Publications by authors named "J Sztajnbok"
Invasive fusariosis (IF) is a life-threatening opportunistic infection that affects vulnerable hosts. We conducted a multicenter and multinational retrospective study to characterize the natural history and clinical management of IF in pediatric cancer patients. We selected patients <18 years old who were sequentially hospitalized in 10 Latin American medical centers with a diagnosis of IF between 2002 and 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The cause of oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can be multifactorial and may underly limitations in swallowing rehabilitation.
Objective: Analyze the factors related to dysphagia in patients with COVID-19 immediately after orotracheal extubation and the factors that influence swallowing rehabilitation.
Design And Setting: A retrospective study.
Main autopsy findings of visceral involvement by fatal mpox in patients with AIDS: necrotising nodular pneumonia, nodular ulcerative colitis, and diffuse vasculopathy.
Lancet Infect Dis
November 2023
Background: Yellow fever (YF) is a viral hemorrhagic fever, endemic in parts of South America and Africa. There is scarce evidence about the pathogenesis of the myocardial injury. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cardiac pathology in fatal cases of YF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeptic shock, hyperferritinemic syndrome, and multiple organ dysfunction without respiratory failure in a patient with disseminated histoplasmosis and advanced HIV disease.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
April 2023
Article Synopsis
- A 41-year-old man with recent HIV diagnosis presented with severe symptoms including fever, skin lesions, and confusion, leading to septic shock and multiorgan dysfunction due to AIDS-related disseminated histoplasmosis.
- Despite initial concerns, he received a timely diagnosis involving Histoplasma spp. and progressed to intensive care treatment that included antifungal therapy and necessary life support measures.
- Ultimately, after 32 days in the ICU and a comprehensive management plan, he improved and was discharged on oral medications, underscoring the importance of recognizing histoplasmosis in advanced HIV patients.