Recurrent Acremonium infection in a kidney transplant patient treated with voriconazole: a case report

Acremonium infection is rare and associated with immunosuppression. A case of recurrent cutaneous Acremonium infection after short term voriconazole use is described. Surgical resection was the definitive therapy. Oral voriconazole was used in the treatment of Acremonium infection, but recurrence was associated with short therapy. Prolonged antifungal therapy and surgical resection are discussed for the treatment of localized lesions.

Recurrent herpes simplex infections: laser therapy as a potential tool for long-term successful treatment

Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 are the main infectious agents associated with oral and genital ulcerations. These infections are now widely recognized as sexually transmitted diseases. Among treatment options, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has shown promising clinical results as a longer-lasting suppression therapy. Two clinical cases are described with recurrent labial herpes for which LLLT was used. Following treatment, both patients remained symptom free during the 17-month clinical follow-up period.

Relationship between the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the inferior thyroid artery: a study in corpses

The anatomical relationship between the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and the inferior thyroid artery (ITA) was studied in 76 embalmed corpses, 8 females and 68 males. In both sexes, the RLN lay more frequently between branches of the ITA.; it was found in this position in 47.3% of male corpses and 42.8% of female ones. On the right, RLN was found between branches of the ITA in 49.3% of the cases, anterior to it in 38.04%, and posterior in 11.26%. On the left, the RLN lay between branches of the ITA in 44.45%, posterior to the ITA in 37.05%, and anterior to it in 18.05% of the cases. In 62.68% of the cases, the relationship found on one side did not occur again on the opposite side. There was a significant difference (p<0.05) in the distribution of the 3 types of relationships between the RLN and the ITA, on the right and on the left. Racial variations could contribute to an explanation of the differences observed by authors of different countries in the relationship between the RLN and the ITA.

Recurrent spontaneous breast hematoma: report of a case and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Breast hematomas are common after traumas, surgeries, or contusions. They are rarely spontaneous, but they can occur spontaneously in patients with hematologic disease or with coagulation disorders. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The authors report a clinical case of a 48-year-old female with a 27-year history of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria who underwent mammography screening because of a painless palpable moveable node in the upper inner quadrant of the right breast. RESULTS: Mammography showed a partially defined heterogeneous node of 35 mm without microcalcifications in the upper inner quadrant of the right breast which, associated with the clinical features, seemed to be an hematoma. Further mammography and ultrasound after 45 days showed retrocession of the lesion, and another mammography obtained after 60 days was normal. Seventy-five days after the first episode, the patient complained of another node with a skin bruise in the upper outer quadrant of the same breast, which seemed to be a recurrent hematoma. Two months later the mammography obtained was normal. CONCLUSION: Breast hematoma must be thought of as a differential diagnosis for a breast node, regardless of previous trauma or hematologic disorders.

Bronchiolitis, respiratory syncytial virus, and recurrent wheezing: what is the relationship?

Various follow-up studies of children hospitalized with bronchiolitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus have demonstrated that a significant proportion of infants (50%) have recurrent wheezing during childhood. Nevertheless, the relationship between these two entities, if any, has not been established. In order to explain this observation, several hypotheses have been proposed. The first suggests that some children could have an individual predisposition to bronchiolitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus and recurrent wheezing. The virus could be a marker of this condition, and the individual predisposition could in turn be related to an individual hypersensitivity to common allergens (atopy), airway hyperreactivity, or to some disorder related to pulmonary anatomy or physiology that was present before the acute episode of bronchiolitis. Another hypothesis proposes that respiratory syncytial virus could be directly responsible for recurrent wheezing. During an episode of bronchiolitis, the damage in the airway mucosa caused by the vital inflammatory response to infection contributes to sensitivity to other allergens or exposes irritant receptors, resulting in recurrent wheezing. For this review, we analyzed the studies that discuss these hypotheses with the purpose of clarifying the mechanisms for the important issue of recurrent wheezing in childhood.

Internal Mammary to Pulmonary Artery Fistula Presenting as Early Recurrent Angina after Coronary Bypass

A 50-year-old man developed recurrent angina 1 year after coronary artery bypass surgery. The patient was found to have a large fistula involving branches of the internal mammary artery graft and the left pulmonary artery. In the absence of another clear cause for the patient's symptoms, we speculated that our patient's angina and abnormal stress nuclear study were due to coronary steal. In patients with a history of coronary bypass grafting, fistula formation between graft and native vessels should be considered as a possible cause of early recurrent angina.

Implicit sequence learning in recurrent neural networks

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Elektrotechnik, Diss., 2013

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis and Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis.

Drugs are a rare cause of pancreatitis. Whereas some drugs are well known to induce an attack of pancreatitis, some people may be more prone to develop pancreatitis because of personal susceptibility. We describe a recurrent case of acute pancreatitis after administration of several drugs in a patient with intestinal inflammatory bowel disease that needed to be treated with subsequent antiinflammatory agents. Genetic mutation in the CFTR gene was found in the patient that led us to postulate that CFTR was a trigger for drug-induced acute pancreatitis. In conclusion, genetic analysis should be advised in case of recurrent pancreatitis in patient with intestinal inflammatory bowel disease.

Importation of Acinetobacter baumannii into a burn unit: a recurrent outbreak of infection associated with widespread environmental contamination.

A burn patient was infected with Acinetobacter baumannii on transfer to the hospital after a terrorist attack. Two patients experienced cross-infection. Environmental swab samples were negative for A. baumannii. Six months later, the bacteria reemerged in 6 patients. Environmental swab samples obtained at this time were inoculated into a minimal mineral broth, and culture results showed widespread contamination. No case of infection occurred after closure of the unit for disinfection.

Recurrent left colonic diverticulis episodes : more severe than the intial diverticulis ?

Rapport de Synthése : Introducfíon : la maladie diverticulaire est devenue un problème majeur de santé communautaire et occupe la cinquième place en termes de coûts des maladies digestives. La diverticulite représente sa complication la plus fréquente chez environ 20-25% des patients avec une maladie diverticulaire. Son taux de récidive après un premier épisode de diverticulite est estimé à 20%. Historiquement, il était accepté que le taux de complications et d'échec du traitement conservateur de la diverticulite soient plus élevés lors de récidive qu'après un épisode initial. Ceci a amené la communauté médicale ä un consensus qui est de proposer une sigmoidectomie élective suite à un 2ème épisode de diverticulite. De nouvelles données et réinterprétations de travaux antérieurs ont remis en question ce consensus. Par ces faits, les dernières recommandations de la société américaine de chirurgie colorectale restent encore évasives dues au manque d'évidence. Le but de cette thèse est de déterminer si la récidive de diverticulite a une présentation clinique et radiologique différente d'un épisode initiale et si le risque d'échec du traitement est réellement plus élevé. Méthode : étude rétrospective .de 271 patients consécutifs admis dans le service. de chirurgie viscérale CHUV pour diverticulite, confirmée par CT-scan, de 2001 à 2004. 202 patients présentaient un épisode initial (groupe I), et 69 une récidive (groupe R). Au total 20 paramètres cliniques et 15 radiologiques ont été analysés et comparés entre les 2 groupes, dont le taux de prise en charge chirurgicale, la présentation clinique initiale, la réponse au traitement, les complications, les paramètres de laboratoires, la présence de liquide libre, d'abcès ou de pneumopéritoine au scanner. Une analyse statistique univariée a été effectuée. Résultats : aucun des paramètres cliniques ou radiologiques n'étaient différents entre les deux groupes. Concernant la chirurgie, 15.8% des patients dans le groupe I ont nécessité une prise en charge chirurgicale à l'admission comparé à 5.8% dans le groupe R (p=0.04). Le taux d'échec du traitement conservateur dans les deux groupes était similaire (10.7% vs 10.0% ; p=0.84). Le taux de mortalité à 30 jours était de 3% dans le groupe I et 0% dans le groupe R (p= 0.34). Conclusion : selon les résultats de cette étude, la récidive de diverticulite n'entraîne pas plus de complications ni d'échec du traitement conservateur. De plus, le taux de prise en charge chirurgicale à l'admission du patient est moins fréquent en cas de récidive. Ces résultats remettent en questions le consensus actuel de prise en charge chirurgicale élective.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis aortic graft infection with recurrent hemoptysis: a case report.

INTRODUCTION: Mycobacterium tuberculosis may cause a large variety of clinical presentations due to its ability to disseminate by contiguity or hematogenously. Tuberculosis may remain undiagnosed for years due to the chronic course of the disease, with potentially life-threatening long-term complications. CASE PRESENTATION: In this case report, we describe a tuberculous aortic graft infection in a 72-year-old man documented by polymerase chain reaction and cultures. The patient presented with three episodes of hemoptysis following a remote history of miliary tuberculosis. The infection was treated by graft replacement and prolonged antimycobacterial therapy. CONCLUSION: Tuberculous infection of a vascular graft is an uncommon complication, but should be considered in patients with an intravascular device and a history of previous tuberculosis, especially when hematogenous spread may have occurred a few months after surgery, or when an active mycobacterial infection is present in close proximity to the graft.