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Acta Clin Croat ; 61(1): 153-156, 2022 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36398074

ABSTRACT

Genital tuberculosis is a rare and unexpected disease in European countries including Croatia. Diagnosis of female genital tract tuberculosis is challenging and is rarely pin-pointed by clinical symptoms because of their low specificity. The authors decided to present a case of genitourinary tuberculosis in a young, immunocompetent fertile woman with high clinical suspicion of abdominal tumor mass. Although considered a desease of the past, rare clinical presentation of genital tuberculosis should be expected and taken into account.


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Abdominal Neoplasms , Tuberculosis, Female Genital , Tuberculosis , Female , Humans , Tuberculosis, Female Genital/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Female Genital/pathology , Abdominal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Croatia , Europe
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Med Sci Monit ; 13(7): CS88-92, 2007 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17599032

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Q fever is a common and acute but rare chronic zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. Its acute form manifests as atypical pneumonia, flu-like syndrome, or hepatitis. Some authors observed symptoms of chronic fatigue in a small number of patients after the acute phase of Q fever; in many cases serological assay confirmed the activity of Coxiella burnetii infection. The effect of antibiotic therapy on post-Q-fever fatigue syndrome has not been studied in south-east Europe thus far. CASE REPORTS: Three patients are presented with post-Q-fever fatigue syndrome. All fulfilled the CDC criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome. IgA antibodies to phase I of the growth cycle of Coxiella burnetii were positive in two patients and negative in one. Two patients were treated with doxycycline for two weeks in the acute phase of illness and one with a combination of erythromycin and gentamycin. After 4-12 months they developed post-Q-fever fatigue syndrome and were treated with intracellular active antibiotics (fluoroquinolones and tetracycline) for 3-12 months. Efficacy of the treatment was observed in two patients, but in one patient the results were not encouraging. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest the possibility of the involvement of Coxiella burnetii infection in the evolution of chronic fatigue syndrome. This is the first report on post-Q-fever fatigue syndrome in Mediterranean countries. Evidence of IgA antibodies to phase I of the growth cycle of Coxiella burnetii is not a prerequisite for establishing a diagnosis of CFS. The recommendation of antibiotic treatment in post-Q-fever fatigue syndrome requires further investigation.


Subject(s)
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic/diagnosis , Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic/etiology , Q Fever/complications , Adult , Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Coxiella burnetii/metabolism , Croatia , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , Follow-Up Studies , HLA-DR Antigens/metabolism , Humans , Immunoglobulin A/chemistry , Male
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Acta Med Croatica ; 60(5): 501-3, 2006 Dec.
Article in Croatian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17217109

ABSTRACT

The bacillus Listeria monocytogenes is widely distributed in the environment. Listeria monocytogenes most often causes infection in the neonates, pregnant women, elderly and immunosuppressed persons. We report on a case of fatal sepsis and meningitis in a 59-year-old woman receiving cyclophosphamide and glucocorticoid therapy for Wegener's granulomatosis over a 10-year period. Listeriosis should be suspected in case of sepsis and/or meningitis in patients who receive immunosuppressive agents. Since meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes is not distinguishable clinically from other types of bacterial meningitis, antibiotics against Listeria monocytogenes should be included in the initial empirical therapy of bacterial meningitis in immunosuppressed patients, antibiotics against Listeria monocytogenes should be included.


Subject(s)
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis/complications , Listeriosis/complications , Meningitis, Listeria/complications , Sepsis/complications , Fatal Outcome , Female , Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis/immunology , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Middle Aged
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Croat Med J ; 44(5): 630-4, 2003 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14515427

ABSTRACT

AIM: To detect and isolate rickettsial strains from blood samples of patients with presumptive diagnosis of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) in the coastal region of south Croatia, and to compare the results with routine serology. METHODS: A "suicide" polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and a shell vial culture were done on samples of ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) and citrate-anticoagulated blood samples. Indirect immunofluorescence was performed on sera collected from 17 patients clinically diagnosed with MSF during summer in three consecutive years, from 1998 to 2000. RESULTS: The primers used in PCR amplified the expected part of the rickettsia genomic DNA and Rickettsia conorii grew from the shell vial-cultured blood of a single patient. In 13 patients, the diagnosis was confirmed serologically by paired sera, whereas in 4 patients the diagnosis remained presumptive, since no paired sera were available. Analyzing sequences of the ompA and citrate synthase gene, respectively, derived from the shell vial isolate, a 100% similarity with Rickettsia conorii, strain Seven (Malish), was found. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first isolation of Rickettsia conorii from a human sample in Croatia, and the first proof of a causative agent of MSF in the country. Beside PCR-based methods and isolation, correct diagnosis of MSF could be still routinely reached by serology.


Subject(s)
Boutonneuse Fever/microbiology , Rickettsia conorii/isolation & purification , Base Sequence , Boutonneuse Fever/blood , Boutonneuse Fever/diagnosis , Croatia , DNA Primers , Electrophoresis, Agar Gel , Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect , Humans , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Rickettsia conorii/genetics
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