ABSTRACT
We describe the case of a 70-years-old woman with ischemic-hemorrhagic lesions in the cutaneous surface of both feet and analytical data of disseminated intravascular coagulation, in which the studies conducted were negative except for the presence of cryofibrinogen in plasma. We also review the clinical manifestations and the diseases associated to cryofibrinogenemia previously described in the literature.
Subject(s)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/blood , Fibrinogens, Abnormal , Paraproteinemias , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/diagnosis , Female , Foot/blood supply , Humans , Ischemia , Paraproteinemias/diagnosis , Skin/blood supplyABSTRACT
A retrospective study of patients infected by Salmonella typhi (ST) was conducted in the southern area of Pontevedra during a 17-month period in order to assess the clinical and evolutive characteristics and the pattern of antibiotic susceptibility of the infection. ST was isolated from samples of 30 patients: 25 hemocultures, 7 coprocultores, 1 urine and 1 aortic aneurysm. Nineteen cases had consumed non-sanitary controlled water, 95% from rural areas. The clinical characteristics were similar to the ones traditionally described. Seven patients (23%) developed complications and their presence was associated to a poorer prognosis. We did not observe any resistance to the commonly used antibiotics. In summary, the infection by ST is still a health problem in our environment, probably associated to insufficient measures in the enloration of water for human consumption.
