ABSTRACT Introduction: Currently, there is no specific immunosuppressive protocol for hepatitis C (HCV)-positive renal transplants recipients. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the conversion effect to everolimus (EVR) on HCV in adult kidney recipients. Method: This is an exploratory single-c...
INTRODUCCIÓN: Las infecciones por Aspergillus spp son la principal infección micótica por hongos en pacientes con trasplante hepático, con una mortalidad reportada de hasta un 90% de los casos. En los pacientes trasplantados de hígado se espera que hasta un 50% desarrollen un episodio infeccioso en ...
Abstract Histoplasmosis is a fungus infection that mainly affects immunosuppressed patients. The authors present a case of a kidney transplant recipient who developed sepsis-like histoplasmosis, na atypical but severe manifestation of the disease. The fungus was found in blood and in a skin biopsy, and t...
La infección por citomegalovirus postrasplante cardiaco es una condición médica recurrente. Su frecuencia se incrementa cuando los donantes poseen serología positiva y los receptores presentan serología negativa para el virus. En la población pediátrica, la enfermedad solo se desarrolla en un porc...
RESUMEN La operación cesárea tiene una alta incidencia en nuestro país. La analgesia post operatoria que recibe la madre es un factor importante y debe ser de calidad con enfoque multimodal. Se han utilizado diversas estrategias terapéuticas para disminuir el dolor post quirúrgico. Los opioides intr...
Myotonic dystrophy is an uncommon disease, characterised by disorders of the muscle membrane. Its clinical manifestations are muscle weakness, difficulty at initiating movements and delayed muscle relaxation. Carriers of this disease are very sensitive to anaesthetic drugs. Residual neuromuscular blockad...
Abstract Granulicatella and Abiotrophia are genera of fastidious Gram-positive cocci commensal of the oral, genitourinary, and intestinal flora. We report the first case of infective endocarditis caused by Granulicatella sp. in a kidney transplant recipient. A 67-year-old male kidney transplant recipient...
Abstract Introduction: Salmonellosis is a relatively rare complication in kidney transplant recipients that cannot be clinically distinguished from other forms of enteritis. Among kidney transplant patients, it varies broadly in intensity, and is highly associated with extra-intestinal disease, bacterem...
