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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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| Vidal,José E.; Spichler,Anne; Oliveira,Augusto C. P. de; Lomar,André Villela. |
| Toxoplasmic encephalitis is the most common cerebral mass lesion in patients with AIDS. The definitive diagnosis requires direct demonstration of the tachyzoite form of Toxoplasma gondii in cerebral tissue. The presumptive diagnosis is based on serology, clinical and radiological features, and on response to anti-Toxoplasma therapy. Typically, patients have a subacute presentation of focal neurological signs, with multiple lesions in computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the neurological and CT scan spectrum is broad. We report a case of toxoplasmic encephalitis in a heterosexual man without prior history of HIV infection. He was admitted with four days of headache, confusion, and new onset of seizures. His brain CT... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Toxoplasmic encephalitis; Computadorized tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000100010 |
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| Pasqualotto,Alessandro C.; Almeida,Camila S.; Kliemann,Dimas A.; Barcellos,Guilherme B.; Queiroz-Telles,Flávio; Abdala,Edson; Resende,Mariangela; Batista,Filipe P.; Vidal,José E.; Rocha,Jaime; Raboni,Sonia M.; Cimerman,Sergio; Gales,Ana C.. |
| ABSTRACT The Choosing Wisely Initiative aims to collect statements from medical societies all over the world on medical interventions that result in no benefit to patients, with the potential to cause harm. In this article we present the views of the Diagnostic Laboratory Group at the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI). Ten experts from SBI were asked to list 10 diagnostic tests that were perceived as unnecessary in the field of infectious diseases. After voting for the more relevant topics, a questionnaire was sent to all SBI members, in order to select for the most important items. A total of 482 votes were obtained, and the top 10 results are shown in this manuscript. The Choosing Wisely statements of SBI should facilitate clinical practice... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Choosing wisely; Quality; Safety; Infectious diseases; Microbiology; Diagnostic tests; Healthcare administration. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000500331 |
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