Publications by authors named "Rolando A Zamora Gonzalez"
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- Flea-borne typhus (FBT), or murine typhus, is a zoonotic infection that occurs worldwide, but is relatively rare in the U.S., with endemics noted in places like Los Angeles County.
- FBT usually presents as a mild fever but can lead to serious complications like hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in some cases.
- The report discusses a specific case where the patient was treated with doxycycline for FBT and successfully recovered from HLH, along with a review of similar documented cases.
Nocardiosis is an uncommon opportunistic infection caused by aerobic, gram-positive, weakly acid-fast, filamentous bacteria of the genus Nocardia that presents as a suppurative disease in immunocompromised hosts. Herein the authors describe the case of an elderly male with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) on chronic immunosuppressive therapy that presented initially with visual symptoms and developed focal neurological deficits. Nocardia should be considered as a potential pathogen in any immunosuppressed patient presenting with endogenous endophthalmitis and new-onset focal neurological deficits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLemierre's syndrome is an uncommon and potentially fatal complication of oropharyngeal and facial infections. It involves an associated septic thrombophlebitis, bacteremia, and septic emboli. Traditionally, compromise of the internal jugular vein has been described in conjunction with an infection caused by anaerobes, especially, .
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