scholarly journals A rare case of successful antibiotic therapy in an elderly man with a retarded aorto-bifemoral graft infection

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-278
Author(s):  
G. Bellelli ◽  
P. Barbisoni ◽  
R. Rozzini ◽  
M. Trabucchi
2017 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 283.e11-283.e18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Chapman ◽  
Daniel Delgadillo ◽  
Elizabeth MacGuidwin ◽  
Joshua I. Greenberg ◽  
Andrew P. Jameson

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Miyahara ◽  
Katsuyuki Hoshina ◽  
Masahiko Ozaki ◽  
Masanori Ogiwara

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. e240272
Author(s):  
Rita Calça ◽  
Francisca Gomes da Silva ◽  
Ana Rita Martins ◽  
Patrícia Quadros Branco

Peritonitis remains a common and serious complication of peritoneal dialysis. Peritonitis caused by gram-positive organisms includes coagulase-negative staphylococci, Streptococcus spp and Enterococcus spp. We present a rare case of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis, where persisting abdominal pain and worsening laboratory findings despite antibiotic therapy led to the identification of Enterococcus avium, requiring Tenckoff catheter removal and temporary transfer to haemodialysis. The available literature reports only few cases where peritonitis is caused by this agent, underlining the need to consider atypical microbial agents when heterogeneous clinical course is presented.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Ermilton Barreira Parente Júnior ◽  
Marlon Daniel Gomes Coelho ◽  
Thais Mahassem Cavalcante de Macedo Parente ◽  
Olivia Maria Veloso Coutinho ◽  
Oscar Nunes Alves

Introdução: Abscessos cerebrais múltiplos são focos de infecções piogênicas do parênquima cerebral que requerem uma atenção imediata e eficaz para reducão de morbimortalidade. A identificação do agente etiológico e do foco infeccioso normalmente é de grande valia na programação terapêutica. Esse trabalho busca relatar um raro caso de abscessos cerebrais múltiplos em paciente imunocompetente e sem fatores de risco evidentes, e o papel fundamental da antibioticoterapia empírica na resolução do caso. Relato do caso: Paciente, 75 anos, sem evidência de imunossupressão e doenças prévias iniciou quadro de alterações das atividades básicas da vida diária, confusão de tempo e espaço, hipersonia, lentificação da marcha, disartria e dor em pontada na região temporal direita que não cessava ao uso de analgésicos. Em Ressôncia magnética evidenciou-se múltiplos abscessos em região temporal gerando efeito de massa e hipertensão intracraniana. Realizado craniotomias com drenagens de secreções purulentas e culturas do material que não identificaram o agente etiológico. Discussão: A abordagem terapêutica dos abscessos cerebrais ainda não se encontra definida. Em virtude disso, cada caso tem sido conduzido de forma individualizada de acordo com a localização das lesões, seu estágio evolutivo e as condições clínicas do paciente. No caso em questão não indentificou-se a origem dos abscessos e a resolução do quadro foi obtida através das drenagens cirúrgicas em associação a antibioticoterapia empírica. Com os avanços da neuroimagem e da farmacologia, a redução da mortalidade por abscessos cerebrais reduziu para menos de 10%. Porém, a não identificação de um agente etiológico e diversas abordagens neurocirúrgicas podem acarretar em mais comorbidades para o paciente. Apresentamos um raro caso de abcessos cerebrais em paciente imunocompetente sem identificação de organismo agressor e o papel da antibioticoterapia empírica na resolução do caso.   Palavras-chave: abscesso encefálico; imunocompetência; diagnóstico;  terapêutica; antimicrobianos. ABSTRACT Introduction: Multiple brain abscesses are centers of pyogenic cerebral parenchymal infections that require immediate and effective attention to reduce morbidity and mortality. The identification of the etiologic agent and the infectious focus are usually of great value in terms of therapeutic planning. This paper seeks to report a rare case of multiple brain abscesses in an immunocompetent patient with no evident risk factors and the fundamental role that empirical antibiotic therapy plays in the resolution of the case. Case report: A 75-year-old patient with no evidence of immunosuppression and previous illnesses began to experience changes in her basic daily live activities, confusion in time and space, hypersomnia, gait slowing, dysarthria and stabbing pain in the right temporal region of the brain that would not cease even with use of analgesics. Magnetic Resonance revealed multiple abscesses in the temporal region generating mass effect and intracranial hypertension. It was performed craniotomies with drainage of purulent secretions and it was prepared cultures out of the material which resulted in no identification of the etiological agent. Discussion: The therapeutic approach of brain abscesses has not yet been defined. As a result, each case has been conducted in an individualized manner according to the location of the lesions, their evolutionary stage and the patient's clinical conditions. In the case of this report, the abscess’ origin was not identified and the resolution of the condition was obtained through surgical drainage in association with empirical antibiotic therapy. With advances in neuroimaging and pharmacology, reduction in mortality from brain abscesses reduced to less than 10%. However, failure to identify an etiologic agent and several neurosurgical approaches may lead to more comorbidities for the patient. We present a rare case of cerebral abscesses in an immunocompetent patient without identification of an aggressor organism and the importance of empirical antibiotic therapy in the resolution of the case. Keywords: brain abscess; immunocompetence; diagnosis; therapeutics; anti-infective agents.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Volpi ◽  
Fabio Ferreli ◽  
Maurizio Bignami ◽  
Andrea Pistochini ◽  
Francesco Meloni ◽  
...  

Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, and granulomatous process caused by Actinomycetes, saprophytic bacteria normally residing in the oral cavity. It can involve any organ, but the cervicofacial disease is the most frequent. Pharyngolayngeal involvement is rare and usually occurs secondary to the oral or cervical disease. There are few cases of primary pharyngolaringeal actinomycosis described in the literature. A rare case of pharyngeal actinomycosis mimicking an ulcerative malignancy in a 63-year-old man is reported. The patient was treated successfully with long-term antibiotic therapy. The clinical and pathological features and the aspects of diagnosis and treatment of cervicofacial actinomycosis are discussed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 54-56
Author(s):  
M. V. Nagibina ◽  
O. A. Tishkevich ◽  
O. A Muravyov ◽  
V. A. Kadyshev ◽  
M. Z. Shakhmardanov ◽  
...  

In legionellosis specific clinical manifestations and radiographic criteria are absent, so the identification of legionellosis is possible only with the widespread introduction of specific methods of laboratory diagnosis, that if necessary will allow to adjust quickly antibiotic therapy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. e237350
Author(s):  
Rommel Ramesh ◽  
Mariam Assi ◽  
Zerelda Esquer Garrigos ◽  
Muhammad Rizwan Sohail

Lawsonella clevelandensis, an emerging pathogen, was first described in 2016, and has been implicated in abdominal, breast and spinal abscesses in a limited number of cases. Being a fastidious organism, it is primarily identified with molecular methods. With the incorporation of broad-range PCR testing in clinical diagnostics, L. clevelandensis has been increasingly reported in the literature. We describe a case of a 65-year-old man who presented with bilateral psoas abscesses secondary to aorto-bi-iliac vascular graft infection with L. clevelandensis identified using 16S rRNA/PCR sequencing. The patient underwent surgical resection and replacement of infected graft, followed by 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotic therapy and then chronic suppression with doxycycline and cefadroxil. He was infection-free at last follow-up.


2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio Costa ◽  
Denis Sugita ◽  
Maria Vilela ◽  
Rodrigo Mendonça ◽  
Danilo Morais ◽  
...  

We describe the fifth case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The patient had penile ulcer with bilateral inguinal and pelvic lymphadenopathy and underwent total penectomy. After antibiotic therapy, the patient began outpatient chemotherapy, but the treatment was discontinued due to his intolerance. The patient died due to infectious complications of the inguinal lymphatic fistula 7 months after the histological diagnosis. Notably, the periurethral area was involved in the anatomopathological evaluation of the excised penis. The penile mucoepidermoid carcinoma was aggressive and the perimeatal region was involved. This case helps demystify the origins and prognosis of this rare case. More reports documenting patient characteristics and their evolution with penile mucoepidermoid carcinoma are needed.


Aorta ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 08 (05) ◽  
pp. 148-151
Author(s):  
Ana Lopez-Marco ◽  
Satya Das ◽  
Robert Serafino-Wani ◽  
Sadasivam Selvakumar ◽  
Benjamin Adams ◽  
...  

AbstractEndovascular graft infection is a rare but challenging complication that requires a tailored approach to remove the infected graft and restore the arterial circulation combined with long-term antibiotic therapy. We present a case surgically treated with explant of the graft and reconstruction of the thoracoabdominal aorta. Microbiological investigation revealed growth of Neisseria meningitidis, which is extremely rare in this location, and to our knowledge, has not been previously published in the literature.


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