Publications by authors named "N Varache"
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- * This condition affects mostly young adult males without pre-existing health issues, with major symptoms like fever, rash, and joint pain.
- * Patients typically experience a median delay of 28 days from symptom onset to diagnosis, but most recover fully after a week of treatment with parenteral betalactams.
Objectives: We aimed to characterize diagnosis, management, and outcome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis prosthetic joint infections (PJI).
Methods: Cases of M. tuberculosis PJI documented in 7 referral French centers were retrospectively reviewed.
We report the case of a cirrhotic patient with a hepatocellular carcinoma and a synchronous hepatic metastasis of a colorectal cancer, both visualized on a positron emission tomography (PET) and a CT scanner. We repeat the need for the arterial phase on CT scanner when a possibility of cirrhosis exists, even in the follow-up of a colorectal cancer. We detail the usual pattern of HCC and the present efficacy of the PET in the diagnosis of HCC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report 4 cases of community-acquired infections due to Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentin leukocidin (SA-PVL) with uncommon multivisceral localizations. These cases highlight the need to screen for PVL in patients with serious staphylococcal infections. All patients were cured.
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