las paredes intestinales, como por ejemplo Citomegalovirus, Clostridium difficile, tuberculosis, histoplasmosis y linfomas, entre otras. El avance tecnológico, y las características ponderales de estos pacientes (bajo peso) permiten utilizar transductores de alta frecuencia para evaluar el tracto gastrointestinal y detectar mínimas lesiones en otros órganos abdominales, aportando al diagnóstico diferencial.(AU)

Enterocolitis neutropénica: reporte de un caso en un paciente con SIDA / Neutropenic enterocolitis report of an AID’s patient case

La enterocolitis neutropénica es una enteropatía necrotizante en pacientes con neutropenia severa relacionada con tratamientos quimioterápicos. Se presenta el caso de un paciente HIV positivo que desarrolló una enterocolitis neutropénica en el contexto de un tratamiento quimioterápico por Linfoma de Hodgkin. Presentaba leucopenia 400 leucocitos/mm3 y cuadro clínico compatible. La ecografía mostró engrosamiento de las paredes del ciego, del colon ascendente, y del íleon terminal. No hubo aislamiento microbiológico. Recibió tratamiento empírico con cefepime, vancomicina, y metronidazol con buena respuesta clínica y ecográfica. En el paciente con SIDA, diversas entidades pueden presentarse con dolor abdominal y engrosamiento de las paredes intestinales, como por ejemplo Citomegalovirus, Clostridium difficile, tuberculosis, histoplasmosis y linfomas, entre otras. El avance tecnológico, y las características ponderales de estos pacientes (bajo peso) permiten utilizar transductores de alta frecuencia para evaluar el tracto gastrointestinal y detectar mínimas lesiones en otros órganos abdominales, aportando al diagnóstico diferencial.

Molecular identification of protozoa causing AIDS-associated cholangiopathy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

BACKGROUND: Several species of microsporidia and coccidia are protozoa parasites responsible for cholan-giopathy disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The goals of this work were to identift opportunistic protozoa by molecular methods and describe the clinical manifestations at the gastrointestinal tract and the biliary system in patients with AIDS-associated cholangiopathy from Buenos Aires, Argentina. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study included 11 adult HIV-infected individuals with diagnosis ofAIDS- associated cholangiopathy. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy specimen collection and a stool analysis for parasites were performed on each patient. The ultrasound analysis revealed bile ducts compromise. An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and a magnetic resonance cholangiography were carried out. The identification to the species level was performed on biopsy specimens by molecular methods. RESULTS: Microorganisms were identified in 10 cases. The diagnosis in patients with sclerosing cholangitis was cryptosporidiosis in 3 cases, cystoisosporosis in 1 and microsporidiosis in 1. In patients with sclerosing cholangitis and papillary stenosis the diagnosis was microsporidiosis in 2 cases, cryptosporidiosis in 2 and cryptosporidiosis associated with microsporidiosis in 1. In 3 cases with cryptosporidiosis the species was Cryptosporidium hominis, 1 of them was associated with Enterocytozoon bieneusi, and the other 2 were coinfected with Cryptosporidium parvum. In the 4 cases with microsporidiosis the species was Enterocytozoon bieneusi. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that molecular methods may be useful tools to identify emerging protozoa in patients with AIDS-associated cholangiopathy.

Soft tissue abscess and lymphadenitis due to Mycobacterium avium complex as an expression of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome after a second scheme of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is an atypical and unexpected reaction related to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients. IRIS includes an atypical response to an opportunistic pathogen (generally Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex, cytomegalovirus and herpes varicella-zoster), in patients responding to HAART with a reduction of plasma viral load and evidence of immune restoration based on increase of CD4+ T-cell count. We reported a case of a patient with AIDS which, after a first failure of HAART, developed a subcutaneous abscess and supraclavicular lymphadenitis as an expression of IRIS due to Mycobacterium avium complex after starting a second scheme of HAART.

Soft tissue abscess and lymphadenitis due to Mycobacterium avium Complex as an expression of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome after a second scheme of highly active antiretroviral therapy

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is an atypical and unexpected reaction related to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients. IRIS includes an atypical response to an opportunistic pathogen (generally Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex, cytomegalovirus and herpes varicella-zoster), in patients responding to HAART with a reduction of plasma viral load and evidence of immune restoration based on increase of CD4+ T-cell count. We reported a case of a patient with AIDS which, after a first failure of HAART, developed a subcutaneous abscess and supraclavicular lymphadenitis as an expression of IRIS due to Mycobacterium avium complex after starting a second scheme of HAART.

El síndrome inflamatorio de reconstitución inmune (SIRI) es una reacción atípica e inesperada relacionada con el tratamiento antirretroviral de gran actividad (TARGA) en pacientes infectados por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH). El SIRI representa una respuesta inflamatoria frente a un patógeno oportunista (generalmente Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Complejo Mycobacterium avium, citomegalovirus y herpes varicela-zóster) en pacientes que responden a la TARGA con una marcada reducción de la carga viral en plasma y evidencia de una recuperación inmunológica expresada por el incremento de los niveles de linfocitos T CD4+. Presentamos el caso de un paciente con síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida que desarrolló un absceso subcutáneo en muslo derecho y una adenitis supraclavicular izquierda como manifestación de SIRI por Complejo Mycobacterium avium luego del inicio de un segundo esquema de TARGA.

Complicación por fuga de cálculos en colecistectomía laparoscópica / Escape of stones as complication of laparoscopic cholecistectomy

Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 72 años que concurrió al servicio de ecografía del Hospital J. F. Muñiz, de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, para evaluar una tumoración en la pared abdominal y descartar un derrame pleural. Presentaba como antecedente una cirugía laparoscópica, realizada 15 meses antes, y los resultados ecográficos presentaron colecciones originadas por el derrame de cálculos en la cavidad abdominal.

Complicación por fuga de cálculos en colecistectomía laparoscópica / Escape of stones as complication of laparoscopic cholecistectomy

Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 72 años que concurrió al servicio de ecografía del Hospital J. F. Muñiz, de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, para evaluar una tumoración en la pared abdominal y descartar un derrame pleural. Presentaba como antecedente una cirugía laparoscópica, realizada 15 meses antes, y los resultados ecográficos presentaron colecciones originadas por el derrame de cálculos en la cavidad abdominal.(AU)

Primary liver AIDS-related lympoma.

Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) are the second most frequent malignancies in AIDS patients. The majority of NHL associated with AIDS involves extranodal sites, especially the digestive tract and the central nervous system. Primary liver lymphoma (PLL) is an uncommon neoplasm among these patients. Ultrasonography and computed tomography scans may be helpful in the diagnosis of focal hepatic lymphoma. Image-guided fine-needle biopsy with histopathology of the liver lesions is the gold standard for the diagnosis of hepatic lymphoma. We report a case of PLL as the initial manifestation of AIDS in a patient without any previous infection by hepatitis C or B virus, presented as multiple and large hepatic masses.

Primary liver AIDS-related lympoma / Linfoma não-Hodgkin primário do fígado em paciente com SIDA

Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) are the second most frequent malignancies in AIDS patients. The majority of NHL associated with AIDS involves extranodal sites, especially the digestive tract and the central nervous system. Primary liver lymphoma (PLL) is an uncommon neoplasm among these patients. Ultrasonography and computed tomography scans may be helpful in the diagnosis of focal hepatic lymphoma. Image-guided fine-needle biopsy with histopathology of the liver lesions is the gold standard for the diagnosis of hepatic lymphoma. We report a case of PLL as the initial manifestation of AIDS in a patient without any previous infection by hepatitis C or B virus, presented as multiple and large hepatic masses.

Os linfomas não-Hodgkin (LNH) são as segundas neoplasias mais freqüentes nos pacientes com síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida (SIDA). A maioria dos LNH associados à AIDS envolvem locais extra-ganglionares, especialmente o trato digestivo e o sistema nervoso central. O linfoma não-Hodgkin primário do fígado (LPF) é uma neoplasia incomum nestes pacientes. A ultrassonografia (US) e a tomografia computadorizada (TC) podem ser úteis no diagnóstico de linfoma não-Hodgkin hepático apresentando-se como lesões multifocais. A biópsia com agulha fina guiada por imagens (US, TC) juntamente com a histopatologia das lesões do fígado constitui o padrão-ouro para o diagnóstico de linfoma hepático. Este trabalho relata um caso de LPF como manifestação inicial de AIDS em um paciente sem infecção prévia pelo vírus da hepatite C e B, que se apresentou como massas hepáticas múltiplas e de grandes dimensões.

Diagnóstico por imágenes en la fasciolosis hepática / Diagnostic imaging in liver fluke infection

La fasciolosis es una parasitosis hepática zoonótica. La enfermedad en los seres humanos transcurre en tres períodos: agudo o invasivo, latente y crónico u obstructivo. En la mayoría de los casos, el diagnóstico de fasciolosis es difícil por la sitomatología inespecífica y la eliminación intermitente de huevos del parásito con las heces. Los hallazgos radiológicos, las alteraciones bioquímicas y, en especial, la serología por el método de ELISA, contribuyen al diagnóstico, tanto en la etapa aguda como en la crónica. La tríada de fiebre prolongada, dolor en hipocondrio derecho y eosinofilia persistente, deben hacer sospechar la enfermedad. Se presenta el caso de un paciente con diagnóstico de fasciolosis hepática, haciendo especial mención de los hallazgos radiológicos (ecografía y tomografía computada). La paciente fue tratada con una dosis única de triclabendazol, con excelente respuesta clínica.