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Pericardial abscess: A rare complication of disseminated melioidosis in a patient with relapsed multiple myeloma.

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-03-31 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0018-2025

Chee Yik Chang, Kai Xin Ang

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The appearances of a parrot's peak and petal rims in brucellar spondylitis.

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-03-31 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0056-2025

Li-Jie Guo, Yong-Sheng Yu, Yi Zhang

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Tongue Lesions in Monkeypox.

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-03-31 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0386-2024

Luis Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Karene Ferreira Cavalcante, Ramiro Moreira Tavares

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"WhatsBarb" Citizen Surveillance: Survey of Insects Mistaken for Triatomines.

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-03-31 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0240-2024

Matheus de Araújo Paz, Anne Caroline Alves Meireles, Cleber Galvão, Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana, Genimar Rebouças Julião

{"title":"\"WhatsBarb\" Citizen Surveillance: Survey of Insects Mistaken for Triatomines.","authors":"Matheus de Araújo Paz, Anne Caroline Alves Meireles, Cleber Galvão, Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana, Genimar Rebouças Julião","doi":"10.1590/0037-8682-0240-2024","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0037-8682-0240-2024","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Triatomine recognition by the public is an important factor in Chagas disease (CD) prevention campaigns. Citizen surveillance has been demonstrated as an effective alternative strategy, increasing the possibility of monitoring vector populations on a broad geographic scale. Thus, our study aimed to explore a database built from pictorial/video records and specimens sent through citizen participation, identify the main groups confused with triatomines, and systematize the data on insect diversity.Methods: Due to demand from the local community, the \"WhatsBarb\" project was established using a digital platform application, to receive photos of suspected insects, or triatomines, and provide digital campaigns, with instructions for collecting insects and delivery to Entomological Surveillance Services.Results: In total, 465 insect records were obtained between 2019 and 2024. We identified taxonomic orders and families in 464 and 454 records, respectively, and estimated at least 68 genera, 42 species, and 101 distinct taxa. Triatomines represented 32.3% of the volunteer contacts. Records showed a predominance of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), including phytophagous species and predator reduviids (54.6%; n=254). Contacts were received from 20 of the 26 states in Brazil, in addition to the Federal District.Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate the power of digital tools in public health, which could aid in describing, preventing, and controlling CD vectors, and could be applied to other neglected diseases.","PeriodicalId":21199,"journal":{"name":"Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical","volume":"58 ","pages":"e004032025"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11956169/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143764778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pertussis in an adult patient.

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-03-31 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0439-2024

Gláucia Zanetti, Elcio Bakowski, Bruno Hochhegger, Edson Marchiori

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Fritz Köberle: A Life Dedicated to Medicine.

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-03-31 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0045-2025

Luiz Eduardo Correia Miranda

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Fluconazole Resistance and Heteroresistance in Cryptococcus spp.: Mechanisms and Implications.

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-03-24 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0328-2024

Izabela de Mesquita Bárcia Moreira, Naira Sulany Oliveira de Sousa, Juan Diego Ribeiro de Almeida, Robert Langlady Lira Rosas Filho, Katia Santana Cruz, Ani Beatriz Jackisch Matsuura, Márcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem, Érica Simplício de Souza, Hagen Frickmann, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda, João Vicente Braga de Souza

{"title":"Fluconazole Resistance and Heteroresistance in Cryptococcus spp.: Mechanisms and Implications.","authors":"Izabela de Mesquita Bárcia Moreira, Naira Sulany Oliveira de Sousa, Juan Diego Ribeiro de Almeida, Robert Langlady Lira Rosas Filho, Katia Santana Cruz, Ani Beatriz Jackisch Matsuura, Márcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem, Érica Simplício de Souza, Hagen Frickmann, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda, João Vicente Braga de Souza","doi":"10.1590/0037-8682-0328-2024","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0037-8682-0328-2024","url":null,"abstract":"The reference methodology for evaluating antifungal susceptibility is based on determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), which is the lowest drug concentration capable of inhibiting fungal growth. However, such MIC data are insufficient to measure antifungal susceptibility if a strain is heteroresistant to the tested drug. In such cases, a minority subpopulation of fungal cells, originating from an initially susceptible lineage, can grow at antifungal drug concentrations above the MIC. In studies on fluconazole heteroresistance in Cryptococcus spp., chromosomal disomy has been shown to result in the overexpression of two genes located on chromosome 1 (Chr1) linked to antifungal resistance: ERG11 and AFR1. This review addresses the underlying mechanisms of antifungal resistance, the evolution of methods for determining antifungal susceptibility, and the clinical implications of Cryptococcus heteroresistance to fluconazole. The analysis of the findings indicated a correlation between heteroresistance and adverse clinical outcomes, although this observation still lacks definite confirmation in the literature. This highlights the need to implement more efficient therapeutic strategies and improve antifungal susceptibility and heteroresistance testing.","PeriodicalId":21199,"journal":{"name":"Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical","volume":"58 ","pages":"e002002025"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11941007/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Erratum.

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0029B-2024

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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco: A systematic review of observational studies.

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-03-17 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0066-2024

Mohamed Dellal, Sanaa Batoui, Ahmed Chetoui, Mohamed Kanouf, Touria Fatihi, Khalid Habbari

{"title":"Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco: A systematic review of observational studies.","authors":"Mohamed Dellal, Sanaa Batoui, Ahmed Chetoui, Mohamed Kanouf, Touria Fatihi, Khalid Habbari","doi":"10.1590/0037-8682-0066-2024","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0037-8682-0066-2024","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Tuberculosis remains a major global health concern and a leading cause of mortality. In Morocco, various forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis are prevalent. This systematic review examines research findings on the prevalence, risk factors, and treatment outcomes of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco.Methods: We conducted searches for observational studies on extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco, published between January 1991 and February 2023, using Scopus, ScienceDirect, and PubMed databases. Medical Subject Heading keywords were used to guide the search.Results: This review included 18 studies focusing on different forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, such as cold abscesses, lymph nodes, meningeal, cutaneous, osteoarticular, genital, breast, and gastrointestinal tuberculosis. These studies provided insights into the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of these extrapulmonary tuberculosis forms. Prevalence data were limited, and treatment outcomes varied considerably across studies. The only study providing prevalence data for all forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis reported a prevalence of 43.5% among tuberculosis cases in Larach Province. Treatment success rates ranged from 64.7% to 100%. Common risk factors included low socioeconomic status, diabetes mellitus, pulmonary tuberculosis exposure, and HIV co-infection.Conclusions: This review highlights a lack of comprehensive on the prevalence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco, with inconsistent findings on risk factors and treatment outcomes. Further controlled studies are recommended to obtain more robust evidence and inform more effective management strategies for extrapulmonary tuberculosis.","PeriodicalId":21199,"journal":{"name":"Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical","volume":"58 ","pages":"e004022024"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11922330/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Wing shape differences between flying and non-flying individuals of six Triatoma species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae).

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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Pub Date : 2025-03-17 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0276-2024

Fernanda Cristina de Oliveira Firmino, Cleber Galvão, Dayse Rocha

{"title":"Wing shape differences between flying and non-flying individuals of six Triatoma species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae).","authors":"Fernanda Cristina de Oliveira Firmino, Cleber Galvão, Dayse Rocha","doi":"10.1590/0037-8682-0276-2024","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0037-8682-0276-2024","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Despite numerous reports of triatomines invading homes through flight, experimental studies investigating this ability under laboratory conditions remain scarce. Flight ability varies between individuals (males and females) of the same species, and wing shape modifications may be associated with the flight capacity of these vectors. Therefore, studies on this topic are crucial for the early identification of species with a greater propensity to invade human dwellings and for the implementation of appropriate surveillance and vector control strategies. However, even when exposed to the same nutritional and environmental conditions, triatomines demonstrate a range of flight abilities. To date, it remains unclear whether differences in wing morphology play a decisive role in determining this behavior. As an initial approach to addressing this issue, the present study aimed to determine whether morphometric differences exist in the wings of flying and non-flying individuals from six species of the genus Triatoma: Triatoma costalimai, Triatoma klugi, Triatoma matogrossensis, Triatoma rubrovaria, Triatoma vandae, and Triatoma williami.Methods: This study employed geometric morphometrics to investigate differences in wing size and shape between flying and non-flying individuals from six Triatoma species.Results: The findings indicated a variation in wing size between sexes. Additionally, shape variations were observed between flying and non-flying insects, particularly in females.Conclusions: Geometric morphometrics effectively identified distinct wing shape patterns in flying and non-flying specimens from six Triatoma species, revealing differences that may aid in identifying species with greater active dispersal capacity.","PeriodicalId":21199,"journal":{"name":"Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical","volume":"58 ","pages":"e007002024"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11922331/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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