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Davide Lo Porto

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A case of disseminated BCG infection in a daughter of Italian immigrants in Switzerland

2022

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine against tuberculosis and contains a live, attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis as its essential constituent. Being a live, attenuated strain with potential pathogenicity, BCG can cause different complications, both near the inoculation site and through blood dissemination, especially in patients with immunodeficiency. IFN-γR1 deficiency is an autosomal recessively inherited immunodeficiency characterized by predisposition to infections with intracellular pathogens, in particular mycobacteria.
 We report a rare case of chronic osteomyelitis lasting 30 years due to BCG in a woman with IFN-γR1 deficiency who had previous clinical history of …

Emigrants and ImmigrantsDisseminated BCG infectionEmigrants and ImmigrantGeneral MedicinedeficiencyMicrobiologyNuclear FamilyInfectious DiseasesIFN-γR1VirologyPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyBCG VaccineHumansTuberculosisParasitologyFemaleChildTuberculosis.SwitzerlandHuman
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Tropical diseases in the ICU: Please do not forget hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

2018

medicine.medical_specialtyHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisSettore MED/17 - Malattie Infettivebusiness.industrymedicineMEDLINEIntensive care medicinebusinessmedicine.diseaseCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
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Postpartum listeria meningitis

2020

Highlights • Listeria monocytogenes is a rare cause of meningitis in immunocompetent patient. • Pregnancy and puerperium are accompanied by a decrease in cellular immunity. • Pregnancy and puerperium should be considered as risk factors for invasive listeriosis.

0301 basic medicinePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialty030106 microbiologyInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216DiseaseAbortionmedicine.disease_causeAsymptomaticArticle03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineImmune systemListeria monocytogenesmedicineMeningitis030212 general & internal medicinereproductive and urinary physiologyListeria monocytogenePregnancybusiness.industryPuerperiummedicine.diseaseAntimicrobialListeria monocytogenesfemale genital diseases and pregnancy complicationsMeningitiInfectious Diseasesmedicine.symptombusinessMeningitisIDCases
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