Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to J R Benito Calavia.
Relapsing polychondritis and Ulcerative Colitis is an uncommon association that has been described only ten times in medical literature. We report a new case of this association in which it was necessary to treat with azathriopine to stop disease progression. Relapsing Polichondritis is a disorder to be considered in patients with Ulcerative Colitis and inflammation of the cartilagenous structures.
Eleven cases of leptospirosis diagnosed from 1988 to 1994 were retrospectively reviewed. The mean age of the patients was 52 years. Epidemiologic factors were found in 10 patients. Hepatorenal involvement was observed in 7 cases (64%), cardiac involvement in 3 (27%), bleeding episodes in 5 (45%) and central nervous system involvement in one case (9%). The Leptospira serogroups identified were: Icterohaemorrhage in 6 cases, Pomona in 1, Sejroe in and could not be determined in 3. One patient died because of multiorgan failure. The epidemiologic, clinical, analytical and therapeutic aspects are discussed.