Abstract

VARON VEGA, Fabio Andrés; URIBE HERNANDEZ, Ana María  and  BUITRAGO-TORO, Kenny. About Infrequent complications of common diseases: Ekiri Syndrome. Infect. [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.1, pp.67-70. ISSN 0123-9392.  https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v25i1.913.

Gastrointestinal infection usually manifests with nausea, vomit and abdominal pain, all of them wit course and variable severity. Extrainstestinal compromise is described, even without gastrointestinal symptoms, what causes a delay on diagnosis and treatment, worsening the prognosis. Ekiri syndrome, also known as lethal toxic encephalopathy is characterized by an acute neurological dysfunction secondary to enterobacterial infection which favor thrombi development and local inflammation mediated by tumor necrosis factor alpha and IL-1β with blood brain barrier dysfunction and high mortality. As we know, we present the first Ekiri syndrome case reported in Colombia.

Keywords : Brain diseases; Escherichia coli; Shiga toxins; Gastroenteritis; Colombia.

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