Publications by authors named "Roberto M Flores"
Article Synopsis
- Tuberculosis (TB) is a complex infection that can affect any part of the body, with many people unknowingly carrying it in a latent form, and there's an increasing number of abdominal TB cases.
- Diagnosis is challenging due to overlapping symptoms with other conditions, especially in immunocompromised individuals, making early detection difficult.
- A case study of a 71-year-old woman illustrates the difficulties in diagnosing peritoneal tuberculosis, which was mistaken for peritoneal carcinomatosis, highlighting the need for increased awareness and scrutiny in similar cases.
Elevated aminotransaminases and hyperbilirubinemia are common in primary Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection in the adult and pediatric population and the disease course is usually subclinical and self-limited. However, EBV-induced hepatitis is an uncommon diagnosis, accounting for less than 1% of acute hepatitis causes. Acute EBV-hepatitis usually affects immunocompromised and older populations, with nearly half of patients being aged greater than 60 years.
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