Publications by authors named "Esther Arguello Perez"

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is an autoimmune condition that is more common in females and occurs in the third decade of life. The condition is usually benign and self-resolving and is characterized by fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, night sweats, myalgia, and rashes. The disease can be misdiagnosed as reactive follicular hyperplasia, tuberculous lymphadenitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and malignant lymphoma.

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Streptococci group G is an important opportunistic pathogen and causes a wide variety of infections, including pharyngitis, skin and soft tissue infections, bacteremia, endocarditis, septic arthritis, intra-abdominal infections, meningitis, and streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome. As a result, we discuss an interesting case of recurrent group G streptococcal bacteremia in a 68-year-old man presenting with altered mental status. We also discuss the risk factors, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of group G streptococcal bacteremia.

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We report a case of a 79-year-old male presenting to a South Bronx hospital with complaints of fever, shortness of breath, severe thrombocytopenia, hematuria, elevated liver enzymes, and acute renal failure. The patient rapidly progressed to acute hypoxic respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Treatment was delayed for six days because the tick-borne disease was not considered in the differential.

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For individuals with mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]), monoclonal antibodies (MOABs) are known to prevent progression of the disease and hospitalization. Pregnant women, who are at an increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection, have been significantly underrepresented in studies for MOAB treatments, especially sotrovimab. Specifically, there has only been one case reported of a pregnant woman using sotrovimab successfully.

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Background: The risk of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis among healthcare workers (HCWs) is estimated to be higher than the general population. However, HCW acceptance and compliance with available latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment regimens has been problematic. Recently, regimens have become available that might improve HCW acceptance and compliance with LTBI treatment.

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