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Enfermedad de chagas como causa de masa cerebral ocupante en paciente con leucemia linfoblástica en remisión / Chagas' disease as a cause of cerebral mass in a patient with lymphoblastic leukemia in remission
Cohen, Verónica; Ceballos, Verónica; Rodríguez, Natalia; González, Claudia; Marciano, Beatriz; Dackiewicz, Nora; Berberian, Griselda.
Affiliation
  • Cohen, Verónica; Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Profesor Doctor Juan Pedro Garrahan. AR
  • Ceballos, Verónica; Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Profesor Doctor Juan Pedro Garrahan. AR
  • Rodríguez, Natalia; Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Profesor Doctor Juan Pedro Garrahan. AR
  • González, Claudia; Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Profesor Doctor Juan Pedro Garrahan. AR
  • Marciano, Beatriz; Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Profesor Doctor Juan Pedro Garrahan. AR
  • Dackiewicz, Nora; Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Profesor Doctor Juan Pedro Garrahan. AR
  • Berberian, Griselda; Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Profesor Doctor Juan Pedro Garrahan. AR
Arch. argent. pediatr ; 108(6): e134-e137, dic. 2010.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-594334
Responsible library: AR94.1
RESUMEN
Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 15 años, oriunda de la provincia de Chaco, con diagnóstico de leucemia linfoblástica hace 2 años, actualmente en mantenimiento, con buena respuestaal tratamiento. El motivo de consulta fue cefalea y fiebre de 20 días de evolución. Al ingreso se realizaron hemocultivos(negativos) y tomografía computada de cerebro, que mostró una lesión hipodensa con compromiso de sustancia blanca a nivel occípito-parietal izquierdo. Se realizó una resonancia nuclear magnética de cerebro y se observó lesión occipital izquierdahipointensa en T1 e hiperintensa en T2, con refuerzo periférico con gadolinio y área central hipodensa, rodeada de importante edema con efecto de masa. La serología para Chagas fuepositiva, como así también la parasitemia. Inició tratamientocon benznidazol, con buena evolución clínica y reducción de la lesión al mes de tratamiento.
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 15-year-old female patient, native of the province of Chaco, diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia 2 years ago. She was currently in maintenance therapy, with good response to treatment. Twenty days before she began with headacheand fever. At admission, blood cultures were negative, and brain computed tomography showed a hypodense lesionwith involvement of white matter in left occipital-parietal area. A brain MRI was performed, and a hypointense left occipital lesion was observed in T1. The lesion showed peripheral gadoliniumenhancing and was hyperintense on T2, with a hypodense central area surrounded by significant edema with mass effect. Chagas serology was positive, as well as the parasitemia.The patient was treated with benznidazole, with good response to therapy a significant clinical improvement and mass reduction were observed, within the first month of treatment.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / Neglected Diseases Health problem: Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases / Chagas Disease / Neglected Diseases Database: LILACS Main subject: Chagas Disease / Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Type of study: Etiology study Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Arch. argent. pediatr Journal subject: Pediatrics Year: 2010 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Profesor Doctor Juan Pedro Garrahan/AR
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / Neglected Diseases Health problem: Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases / Chagas Disease / Neglected Diseases Database: LILACS Main subject: Chagas Disease / Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Type of study: Etiology study Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Arch. argent. pediatr Journal subject: Pediatrics Year: 2010 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Profesor Doctor Juan Pedro Garrahan/AR
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