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Int J Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Res
April 2024
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital la Rabta, Tunis, Tunisia.
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) are both linked to human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) infection which most commonly affects people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Herein, we describe the case of a 57-year-old patient who has been admitted for fever, night sweats, weight loss, and diffuse lymphadenopathy with abdominal pain. HIV status was confirmed by a positive Western blot test.
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January 2023
Internal Medicine, Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit, USA.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been associated with thrombosis, both venous and arterial, but the mechanism behind this coagulation is not fully understood. Several cases involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-positive patients with left ventricular thrombus (LVT), particularly in those with low ejection fraction, have been reported. This report describes a case of a 57-year-old male patient who presented to the hospital with altered mental status and a positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.
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August 2022
Basurto University Hospital, Avenida Montevideo n°18, 48013, Bilbao (Vizcaya), Spain.
Invasive infections caused by , a Gram-negative rod found in the oral cavity of healthy dogs and cats, are rare but they are increasing worldwide. We report a case of septic arthritis in a native knee joint due to this micro-organism. A 57-year-old man, with a well-controlled chronic HIV infection, attended the Emergency Department because of left knee pain and shivering without measured fever.
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August 2022
Dermatovenereology Service, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Malignant syphilis is an uncommon variant of syphilis, most often (but not always) found in immunosuppressed individuals. This report describes the case of a 57-year-old man, infected with the acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with a generalized picture of erythematous-squamous papules that rapidly progressed to painful and ulcerated plaques and nodules, some covered with a black rupioid crust. The analytical study performed revealed positive VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) and RPR (Rapid Plasma Reagin).
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March 2022
Department of Neurology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, BIH.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a disease of the respiratory system but severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may cause several immune-related complications including different neurological disorders, such as myelopathy with paraparesis.In this atypical case a female patient with progressive spastic paraparesis after COVID-19 infection, brisk reflexes and positive Babinski sign, reduced vibratory sensation to the thoracic level, elevated immunoglobulin levels (IgG) in cerebrospinal fluid, but negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spine, is presented. A 57-year-old woman with spastic paraparesis and inability to walk was admitted to our neurological department.
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