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| Mantovani,E.; Costa,I.P.; Gauditano,G; Bonoldi,V.L.N.; Higuchi,M.L.; Yoshinari,N.H.. |
| An emerging clinical entity that reproduces clinical manifestations similar to those observed in Lyme disease (LD) has been recently under discussion in Brazil. Due to etiological and laboratory particularities it is named LD-like syndrome or LD imitator syndrome. The condition is considered to be a zoonosis transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma, possibly caused by interaction of multiple fastidious microorganisms originating a protean clinical picture, including neurological, osteoarticular and erythema migrans-like lesions. When peripheral blood of patients with LD-like syndrome is viewed under a dark-field microscope, mobile uncultivable spirochete-like bacteria are observed. PCR carried out with specific or conservative primers to recognize... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lyme disease-like syndrome; Tick-borne disease; Mycoplasma; Chlamydia; Spirochete; Lyme disease. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000400002 |
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| Higuchi,M.L.; Sambiase,N.; Palomino,S.; Gutierrez,P.; Demarchi,L.M.; Aiello,V.D.; Ramires,J.A.F.. |
| This paper reports what is apparently the first observation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in association with Chlamydia pneumoniae in thrombosed ruptured atheromas. We performed electron microscopy and in situ hybridization in specimens from three patients who died of acute myocardial infarction. These patients had typical symptoms of acute ischemic syndrome. Mycoplasmas were present mainly in the lipid core of the ruptured thrombosed plaque. Vulnerable atheromas are rich in cholesterol and may favor the growth of mycoplasmas, the only microorganisms that require cholesterol for survival. We suggest that the association of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae may increase the virulence of these microorganisms, favoring proliferation, plaque... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Atherosclerosis; Vulnerable plaque; Inflammation. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000900005 |
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