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Hyponatremia in elderly patients with fragility fractures of the proximal femur: a cross-sectional study

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: Proximal femur fractures affect the mortality and morbidity of elderly individuals. Recent studies have shown an association between fragility fractures and hyponatremia, a common fluid and electrolyte balance disorder. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the occurrence o...

Disfagia orofaríngea y neumopatías en la infancia

Rev. pediatr. electrón; 16 (2), 2019
OBJETIVOS: Presentar brevemente las principales patologías pulmonares y sus interferencias en la alimentación de niños. MÉTODOS: Se trata de una Actualización, basada en referencias bibliográficas actuales y referencias en pediatría. RESULTADOS: Se presentaron las posibles alteraciones de degluci...

Association of anti-nuclesome and anti C1q antibodies with lupus nephritis in an Egyptian cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Adv Rheumatol; 59 (), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Anti-nucleosome and anti-C1q antibodies demonstrated an association with the development of glomerulonephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Some investigators have proposed that monitoring anti- C1q and anti-nucleosome antibodies might be valuable for making predictions ...

Evaluation of bone disease in patients with cystic fibrosis and end-stage lung disease

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Bone disease is a common comorbidity in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). We sought to determine risk factors and identify potential biochemical markers for CF-related bone disease (CFBD) in a unique cohort of CF patients with end-stage lung disease undergoing lung transplantation ...

O papel do gradiente pressórico transdiafragmático na fisiopatologia da doença do refluxo gastroesofágico

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract in the Western world. GERD pathophysiology is multifactorial. Different mechanisms may contribute to GERD including an increase in the transdiaphragmatic pressure gradient (TPG). The pathophysio...

Hemoptysis and endometriosis: An unusual association - case report and review of the literature

Abstract Thoracic endometriosis syndrome is a rare condition that includes four entities: catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial hemothorax, catamenial hemoptysis and lung nodules. We describe the case of a 23-year-old woman with complaints of hemoptysis during menstrual period in the two years prior to the...

Severe iron-deficiency anemia as initial manifestation of pulmonary hemosiderosis in a child

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis is a potentially fatal disease that results from episodes of alveolar hemorrhage of unknown origin. The clinical spectrum is varied, and anemia may constitute the only manifestation of illness, preceding other signs and symptoms by several months. We present th...

Tuberculosis y actinomicosis: Un caso pediatrico de comorbilidad

Arch. argent. pediatr; 114 (4), 2016
La actinomicosis es una infección supurativa crónica, producida por bacterias Gram-positivas anaeróbicas o especies Actinomyces microaerófilas. Es rara en niños y adolescentes; es más común en inmunodeprimidos. El Mycobacterium tuberculosis colabora en el desarrollo de la enfermedad. La afectació...

Atividade antimicrobiana de diferentes fármacos contra Mycobacterium abscessus organizada em biofilmes ou localizada em fagossomos

A Mycobacterium abscessus subspécie abscessus é um pesadelo quando envolvida em infecção pulmonar que são incuráveis, a despeito do uso de antimicrobianos com atividade in vitro, caso o tratamento não inclua a ressecção cirúrgica da área afetada. É a micobactéria patogência de crescimento r...

Sepsis con foco pulmonar, obesidad morbida y alcoholismo
Clinicopathologic conference. Sepsis with a pulmonary focus, morbid obesity and alcoholism

Medicina (B.Aires); 71 (5), 2011