Autoimmune hepatitis presenting with peripheral eosinophilia: Case report and literature review.

Acute hepatitis presenting with blood eosinophilia are scarcely reported. Different clinical courses of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) have been associated with acute hepatitis with eosinophilia, however it is still unclear if the latter is a common manifestation of different autoimmune diseases, part of a similar spectrum of eosinophil-associated liver injury or even a trigger to AIH. We report a case of a 32 years old woman who presented with subacute hepatitis, peripheral eosinophilia, hypergammaglobulinemia and liver biopsy suggestive of AIH. The role of eosinophils in autoimmune liver diseases deserves further studies in order to clarify its physiopathology aspects.

Case Report: Misleading Serological Diagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis in a Young Patient with the Acute Form Disease: Paracoccidioides brasiliensis or Paracoccidioides lutzii?

Negative results in serological routine screening of patients with microbiologically proven Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) are occasionally reported. Failure in detecting anti-Paracoccidioides antibodies has been ascribed to factors either related to serological techniques or to the status of the host immune reactivity. Recently, this issue has been renewed by the recognition that the Paracoccidioides genera comprises two species, lutzii and brasiliensis, which have distinct antigenic profiles and, therefore, may elicit different host antibody responses. We describe a patient with the acute form PCM due to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis with negative results on two reference centers' routine screening for P. brasiliensis antibodies, but positive results with Paracoccidioides lutzii antigens. The present case report suggests that antibodies elicited during P. brasiliensis infection recognize antigenic fractions shared by both species, highlighting the difficulties in distinguishing the two infections by means of the currently available routine serological assays.

Fatores associados à hanseníase em agentes comunitários de saúde da região amazônica / Factores asociados a la lepra en agentes comunitarios de salud de la región amazónica / Factors associated with leprosy in community health agents in the amazon region

RESUMO Objetivo: investigar os fatores associados àocorrência/incidência de hanseníase em Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS), em Palmas, Tocantins. Métodos: estudo transversal, realizado mediante a aplicação de questionário para 301 ACS entre os anos de 2017 e 2018, em Palmas, Tocantins. Realizou-se análise bivariada com a aplicação do teste de qui-quadrado de Pearson e o cálculo das razões de prevalência (RP) com intervalos de 95% de confiança (IC 95%). Resultados: a idade média dos ACS foi de 47 anos, com mínima de 20 e máxima de 67 anos. As razões de chance significativamente associadas foram idade ≥ 36 anos (RC:3,65 IC:1,58-8,44), mulheres (RC:2,58 IC:1,16-5,75), UBS localizada fora do plano diretor (RC:2,22 IC:1,37-3,59), renda familiar inferior a 2 salários mínimos (RC:3,50 IC:2,14-5,74), entre 10 e 18 anos de tempo de serviço como ACS (RC:3,04 IC:1,46-6,32), ter capacitação para hanseníase (RC:2,41 IC:1,24-4,69), maior número de casos de hanseníase acompanhados no território (RC:2,59 IC:1,36-4,94) e naturalidade de outro estado(RC:1,67 IC:1,05-2,67). Ter história familiar foi o único fator associado independente (OR:1,83 IC:1,10-3,02). Conclusão: a hanseníase em ACS foi associada a desfavoráveis condições sociodemográficas, maior experiência com o assunto, tendo como fator isolado ter um familiar doente, de menor renda e que acompanhou mais casos.

RESUMEN Objetivo: investigar los factores asociados a la incidencia de lepra en Agentes Comunitarios de Salud (ACS), en Palmas, Tocantins-Brasil. Métodos: estudio transversal, realizado mediante la aplicación de cuestionario para 301 ACS entre los años 2017 y 2018, en Palmas, Tocantins-Brasil. Se realizó análisis bivariado con la aplicación delaprueba de chi-cuadrado de Pearson y el cálculo de la razón de prevalencia (RP) con intervalos de 95% de confianza (IC 95%). Resultados: el promedio de edad de los ACS fue de 47 años, con mínima de 20 y máxima de 67 años. Las razones de probabilidad significativamente asociadas fueron edad ≥36 años (RC:3,65 IC:1,58-8,44), mujeres (RC:2,58 IC:1,16-5,75), UBS ubicada fuera del plan director (RC:2,22 IC:1,37-3,59), ingresos familiares por debajo de 2 sueldos mínimos (RC:3,50 IC:2,14-5,74), entre 10 y 18 años de servicio como ACS (RC:3,04 IC:1,46-6,32), tener capacitación para lepra (RC:2,41 IC:1,24-4,69), mayor número de casos de lepra acompañados en el territorio (RC:2,59 IC:1,36-4,94) y naturalidad de otro estado (RC:1,67 IC:1,05-2,67). Tener historia familiar fue el único factor asociado independiente (OR:1,83 IC:1,10-3,02). Conclusión: la lepra en ACS fue asociada a condiciones adversas sociodemográficas, mayor experiencia con el asunto, teniendo como factor aislado tener un familiar enfermo, de menor renta y que acompañó más casos.

ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the factors associated with the occurrence/incidence of leprosy in Community Health Agents (CHA) in Palmas, Tocantins. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted by applying a questionnaire to 301 CHAs between 2017 and 2018, in Palmas, Tocantins. Bivariate analysis was performed using Pearson's chi-square test and calculation of prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results: the average age of the CHAs was 47 years old, with a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 67 years old. Odds ratios significantly associated were age ≥ 36 years old (OR: 3.65 CI: 1.58-8.44), women (OR: 2.58 CI: 1.16-5.75), UBS located outside the hospital. master plan (OR: 2.22 CI: 1.37-3.59), family income less than 2 minimum wages (OR: 3.50 CI: 2.14-5.74), between 10 and 18 years of time served as CHA (OR: 3.04 CI: 1.46-6.32), have training for leprosy (OR: 2.41 CI: 1.24-4.69), a higher number of leprosy cases followed up in the territory (OR:2.59 CI:1.36-4.94) and from another state (OR:1.67 CI:1.05-2.67). Having a family history was the only independent associated factor (OR:1.83 CI:1.10-3.02). Conclusion: leprosy in CHA was associated with unfavorable sociodemographic conditions, greater experience with the topic, with the isolated factor having a sick family member, with lower income and who followed more cases.

Seventy two-hour glucose monitoring profiles in mild gestational diabetes mellitus: differences from healthy pregnancies and influence of diet counseling.

OBJECTIVE: To study glucose profiles of gestational diabetes (GDM) patients with 72 h of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) either before (GDM1) or after (GDM2) dietary counseling, comparing them with nondiabetic (NDM) controls. DESIGN AND METHODS: We performed CGM on 22 GDM patients; 11 before and 11 after dietary counseling and compared them to 11 healthy controls. Several physiological and clinical characteristics of the glucose profiles were compared across the groups, including comparisons for pooled 24-h measures and hourly median values, summary measures representing glucose exposure (area under the median curves) and variability (amplitude, standard deviation, interquartile range), and time points related to meals. RESULTS: Most women (81.8%) in the GDM groups had fasting glucose <95mg/dL, suggesting mild GDM. Variability, glucose levels 1 and 2h after breakfast and dinner, peak values after dinner and glucose levels between breakfast and lunch, were all significantly higher in GDM1 than NDM (P<0.05 for all comparisons). The GDM2 results were similar to NDM in all aforementioned comparisons (P>0.05). Both GDM groups spent more time with glucose levels above 140mg/dL when compared with the NDM group. No differences among the groups were found for: pooled measurements and hourly comparisons, exposure, nocturnal, fasting, between lunch and dinner and before meals, as well as after lunch (P>0.05 for all). CONCLUSION: The main differences between the mild GDM1 group and healthy controls were related to glucose variability and excursions above 140mg/dL, while glucose exposure was similar. Glucose levels after breakfast and dinner also discerned the GDM1 group. Dietary counseling was able to keep glucose levels to those of healthy patients.