Publications by authors named "Kevin S Vasquez"
This is the case of chronic chromoblastomycosis (CBM) in a 61-year-old male from the Dominican Republic (DR) with extensive cutaneous eruptions over multiple areas of the body including bilateral lower extremities and the flank extending to the back. A 61-year-old male with a history of morbid obesity, chronic kidney disease stage III, and well-controlled hypertension presented to the family medicine clinic for the evaluation of chronic painful skin lesions on his legs and torso. The lesions began 19 years prior, following a flood in the Dominican Republic (DR) where he was living at the time.
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- Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) causes roseola infantum in children and can lead to serious neurological issues like encephalitis in both kids and adults, particularly those with weakened immune systems.
- A rare case of HHV-6 encephalitis was reported in a healthy 26-year-old male, where the virus was identified in his cerebrospinal fluid using quantitative PCR.
- The patient responded well to treatment with ganciclovir, highlighting the need for awareness about HHV-6's effects even in otherwise healthy adults.