Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case report
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, chor...
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| author | André Luiz Maltos Luciana Ligia da Silva Aderbal Garcia Bernardes Junior Guilherme Vannucchi Portari Daniel Ferreira da Cunha |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-ed8973745abf42f0a4c0f0acdd2794f02022-12-22T00:14:30ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492011-02-0144112212310.1590/S0037-86822011000100029S0037-86822011000100029Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case reportAndré Luiz Maltos0Luciana Ligia da Silva1Aderbal Garcia Bernardes Junior2Guilherme Vannucchi Portari3Daniel Ferreira da Cunha4Universidade Federal do Triângulo MineiroUniversidade Federal do Triângulo MineiroUniversidade Federal do Triângulo MineiroUniversidade Federal do Triângulo MineiroUniversidade Federal do Triângulo MineiroWe 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000100029&lng=en&tlng=enAIDSEscorbutoDesnutrição |
| spellingShingle | André Luiz Maltos Luciana Ligia da Silva Aderbal Garcia Bernardes Junior Guilherme Vannucchi Portari Daniel Ferreira da Cunha Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case report Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical AIDS Escorbuto Desnutrição |
| title | Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case report |
| title_full | Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case report |
| title_fullStr | Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case report |
| title_short | Scurvy in a patient with AIDS: case report |
| title_sort | scurvy in a patient with aids case report |
| topic | AIDS Escorbuto Desnutrição |
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