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| Pinto Jr.,Vitor Laerte; Curi,André Land; Pinto,Adriana da Silva; Nunes,Estevão Portela; Teixeira,Maria de Lourdes Benamor; Rozental,Tatiana; Favacho,Alexsandra Rodrigues; Lemos,Elba Regina Sampaio de; Bóia,Márcio Neves. |
| Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a self limited condition characterized by fever, lymph node enlargement and less often eye involvement. Central nervous system involvement by Bartonella henselae infection is possibly an important cause of morbidity; its role as an agent of aseptic meningitis is unknown. We report a case of a 40 years-old man with CSD accompanied by aseptic meningitis and neuroretinitis. Serum indirect immmunofluorescence (IFI) assays for B. henselae were positive and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed mononuclear pleocytosis and increased level of protein. Serological tests for other etiologies were negative. The patient responded well to antibiotic therapy with oral doxycicline plus rifampin and in the 12th day of hospitalization... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cat scratch disease; Bartonella henselae; Aseptic meningitis. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000200013 |
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| Luchs,Adriana; Russo,Denise Hage; Cilli,Audrey; Costa,Fernanda Faria; Morillo,Simone Guadagnucci; Machado,Bráulio Caetano; Pellini,Alessandra Cristina Guedes; Carmona,Rita de Cássia Compagnoli; Timenetsky,Maria do Carmo Sampaio Tavares. |
| An aseptic meningitis outbreak occurred during a period from February to May 2004 in São Joaquim da Barra, a town in the northern region of São Paulo State. A total of 40 cases were reported to the Epidemiological Surveillance Center of São Paulo State. Cerebrospinal fluid samples obtained from 23 patients were sent to the Adolfo Lutz Institute for isolation of the virus. These samples were inoculated into RD, HEp2 and Vero cell lineages and those presenting a cytopathogenic effect were selected for analysis by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), neutralization testing (Nt) and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Cytopathogenic effects were observed in 52.2% (12/23) of these samples. All isolated viruses were identified as human... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Enterovirus surveillance; Echovirus 6; Aseptic meningitis. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822008000100007 |
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| Pinto Junior,Vitor Laerte Laerte; Rebelo,Maria Cristina; Gomes,Rachel Novaes; Assis,Edson Fernandes de; Castro-Faria-Neto,Hugo C; Bóia,Marcio Neves. |
| Cytokines are molecules that act as mediators of immune response; cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) IL-6 is found in all meningeal inflammatory diseases, but IL-8 is associated with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM). A case control study was done to ascertain the discriminatory power of these cytokines in differentiating ABM from aseptic meningitis (AM); IL-6 and IL-8 CSF concentrations were tested through ELISA in samples collected from patients who underwent investigation for meningitis. Sixty patients, 18 with AM, nine with bacteriologic confirmed ABM and 33 controls, assisted in 2005 (MA and controls) and 2007 (ABM) were included. Differently from controls, IL-6 concentrations were increased both in MA and ABM patients (p < 0.05). CSF IL-8 levels were... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: CSF; Inflammation meningitis; Aseptic meningitis; Bacteria; IL-6; IL-8. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000200011 |
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| Gomes,Maria de Lourdes C.; Ferreira,Lauze Lee A.; Gomes,Rodrigo Henryque; Lamarão,Letícia M.; Silveira,Edna da; Rodrigues,Lílian da Silva; Silva,Cláudio Ferreira da; Almeida,Eduardo Ribeiro de. |
| Echovirus (Echo) 30 or human enterovirus B is the most frequent enterovirus associated with meningitis cases. Epidemics and outbreaks of this disease caused by Echo 30 have occurred in several countries. In Brazil, Echo 30 has been isolated from sporadic cases and outbreaks that occurred mainly in the south and southeast regions. We used RT-PCR to examine Echo 30 isolates from meningitis cases detected from March 2002 to December 2003 in Belém, state of Pará, in northern Brazil. The patients were attended in a Basic Health Unit (State Health Secretary of Pará), where cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was collected and stored in liquid nitrogen. Weekly visits were made by technicians from Evandro Chagas Institute to the health unit and samples were stored at -70ºC... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Echovirus 30; Aseptic meningitis; RT-PCR; Belém; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000400006 |
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| Pereira,Antonio Carlos M.; Barros,Roberto Alexandre Q.; Nascimento,Jussara Pereira do; Oliveira,Solange Artimos de. |
| Human parvovirus B19 infection can cause erythema infectiosum (EI) and several other clinical presentations. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is rare, and only a few reports of encephalitis and aseptic meningitis have been published. Here, we describe 2 cases of B19 infection in a family presenting different clinical features. A 30 year old female with a 7-day history of headache, malaise, myalgias, joint pains, and rash was seen. Physical examination revealed a maculopapular rash on the patient's body, and arthritis of the hands. She completely recovered in 1 week. Two days before, her 6 year old son had been admitted to a clinic with a 1-day history of fever, headache, abdominal pain and vomiting. On admission, he was alert, and physical... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Human parvovirus B19; Aseptic meningitis; Erythema infectiosum. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000100006 |
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