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BACKGROUND: Differential diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease is often very challenging. Paracoccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease that can mimic manifestations of Crohn's disease. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 13-year-old Caucasian boy with abdominal pain for 1.5 years associated with nausea, diarrhea, and weight loss of 10 kg. He presented increased C-reactive protein and an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate. A colonoscopy showed deep serpiginous ulcers throughout his entire colon and rectum, which suggested Crohn's disease. He received one dose of infliximab, which is an anti-tumor necrosis factor-α, and showed no improvement. After the second dose, he got worse and started to have bloody diarrhea. A new colonoscopy was performed and pathological examination revealed ulcerative chronic inflammation with non-caseating granulomas and fungal structures (budding forms) compatible with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. He underwent intravenously administered and then orally administered trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment. Due to drug intolerance, he was treated with amphotericin B and itraconazole, then he showed clinical improvement and mucosal healing with good outcome. CONCLUSION: Paracoccidioidomycosis must be part of the differential diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases in endemic areas and must be excluded before starting immunosuppressive therapy.
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Doença de Crohn/diagnóstico , Paracoccidioidomicose/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Colonoscopia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Fármacos Gastrointestinais/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Paracoccidioides/isolamento & purificação , Paracoccidioidomicose/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Laparoscopy is a diagnostic method that is currently becoming consolidated for therapeutic use. It consists of endoscopically viewing the abdominal cavity. The aim here was to evaluate the indications for diagnostic videolaparoscopy and the intraoperative findings in an endoscopic gynecology clinic at a tertiary-level hospital over the last five years. DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective descriptive study on all diagnostic videolaparoscopy procedures of the last five years carried out in the endoscopic gynecology clinic of a tertiary-level hospital. METHODS: The medical records of 618 women who underwent diagnostic laparoscopy between 2008 and 2012 were analyzed. The clinical characteristics of these women, the indications for videolaparoscopy and the intraoperative findings were evaluated. RESULTS: The women's mean age was 32 ± 6.4 years. Most of the women had already undergone at least one previous operation (60%), which was most frequently a cesarean. The indications for performing videolaparoscopy were infertility in 57%, chronic pelvic pain in 27% and others (intrauterine device, adnexal tumor, ectopic pregnancy or pelvic inflammatory disease) in 16%. The main laparoscopic findings were tubal alterations in the group with infertility (59.78%) and peritoneal alterations in the group with chronic pelvic pain (43.54%). CONCLUSION: The main indications for videolaparoscopy in gynecology were infertility and chronic pelvic pain. However, in most procedures, no abnormalities justifying these complaints were found.
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Doenças dos Genitais Femininos/diagnóstico por imagem , Laparoscopia/instrumentação , Adulto , Endometriose/diagnóstico por imagem , Endometriose/cirurgia , Feminino , Humanos , Infertilidade Feminina/diagnóstico por imagem , Infertilidade Feminina/cirurgia , Dor Pélvica/diagnóstico por imagem , Dor Pélvica/cirurgia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Centros de Atenção Terciária/estatística & dados numéricos , Procedimentos Desnecessários/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
Objetivo: Analisar o papel da laparoscopia na investigação da infertilidade nos últimos cinco anos na Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo descritivo com todas as videolaparoscopias para o diagnóstico da infertilidade feitas de 2008 a 2012 na Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Foram analisados 353 prontuários de mulheres com infertilidade submetidas à laparoscopia diagnóstica. Foram avaliadas as características clínicas dessas mulheres e os achados intraoperatórios. Foi feita uma análise univariada de frequência, médias e desvio padrão para cada uma das variáveis e para avaliar as associações entre as variáveis foi usado o teste de Kruskal-Wallis. Resultados: A média de idade das mulheres com infertilidade foi de 32 ± 4,4 anos. A laparoscopia encontrou 52,98% de alterac¸ões tubárias, 17,84% de endometriose e 11,33% de aderências. Quase 18% dos exames não apresentaram qualquer tipo de alteração. A histerossalpingografia apresentou sensibilidade de 84,61% e especificidade de 32,58% em relação à laparoscopia. As mulheres com infertilidade apresentaram maior risco de ter alterações tubárias. Conclusão: As alterações tubárias são ainda a principal causa de infertilidade. A laparoscopia se mostra como uma técnica melhor do que a histerossalpingografia para detecção de alterações tubárias, além de permitir detectar alterações em outros órgãos que possam causar infertilidade.(AU)
Objective: To evaluate the role of laparoscopy in the investigation of infertility at the University of Campinas in the last five years. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study with all diagnostic laparoscopy in the last five years made in endoscopic gynecology clinic of the tertiary hospital. 353 medical records of women with infertility undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy between the years 2008 to 2012 were analyzed the clinical characteristics of these women and the indications of laparoscopy and intraoperative findings were evaluated. Descriptive analysis (frequency, mean and standard deviation) was performed for categorical variables. To evaluate the association between the variables, we used the Kruskal Wallis test. Results: The women were on average 32 ± 4.4 years. Laparoscopy found 52.98% of tubal alterations, 17.84% of endometriosis and 11.33% of adhesions. Almost 18% of tests did not show any change. The hysterosalpingography had a sensitivity of 84.61% and specificity of 32.58% compared to laparoscopy. Infertile women have a higher risk for tubal changes. Conclusion: Tubal alterations are still the leading cause of infertility. Laparoscopy appears as a better technique hysterosalpingography for detecting tubal alterations, in addition to be able to detect changes in other organs that can cause infertility.(AU)