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Leprosy is a granulomatous infection caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae or M. lepromatosis. We evaluated skin biopsy and slit skin smear samples from 92 leprosy patients in Colombia by quantitative PCR. Five (5.4%) patients tested positive for M. lepromatosis, providing evidence of the presence of this pathogen in Colombia.
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Leprosy , Mycobacterium , Colombia/epidemiology , Humans , Leprosy/diagnosis , Leprosy/epidemiology , Leprosy/microbiology , Mycobacterium leprae/geneticsABSTRACT
A síndrome da polipose intestinal associada a tumor cerebral também é conhecida como síndrome de Turcot. Relata-se o caso de um paciente de 65 anos portador de polipose colônica hereditária e que desenvolveu sinais e sintomas neurológicos devido a glioblastoma multiforme cerebral. Destacam-se os achados imunoistoquímicos da lesão cerebral.
Intestinal polyposis syndrome associated with brain tumor, also known as Turcot's syndrome. We report a patient of 65 years old with hereditary colonic polyposis and developed neurological signs and symptoms due glioblastoma multiforme. We highlight the immunohistochemical findings of brain injury.