ABSTRACT
Resumen: La endocarditis infecciosa es una enfermedad poco frecuente en pediatría pero con importante morbimortalidad. Si bien existen grupos de riesgo bien definidos puede presentarse en niños sin cardiopatía subyacente e inmunocompetentes, en quienes la etiología estafilocócica es la más frecuente y el diagnóstico continúa siendo un desafío. Presentamos el caso de un niño de 2 años, previamente sano, con una endocarditis a Staphylococcus aureus meticilino sensible de presentación no usual.
Summary: Infective endocarditis is rather an unusual condition in pediatrics, although it is associated with significant morbility and mortality. In spite of there being well defined risk groups the disease may present in children with no underlying heart disease who are immunocompetent, Staphylococcus aureus being the most frequent etiology. In those cases, diagnosis still constitutes a challenge. The study presents the case of a 2 year-old patient, with a healthy history, who presented methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis, with rather an unusual presentation.
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Humans , Male , Staphylococcal Infections/complications , Endocarditis, Bacterial/complications , Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnosis , Putaminal Hemorrhage/etiology , Putaminal Hemorrhage/therapy , Intracranial Embolism/etiology , Endocarditis, Bacterial , Endocarditis, Bacterial/etiologyABSTRACT
Bilateral putaminal hemorrhages rarely occur simultaneously in hypertensive patients. The association of intracerebral hemorrhage with cerebral edema (CE) has been rarely reported in diabetic patients. We present a patient with bilateral putaminal hemorrhage (BPH) and CE during the course of hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS). A 40-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus and chronic alcoholism was admitted with acute impaired mentality. His blood pressure was within the normal range on admission. Laboratory results revealed hyperglycemia and severe metabolic acidosis without ketonuria. After aggressive treatment, plasma sugar fell to 217 mg/dl, but brain CT showed BPH and diffuse CE. Our case demonstrated that HHS should be considered as a cause of BPH with CE. Initial brain imaging study may be recommended for patients with diabetic coma.