Abstract. Myocarditis is an uncommon manifestation of dengue fever. We describe a case of a 69-year-old Hispanic male who presented to an emergency room in New York City 3 days after returning from a trip to the Dominican Republic complaining of a 1-day history of chest pain and fever. His first electrocardiogram showed a new left bundle branch block, and initial cardiac enzymes included troponin of 5 ng/dL, creatine kinase-MB of 9 ng/mL, and myoglobin of 234 ng/mL. Dengue fever antibodies were found to be elevated: immunoglobulin M (IgM) titer was 2.48 (reference range 0.9), and immunoglobulin G (IgG) titer was 4.26 (reference range 0.9). The patient was diagnosed with myocarditis caused by dengue fever. He improved after 1 week with conservative management in a telemetry unit and was discharged home.
Se presenta el caso de un hombre de 74 años procedente del área rural de Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca, con diagnósticos de hipertensión arterial no controlada, insuficiencia renal crónica estadio IV y anemia grave. Tenía antecedentes de leishmaniasis cutánea en los párpados del ojo derecho, el pabellón auricular izquierdo y las extremidades, diagnosticada 15 años atrás en el departamento del Guaviare. Recibió tratamiento incompleto con antimoniales en esa época. Consultó al Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas (CIDEIM) por un cuadro progresivo de ocho años de evolución de lesiones mucosas ulceradas en el labio superior, la mucosa nasal y los párpados del ojo derecho (figura 1). Se hizo un diagnóstico histopatológico de leishmaniasis, confirmado mediante reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (figura 2). Debido a las enfermedades concomitantes del paciente, el tratamiento con antimoniales (Glucantime®) estaba contraindicado. Se administró tratamiento supervisado intrahospitalario con miltefosine (Impávido®, cápsulas de 50 mg) a una dosis diaria de 1,8 mg/kg por 28 días, de acuerdo con las guías nacionales. Se realizó control clínico y de laboratorio durante el tratamiento y después de finalizado, sin evidencia de ningún tipo de complicación. El paciente asistió a controles médicos hasta la octava semana después del tratamiento, en los cuales presentó mejoría clínica de las lesiones (figura 3). Se remitió para continuar el manejo complementario por medicina interna, oftalmología y cirugía plástica. La leishmaniasis mucocutánea es una grave complicación evitable de la leishmaniasis cutánea. Este caso muestra fallas en el diagnóstico y tratamiento oportunos y, en general, en el programa de control de esta enfermedad. Por otra parte, el miltefosine surge como una opción terapéutica a los antimoniales para el tratamiento de pacientes en quienes estén contraindicados o presenten alto riesgo de toxicidad.Palabras clave: leishmaniasis cutánea, leishmaniasis mucocutánea, leishmaniasis/diagnóstico, leishmaniasis/terapia, reacción en cadena de la polimerasa Mucosal complication of cutaneous leishmaniasisA 74-year-old man from the rural area of Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca Province, was diagnosed with uncontrolled hypertension, stage IV chronic renal failure and severe anemia.Fifteen years earlier, while living in Guaviare Province, he was diagnosed with leishmaniasis-with lesions located on the right upper and lower eyelids, left auricle and limbs. At that time, he received an incomplete treatment with antimonials. The patient had experienced 8 years of progressive mucosal lesions located in the upper lip, nasal mucosa and right upper and lower eyelids (figure 1). A histopathological diagnosis of leishmaniasis was made and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (figure 2).Treatment with antimonials (Glucantime®) was contraindicated due to the patient's comorbidities. Inpatient supervised treatment with miltefosine (Impávido ® 50 mg capsules) was initiated according to the national guidelines of 1.8 mg/...
As in other areas of Colombia, the lack of training, professional profile and other resources as well as a high turnover of public health personnel were the weakest points of the surveillance system in the municipality. Corrective measures for improving the surveillance system have now been implemented in the municipality which was studied.
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