Carrion´s disease during pregnancy presenting with acute respiratory distress and multi organ failure. A case report

• Autores: Zegarra Piérola, Jaime, Granados Bullón, Luis, Lévano Díaz, Lady, Maguiña Vargas, Ciro, Hernández Sánchez, Antonio
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.upch.edu.pe:article/3661
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/RMH/article/view/3661
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Infecciones por Bartonella, embarazo, síndrome de dificultad respiratoria del adulto; Bartonella infections, pregnant, adult respiratory distress syndrome.

Carrion´s disease is an endemic disease in Peru caused by Bartonella bacilliformis presenting with an acute or hemolytic form and a chronic verrucous form with asymptomatic bacteremia. The acute form is usually serious and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We report the case of a case of a young pregnant woman from Yungay, Ancash who presented with the acute form complicated with multi organ failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome needing mechanical ventilation and dying.