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We report the findings observed in a young woman with ocular syphilis complicated with retinal and disc neovascularization successfully treated with intravitreal bevacizumab. Fluorescein angiography revealed in both eyes intense hyperfluorescence at the level of the disc, multifocal venous wall staining, multifocal paravenous leakage, multiple peripheral saccular venular dilations, diffuse retinal and macular edema, and retinal and disc neovascularization. There was no evidence of retinal ischemia in both eyes. After antibiotic and corticosteroid treatment, the neovascularization persisted in both eyes. Three consecutive doses of intravitreal bevacizumab were administered, with total regression of the retinal and disc neovascularization. Disc and retinal neovascularization along with nonocclusive retinal vasculitis may be a form of presentation of ocular syphilis. Combination of specific treatment, oral corticosteroids, and intravitreal bevacizumab may be useful for treating this clinical manifestation.
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INTRODUCCIÓN: La Enfermedad de Fabry es una entidad rara hereditaria ligada al cromosoma X, debida a la deficiencia o ausencia de la enzima α-galactosidasa A. OBJETIVO: Presentar la primera recomendación para el inicio oportuno de la terapia de reemplazo enzimático en la variante clásica de la enfermedad, en base al conocimiento y experiencia en el manejo de estos pacientes por un grupo de profesionales expertos en el tema pertenecientes a diez países de Latinoamérica: Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, México, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: El coordinador del proyecto diseñó un documento fuente, basado en los criterios de inicio del tratamiento establecidos en las distintas guías internacionales publicadas a la fecha. Posteriormente, se distribuyó la encuesta a todos los participantes para su evaluación. RESULTADOS: Cincuenta expertos respondieron la encuesta online, siendo los criterios divididos en 5 secciones por especialidad, logrando un consenso entre todos ellos. Discusión: Debido a la creciente evidencia sobre la mejor respuesta y pronóstico asociada a un inicio de tratamiento precoz, se definieron los criterios que pueden llevar a una temprana indicación del tratamiento. CONCLUSIÓN: Entendemos que uno de los méritos de esta recomendación fue la inclusión de expertos pertenecientes a 10 países latinoamericanos. Sin embargo, como toda recomendación en una enfermedad multisistémica en plena descripción de nuevos mecanismos fisiopatológicos y complicaciones asociadas quedan manifestaciones no incluidas dentro de los criterios, lo que obliga a la constante necesidad de revisar estas recomendaciones, para poder incluir los cambios a medida que vayan ocurriendo en próximos reportes
INTRODUCTION: Fabry disease is a rare inherited X-linked disorder resulting from the absence or deficient activity of the α-galactosidase A enzyme. OBJECTIVE: To provide the first guideline on the best time to start enzyme replacement therapy to treat classic Fabry disease, based on the knowledge and experience of experts from ten Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. METHODS: The project coordinator designed a survey based on the criteria for starting the treatment which are established in different international guidelines published to date. This document was later sent to all the participants for its evaluation. RESULTS: Fifty experts responded to the survey, whose criteria was divided into 5 sections according to specialty, and they arrived at a consensus. Discussion: The criteria for an early treatment were defined given the growing evidence of a better response and prognosis associated with it. CONCLUSION: We believe that the importance of this guideline relies on the participation of experts from ten Latin American countries. However, as it deals with a systemic disease whose physiopathological mechanisms and complications are still being described, some manifestations have not been included in the criteria, making it necessary to revise this guideline in order to report any changes that may arise in the future
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Humanos , Doença de Fabry , Consenso , Reativadores Enzimáticos , alfa-GalactosidaseRESUMO
We report a patient who presented with inflammatory back pain due to multisegmental spondylitis. Following a vertebral biopsy which failed to detect an infectious organism, the patient was treated with etanercept, a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor, for suspected undifferentiated spondyloarthritis. The back pain worsened and the spondylitic lesions increased. Only in a vertebral rebiopsy with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of Tropheryma whipplei, the causative agent of Whipple's disease was identified. Tropheryma whipplei should be considered as a cause of spondylitis even with multisegmental involvement and in the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms. In this clinical setting, routine PCR for Tropheryma whipplei from vertebral biopsies is recommended.
