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Muerte por tuberculosis milliar / Death from miliary tuberculosis
Marrero Rodríguez, Haidee.
Affiliation
  • Marrero Rodríguez, Haidee; Hospital General Docente Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso. Santiago de Cuba. Cuba
Medisan ; 17(5)may. 2013. ilus
Article in Spanish | CUMED | ID: cum-54435
Responsible library: CU418.1
RESUMEN
Se describe el caso clínico de un anciano, en estado senil y desnutrido, quien presentaba síndrome febril prolongado, por lo que fue ingresado en el Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Docente Dr Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo de Santiago de Cuba, pero al efectuar los exámenes complementarios no se obtuvo un diagnóstico definitivo. Posteriormente tuvo descompensación cardiovascular y fue trasladado a la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, donde se le realizó urgentemente una radiografía de tórax, la cual mostró lesiones características de tuberculosis milliar. En consecuencia, se interconsultó con especialistas de neumología y se decidió iniciar el tratamiento con drogas antituberculosas; sin embargo, el paciente falleció un día después de comenzada la terapia. La necropsia mostró una granulomatosis crónica inespecífica, cuyo resultado solo se confirmó 2 meses más tarde, cuando el cultivo de las secreciones bronquiales fue positivo (codificación 7) de Mycobacterium tuberculosis(AU)
ABSTRACT
A case report of an elderly man in senile and malnourished state was described, who had prolonged febrile syndrome and was admitted to Dr Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo Clinical and Surgical Teaching Hospital of Santiago de Cuba, but a definitive diagnosis could not be obtained with complementary tests. Later he had cardiovascular decompensation and was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit, where he underwent an emergent chest radiograph, which showed characteristic lesions of miliary tuberculosis. Consequently, pulmonary specialists were consulted and it was decided to start treatment with antitubercular drugs; however, the patient died a day after the beginning of therapy. The autopsy showed a nonspecific chronic granulomatosis, which results were only confirmed 2 months later, when the culture of bronchial secretions was positive (coding 7) for Mycobacterium tuberculosis(AU)
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Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Cuba Health context: Neglected Diseases Health problem: Neglected Diseases / Tuberculosis Database: CUMED Main subject: Tuberculosis, Miliary / Alzheimer Disease / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Medisan Year: 2013 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital General Docente Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso/Cuba
Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Cuba Health context: Neglected Diseases Health problem: Neglected Diseases / Tuberculosis Database: CUMED Main subject: Tuberculosis, Miliary / Alzheimer Disease / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Medisan Year: 2013 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital General Docente Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso/Cuba
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