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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0301-696X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de sanidad militar]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. sanid. mil.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0301-696X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, Dirección General de Sanidad]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0301-696X2024000200003</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.56443/5m3xav11</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Neumonía atípica por Lophomonas blattarum en un paciente inmunocomprometido: reporte de un caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Atypical pneumonia due to Lophomonas blattarum in an immunocompromised patient: case report]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carrasco-Vargas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Humberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Avendaño-Botello]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carreón-Bonilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Brenda Patricia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Márquez-Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abigail]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Zuly Daniella]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jaguey-Camarena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kevin Willhelm]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional Hospital Militar Regional de Puebla ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Puebla]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>78</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0301-696X2024000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0301-696X2024000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0301-696X2024000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La infección respiratoria por Lophomonas blattarum es una patología oportunista poco frecuente, sin embargo, las personas inmunodeprimidas son susceptibles a contraer esta infección. A continuación, se presenta un caso de neumonía por Lophomonas blattarum en un paciente de 44 años de edad con Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana (VIH), quien ingresó al Hospital Militar Regional de Puebla con cuadro de dificultad respiratoria, tos no productiva, dolor torácico y fiebre; durante su abordaje inicial se detecta una prueba de anticuerpos VIH 1-2 con resultado presuntivo positivo. Los estudios de imagen muestran hallazgos característicos de neumonía por microorganismos atípicos por lo que se decide tratamiento empírico a base de cefalosporina, macrólido, triazoles y sulfonamida. El cultivo de secreción bronquial reveló un parásito protozoo multiflagelado (L. blattarum), por lo que se inició manejo farmacológico con metronidazol con una dosis de impregnación de 1500 miligramos, continuando con 500 miligramos cada 8 horas por 2 semanas, con lo que se logró mejoría de los síntomas y función respiratoria. Concluye su estancia en el Hospital Regional de Puebla, para seguimiento y confirmación de VIH en tercer nivel de atención. Finalmente, a pesar del tratamiento antibiótico, los pacientes inmunodeprimidos aunado a cualquier infección oportunista, la mortalidad está presente en más de un 80 %.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Respiratory infection by Lophomonas blattarum is a rare opportunistic pathology, however, immunocompromised individuals are susceptible to contract this infection. The following is a case of Lophomonas blattarum pneumonia in a 44-year-old patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), who was admitted to the Regional Military Hospital of Puebla with respiratory distress, non-productive cough, chest pain and fever; during his initial approach a presumptive positive HIV 1-2 Ac. test was detected. Imaging studies showed findings characteristic of pneumonia caused by atypical microorganisms, so empirical treatment with cephalosporin, macrolide, triazoles and sulfonamide was decided. The bronchial secretion culture revealed a multiflagellate protozoan parasite (L. blattarum), so pharmacological management was started with metronidazole with an impregnation dose of 1500 milligrams, continuing with 500 milligrams every 8 hours for 2 weeks, which resulted in improvement of symptoms and respiratory function. She concluded her stay at the Regional Hospital of Puebla, for follow-up and confirmation of HIV at the third level of care. Finally, despite antibiotic treatment, immunosuppressed patients, together with any opportunistic infection, mortality is present in more than 80%.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lophomonas blattarum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[lung infection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Human Immunodeficiency Virus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[atypical pneumonia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Lophomonas blattarum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infección pulmonar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[neumonía atípica]]></kwd>
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