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We bring forward a case of a 58-year-old female who, undergoing treatment for glioblastoma with temozolomide and radiotherapy, visited the Emergency Department due to acute abdominal pain and chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia. She was diagnosed with sepsis due to phlegmonous gastritis. After several weeks in the Intensive Care Unit with antimicrobial coverage, our patient was discharged. Conceptually, phlegmonous gastritis is a highly unusual bacterial infection of the gastric wall. Intrinsically related to the alteration of the immune system, and frequently linked to cancer patients, its high morbidity and mortality and exceptional casuistry require early treatment and clinical suspicion.
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Gastritis , Neoplasms , Sepsis , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Gastritis/complications , Sepsis/complicationsABSTRACT
We present the case of a 38-year-old woman who, in the context of a 22-week gestation, was diagnosed with diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma. The age of the patient and the way in which the cancer presented itself, make genetic counseling mandatory to rule out hereditary diffuse gastric carcinoma syndrome. This rare entity, of autosomal dominant inheritance and closely linked to mutations in the CDH1 (in most cases) and CTNNA1 genes, is associated with a greater predisposition to develop malignant neoplasms of the breast and stomach. Genetic sequencing ruled out hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome. Unfortunately, 24 months after the cesarean section, our patient dies.
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Adenocarcinoma , Stomach Neoplasms , Pregnancy , Humans , Female , Adult , Stomach Neoplasms/pathology , Genetic Counseling , Cesarean Section , Germ-Line Mutation , Adenocarcinoma/genetics , Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseABSTRACT
We propose an algorithm for the early detection of cancer from a case of paraneoplastic syndrome.
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Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction , Paraneoplastic Syndromes , Antibodies, Antinuclear , Chronic Disease , Humans , Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction/diagnosis , Paraneoplastic Syndromes/diagnosis , PrognosisABSTRACT
A 65-year-old woman who, in the context of dyspepsia and dismotility, was diagnosed with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) in small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). In spite of a remarkable tumor response after the combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, an intestinal sepsis led to the patient's sudden death.
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AIMS: The association of on-admission CRP and early adverse outcomes in acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) has not been investigated. We hypothesized that increased on-admission CRP levels would correlate with adverse outcomes in patients with acute VTE. METHOD: In this prospective observational study, consecutive patients with acute VTE were enrolled and CRP levels were measured within the first 24h after diagnosis. Mortality, bleeding and recurrence were recorded during a 30-day follow-up. RESULTS: 586 patients were included. Higher CRP levels were found in patients with mortality (7.5 vs 4.0mg/dL; p = 0.01) and bleeding (7.8 vs 3.9mg/dL; p = 0.03). Multivariable logistic regression showed that CRP levels >5mg/dL were associated with higher mortality (OR 6.25; 95% CI, 2.1-18.6) and bleeding (OR 2.7; CI 95% 1.3-5.7). These results were independent to ESC risk score and simplified PESI score for mortality prediction. The predictive capacity of CRP showed an area under the ROC curve - AUC - of .7 (CI 95% .56-.85) for mortality and .65 (CI 95% .54-.75) for bleeding. The prognostic capacity of the ESC risk score and simplified PESI score was improved after adding the CRP cutoff of 5mg/dL (AUC of .87 CI 95% .79-.95). CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that on-admission CRP level may be a simple, widely available and valuable biomarker to identify high-risk VTE patients for early mortality and bleeding. CRP ≥5mg/dL was independently associated with 30-day VTE related death and bleeding
OBJETIVOS: La asociación de la medición de PCR al ingreso y las complicaciones precoces en la enfermedad tromboembólica venosa (ETV) aguda no ha sido evaluado. Nuestra hipótesis es que los niveles elevados de PCR al ingreso podrían estar correlacionados con complicaciones precoces en pacientes con ETV aguda. MÉTODOS: Estudio observacional prospectivo, en el que se incluyeron pacientes consecutivos con ETV aguda en los que se midió la PCR en las primeras 24h del diagnóstico. La mortalidad, el sangrado y la recurrencia fueron registrados durante el seguimiento a 30 días. RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 586 pacientes. Se encontraron niveles más elevados de PCR en pacientes que fallecieron (7,5 vs. 4mg/dl; p = 0,01) y que sangraron (7,8 vs. 3,9mg/dl; p = 0,03). Una regresión logística multivariante mostró que niveles de PCR>5mg/dl se asociaron significativamente con mayor mortalidad (OR: 6,25; IC 95%: 2,1-18,6) y sangrado (OR: 2,7; IC 95%: 1,3-5,7). Estos resultados fueron independientes de las escalas pronósticas de mortalidad ESC y PESI simplificada. La capacidad predictiva de la PCR mostró un área bajo la curva (ABC) ROC de 0,7 (IC 95%: 0,56-0,85) para mortalidad y 0,65 (IC 95%: 0,54-0,75) para sangrado. La capacidad pronóstica de las escalas pronósticas ESC y PESI simplificada mejoró de forma significativa al añadir el punto de corte de PCR>5mg/dl (ABC de 0,87; IC 95%: 0,79-0,95). CONCLUSIÓN: La medición de PCR al ingreso puede ser un marcador sencillo y ampliamente disponible para identificar a pacientes con ETV aguda y alto riesgo de mortalidad y sangrado precoces. Niveles de PCR≥5mg/dl se asociaron de forma independiente con mayor mortalidad y sangrado a 30 días en pacientes con ETV aguda
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Humans , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Venous Thromboembolism/complications , Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Predictive Value of Tests , Cohort Studies , Hemorrhage/complications , Hemorrhage/mortality , Prospective Studies , Logistic Models , Biomarkers , Sensitivity and SpecificityABSTRACT
AIMS: The association of on-admission CRP and early adverse outcomes in acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) has not been investigated. We hypothesized that increased on-admission CRP levels would correlate with adverse outcomes in patients with acute VTE. METHOD: In this prospective observational study, consecutive patients with acute VTE were enrolled and CRP levels were measured within the first 24h after diagnosis. Mortality, bleeding and recurrence were recorded during a 30-day follow-up. RESULTS: 586 patients were included. Higher CRP levels were found in patients with mortality (7.5 vs 4.0mg/dL; p=0.01) and bleeding (7.8 vs 3.9mg/dL; p=0.03). Multivariable logistic regression showed that CRP levels >5mg/dL were associated with higher mortality (OR 6.25; 95% CI, 2.1-18.6) and bleeding (OR 2.7; CI 95% 1.3-5.7). These results were independent to ESC risk score and simplified PESI score for mortality prediction. The predictive capacity of CRP showed an area under the ROC curve - AUC - of .7 (CI 95% .56-.85) for mortality and .65 (CI 95% .54-.75) for bleeding. The prognostic capacity of the ESC risk score and simplified PESI score was improved after adding the CRP cutoff of 5mg/dL (AUC of .87 CI 95% .79-.95). CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that on-admission CRP level may be a simple, widely available and valuable biomarker to identify high-risk VTE patients for early mortality and bleeding. CRP ≥5mg/dL was independently associated with 30-day VTE related death and bleeding.
