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Indian J Med Sci ; 2007 Oct; 61(10): 580-90
Artículo en Inglés | IMSEAR | ID: sea-67384

RESUMEN

Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by gram-negative soil-dwelling bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei. Musculoskeletal melioidosis mimics other infections both clinically and radiologically. An extensive literature review has been performed over musculoskeletal melioidosis through various search engines such as Pubmed, Embase, Medscape, Altavista and Google. Diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion and is dependent on microbiological confirmation. Prompt treatment with long-term combination antibiotics in high dosages and surgical drainage of abscesses improves survival.


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Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Burkholderia pseudomallei/efectos de los fármacos , Ceftazidima , Doxiciclina , Quimioterapia Combinada , Humanos , Melioidosis/diagnóstico , Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas/microbiología , Factores de Riesgo , Resultado del Tratamiento
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São Paulo med. j ; 118(5): 158-60, Sept. 2000.
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-271291

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CONTEXT: The incidence of staphylococcal infection has been increasing during the last 20 years. OBJECTIVE: Report a case of staphylococcal endocarditis preceded by musculoskeletal manifestations, which is a rare form of clinical presentation. DESIGN: Case report. CASE REPORT: A 45-year-old-man, without addictions and without known previous cardiopathy, was diagnosed as having definitive acute bacterial endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus. Its etiology was community-acquired, arising from a non-apparent primary focus. In addition, the musculoskeletal symptoms preceded the infective endocarditis (IE) by about 1 month, which occurred together with other symptoms, e.g. mycotic aneurysms and petechiae. Later, the patient showed perforation of the mitral valve and moderate mitral insufficiency with clinical control


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Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/complicaciones , Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas/microbiología , Dolor de la Región Lumbar/microbiología , Endocarditis Bacteriana/complicaciones , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/diagnóstico , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/tratamiento farmacológico , Staphylococcus aureus/crecimiento & desarrollo , Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas/diagnóstico , Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas/tratamiento farmacológico , Dolor de la Región Lumbar/diagnóstico , Dolor de la Región Lumbar/tratamiento farmacológico , Endocarditis Bacteriana/diagnóstico , Endocarditis Bacteriana/tratamiento farmacológico
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