Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case report
| Autor: | Guilherme Vannucchi Portari, André Luiz Maltos, Luciana Ligia da Silva, Daniel Ferreira da Cunha, Aderbal Garcia Bernardes Junior |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Adult
Male Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Anemia lcsh:RC955-962 Desnutrição Gastroenterology Fatal Outcome Internal medicine Coagulopathy Humans Medicine Hypoalbuminemia Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections business.industry Chorioretinitis Bacterial pneumonia Escorbuto Scurvy medicine.disease AIDS Infectious Diseases Marasmus Parasitology business Gastric Hemorrhage |
| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 44, Iss 1, Pp 122-123 (2011) ResearcherID |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 |
| Popis: | We report the case of a 35-year-old homeless alcoholic and illicit drug user, with AIDS, who was admitted to the emergency unit complaining of asthenia and a weight loss of 30kg over the preceding three months. Clinical and laboratory data confirmed a diagnosis of marasmus, bacterial pneumonia, chorioretinitis caused by Toxoplasma gondii and oral Candida infection. The patient also presented loss of tongue papillae, gingival hypertrophy, perifollicular hyperkeratosis and hemorrhage, coiled, corkscrew-like hair, anemia, hypoalbuminemia, increased C-reactive protein levels and low serum vitamin C levels. The patient developed severe gastric hemorrhage, with hemodynamic instability and terminal disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. |
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