Endometriose intestinal simulando os achados clínicos e cirúrgicos da doença de Crohn / Intestinal endometriosis simulating the clinical and surgical findings of Crohn's disease

Introdução: A endometriose é caracterizada pelo implante extrauterino de tecido endometrial funcionante. A faixa etária de acometimento é de 25 a 30 anos, estimando-se que esteja presente em 10 a 15% das mulheres em idade reprodutiva, raramente acometendo o trato gastrointestinal. Relato do caso: Descreve-se um caso de uma paciente com sintomas de dor abdominal e alteração do hábito intestinal que evoluiu com semioclusão intestinal. Os achados endoscópicos foram sugestivos de Doença Inflamatória Intestinal, obtendo-se o diagnóstico de endometriose após avaliação de segmento de delgado. Conclusão: Seguiu-se com uma breve revisão de literatura sobre endometriose intestinal, concluindo a importância deste diagnóstico diferencial de doença inflamatória, especialmente em mulheres na idade fértil. (AU)

Introduction: Endometriosis is characterized by extra-uterine implantation of functioning endometrial tissue. The age of onset is 25-30 years old and it is estimated to be present in 10-15% of women of reproductive age, and rarely affects the gastrointestinal tract. Case report: We present a case of a patient with symptoms of abdominal pain, altered bowel habit and weight loss that evolved with intestinal semi-occlusion, and endoscopic and tomographic findings suggestive of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) obtaining the diagnosis of endometriosis after bowel segment evaluation. Conclusion: We continue with a brief review of the literature on intestinal endometriosis, concluding the importance of the differential diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, especially in women of childbearing age. (AU)

Community-acquired urinary tract bacterial infections and drug resistance among patients followed at a reference center in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the antimicrobial resistance pattern of the most frequent pathogens responsible for community-acquired urinary tract infection (UTI). Methods: This is a retrospective, descriptive epidemiological survey involving all urine samples submitted for culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing from patients with clinical diagnosis of UTI followed at the outpatient clinic of the Núcleo de Atenção Médica Integrada, University of Fortaleza, Brazil. The study period was from September 2012 to July 2013. Urine cultures were processed with clean-catch midstream urine samples in the local laboratory employing standard methods. A questionnaire was used to collect patient demographic data and the results of the bacterial identification and susceptibility testing. The data were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: A total of 514 urine samples were analyzed. Most patients were females (78.6%). Patients' mean age was 39 years old. Bacterial growth was observed in 16.5% of the samples. This rate was lower in women (13.6%) than in men (27.3%). The most prevalent pathogen was Escherichia coli (57.6%), followed by Klebsiella sp. (35.3%) and Proteus sp. (4.7%). E. coli showed a high frequency of resistance to ampicillin (88.2%) and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (77.1%), as well as significant resistance to ciprofloxacin (38.9%) and norfloxacin (39.4%). Isolates from elderly patients (>60 years) had higher resistance to all tested antibiotics. Conclusions: There is a trend toward increasing bacterial resistance among the main UTI pathogens. Resistance to sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim follows a worldwide increase rate tendency and it should be avoided as a first-line empirical treatment for UTIs. A significant resistance to quinolones was also observed.