ABSTRACT
Desde su aparición, las técnicas percutáneas han ido sustituyendo la cirugía convencional como tratamiento de primera línea en los defectos septales interauriculares. Los dispositivos Amplatzer fueron los primeros aprobados por la Food and Drug Administration, y su colocación se ha convertido en un procedimiento habitual en cardiología pediátrica. La aparición de endocarditis bacteriana sobre este tipo de dispositivos es muy infrecuente. Se presenta el caso de una endocarditis bacteriana en un paciente pediátrico portador de un dispositivo Amplatzer, que se manejó de forma conservadora con antibioterapia intravenosa, con evolución satisfactoria.
Since their introduction, percutaneous techniques have been replacing conventional surgery as a first-line treatment for septal defects. Amplatzer devices were the first to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and their placement has become a standard procedure in pediatric cardiology. Bacterial endocarditis of intracardiac devices such as the Amplatzer septal occluder is very infrequent. We report a case of bacterial endocarditis in a pediatric patient with an Amplatzer device, who developed an infectious endocarditis six years after its placement and received conservative management with intravenous antibiotics, with satisfactory evolution.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Child , Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnosis , Septal Occluder Device/adverse effects , Prosthesis-Related Infections , Endocarditis, Bacterial/epidemiology , Conservative Treatment , Heart Septal Defects, Atrial , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic useABSTRACT
El síndrome de Kounis consiste en la aparición simultánea de anafilaxia y síndrome coronario agudo. Se trata de una entidad poco descrita y que puede estar infradiagnosticada en pediatría. Es crucial, por su presentación variable, atípica e inesperada, y por sus posibles complicaciones graves (arritmias ventriculares, infarto de miocardio, muerte súbita), su reconocimiento y tratamiento precoz, dirigido a la revascularización del miocardio y al tratamiento de la reacción anafiláctica concomitante. Se presenta el caso de un varón de 11 años que, tras el contacto con látex, presentó una reacción anafiláctica asociada a vasoespasmo coronario, con recuperación rápida y completa con la administración de adrenalina intramuscular. El estudio cardiológico descartó patología coronaria como causa del evento. El estudio alergológico puso de manifiesto un síndrome de reactividad cruzada látex-frutas (kiwi y piña). Se diagnosticó síndrome de Kounis tipo i desencadenado por látex, y se recomendó evitar posibles factores desencadenantes.
Kounis syndrome consists of the simultaneous occurrence of anaphylaxis and acute coronary syndrome. It is a rare entity that may be underdiagnosed in paediatrics. The clinical presentation is variable, atypical and usually unexpected, and it carries possible serious complications such as ventricular arrhythmias, myocardial infarction and sudden death. Therefore, an early diagnosis and treatment for myocardial revascularization and the anaphylactic reaction are crucial. We report the case of an 11-year-old male who, after contact with latex, presented an anaphylactic reaction associated with coronary vasospasm, with rapid and complete recovery after administration of intramuscular adrenaline. The cardiological study ruled out coronary pathology as the cause of the event. The allergy study revealed a latex-fruit (kiwi and pineapple) cross-reactivity syndrome. The patient was diagnosed with type I Kounis syndrome triggered by latex, recommending the avoidance of possible triggers.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Child , Coronary Vasospasm/diagnostic imaging , Kounis Syndrome/diagnosis , Coronary Vasospasm/drug therapy , Latex Hypersensitivity , Acute Coronary Syndrome , Kounis Syndrome/therapy , AnaphylaxisABSTRACT
Listeriosis is a sporadic infectious disease, which affects high-risk populations, such as the elderly, pregnant women, newborns, and immunocompromised patients. During pregnancy, listeriosis usually presents like a mild non-specific infection, but it may be responsible for fetal loss, preterm labor, early onset neonatal sepsis, and neonatal death. We report the case of a late stillbirth secondary to maternal chorioamnionitis. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from the amniotic fluid and the fetal pleural fluid. The fetal autopsy revealed a disseminated inflammatory response with multi-organ involvement. This case illustrates the importance of the prevention and the diagnosis of listeriosis during gestation and may help us to understand the physiopathology of fetal loss due to listeriosis.
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Humans , Female , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/pathology , Stillbirth , Listeriosis/pathology , Autopsy , Pregnancy , Chorioamnionitis , Fatal Outcome , Listeriosis/diagnosis , Listeriosis/prevention & control , Listeria monocytogenesABSTRACT
El dolor torácico es poco frecuente y, por lo general, benigno en pediatría. La etiología cardíaca es más infrecuente aún. Sin embargo, es un motivo de consulta que se asocia a cardiopatía isquémica y crea gran alarma social, incluso en profesionales de la salud. Por tanto, es necesario conocer las causas más frecuentes de este síntoma en el niño, así como de patologías graves que lo pueden provocar y requieren tratamiento urgente. Presentamos un caso clínico de dolor torácico asociado a cambios isquémicos en el electrocardiograma en una paciente con prolapso de válvula mitral y fenotipo MASS (prolapso de válvula mitral, dilatación de raÍz aórtica y alteraciones esqueléticas y cutáneas), revisamos el prolapso de válvula mitral y resaltamos la importancia de conocerlo en el ámbito pediátrico.
Chest pain is rare and usually benign in pediatrics. Cardiac etiology is even rarer. However, it is a symptom associated with ischemic heart disease and it imposes great social alarm, even in health care workers. Therefore, it is necessary to know the most common causes of this symptom in children, as well as serious diseases that can cause it, which require prompt medical attention. We report a case of chest pain associated with ischemic electrocardiographic changes in a patient with mitral valve prolapse and MASS phenotype (mitral valve prolapse, aortic root enlargement, and skeletal and skin alterations), we review the mitral valve prolapse and stress the importance of knowing it in the pediatric setting.