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CASO A: This 60 years old woman with a medical history of a gastric ulcer had recently noted symptoms
of dispepsia. She characterized her discomfort as a pressure in the upper abdominal área that radiated to
her chest and neck. She underwent an upper gastrointestinal series that showed radiologic findings
compatible with a thickened fold within the stomach.
An outpatient esophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed. A biopsy of the antral portion of the stomach
was consistent with moderate gastritis. No tumor was seen. In addition, the biopsy demostrated 3+ to 4+
of a bacterial organism.
Bacterias Espirilares.-
CASO C:
Poblador piurano de 35 años, damnificado por las lluvias intensas; acude al hospital con un tiempo de
enfermedad de 3 días, caracterizada por fiebre alta, mialgias y cefalea intensa. También presenta
fotofobia, náuseas y anorexia. Lleva 10 días en un refugio provisional y presenta además numerosas
marcas de picaduras. Al examen: temperatura 38.8°C, pulso 116 /min, frecuencia respiratoria 16/min,
presión arterial 110/64 mm Hg. Una conjuntiva eritematosa e inflamada.
Hematocrito: 46%, Hemograma: leucocitos 7800/ul, PMN 55%, abastonados 18%, linfocitos 22%.
Plaquetas 180000/ul.