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Toxic anterior segment syndrome following deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT We present the case of a 31-year-old patient with toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) that developed after undergoing deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). She had keratoconus, and despite wearing hard contact lenses for many years in the left eye, her vision had deteriorated; therefore...

Interferon-gamma-induced local leukocytoclastic vasculitis at the subcutaneous injection site

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract Cutaneous reactions associated with interferons (IFNs) treatment are either localized or generalized. The most common presentation of localized reactions at IFNs injection site is usually an erythematous patch or plaque. Local leukocytoclastic vasculitis presenting with cutaneous necrosis is ext...

Optimización de las variables de extracción de flavonoides a partir de hojas de Annona muricata L
Optimization of variables for extraction of flavonoids from Annona muricata L. leaves

Rev. cuba. plantas med; 21 (3), 2016
Introducción: la Annona muricata L. (guanábana) se emplea en la etnomedicina para el tratamiento de diferentes enfermedades. Se han determinado la presencia de flavonoides en las hojas, los cuales poseen propiedades antidiabéticas, antioxidantes y antiinflamatorias. Objetivo: evaluar la influencia de ...

Estudio fitoquímico y actividad antiinflamatoria de hojas, flores y frutos de Bejaria resinosa Mutis ex L. (Pegamosco)
Phytochemical study and anti-inflammatory activity of leaves, flowers and fruits of Bejaria resinosa Mutis ex L. (pegamosco)

Rev. cuba. plantas med; 21 (3), 2016
Introducción: Bejaria resinosa Mutis ex L. es una especie vegetal conocida en Colombia como pegamosco; es empleada por diferentes comunidades para atrapar insectos y para el tratamiento de dolencias respiratorias; además, es una especie que cuenta con escasos estudios desde el punto de vista químico y...

Therapies for crohn's disease: a clinical update

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT The main objectives of clinical therapy in Crohn's disease are clinical and endoscopic remission without the use of corticosteroids for long periods of time, prevention of hospitalization and surgery, and improvement of quality of life. The main limitation of drug therapy is the loss of response...

Enfermedad de Mucha-Habermann febril ulceronecrótica con respuesta favorable a minociclina, a propósito de un caso

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (9), 2016
Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA), pityriasis lichenoides chronica (PLC) and febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (FUMHD) are considered different manifestations of the same disease. Febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease is a rare, and potentially lethal illness whi...

Allergic reaction to patent blue dye in breast surgery - case report

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (4), 2016
Abstract We present a case of allergic reaction to patent blue in a patient who underwent excision of sentinel lymph node associated with segmental breast resection. About 20 min after the dye injection, the patient developed hypotension (BP = 70 × 30 mmHg) associated with increased heart frequency. The...

Perspectives for treating Alzheimer's disease: a review on promising pharmacological substances

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Dementia is a syndrome characterized by functional and cognitive decline. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common causes of dementia and has high prevalence among the elderly. It is known that there is no drug capable of interfering with the course of the dise...

Vulvitis de Zoon: caso clínico
Zoon vulvitis: clinical case

Se presenta un caso de una paciente de 84 años con vulvitis de Zoon. Se trata de una dermatosis vulvar de etiología incierta, muy poco frecuente, que ocasiona sintomatología inespecífica de prurito y escozor vulvar de larga evolución, acompañados de una o varias lesiones focales circunscritas y eri...

Papel das citocinas inflamatórias na nefropatia diabética

A nefropatia diabética consiste na principal causa de doença renal terminal e está associada a um risco aumentado de doença cardiovascular. O estudo dos mecanismos responsáveis pelo desenvolvimento da nefropatia diabética possui extrema importância, já que pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento d...