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Alcoholism/complications , Entamoebiasis/immunology , Immunocompromised Host , Skin Diseases, Parasitic/immunology , Adult , Alcoholism/immunology , Animals , Entamoeba histolytica/isolation & purification , Entamoebiasis/pathology , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Iran , Male , Skin Diseases, Parasitic/pathologyABSTRACT
The Authors describe a primary amoebic acute meningoencephalitis case from Naegleria Fowleri, where the parasite was found in the cerebrospinal fluid and in culture. The case had a favorable outcome after treatment with amphotericin B.
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Meningoencephalitis/diagnosis , Naegleria fowleri/isolation & purification , Acute Disease , Adult , Animals , Blood Chemical Analysis , Brain/diagnostic imaging , Brain/physiopathology , Cerebrospinal Fluid/chemistry , Cerebrospinal Fluid/cytology , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Headache/diagnosis , Headache/microbiology , Headache/physiopathology , Humans , Male , Meningoencephalitis/microbiology , Meningoencephalitis/physiopathology , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
The Authors describe a case of acute meningitis from Cryptococcus neoformans, with the finding of the fungus in the cerebrospinal fluid and in culture in a young subject with AIDS. The case had a favourable outcome after fluconazole treatment.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications , Cryptococcus neoformans/isolation & purification , Meningitis/microbiology , Acute Disease , Adult , Cerebrospinal Fluid/chemistry , Cerebrospinal Fluid/cytology , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Comorbidity , Fluconazole/administration & dosage , Fluconazole/therapeutic use , Headache/etiology , Humans , Injections, Spinal , Male , Meningitis/complications , Meningitis/drug therapyABSTRACT
The authors report a case of urticarioid manifestation in a patient with imported pernicious cerebral malaria. They discuss the pathogenetic mechanisms of the cutaneous manifestation and point out the clinical importance of their observation.
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Brain/physiopathology , Malaria, Cerebral/complications , Urticaria/etiology , Adult , Animals , Electroencephalography , Erythrocytes/chemistry , Humans , Male , Plasmodium falciparum/isolation & purification , Quinine/therapeutic use , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaABSTRACT
C. pyloridis colonization was investigated in a selected group of 58 patients with upper gastrointestinal disorders submitted to endoscopy and biopsy. The following results were registered. C. pyloridis was isolated in 14 out of 18 cases of active chronic gastritis, in 15 out of 24 cases of non active chronic gastritis, and 7 out of 8 cases of antral ulceration. A negative finding was registered in 8 patients whose gastric mucosa was normal. Therefore, the Authors consider as valid the etiopathogenetic correlation between C. pyloridis and ulcerative or non-ulcerative chronic gastric diseases, suggested by others.
