Fast growth rate of a right atrial myxoma.

Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with an incidence between 0.0017 and 0.19%, and are asymptomatic in up to 72% of cases. Approximately 75% of tumors are benign, and nearly 50% of these are myxomas. Concerning location, 75% of myxomas are in the left atrium, 15 to 20% in the right atrium, and more rarely in the ventricles. The finding of cardiac myxomas usually implies immediate surgical excision to prevent embolic events and sudden cardiac death. Reports with documented growth rate are rare, and the actual growth rate remains a controversial issue. We report the rapid growth rate of a right atrial myxoma in an oligosymptomatic 69-year-old patient, with negative previous echocardiographic history in the last two years, who refused surgery upon diagnosis, enabling monitoring of myxoma growth.

Fast growth rate of a right atrial myxoma

ABSTRACT Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with an incidence between 0.0017 and 0.19%, and are asymptomatic in up to 72% of cases. Approximately 75% of tumors are benign, and nearly 50% of these are myxomas. Concerning location, 75% of myxomas are in the left atrium, 15 to 20% in the right atrium, and more rarely in the ventricles. The finding of cardiac myxomas usually implies immediate surgical excision to prevent embolic events and sudden cardiac death. Reports with documented growth rate are rare, and the actual growth rate remains a controversial issue. We report the rapid growth rate of a right atrial myxoma in an oligosymptomatic 69-year-old patient, with negative previous echocardiographic history in the last two years, who refused surgery upon diagnosis, enabling monitoring of myxoma growth.

Infecção por HSV-1, do corticoide ao transplante: relato de caso / HSV-1 infection, from corticoid to transplant: case report

INTRODUÇÃO: O herpes vírus simples está presente em cerca de 67% da população até os 50 anos. O herpes vírus tipo I apresenta, geralmente, repercussões acima da região umbilical, como por exemplo a ceratite herpética, que necessita de um diagnóstico e tratamento precoce, a fim de diminuir a morbidade da doença. OBJETIVO: Relatar o caso de um paciente com histórico de ceratite herpética que evoluiu com um quadro de perfuração corneana devido ao uso indiscriminado de corticoide. RELATO DE CASO: homem, 57, vem ao consultório com queixas de incômodo e vermelhidão em olho direito. Este com diagnóstico prévio de herpes com recidiva de endotelite e ceratite herpética, e por isso iniciado Maxidex®, colírio, por conta. À biomicroscopia de olho direito indicou úlcera geográfica grande associada a uma área de afinamento central importante da córnea. Colírio suspenso com início de antiviral. Ao retorno, foi confirmando a perfuração corneana e o transplante corneano foi imediatamente indicado. CONCLUSÃO: O caso ilustra a importância da orientação correta ao paciente, reforçando a necessidade de acompanhamento oftalmológico constante especialmente nos casos de pacientes com herpes recorrente, ou imunossupressão visto as peculiaridades de suas diferentes formas e a rápida instalação de complicações oculares da infecção herpética tal como as consequências do uso indiscriminado de corticoides

INTRODUCTION: Herpes simplex virus is present in about 67% of the population up to 50 years of age. Herpes virus type I generally has repercussions above the umbilical region, such as herpetic keratitis, which requires early diagnosis and treatment in order to reduce the disease's morbidity. OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a patient with a history of herpetic keratitis who developed corneal perforation due to indiscriminate use of corticosteroids. CASE REPORT: man, 57, comes to the office with complaints of discomfort and redness in his right eye. This with previous diagnosis of herpes with recurrence of endothelitis and herpetic keratitis, and for this reason Maxidex®, eye drops, started. Biomicroscopy of the right eye indicated a large geographical ulcer associated with an important central thinning area of the cornea. Suspended eye drops with onset of antiviral. Upon return, the Korean perforation was confirmed and the corneal transplant was immediately indicated. CONCLUSION: The case illustrates the importance of correct patient guidance, reinforcing the need for constant ophthalmological monitoring especially in cases of patients with recurrent herpes, or immunosuppression given the peculiarities of its different forms and the rapid installation of ocular complications of herpetic infection as well as the consequences of indiscriminate use of corticosteroids