We report a case of botryomycosis and intestinal strongyloidiasis in a patient with HTLV-1 infection. A 23 year-old female patient from Ayacucho, came with a history of a right foot tumor and chronic foot ulcers. The diagnosis of botryomycosis was established by biopsy of the lesion. Because the mild eosinophilia, a microscopic examination of stools was performed and Strongyloides stercoralis rhabditiform larva were found. HTLV-1 ELISA test, performed in order to discharge association with strongyloidiasis, was positive. The clinical presentation, physiopathology of the botryomycosis and the role of the HTLV-1 infection and strongyloidiasis as predisposing factors for botryomycosis are discussed. ( Rev Med Hered 2002; 13: 74-76 ).

Introduction: enlargement of superficial lymph nodes is a frequent clinical finding which may be among the first evidences of a significant illness or of a specific clinical syndrome.Objective: exploring clinico-pathological relationships in patients consulting for the first time with a clinically detectable lymphadenopathy and no defined diagnosis.Materials and Methods: cross sectional prospective study including patients with clinically detectable lymphadenopathy (nodes over 1 cm in diameter) and often also suspicion of tuberculosis. Lymph node biopsies, fine needle aspirations, and other contributing diagnostic tests were performed. A histopathological classification was structured to arrange the information on the patients and to correlate laboratory findings with clinical ones.Results: patients recruited were 154; 55 (45.5%) out of 70 patients who had a tentative diag...

Introduction: enlargement of superficial lymph nodes is a frequent clinical finding which may be among the first evidences of a significant illness or of a specific clinical syndrome.Objective: exploring clinico-pathological relationships in patients consulting for the first time with a clinically detectable lymphadenopathy and no defined diagnosis.Materials and Methods: cross sectional prospective study including patients with clinically detectable lymphadenopathy (nodes over 1 cm in diameter) and often also suspicion of tuberculosis. Lymph node biopsies, fine needle aspirations, and other contributing diagnostic tests were performed. A histopathological classification was structured to arrange the information on the patients and to correlate laboratory findings with clinical ones.Results: patients recruited were 154; 55 (45.5%) out of 70 patients who had a tentative diag...

Objetivo: Evaluar la frecuencia de infección por VIH en pacientes que consultan por episodio agudo de herpes zoster. Material y Métodos: Se incluyeron a todos los pacientes entre 18 y 49 años, atendidos entre setiembre del 2001 y enero del 2003 en el Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Tropicales y Dermatológicas del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, por un cuadro agudo de herpes zoster, diagnosticado clínicamente. Los criterios de inclusión fueron: status VIH desconocido tanto del paciente como de su pareja; que no presentaran alguna complicación neurológica o presentación atípica de zoster y que no tuvieran signos ni síntomas compatibles con infección por VIH (muguet oral, diarrea crónica, síndrome de desgaste, etc.). Previa firma de consentimiento informado, se tomó muestra de sangre para prueba de ELISA para VIH1. A todos los pacientes con resultado posi...