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Neumonia crónica organizada en un adolescente: presentación de un caso

We present a case of organized chronic pneumonia (OCP), a rare interstitial disease, which usually affects people over 50 years of age and is very unusual in pediatrics, so we thought it was of interest to communicate it. Is a 14-year-old male in whom in the study of a febrile condition, a pneumonia of L...

Hiperparatiroidismo ectópico: Detección de la localización mediastinal
Ectopic hyperparathyroidism. Detection of mediastinal localization

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (1), 2020
El tejido paratiroideo ectópico es una causa frecuente de recurrencia del hiperparatiroidismo (HPT) siendo de 16% en primarios y 14% en secundarios. La localización intratorácica representa el 20-35%, pero solo un 2% requiere una cirugía torácica. El objetivo fue analizar una cohorte de pacientes co...

¿Son las mascotas, perro o gato, un factor de riesgo o protector para el desarrollo o exacerbación del asma? Revisión sistemática de revisiones sistemáticas

Rev. salud pública; 22 (1), 2020
RESUMEN Antecedentes Estudios previos han mostrado resultados contradictorios de la asociación entre la exposición a mascotas (gato o perro) y asma. La evidencia científica previa no ha sido clara en definir si evitar o permitir la exposición puede prevenir, mejorar o empeorar el desarrollo del asma...

Púrpura de Schönlein-Henoch en pediatría: Diez años de experiencia en un consultorio de moderado riesgo en un hospital general

Arch. argent. pediatr; 118 (1), 2020
Introducción. La púrpura de Schönlein-Henoch (PSH) es la vasculitis leucocitoclástica de pequeños vasos más común en la infancia. Se caracteriza por púrpura palpable y/o compromiso articular, abdominal o renal. Objetivo: Describir las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, de laboratorio y...

Reduction of recurrent tendinitis scar using autologous mesenchymal stem cells derived from adipose tissue from the base of the tail in Holsteiner horses (Equus ferus caballus)

Int. j. morphol; 38 (1), 2020
As a result of their intense physical activity, racehorses suffer high tendon stress which may result in various pathologies. One of these is tendonitis in the tendon of the superficial digital flexor muscle (TSDFM). Conventional treatment with rest, has not shown to be very effective, and regenerative m...

Treatment outcomes of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a middle-income developing country: high mortalities, early relapses, and poor survival

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 96 (1), 2020
Abstract Objective Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, yet surprisingly, very few studies have reported the treatment outcomes and the relapse rate of patients from low/middle-income countries. Method This study was a 5-year retrospective cohort study. It was conducted at ...

Effect of prednisolone on linear growth in children with nephrotic syndrome

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 96 (1), 2020
Abstract Objective This study aims at determining the relationship between prednisolone cumulative dose and linear growth in pre-pubertal children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. Method This cross-sectional study was conducted on all children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome registered to the ped...

Is electrosurgery fulguration a better procedure for Bartholins gland cyst?

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of electrosurgery fulguration as a treatment for Bartholin's gland cysts. DESIGN Retrospective study with a comparative control group performed on Hospital Brigadeiro and in the Disciplina de Ginecologia do Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Ho...

Adaptação transcultural da Essen Stroke Risk Score (ESRS) para o Brasil

O acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) tem atingido grande parcela da população, sendo necessário o aprimoramento do cuidado a pacientes com tal disfunção, inclusive mediante utilização de instrumentos que predigam o risco de recorrência de AVC isquêmico e óbito após AVC. Deste modo, objetivou-se ...

Pérdida de respuesta a terapia anti-TNF en enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal: experiencia en un hospital de referencia en Lima - Perú

RESUMEN Objetivo: Evaluar la respuesta al tratamiento con anti-TNFs en pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal. Materiales y métodos: Estudio prospectivo observacional realizado en el Servicio de Gastroenterología del Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara, de enero 2015 a agosto 2018. Resu...