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Pleuropatía secundaria a inductores de la ovulación
Pleuropathy secondary to ovulation inducers

Rev. cuba. med; 60 (1), 2021
Introducción: Se denomina derrame pleural al acúmulo de líquido en el espacio pleural por encima de 5 y 15 mL en un hemitórax. Diferentes etiologías son las responsables de su aparición, pero un grupo estas están dadas por la etiología medicamentosa. El síndrome de hiperestimulación ovárica c...

Performance of the quantification of adenosine deaminase and determination of the lactate dehydrogenase/adenosine deaminase ratio for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in children and adolescents

J. bras. pneumol; 47 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of determining the adenosine deaminase (ADA) level, the 2'-deoxyadenosine/ADA ratio, and the LDH/ADA ratio in pleural fluid for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (PT) in children and adolescents. Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study co...

Role of cancer ratio and other new parameters in the differential diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
OBJECTIVES: We compared the diagnostic potential of cancer ratio (CR, serum lactate dehydrogenase [LDH]/pleural fluid adenosine deaminase [pfADA]), cancer ratio plus (CR plus, cancer ratio/pleural lymphocyte percentage), and age/pfADA ratio with pfADA in malignant pleural effusion. METHODS: Data from 10...

Hepatitis A and hepatitis E virus co-infection with right pleural effusion, ascites and acute acalculous cholecystitis. A case report

ABSTRACT Hepatitis A and hepatitis E are the leading causes of acute viral hepatitis in developing countries due to our poor sanitary conditions, both spread by fecal-oral route or through contaminated water and food. Being both self-limiting diseases, they are usually benign but may present with atypica...

Invasive non-type b haemophilus influenzae disease: report of eight cases

ASTRACT Objective: To describe eight cases of invasive non-type b Haemophilus influenzae disease in children admitted to Hospital de Clínicas of Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Cases description: In 2015, there were eight cases of invasive non-type b H. influenzae disease. We tested the ampicilli...

Fiebre manchada de las montañas rocosas en un hospital pediátrico en el noreste de México

Reporte de un caso de quilotórax tuberculoso

Medwave; 19 (5), 2019
El quilotórax tuberculoso es una patología infecciosa infrecuente, que se produce como consecuencia del bloqueo del conducto torácico. Su tratamiento está dirigido a combatir la infección tuberculosa. Se presenta el caso de un varón de 55 años de edad, chofer, natural de Trujillo-Perú, que acudi...

Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-ß1) levels in a rat model of induced pleural empyema

Acta cir. bras; 33 (2), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the concentration of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1) levels in a rat pleural effusion obtained by inoculation of intrapleural bacteria or turpentine through thoracentesis. Methods: Thirty-Nine Wistar rats were divided into three groups: Staphylococcus aureus (SA...

Derrame pleural por micosis endémica en un paciente de 8 años: reporte de un caso

Coccidioides is a fungus that is frequently found in dry places of sparse storms, with warm temperatures during most of the year. Two species are known to infect the human being: C. immitis and C. posadasii.It is endemic in northern Mexico, southern United States, as well as in some regions of Central Am...

Real-time PCR assay for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis

Colomb. med; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: The diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis requires an invasive and time-consuming reference method. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is rapid, but validation in pleural tuberculosis is still weak. Objective: To establish the operating characteristics of real-time polymerase chain re...