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J Jara

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PubMed1996

[Chronic prostatitis: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations].

Chronic prostatitis, whether of bacterial or non-bacterial origin, is a pathological entity commonly considered difficult to diagnose and to manage. In an attempt to provide a better understanding of the usefulness of Stamey-Meares fractional culture as a diagnostic test, the findings obtained with this technique in 34 patients, 5 with bacterial chronic prostatitis (BCP) and 29 with non-bacterial chronic prostatitis (NBCP) were analyzed. The multiresistance found in the antibiogram in 3 cases and the lack of correlation between these findings and the seminoculture, demonstrate that this technique should continue to be considered indispensable. Also, the value that should be appointed to the existence of organisms with non-proven pathogenicity is discussed. Some bases for a rational management are proposed and the various treatment alternatives, including the use of myorelaxants which in this series allowed to achieve resolution of the symptomatology in 59% cases are analyzed.

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PubMed1993

[Renal abscess in patients diagnosed with AIDS and disseminated tuberculosis].

Presentation of two cases of renal abscess formation in patients with stage IV C-1 AIDS and active associated tuberculosis. The microorganism isolated in the first case was S. aureus. Culture of the second cases was artefacted since antibiotic administration had already been started. Also, both patients showed abdominal abscesses, at spleen and liver level in the first case, and prostatic level in the second case, both compatible with Mycobacterium tuberculosis dissemination. Both cases showed a lethal evolution. The role played by the immunodeficiency as a precipitating agent in the extrapulmonary tuberculosis and in the formation of renal abscesses is analyzed.

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PubMed1991

Characteristics and pathogenesis of myositis in human immunodeficiency virus infection--distinction from azidothymidine-induced myopathy.

Inflammatory muscle involvement during the course of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is described and guidelines are suggested for its differentiation from the myopathy associated with azidothymidine (AZT) therapy. Six patients infected with HIV presented with proximal muscle weakness, biochemical and electromyographic abnormalities consistent with myositis. One patient had a skin rash characteristic of dermatomyositis. Muscle biopsy findings demonstrated the presence of an inflammatory cell infiltrate and HIV-p24 antigen. All patients developed their clinical picture prior to AZT therapy and responded to steroids with or without coadministration of AZT.

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[Skin metastasis as the first manifestation of dissemination of bladder cancer].

Cutaneous metastases of vesical carcinoma are an uncommon finding and generally appear amid multisystemic dissemination. We present a case of appearance of multiple cutaneous metastases in the immediate postoperative period of a patient subjected to radical cystectomy, in which this affection was the only sign of metastatic seeding. We discuss the etiopathogeny and possible evolution of similar cases.

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