scholarly journals Renal actinomycosis - a case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 243-247
Author(s):  
Mladen Popov ◽  
Sasa Vojinov ◽  
Ivan Levakov ◽  
Dragan Grbic ◽  
Dimitrije Jeremic ◽  
...  

Introduction. Actinomycosis of the urogenital tract mainly manifests with formation of renal and perirenal abscesses. When it comes to treating renal lodge abscesses caused by Actinomyces bacteria, the method of choice is mainly surgical evacuation of purulent collections, followed by administration of parenteral penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics during a six week period. The definitive diagnosis is made based on the antibiogram findings, isolation of Actinomyces israelii from abscess collection, as well as by characteristic histological findings. The exact incidence and prevalence of urogenital actinomycosis is still unknown. Case Report. A 54-year-old female patient was admitted to the Emergency Department of the Clinical Center of Vojvodina for triage. She complained of pain in the left lumbar and gluteal region, weakness, malaise, and fever. She was treated with corticosteroids under the diagnosis of vasculitis five months prior to admission. Based on clinical, laboratory blood and urine tests, ultrasound examination of the abdomen and contrast CT of the abdomen and pelvis, the diagnosis of left kidney abscess was made. It also spread to the retroperitoneum (iliopsoas muscle, gluteus maxuimus and ipsilateral inguinal region). Urgent operative exploration of retroperitoneum and kidney was performed. A lumbotomy was performed in the left half of the retroperitoneum with evacuation of abscesses, as well as partial nephrectomy of the lower half of the left kidney. Subsequently, the obtained antibiogram of operatively sampled aspirate, renal actinomycosis was histopathologically verified. The surgically removed tissue that was sent for histopathology showed presence of connective tissue infiltrated with a pronounced inflammatory infiltrate composed of lymphocytes, plasma cells, histiocytes and granulocytes with numerous microabscesses and actinomycosis colonies.

2016 ◽  
Vol 144 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 527-530
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Obradovic ◽  
Svetlana Jovanovic ◽  
Nenad Petrovic ◽  
Suncica Sreckovic ◽  
Zorica Jovanovic

Introduction. Relentless placoid chorioretinitis is an entity which belongs to the group of an atypical intermediate form of primary inflammatory choriocapillaropathies, resembling both acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy and serpiginous choroiditis, but the retinal distribution and clinical course are not the same. Because of this similarity this entity was termed ?AMPPiginous?. This entity was first described by Jones et al. in 2000. The aim of our case report is to present a very specific case where the clinical course was progressive, with loss of vision in the affected eye. Case Outline. A 31-year-old man, with no previous ophthalmic diseases, was hospitalized at the Clinic of Ophthalmology, Clinical Center Kragujevac, because of a reduction of vision in the right eye, and scotoma and metamorphopsia in the left eye. The clinical course of retinal lesions in the left eye resembled the changes observed in acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, and the right eye changes were between acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy and serpiginous choroiditis. The diagnosis of relentless placoid chorioretinitis was confirmed after clinical, laboratory, immunological, virological, and angiography examinations. Conclusion. The progressive clinical course of the disease, complemented by multimodal imaging and extensive laboratory diagnostics, has led us to the diagnosis of relentless placoid chorioretinitis. The combined anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory therapy led to the stabilization of visual acuity of the left eye as opposed to the right, where there has been no recovery.


2021 ◽  
pp. 106689692110082
Author(s):  
Sarah Al-Rawaf ◽  
Salem Alowami ◽  
Robert Riddell ◽  
Asghar Naqvi

Russell bodies are accumulation of immunoglobulin in plasma cells forming intracytoplasmic inclusions. Russell body colitis is rare with only 3 cases described in the English literature up to date. We report a 78-year-old male with cirrhosis showing prominent cecal infiltration of Russell body containing plasma cells. Plasma cells showed no nuclear atypia or mitoses, and no evidence of light chain restriction. In this article, we report a fourth case of Russell body colitis, that is unique in being localized to the cecum in contrast to the other 3, 1 of which was in an inflammatory polyp in the sigmoid colon, 1 in a rectal tubulovillous adenoma and 1 as part of diffuse gastrointestinal disease. This is therefore the first report of localized Russell body typhlitis, occurring in a cirrhotic patient in whom an adjacent erosion was likely nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-associated, a combination that may have facilitated the formation of Russell bodies.


2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaher A. Radi

Histologic examination was performed on uterine biopsy samples of irregular cystic masses noted during caesarean section of a 2-year-old female Boer goat. Histopathologic examination revealed multifocal erosions of the superficial epithelium and multifocal infiltration of the endometrium by widely scattered viable and degenerate neutrophils, lymphocytes, and plasma cells admixed with mild amounts of cellular debris and hemorrhage. The endometrium was markedly expanded by many irregular cystic and hyperplastic glands. This is the first case report of endometritis and cystic endometrial hyperplasia in a goat in North America.


Vestnik ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 143-146
Author(s):  
Б.Г. Султанова ◽  
С.Б. Бодесова ◽  
А.Т. Ибрашева ◽  
Б.С. Мусабаев ◽  
Д.Ш. Бетирова ◽  
...  

В статье описан «неклассический» случай, редко встречающаяся форма заболевания системной красной волчанкой без типичного поражения кожи с проявлением быстропрогрессирующего гломерулонефрита, с поражением тазобедренного сустава, выраженным болевым синдромом у юноши. С применением новых инновационных методов диагностики (непрямая иммунофлюоресценция на анализаторе AKLIDES), что позволило провести своевременно комплексную терапию включая в себя патогенетическую, эфферентную (гемодиализ, плазмаферез), тем самым получен хороший клинический эффект. This article describes a non- racial case of systemic lupus erythematosus with the manifestation of a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, hip joint lesion, a pronounced painful syndrom, without dermal manifestations. By the use of new diagnostic methods (immunofluorescence), timely complex therapy: pathogenetic, efferent therapy, symptomatic therapy, it is possible to obtain a fairly good clinical - laboratory- instrumental result.


2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
A Palta ◽  
P Dhiman ◽  
J Ram

This report describes a case of 50 year old woman fever and bony pains with lytic lesion in skull. A polyclonal band was seen in γregion on serum electrophoresis. Bone marrow examination showed excess of plasma cells along with many Pseudo- Gaucher cells. The diagnosis of chronic inflammatory reaction was made. Although stain for AFB was negative, the patient responded to antitubercular treatment. The presence of pseudo-gaucher cells along with plasmacytosis is a rare finding in tuberculosis. SAARC Journal of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases & HIV/AIDS; 2012; IX(2) 30-32 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/saarctb.v9i2.7976


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharhanin Bahrudin

Introduction: Esophageal cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Asia. Synchronous malignancies with an esophageal malignancies is not uncommon however synchronous esophageal malignancy and renal cell carcinoma is rare. Case Report: A 70 years old non smoker man with comorbid of hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented with multiple episode of hemoptysis and pleuritic chest pain within one day duration. He also complaint of worsening dysphagia to solid food for 1 month duration with constitutional symptoms. Otherwise he does not have any other symptoms. Clinically he was pale and cachexic, otherwise all systemic examination was unremarkable. His blood investigation reveal low hemoglobin level of 9.9g/L with normal coagulation and renal profile. He underwent Oesophagoduodenoscopy which showed a tumor narrowing the lumen of the lower esophagus. Biopsy of the tumor revealed esophageal adenocarcinoma. CT thorax, abdomen and pelvis showed smooth circumferential wall thickening of the distal part of the esophagus near the gastroesophageal junction. Incidentally, there were heterogenous enhancing lobulated mass seen at the lower pole of left kidney with no obstructive uropathy features. Otherwise, others solid organ were normal. A left renal mass biopsy performed revealed renal cell carcinoma. An oncologist opinion was gathered for initiation of palliative chemotherapy however he developed symptomatic malignant pleural effusion which need a drainage. HRCT Thorax revealed multiple bilateral intrapulmonary nodule. He also complaint of a new right upper eyelid mass that increasing in size with contact bleeding however does not affect his visual. An assessment from an ophthalmologist and CT orbital performed consistent with features of a metastasis. Conclusion: Synchronous malignancies with an esophageal malignancies is not uncommon. Most common site reported is head and neck followed by lung malignancies. However synchronous esophageal malignancies and renal cell carcinoma is rare. Esophageal malignancies often have distant metastasis to the liver, lung and bone however rare to the eyelid.


2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
Md Atikur Rahman ◽  
Aklaque Hossain Khan ◽  
Kanak Kanti Barua

Primary craniocerebral plasmacytomas are uncommon and represent only 0.7 % of all plasmacytomas. In this case solitary plasmacytoma in the midline frontal head region of the skull and discuss the clinical features and prognosis of this tumor. Plasmacytoma can present as multiple myeloma, solitary plasmacytoma of the bone or extramedullary plasmacytoma. Solitary plasmacytoma is a rare entity that composes of malignant plasma cells and involves the bone to form only one or two lesions without evidence of disease dissemination. It accounts for only 4% of malignant plasma cell tumors. 50 years old male was suffering from plasmacytoma in the frontal head region in our case which is pulsatile. On images showed multiple differential diagnosis but after operation histological examination revealed plasmacytoma. Bangladesh Journal of Neuroscience 2016; Vol. 32 (1): 39-42


2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-111
Author(s):  
B.M. Kajmakovic ◽  
Z.M. Dzamic ◽  
S. Dragicevic ◽  
Miodrag Acimovic ◽  
Bogomir Milojevic ◽  
...  

Laparoscopic interventions are at the very beginning of its evolution in the Clinic of Urology. The first steps have been made primarily to cope with problem of varicocele. We continued to gain laparoscopic experience by switching to solving some demanding intervention, primarily kidney cyst. The only logical next step lead to laparoscopic renal surgery. So, after a few successful primary simple nephrectomy, the next step was to perform a laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. Today, at the Clinic of Urology, Clinical Center of Serbia we successfully perform much more demanding interventions, such as extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. In this paper we present our experience with the first laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, which was done at the Clinic of Urology, Clinical Center of Serbia.


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