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| Lomar,André V.; Vidal,José E.; Lomar,Frederico P.; Barbas,Carmen Valente; Matos,Gustavo Janot de; Boulos,Marcos. |
| Severe pulmonary involvement in malaria has been frequently reported in cases of Plasmodium falciparum infection, but rarely in vivax malaria. Among the 11 previous cases of vivax-related severe respiratory involvement described in the literature, all except one developed it after the beginning of anti-malarial treatment; these appear to correspond to an exacerbation of the inflammatory response. We report the case of a 43-year-old Brazilian woman living in a malaria-endemic area, who presented acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by P. vivax before starting anti-malarial treatment. The diagnosis was made based on microscopic methods. A negative rapid immunochromatographic assay, based on the detection of Histidine Rich Protein-2 (HRP-2) of P.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Malaria; Plasmodium vivax; Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Acute respiratory failure; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000500011 |
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| Vieira,Silvia R R; Brauner,Janete S. |
| Leptospirosis may have important complications, such as acute respiratory failure (ARF) associated or not with other organic dysfunction, with a high mortality rate. We report the characteristics and evolution of severe leptospirosis associated with ARF. During 10 years, 35 consecutive adult patients admitted in two general Intensive Care Units with severe leptospirosis and ARF, were followed up. Clinical characteristics, associated organic dysfunction and mortality were analyzed. Survivors were compared with non-survivors. The most frequent clinical manifestations were dyspnea, fever, myalgia, jaundice, hemoptysis and coughing. All patients presented ARF, needing mechanical ventilation, as well as other organic dysfunctions. The mortality rate was 51%.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Leptospirosis; Acute respiratory failure. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000300006 |
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| Yassin,Mohamed A; El Omri,Halima; Al-Hijji,Ibrahim; Taha,Ruba; Hassan,Reham; Aboudi,Kamal Al; El-Ayoubi,Hanadi. |
| Strongyloides stercoralis (S.S.) is a human intestinal parasite, which may lead to complicated strongyloidiasis. We report a case of disseminated strongyloidiasis following the treatment of myeloma. The patient developed skin lesions, respiratory distress, aseptic meningitis and bacterial and fungal sepsis. The diagnosis of strongyloidiasis was established through endotracheal tube secretions. Despite the treatment with Ivermectin and Albendazole, the outcome was fatal. The value of screening for strongyloidiasis is unclear but may be of benefit in patients with hematological malignancies from high endemic areas |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Acute respiratory failure; Disseminated strongyloidiasis; Myeloma; Steroids. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000500019 |
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