[Cutaneous erythematous rash as first manifestation of T-cell prolymphocytic lymphatic leukemia]. / Erupción cutánea eritematosa como primera manifestación de leucemia linfática prolinfocítica de células T.

We present a case of a man 84 years-old, whose presentation feature was a cutaneous inespecific rash, and was diagnosed of T prolymphocytic leukaemia (T-PLL). In this review we analyze actual aspects concerning biology, diagnosis, classification, prognosis and treatment of this rare mature T cell leukaemia.

Alteraciones nutricionales en la infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) / Respiratory infection caused by Sphingobacterium multivorum

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Listeriosis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

Although resistance to Listeria monocytogenes infection requires intact T cell-mediated immunity, only 20 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and listeriosis (including one patient described herein) have been reported to date. Listeriosis developed before AIDS in five cases. Syndromes included meningitis in nine cases, bacteremia in nine, brain abscess in one, and endocarditis in one. Eighteen patients were treated with ampicillin, penicillin, or amoxicillin with or without aminoglycosides. Clinical and microbiologic responses were obtained in one patient with bacteremia treated with vancomycin and in one patient with meningitis treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Three of the nine patients with meningitis died, as did the patient with brain abscess. All nine patients with bacteremia and the patient with endocarditis survived. No case of relapse was documented. L. monocytogenes, although uncommon, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of febrile illness, meningitis, and brain abscess in patients with HIV infection.