Biomedical subjects

M L Stávale

Publications and source records attributed to M L Stávale.

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[Kidney failure as a complication of the treatment of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis].

Sulfadiazine is one of the drugs of choice in the treatment of paracoccidioidomycosis. Side effects are uncommon. Cutaneous and gastrointestinal reactions and rarely leucopenia and jaundice may occur. A patient on sulfadiazine 6 g daily exhibiting a good response is reported. On the 12th day, he presented an intense abdominal pain and reduced urinary output. An ultrasonography revealed diffuse calculosis in urinary tract. Peritoneal dialysis, urinary alkalinization and rehydration were instituted with complete restoration of renal function. This case illustrates the importance of an adequate hydratation of patients receiving sulfadiazine, a simple measure in the prevention of this uncommon complication which carries a high morbidity.

Acute Kidney Injury↗

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[Response of airflow to the administration of bronchodilator agents in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease or asthma].

Spirometric tests of 30 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma were evaluated just before and 15 minutes after the administration of 200 mg of salbutamol by inhalation. All patients had a significant increase os their airflow after the bronchodilator administration. In 15 patients the increase of FEV1 was greater than 13% (Group I) and in other 15 patients the increase of FEF25-75% was greater than 23% (Group II). The two groups showed differences with respect to the initial FEV1, and FEF25-75% (% of predicted), with values significantly lower (p 0.01) in Group I. There was no significant difference between the two Groups concerning the age, sex and the initial FVC (% for predicted).

Administration, Inhalation↗

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[Lymph node tuberculosis in adults].

Tuberculous lymphadenitis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that was observed in 8.4% of all cases with tuberculosis in our series. In all instances the organism isolated was M. tuberculosis. There was a high rate of PPD positiveness. The chemotherapy yielded good results. The evolution was satisfactory in 75% of the patients treated for six months.

Adolescent↗

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[Septic pulmonary embolism with primary focus in the middle ear].

A case of septic pulmonary embolism is presented in which the primary site of infection was the middle ear. The implicated bacteria were aerobics both Gram positive and Gram negative and anaerobics. There were 8 different agents isolated from blood cultures. The cultures of urine and sputum were also positive. The patient received a broad spectrum antibiotic therapy and a surgical exploration of the initial site of infection was performed. A favorable response was observed after 40 days of treatment with antibiotics.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗