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Tunis Med ; 96(10-11): 731-736, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30746666

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OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) in medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU), risk factors for these infections and identify the predominant infecting organisms. METHODS: A 1-day point-prevalence study within all medical ICUs in Tunisia, all patients occupying an ICU bed over a 48-hour period were included. Rates of HAI, resistance patterns of microbiological isolates and potential risk factors for HAI were recorded. RESULTS: One hundred and three patients were collected from 15 Tunisian medical ICUs. HAI prevalence was 25.2% CI 95% [15-35].The most frequent HAIs were hospital acquired pneumonia in 19 cases (59%) and catheter related infection in 5 cases (15%). Independent factors associated with HAI occurrence were SAPSII score ≥ 33 with OR 1.047; CI 95% [1.015-1.077], p=0.003 and recent hospitalization with OR 4.14 CI 95% [1.235-13.889], p=0.021. Non-fermenting pathogens were the most frequent microorganisms reported in ICUs ecology, prior colonization and HAIs of the screened patients. CONCLUSION: HAIs are frequent in medical ICUs in Tunisia, which emphasize the importance of specific measures for surveillance and infection control in critically ill patients. Implementing a national monitoring system of HAI should be a major priority of public health in Tunisia.


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Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Idoso , Infecções Bacterianas/epidemiologia , Infecções Relacionadas a Cateter/epidemiologia , Infecções Relacionadas a Cateter/microbiologia , Comorbidade , Cuidados Críticos/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Doença Iatrogênica/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Tunísia/epidemiologia
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Prog Urol ; 27(1): 17-25, 2017 Jan.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27993528

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OBJECTIVE: To emphasize prognostic factors of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on hematuria at 3 and 12 months in the context of a radiation cystitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cohort of 134 patients was treated from 2008 to 2013 in the hyperbaric medicine center of Toulouse University Hospital, France for radiation cystitis. Hematuria was ranked using the SOMA score. HBOT has been applied according to a standardized protocol of 20 renewable sessions, with pure oxygen to 2.5 ATA. The median number of sessions at 12 months was 50. RESULTS: HBOT had an efficacy of 83% at 3 months and 81% at 12 months. Twenty percent of patients had minor side effects. Compared to the pre-HBOT period, the number of hospitalizations decreased by 75% following treatment. The efficacy at 3 months was predictive of efficacy at 12 months (P<0.0001). There was an inverse correlation between the initial grade and efficacy at 3 months (P=0.026) and 12 months (P=0.001). A high WHO status diminished HBOT efficacy at 3 and 12 months (P=0.0014 and P<0.0001, respectively). An anticoagulant intake decreased the HBOT response at 12 months (P=0.002). Other parameters had no effects on efficacy. CONCLUSION: The efficacy at 3 months seems to be predictive of efficacy at 12 months. The initial hematuria grade is inversely correlated with efficacy at 3 and 12 months. It appears necessary to achieve at least 32 HBOT sessions. Moreover, a high WHO status and an anticoagulant intake seem to have a negative prognostic value. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.


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Cistite/terapia , Hemorragia/terapia , Oxigenoterapia Hiperbárica , Lesões por Radiação/terapia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Cistite/complicações , Feminino , Hemorragia/etiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Lesões por Radiação/complicações
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Mycopathologia ; 179(5-6): 437-45, 2015 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25614084

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Yarrowia lipolytica is weakly pathogenic yeast, which is rarely isolated from the blood. We report unusual cases of Y. lipolytica fungemia occurred between October 2012 and June 2014 in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the UH Habib Bourguiba Sfax. During this period, 55 cases of Y. lipolytica septicemia were diagnosed. There were 44 men and 11 women (sex ratio = 4).The median age was 43 years. The broad-spectrum antibiotics (100 %), the catheterization (96 %), and the prolonged hospitalization in ICU (91 %) were the main risk factors. Patients were hospitalized in ICU, mostly, for polytraumatism (45.4 %), pneumopathy (9 %), and post-operative complications (7 %). Fever unresponsive to broad-spectrum antibacterial therapy was the predominant sign of infection (83.6 %). Y. lipolytica was isolated in one or several blood cultures (14.5 %) and in the catheter tip culture of nine patients (16.3 %).Treatment was based on intravenous amphotericin B (58.2 %), fluconazole (45.4 %) and/or removal catheter (69 %). Apyrexia or blood cultures sterilization was obtained for 34 patients (61.8 %). Y. lipolytica candidemia is an opportunistic and emerging human yeast pathogen. It can reach to the bloodstream of immunocompromised or critically ill patients during hospitalization through intravascular catheterization. Further clinical data need to be evaluated for formulating management strategies of seriously ill patients infected with uncommon fungal agents.


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Fungemia/diagnóstico , Fungemia/microbiologia , Yarrowia/isolamento & purificação , Adulto , Idoso , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Fungemia/tratamento farmacológico , Hospitalização , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do Tratamento , Tunísia
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Arthritis Rheum ; 63(12): 3979-87, 2011 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21898345

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OBJECTIVE: Several autoimmune disorders, including systemic sclerosis (SSc), are characterized by a strong sex bias. To date, it is not known whether genes on the sex chromosomes influence SSc susceptibility. Recently, an IRAK1 haplotype that contains the 196Phe functional variant (rs1059702), located on Xq28, was found to confer susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study was undertaken to test for an association between SSc and the IRAK1 SLE risk haplotype. METHODS: We tested for an association with the IRAK1 SLE risk haplotype in a discovery set of 849 SSc patients and 625 controls. IRAK1 rs1059702 was further genotyped in a replication set, which included Caucasian women from Italy (493 SSc patients and 509 controls) and Germany (466 SSc patients and 1,083 controls). RESULTS: An association between the IRAK1 haplotype and SSc was detected in the discovery set. In both the discovery and replication sets, the rs1059702 TT genotype was found to be associated with specific SSc subsets, highlighting a potential contribution to disease severity. A meta-analysis provided evidence of an association of both the T allele and TT genotype with the overall disease, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.20 and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of 1.06-1.35 for the T allele (P = 0.003) and an OR of 1.49 and 95% CI of 1.06-2.10 for the TT genotype (P = 0.023). However, the most notable associations were observed with the diffuse cutaneous, anti-topoisomerase I antibody positive, and SSc-related fibrosing alveolitis subsets (OR 2.35 [95% CI 1.51-3.66], P = 1.56 × 10(-4), OR 2.84 [95% CI 1.87-4.32], P = 1.07 × 10(-6), and OR 2.09 [95% CI 1.35-3.24], P = 9.05 × 10(-4), respectively). CONCLUSION: Our study provides the first evidence of an association between IRAK1 and SSc, demonstrating that a sex chromosome gene directly influences SSc susceptibility and its phenotypic heterogeneity.


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Cromossomos Humanos X/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença/genética , Haplótipos/genética , Quinases Associadas a Receptores de Interleucina-1/genética , Escleroderma Sistêmico/genética , Adulto , Idoso , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , França , Variação Genética/genética , Genótipo , Alemanha , Humanos , Itália , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Prog Urol ; 22(1): 53-7, 2012 Jan.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22196006

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OBJECTIVES: Preservation of fertility in men of middle age is an issue that is experiencing a growing interest. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and is diagnosed earlier than before. Brachytherapy is a treatment for prostate cancer that preserves ejaculation. Our aim was to study the fertility of men treated with prostate brachytherapy in order to improve patient information. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a series of 270 sexually active men with localized prostate cancer treated with brachytherapy (permanent implants of Iode 125) at the Institute Claudius Regaud between 2000 and 2006, mean age 65 years (43-80), four patients spontaneously expressed their interest in the preservation of fertility and had an andrological evaluation. RESULTS: Four patients were aged 43, 48, 57 and 61 years, all working (including two businessmen), their partner was aged respectively 42, 37, 47 and 38 years. All four had a post-treatment semen analysis (done over a year after brachytherapy) rich in spermatozoa, with moderate asthenospermia, the main anomaly being severe hypospermia. These spermiograms were nonetheless consistent with the occurrence of spontaneous pregnancy (occurrence of miscarriage in the patient 1). CONCLUSION: There is an interest in applying to men with prostate cancer their position on fertility in order to inform them about the morbidity of various treatments, options for fertility preservation, and the need to continue a contraception after brachytherapy if the partner is not menopausal.


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Braquiterapia , Preservação da Fertilidade , Neoplasias da Próstata/radioterapia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Radioisótopos do Iodo/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Gravidez , Taxa de Gravidez , Sêmen/citologia , Espermatozoides/citologia
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Mycopathologia ; 171(6): 417-22, 2011 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21170738

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UNLABELLED: Invasive candidiasis has emerged as an important nosocomial infection, causing significant morbidity and mortality especially among critically ill patients. The aim of our study was to determine specie distribution and resistance profiles of Candida species isolated from blood cultures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of all episodes of candidemia diagnosed in our laboratory from January 2006 to May 2009. The susceptibility to antifungal agents of all Candida isolates was tested by using a Sensititre(®) YeastOne panel. RESULTS: A total of 130 Candida isolates were recovered from blood cultures. Candida tropicalis was the most frequent specie (37.7%), followed by C. albicans (22.3%), C. glabrata (19.2%), and C. parapsilosis (12.2%). All the isolates were inhibited by ≤1 µg/ml of amphotericin B and ≤2 µg/ml of caspofungin. For fluconazole, 7.3% of clinical isolates were resistant. It was most active against C. parapsilosis (100% susceptible), C. albicans (95.8% susceptible), and C. tropicalis (94% susceptible). All of the fluconazole-susceptible isolates were susceptible to voriconazole, as were 83.3% of the fluconazole-susceptible-dose-dependent isolates. Among fluconazole-resistant isolates, 85.7% were susceptible to voriconazole. CONCLUSIONS: In our institution, C. tropicalis was the most frequent specie isolated from the bloodstream. Caspofungin had an excellent in vitro activity against Candida isolates and was the drug of choice among fluconazole-resistant isolates.


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Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Candida/efeitos dos fármacos , Candidemia/microbiologia , Adulto , Anfotericina B/farmacologia , Candidemia/sangue , Candidemia/epidemiologia , Caspofungina , Farmacorresistência Fúngica , Equinocandinas/farmacologia , Feminino , Fluconazol/farmacologia , Humanos , Lipopeptídeos , Masculino , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pirimidinas/farmacologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Triazóis/farmacologia , Tunísia/epidemiologia , Voriconazol
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Bull Soc Pathol Exot ; 104(5): 336-8, 2011 Dec.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21956140

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Osseous hydatidosis is reported in only 0.5-2.5% of the cases. The scapulohumeral localization is extremely rare. A 39-year-old woman, born in a rural area of Tunisia, presented swelling and tenderness of the left shoulder with limited motion 7 days after a minor trauma. Plain radiographs, CT and MRI showed osteolytic scapulohumeral lesions, cortical rupture and multiple cysts in the muscles, which were suggestive of hydatidosis. Indirect haemagglutination test using hydatid antigen was positive (1/280). The patient refused radical surgery and underwent resection of axillary cysts. Albendazole was given in the recommended dose but was stopped immediately due to hepatic toxicity. Scapulohumeral hydatidosis is extremely rare, often invasive and behaves like a locally malignant bone tumour. Its treatment is also difficult.


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Doenças Ósseas Infecciosas/diagnóstico por imagem , Equinococose/diagnóstico por imagem , Úmero/diagnóstico por imagem , Escápula/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Úmero/parasitologia , Úmero/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Escápula/parasitologia , Escápula/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Tunísia
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Med Trop Sante Int ; 1(1)2021 03 31.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35586636

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Scorpion envenomation (SE) is common in tropical and subtropical regions. Cardio-respiratory manifestations, mainly cardiogenic shock and pulmonary oedema are the leading causes of death after scorpion envenomation. Cardiac failure can be due to massive release of catecholamines, myocardial damage induced by the venom or myocardial ischemia. Although it has been exceptionally reported, Takotsubo syndrome during SE can help to better elucidate the pathophysiology of this cardiomyopathy. We report a case of inverted Takotsubo following a SE in a 26-year-old patient admitted to the Intensive care unit department for severe scorpion envenomation. His evolution was favorable. We concluded that cardiac involvement in this case fulfills all clinical and paraclinical criteria of Takotsubo syndrome emphasizing the importance of catecholaminergic discharge during scorpion envenomation. We discuss again the management of this syndrome in this specific condition.


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Cardiomiopatias , Edema Pulmonar , Picadas de Escorpião , Venenos de Escorpião , Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo , Adulto , Cardiomiopatias/complicações , Humanos , Edema Pulmonar/diagnóstico , Picadas de Escorpião/complicações , Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo/diagnóstico
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Med Trop (Mars) ; 70(2): 201-2, 2010 Apr.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20486364

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Snake poisoning constitutes a real public health problem in the North African countries. In Tunisia, snake poisonings are particularly frequent in the sub-Saharan regions (southern areas) with high mortality and possible debilitation in survivors. The most common mode of snake poisoning is biting, particularly on the extremities. The purpose of this report is to describe a case involving a patient who presented authentic systemic signs of a snake poisoning after ingesting a whole raw viper of the Cerastes cerastes species. Local signs as well as coagulation abnormalities often associated with bites by this kind of viper were not observed. The outcome was favorable after three days of hospitalization. Treatment consisted of symptomatic measures and administration of antivenom therapy.


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Antivenenos/uso terapêutico , Mordeduras de Serpentes/diagnóstico , Venenos de Serpentes/administração & dosagem , África Subsaariana/epidemiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Mordeduras de Serpentes/tratamento farmacológico , Mordeduras de Serpentes/epidemiologia , Venenos de Serpentes/toxicidade , Resultado do Tratamento , Tunísia , Adulto Jovem
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Mycoses ; 52(2): 171-5, 2009 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18522698

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Candida dubliniensis, a newly described fungal pathogen associated mainly to immunocompromised host's infection, is phenotypically closely related to C. albicans. In this study, we report for the first time, isolation and identification, in Tunisia, of 14 isolates of C. dubliniensis from 12 human immunodeficiency virus-negative patients hospitalised in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Habib Bourguiba Sfax Hospital. Our study was firstly based on the failure to grow at 45 degrees C. This presumptive identification was completed by other tests: chlamydospore production, culture on Candiselect4 (Bio-Rad) and the commercial test Bichro-Dubli fumouze, which specifically identify C. dubliniensis. The confirmation of the discrimination between both species was performed by PCR, targeting the hyphal wall protein (HWP1) gene. The recovery of C. dublinensis by routine laboratory diagnosis is recommended for elucidating the epidemiology of this novel pathogen.


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Candida/classificação , Candida/isolamento & purificação , Candidíase/microbiologia , Soronegatividade para HIV , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Candida/genética , Candida albicans/classificação , Candida albicans/genética , Candida albicans/isolamento & purificação , Candidíase/epidemiologia , Meios de Cultura , DNA Fúngico/análise , Proteínas Fúngicas/genética , Genótipo , Hospitais , Humanos , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/genética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Técnicas de Tipagem Micológica , Fenótipo , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodos , Tunísia/epidemiologia
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Lett Appl Microbiol ; 48(1): 112-7, 2009 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19055634

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AIMS: To highlight the bactericidal and fungicidal activities of Tunisian Pituranthos chloranthus essential oils and to study their potential use as powerful and natural disinfectant. METHODS AND RESULTS: The essential oils were obtained by hydro-distillation of the aerial part of P. chloranthus. The bactericidal and fungicidal properties of essential oils were investigated by using the NCCLS broth dilution method and the EN 1275 and EN 1276 European standard methods. High bactericidal and fungicidal effects of 1.87-3.75 and 7.5 mg l(-1) were obtained, respectively. Essential oils concentrations of 0.5% and 1% (w/v) allowed reductions in viability higher than 5 and 4 log units per ml for standard bacteria and fungi, respectively, within a contact time of 5 min under dirty conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Our results support the traditional uses of P. chloranthus as a natural disinfectant and insecticide. It could be used to manage life-threatening pathogens as well as food preservative. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This natural disinfectant could play a vital role in alleviating the spread of pathogenic micro-organisms and environmental problems associated with the indiscriminate use of synthetic chemicals.


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Desinfetantes/farmacologia , Magnoliopsida/química , Viabilidade Microbiana/efeitos dos fármacos , Óleos Voláteis/farmacologia , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Bactérias/efeitos dos fármacos , Desinfetantes/isolamento & purificação , Fungos/efeitos dos fármacos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Óleos Voláteis/isolamento & purificação , Extratos Vegetais/isolamento & purificação , Tunísia
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Rev Med Interne ; 30(10): 914-6, 2009 Oct.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19299043

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Acute renal failure following hunger strike has been rarely reported. We report a 47-year-old man, prisoner, who developed an acute renal failure secondary to hypovolemia and major rhabdomyolysis. Failure of hydration with persistence of oliguria and secondary pulmonary edema required hemodialysis with eventually a favorable outcome.


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Injúria Renal Aguda/etiologia , Dissidências e Disputas , Rabdomiólise/etiologia , Inanição/complicações , Injúria Renal Aguda/terapia , Humanos , Hipovolemia/etiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prisioneiros , Diálise Renal
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Rev Neurol (Paris) ; 164(1): 82-6, 2008 Jan.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18342062

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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) or neurofibrosarcoma, previously described as malignant Schwannoma or neurosarcoma, is an extremely rare cause of malignancy localized in the neck. Half of reported cases occurred in patients with neurofibromatosis in Von Recklinghausen disease type I. Typical features include high grade malignancy and a tendency to recurrence and distant metastases. We report the case of a 56-year-old woman with neurosarcoma of the neck, which was revealed by a cervicobrachial neuralgia. The physical examination found a mass on the left side of the neck. Plain radiographs showed osteoarthritis. MRI showed a well-defined paravertebral mass. Pathologic diagnosis was neurosarcoma. Radiotherapy was delivered.


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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/diagnóstico , Cervicalgia/etiologia , Neurofibrossarcoma/diagnóstico , Biomarcadores , Neoplasias Epidurais/patologia , Neoplasias Epidurais/radioterapia , Feminino , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/patologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/radioterapia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neurofibrossarcoma/patologia , Neurofibrossarcoma/radioterapia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris) ; 37(6): 559-67, 2008 Oct.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18657917

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INTRODUCTION: Trophoblastic diseases correspond to a very heterogeneous group. OBJECTIVE: To establish the importance of imaging in the management of trophoblastic diseases. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective study from 1995 to 2008, including all patients with a gestational throphoblastic disease in our department. RESULTS: Seventy-four cases were identified with 58 molar pregnancies, 14 trophoblastic tumors and two cases of hydatiform mole coexistent with a twin live fetus. Ultrasound's sensibility in case of hydatiform moles was 75.86%. It was sharply more important in case of a complete mole with a detection rate of 96.15% against 28% in case of partial mole. In trophoblastic tumors, ultrasound coupled with Doppler had shown signs of invasion in half of the cases. Four patients presented with lung metastases. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed in two cases. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Ultrasound is of high-performance in the positive diagnosis of complete moles. Furthermore, it shows signs of invasion in case of trophoblastic tumors. In those cases, a radiological assessment guides the management even in the absence of histological proofs.


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Doença Trofoblástica Gestacional/diagnóstico , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal , Adulto , Feminino , Idade Gestacional , Doença Trofoblástica Gestacional/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença Trofoblástica Gestacional/patologia , Doença Trofoblástica Gestacional/cirurgia , Humanos , Mola Hidatiforme/diagnóstico , Histerectomia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Gravidez , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Resultado do Tratamento , Neoplasias Trofoblásticas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Uterinas/diagnóstico
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Arch Pediatr ; 25(8): 495-496, 2018 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30340947

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Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is associated with multiple and recurrent infections. In patients with CGD, invasive pulmonary infection with aspergillus species remains the greatest cause of mortality. Acute fulminant presentations of fungal pneumonia are catastrophic. It is a medical emergency, and currently the treatment is based on association of corticosteroids and antifungal therapy. We describe the case of an 11-year-old boy, with late initial presentation of CGD, which was revealed by fulminant aspergillus pneumonia. He was successfully treated with an association of high doses of steroids and voriconazole.


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Doença Granulomatosa Crônica/complicações , Pneumonia/complicações , Aspergilose Pulmonar/complicações , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Criança , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Glucocorticoides/uso terapêutico , Doença Granulomatosa Crônica/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Masculino , Pneumonia/tratamento farmacológico , Aspergilose Pulmonar/tratamento farmacológico , Voriconazol/uso terapêutico
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Hum Exp Toxicol ; 37(6): 580-586, 2018 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28776390

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CONTEXT: Cardiac dysfunction is one of the most serious consequences of scorpion envenomation. The best tool to evaluate cardiac function is echocardiography, but it is not available at all emergency departments. Many studies aimed to describe biological predictive factors of cardiac dysfunction in scorpion envenomation. Troponin is one of these biomarkers but its correlation with myocarditis is not well established. The aim of this study was to evaluate correlation between troponin levels and cardiac dysfunction in moderate scorpion envenomation. METHODS: A retrospective monocentric study including patients admitted in the emergency department for moderate scorpion envenomation with troponin measurement during their early management. On arrival, an electrocardiogram and a chest X-ray were realized for all patients. RESULTS: We enrolled 132 patients with a mean age at 31.3 ± 24.4 years and a 1.35 sex-ratio. All patients had moderate systemic manifestations. There were 28 patients with clinical manifestations of cardiac dysfunction without life-threatening troubles (21.2%). Troponin was undetectable in 69 patients (56%). The mean value of troponin level (pg/ml) was higher in patients with clinical manifestations of left ventricular dysfunction (1.80 ± 3.8 vs. 0.11 ± 0.5; p = 0.02). Troponin levels were significantly higher in patients with positive T wave on electrocardiogram. CONCLUSION: In patients with moderate scorpion envenomation with positive T wave, high values of troponin suggest the presence of cardiac dysfunction.


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Miocardite/sangue , Picadas de Escorpião/sangue , Troponina/sangue , Adolescente , Adulto , Biomarcadores/sangue , Criança , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Miocardite/diagnóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/sangue , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/diagnóstico , Adulto Jovem
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Intensive Care Med ; 33(7): 1162-1167, 2007 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17530220

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OBJECTIVE: Our study aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of colistin in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by pan-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Acinetobacter baumanii. DESIGN: Pairwise, retrospective exposed-unexposed study. SETTING: Combined medical and surgical intensive care unit of Habib Bourguiba University Hospital (Sfax, Tunisia). PATIENTS: Sixty patients with VAP caused by pan-drug-resistant A. baumanii or P. aeruginosa matched to 60 controls with VAP caused by A. baumanii or P. aeruginosa susceptible to imipenem. All patients had normal renal function at the onset of antibiotic therapy. INTERVENTIONS: Case patients were treated by colistin intravenously and control patients were treated by imipenem intravenously. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Baseline characteristics were similar between the colistin and imipenem groups. The mean duration of antibiotic therapy for VAP was 9.5+/-3.8 days (range 5-22 days) with colistin and 8.9+/-2.8 days (range 5-20 days) with imipenem (p=0.32). A favorable clinical response to antibiotic therapy for VAP occurred in 45 patients (75%) in the colistin group and in 43 patients (71.7%) in the imipenem group (p=0.68). The time to resolution of infectious parameters after the initiation of antibiotic therapy was not statistically different between the two groups. During the antibiotic course, none of the patients in either group developed renal failure. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that colistin can be a safe and effective option in the treatments of VAP caused by pan-drug-resistant P. aeruginosa or A. baumanii.


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Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Colistina/uso terapêutico , Imipenem/uso terapêutico , Pneumonia Bacteriana/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Acinetobacter/tratamento farmacológico , Acinetobacter baumannii , Adulto , Antibacterianos/administração & dosagem , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Colistina/administração & dosagem , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Feminino , Humanos , Imipenem/administração & dosagem , Injeções Intravenosas , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Masculino , Pneumonia Bacteriana/etiologia , Infecções por Pseudomonas/tratamento farmacológico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Tempo
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J Mal Vasc ; 32(2): 75-82, 2007 Apr.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17490838

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INTRODUCTION: The objective of this work was to review current data about the pathophysiology, clinical features, and treatment of thrombotic microangiopathies. CURRENT KNOWLEDGE: Thrombotic microangiopathies are microvascular occlusive disorders characterized by systemic or intrarenal aggregation of platelets, thrombocytopenia, and mechanical injury to erythrocytes. In thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, systemic microvascular aggregation of platelets causes ischemia in the brain and other organs. In the hemolytic-uremic syndrome, platelet-fibrin thrombi occlude predominantly the renal circulation. Thrombotic microangiopathy is a rare disorder whose varied clinical manifestations result from the formation of platelet-rich thrombi within the microvasculature and consequent tissue ischemia. The clinical features are acute renal failure, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia. This diagnosis is of considerable importance because of the possible fulminant clinical course. Some atypical forms may be unrecognized. Plasma exchange is the current reference treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. However, in the light of recent publications, either infusions of concentrates of purified enzyme or more intensive immunosuppressive therapy would be more specific.


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Microcirculação/fisiologia , Trombose/epidemiologia , Fibrinolíticos/uso terapêutico , Heparina/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Incidência , Prognóstico , Trombose/diagnóstico , Trombose/fisiopatologia , Trombose/terapia
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