Successful Handling of Disseminated BCG Disease in a Child with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

In high-burden countries, Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is administered in newborn to prevent severe Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Because life-threatening disseminated BCG disease may occur in children with primary immunodeficiency, vaccination strategy against tuberculosis should be redefined in non-high-burden countries. We report the case of a patient with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) who developed disseminated BCG disease, highlighting the specific strategies adopted.

Adenocarcinoma do Colon Revelado por Endocardite por Estreptococos Bovis

A associação da endocardite por Estreptococos bovis com neoplasias do colon tem sido referida na literatura. Descreve-se um doente cuja endocardite por estreptococos bovis, determinou uma avaliação colonoscóspica, que permitiu o diagnóstico e tratamento cirúrgico de um adenocarcinoma do colon.