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Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine ; : 605-608, 2015.
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-217705

RESUMO

Infective endocarditis carries high risk of morbidity and mortality. Rapid diagnosis and effective treatment are essential to good patient outcome. However, nonspecific symptoms and various clinical manifestations make early diagnosis difficult. Here we report on an unusual case of infective endocarditis initially presenting as acute pyelonephritis (APN). A 44-year-old female with a history of heart surgery was admitted for fever and both flank pain. The patient had undergone dental extraction 3 weeks prior to admission. Her lab work and physical examination revealed pyuria, positive bacterial culture of both blood and urine, costovertebral knocking tenderness, and CT findings consistent with APN, leading to her initial diagnosis as APN. Despite treatment with antibiotics, her symptoms did not improve while further physical examination revealed newly developed Osler's nodes and Janeway lesions. Echocardiography showed vegetation of the aortic valve with severe aortic regurgitation. She was diagnosed as a case of infective endocarditis and was treated successfully.


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Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Antibacterianos , Valva Aórtica , Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica , Diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Precoce , Ecocardiografia , Endocardite , Endocardite Bacteriana , Febre , Dor no Flanco , Mortalidade , Exame Físico , Pielonefrite , Piúria , Staphylococcus aureus , Cirurgia Torácica
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Korean Journal of Nephrology ; : 596-602, 1997.
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-56227

RESUMO

Primary systemic amyloidosis is a progressive disease that is frequently fatal. Nephrotic syndrome is present in almost one-third, congestive heart failure in one-quarter, and peripheral neuropathy in one-sixth of patients at the time of diagnosis. If heart or renal failure are presented, survival rate is poor. We experienced a case of a 66 year-old female patient who had complained lower leg edema and paresthesia of extremities for about 5 months. The laboratory findings were consistent with nephrotic syndrome, but the lower leg edema was non-pitting and the cause of paresthesia was unknown. We performed kidney and nerve biopsy and confirmed a case of primary systemic amyloidosis. In this case, presence of postural hypotension, probable cardiac involvement and relatively long spikes along the outside of the glomerular capillary loops on methenamine silver stain is suggestive of poor prognosis. We can predict chronic renal failure and congestive heart failure in the course of this case. We report a case of primary systemic amyloidosis predominantly presenting nephrotic syndrome and peripheral neuropathy with review of related literatures.


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Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Amiloidose , Biópsia , Capilares , Diagnóstico , Edema , Extremidades , Coração , Insuficiência Cardíaca , Hipotensão Ortostática , Rim , Falência Renal Crônica , Perna (Membro) , Metenamina , Síndrome Nefrótica , Parestesia , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Periférico , Prognóstico , Insuficiência Renal , Taxa de Sobrevida
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