[Tropmed-l] Case of fever and esplenomegaly

Thu Jul 19 09:30:13 BRT 2012

To go further with Malaria do a PCR for genre or both P falciparum and P
vivax

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From:  SBMT - Carlos H Nery Costa <chncosta em gmail.com>
Date:  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:48:26 -0300
To:  Anthony Bryceson <a.bryceson em doctors.org.uk>
Cc:  "Maguire, James Harvey, M.D." <JMAGUIRE em partners.org>,
<tropmed-l em lineu.icb.usp.br>
Subject:  Re: [Tropmed-l] Case of fever and esplenomegaly

Igor,

Have you tried serology or empirical therapy for malaria?

Carlos.

2012/7/16 Anthony Bryceson <a.bryceson em doctors.org.uk>
> Dear Carlos
> Thanks. i don't know Brasil as well as I should.
> What lurks in the jungle by Manaus? What infections do truck drivers get in
> Brazil?
> What are the values of his blood count?
> What does cardiac examination show?
> Is the chest x-ray normal?
> 
> a 60 year old married male, fever, hepatosplenomegaly, various negative
> investigations; pneumonia ?why.
> 
> I would think especially of the granulomatous diseases (infections,
> sarcoidosis etc). You need blood cultures, and tissue for histology and
> culture. 
> 
> I would suggest the following:
> Look at least twice more for malaria, and if you have it in Brasil, babesia.
> Repeat the serology done so far, and add Serology for histoplasmosis and other
> Brazilian fungi that present llike this, toxoplasma, coxiella, brucella; you
> should use paired samples after one month of fever.
> 
> Blood cultures - I am not sure that you have excluded typhoid, coxiella,
> brucella,  endocarditis, (warn the laboratory about extended cultures for
> brucellosis.
> 
> Liver biopsy for histology and culture for fungus, TB, leishmania, toxoplasma,
> 
> I shall be very interested in Jamie's opinion, particularly of the
> non-infectious possibilities.
> 
> Keep me in the loop; best wishes
> Anthony
> 
> On 16 Jul 2012, at 10:13, Carlos Costa wrote:
> 
>> Dear Jim and Anthony,
>> 
>> What are your ideas about this case?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Carlos.
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Igor Thiago Borges de Queiroz e Silva <igorthiago em usp.br>
>> Date: 2012/7/3
>> Subject: [Tropmed-l] Case of fever and esplenomegaly
>> To: tropmed-l em lineu.icb.usp.br
>> 
>> 
>> Hi, everybody.
>> I would like some help in a case here in Sao Paulo:
>> 
>> "Patient, 60 years, male, married, with no comorbidities, retired truck
>> driver, coming from Manaus / AM, where he lives in urban area and has a place
>> in the jungle.
>> He arrived at the referring hospital with fever, myalgia, headache and
>> dysphagia for 4 days, when it came to travel. On examination, revealed
>> hepatomegaly (2 cm) and splenomegaly (below the left costal margin). Normal
>> cardiac and pulmonary auscultation. No palpable lymphadenopathy.
>> Reported contact with flood water, where had rats in peridomicile. Confirmed
>> vaccination against yellow fever (2009). Social drinking, denied smoking or
>> illicit drug use. One sexual partner (wife). He denied domestic animals,
>> neither contact with birds or bats.
>> Laboratory revealed pancytopenia, normal renal function, elevated
>> transaminase levels (300-400) and canalicular enzymes, total bilirrubins (3)
>> with predominance of direct fraction (2). USG confirmed homogeneous
>> hepatosplenomegaly.
>> Serology: Anti-HAV IgG+, HBsAg negative, anti-HCV negative, anti-HIV
>> negative, schistosomiasis IgM and IgG negative, blood smear with negative
>> plasmodium research, test for leishmaniasis (rK39) negative. Dengue IgM
>> negative and IgG positive, IgM negative for leptospirosis (confirmed one week
>> later). Bone marrow aspirate without significant changes (only karyolysis)
>> and without the presence of parasites. Immunohistochemistry unchanged.
>> Evolves with persistence of fever, with the biggest increase of the spleen in
>> relation to the liver, confirmed by computed tomography. He was transferred
>> to ICU because of pneumonia and respiratory failure after 15 days of
>> hospitalization. Today, even without definitive diagnosis after one month of
>> research, he persists with fever!"
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Hug´s
>> 
>> -- 
>> Igor Thiago Borges de Queiroz e Silva
>> Infectologista do Hospital Giselda Trigueiro - SESAP - Natal/RN
>> Infectologista do Hospital ABC Unidade Cirúrgica - São Bernardo do Campo/SP
>> Mestrando do Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias - FMUSP
>> Laboratório de Soroepidemiologia e Imunobiologia (LIM38) - IMT/USP
>> igorthiago em usp.br
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Carlos H. N. Costa, MD, DSc.
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
(Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine)
President

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