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BACKGROUND: Lactobacillus is a genus of Gram-positive non-spore-forming rods usually found in the microbiota of the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, and female genitourinary tract. Also, they are commonly used in the food industry as supplements and probiotics. Lactobacilli are normally considered non-pathogenic to the human body, however, under certain circumstances such as immunosuppression, they can cause severe infections, with only a few cases of bacteremia, infective endocarditis, pneumonia, meningitis, and intra-abdominal infections reported. Among these presentations, a pyogenic liver abscess is rather rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe the case of a 59-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus and multiple abdominal surgeries with the latest being in 2014 presenting with bacteremia and multiple large pyogenic liver abscesses due to Lactobacillus gasseri, which did not appear to be related to the use of probiotics or immunosuppression. CONCLUSIONS: Given the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus and the increased use of probiotics, it is expected that in the future we will see an increase in infections caused by Lactobacilli. Medical management with antibiotics and percutaneous drainage were successful strategies for the treatment of this unusual case of pyogenic liver abscesses and bacteremia caused by Lactobacillus gasseri.
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Bacteriemia/diagnóstico , Lactobacillus gasseri/isolamento & purificação , Abscesso Hepático Piogênico/diagnóstico , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Bacteriemia/complicações , Bacteriemia/terapia , Complicações do Diabetes/diagnóstico , Complicações do Diabetes/terapia , Drenagem , Humanos , Lactobacillus gasseri/efeitos dos fármacos , Lactobacillus gasseri/patogenicidade , Abscesso Hepático Piogênico/complicações , Abscesso Hepático Piogênico/terapia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Chagas disease also known as American Trypanosomiasis is mainly caused by haematophagous insects widely distributed from Mexico to Argentina. According to the Panamerican Health Organization, 7.7 to 10 million people are living with chronic infection. Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan transmitted by triatomine vectors. After an initial acute phase, Chagas is followed by a silent phase that lasts 15-20 years before debuting with cardiac, neurological or gastrointestinal manifestations. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the atypical clinical course of chagasic cardiopathy in a pediatric patient from southern Mexico. CASE REPORT: The patient was treated by a chagoma in his left leg. Five months later an electrocardiogram showed evidence of sinus tachycardia and left atrium distension with P wave enlargement and prolonged QT interval. The thorax radiography showed cardiomegaly (Cardio-thoracic index = 0.52); the trans-thoracic echocardiogram showed left atrial and ventricular dilation. CONCLUSION: It is important to develop early cardiac evaluations even in pediatric patients with Chagas disease, it should not be assumed that the patients will undergo a long asymptomatic phase or that they will not develop an early cardiopathy.
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Cardiomiopatia Chagásica/diagnóstico , Criança , Humanos , Masculino , MéxicoRESUMO
La enfermedad de Chagas (ECh) o tripanosomiasis americana es una enfermedad transmitida principalmente por insectos hematófagos detectados en zonas rurales y urbanas desde México hasta Argentina. De acuerdo a la Organización Panamericana de la Salud, entre 7,7 y 10 millones de personas cursan con infección crónica. La ECh es causada por el protozoario flagelado Trypanosoma cruzi. Posterior al contacto inicial con el vector, la fase aguda es comúnmente seguida por una fase silente que dura 15-20 años antes de debutar con manifestaciones cardíacas, neurológicas o gastrointestinales. OBJETIVO: Analizar el curso clínico atípico de un caso de cardiopatía chagásica en un paciente pediátrico del sureste de México. CASO CLÍNICO: El paciente consultó al desarrollar un chagoma en la pierna izquierda. Cinco meses después, se observó en su electrocardiograma una taquicardia sinusal y un crecimiento auricular izquierdo con ondas P anchas e intervalo QT prolongado. En la radiografía de tórax se observó cardiomegalia (índice cardiotorácico = 0,52); en el ecocardiograma transtorácico mostró dilatación del atrio y ventrículo izquierdos. CONCLUSIÓN: Es importante realizar evaluaciones cardíacas oportunas en pacientes pediátricos con ECh, pues no debe asumirse que cursarán con una fase silente o que debutarán tardíamente con cardiopatía.
Chagas disease also known as American Trypanosomiasis is mainly caused by haematophagous insects widely distributed from Mexico to Argentina. According to the Panamerican Health Organization, 7.7 to 10 million people are living with chronic infection. Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan transmitted by triatomine vectors. After an initial acute phase, Chagas is followed by a silent phase that lasts 15-20 years before debuting with cardiac, neurological or gastrointestinal manifestations. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the atypical clinical course of chagasic cardiopathy in a pediatric patient from southern Mexico. CASE REPORT: The patient was treated by a chagoma in his left leg. Five months later an electrocardiogram showed evidence of sinus tachycardia and left atrium distension with P wave enlargement and prolonged QT interval. The thorax radiography showed cardiomegaly (Cardio-thoracic index = 0.52); the trans-thoracic echocardiogram showed left atrial and ventricular dilation. CONCLUSION: It is important to develop early cardiac evaluations even in pediatric patients with Chagas disease, it should not be assumed that the patients will undergo a long asymptomatic phase or that they will not develop an early cardiopathy.