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Secondary syphilis with pulmonary involvement mimicking lymphoma: a case report

Abstract We present a case of atypical presentation of secondary syphilis with extensive lymph node involvement and pulmonary lesions, initially suspected as lymphoma. The patient presented with weight loss, dry cough, chest pain, palpable lymph nodes in several peripheral chains, and multiple pulmonary ...

Autoanticuerpos en miopatías inflamatorias idiopáticas: enfoque en la práctica clínica

Rev. chil. reumatol; 35 (1), 2019
Las miopatías inflamatorias idiopáticas (MII) conforman un grupo diverso de en-fermedades caracterizadas por lesiones musculares inmunomediadas, que pue-den estar acompañadas de manifestaciones extramusculares.La identificación de autoanticuerpos específicos de miositis (AEM) y asociados a mi...

Predicción de complicaciones pulmonares posoperatorias a través de pruebas de función pulmonar y pruebas cardiopulmonares en pacientes llevados a cirugía no torácica

Rev. chil. anest; 48 (4), 2019
Postoperative pulmonary complications have a significant incidence and impact on morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing non thoracic surgery, hence the importance of identifying patients at risk, the role of pulmonary function tests and tools to take Preoperative measures to reduce complications....

Ion mobility spectrometry: the diagnostic tool of third millennium medicine

SUMMARY Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is a fast, low cost, portable, and sensitive technique that separates ions in a drift tube under the influence of an electric field according to their size and shape. IMS represents a non-invasive and reliable instrumental alternative for the diagnosis of different...

Linfangiectasia pulmonar congénita unilateral en un neonato prematuro

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (4), 2018
La linfangiectasia pulmonar congénita (LPC) unilateral es una enfermedad extremadamente rara de los vasos linfáticos pulmonares. OBJETIVO: presentar un caso de LPC en un recién nacido prematuro. CASO CLÍNICO: recién nacido masculino, prematuro, con insuficiencia respiratoria severa a las 2 horas...

Rol de la broncoscopía en el paciente pediátrico

Pediatric bronchoscopy has played an important role in the practice of pulmonology, having important advances in recent years. It is now possible to perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with this technique. Rigid bronchoscopy continues to have a significant character in the identification and ma...

Use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing to assess early ventilatory changes related to occupational particulate matter

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (5), 2018
Spirometry has been used as the main strategy for assessing ventilatory changes related to occupational exposure to particulate matter (OEPM). However, in some cases, as one of its limitations, it may not be sensitive enough to show abnormalities before extensive damage, as seen in restrictive lung disea...

Asociación LACHT con hipoplasia de la vía aérea superior. Caso clínico

Rev. chil. pediatr; 88 (6), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La asociación Mardini-Nyhan o LACHT es una condición clínica de baja prevalência que cursa con alteraciones pulmonares, cardíacas y de las extremidades. Su etiología no está clara mente documentada hasta la fecha. Objetivo: Describir el caso de una niña de 4 meses y reali...

Pulmonary foreign body granulomatosis in a chronic user of powder cocaine

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT We describe the case of a 33-year-old man, a chronic user of powder cocaine, who presented with dyspnea, fever, night sweats, and significant weight loss. Chest HRCT revealed centrilobular nodules, giving an initial impression of miliary tuberculosis. Therefore, he was started on an empirical, f...