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- Fatal Case of Progressive Mpox in a Patient with AIDS—Viral Enteropathy and Malabsorption Demanding the Use of Full Parenteral ARV and Endovenous CidofovirPublication . Caria, J; Vara-Luiz, F; Maia, I; Joosten, A; Val-Flores, L; Pinheiro, H; Póvoas, D; Germano, N; Maltez, FWe report a fatal case of disseminated mpox infection that progressed over more than three months in an HIV-infected patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Mucocutaneous, pleuropulmonary, central nervous system, and gastrointestinal involvement was documented. This course of disease resembles progressive vaccinia, a formerly reported disease caused by uncontrolled replication of smallpox vaccination orthopoxviruses in immunosuppressed patients. Severe small bowel involvement jeopardized normal oral tecovirimat and antiretroviral therapy absorption. This problem prompted the use of full parenteral antiretrovirals and endovenous cidofovir. Although a remarkable decrease in HIV viral load occurred in six days, mpox infection continued to progress, and the patient died of septic shock. This case offers new clinical insights on the presentation of severe disease in AIDS patients. Moreover, this case alerts for the need for prompt therapy initiation in patients at risk of ominous clinical progression.
- Is This Septic Shock? A Rare Case of Distributive ShockPublication . Val-Flores, L; Fior, A; Santos, A; Reis, L; Bento, LThe authors report a rare case of shock in a patient without significant clinical history, admitted to the intensive care unit for suspected septic shock. The patient was initially treated with fluid therapy without improvement. A hypothesis of systemic capillary leak syndrome was postulated following the confirmation of severe hypoalbuminemia, hypotension, and hemoconcentration - a combination of three symptoms typical of the disease. The authors discussed the differential diagnosis and also conducted a review of the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
- Pancreatic Stone Protein As a Biomarker of SepsisPublication . Lopes, D; Chumbinho, B; Bandovas, JP; Faria, P; Espírito Santo, C; Ferreira, B; Val-Flores, L; Pereira, R; Germano, N; Bento, L