Volumen 36 No.2 (Noviembre 2018)

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    Coexistencia de micosis pulmonar mixta en paciente inmunocompetente. Primer reporte de caso, revisión y actualidad.
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2018-11) Alemán Iñiguez, Juan Miguel; Parra Coronel, Pablo
    Mixed pulmonary mycosis is a very rare entity, even more so in patients without immunosuppression, then the epidemiological and clinical findings explain the massive mycotic invasion in a normal immune state. Case Summary: This case is about a female patient, adult, with medical background, who debuted with acute respiratory failure and hemoptysis, the imaging and microbiological evidence allowed the diagnosis of pulmonary angio-invasive aspergillosis coexisting with pulmonary candidiasis; Antifungal therapy was used to solve the infection Conclusion: A mixed pulmonary mycosis depends on the exposure of the source of infection and can coexist in immunocompetence due to the exfoliative action of the pathogens and the substrates that the host produces.
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    Intoxicación oral por benzodiacepinas. Reporte de caso y revisión bibliográfica.
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2018-11) Vázquez Bustos, Wilson Patricio; Guamán Vásquez, Ana Paulina
    Alprazolam is a benzodiazepine of intermediate action. Its average life is from 6 to 12 hours. Few studies exist about the poisoning of this benzodiazepine. Oral poisoning by benzodiazepines (BZD) that are taken in overdose without adjuvant rarely cause significant toxicity. The classic clinical presentation of such poisoning includes CNS depression with normal vital signs. Clinically there is dysarthria, ataxia and alteration of the mental state. Respiratory compromise is uncommon with isolated oral intakes, but can be seen when patients ingest hypnotic agents, additional sedatives (such as ethanol) or when doctors administer BZD as one of several agents for procedural sedation. Case Summary: a 17-year-old male patient who orally ingests 12 tablets of alprazolam as an attempt at autolysis. He comes for the emergency service with drowsiness, speech slowness, incoherence and dizziness. Stable Vital Signs. The complementary exams do not reveal abnormality. Psychologists and Psychiatrists and social work are consulted, confirming diagnosis of major depression, in 72 hours it evolves favorably. Conclusions: Oral benzodiazepine poisoning in an isolated manner rarely causes respirator depression, so the myth that benzodiazepine poisoning is equal to respiratory depression is ruled out.