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Pentraxin-2 is associated with renal fibrosis in patients undergoing renal biopsy

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: Progressive renal disease is characterized by histological changes in the kidney and fibrosis is a common outcome. Renal biopsy is the only diagnostic tool to evaluate these histopathological changes. Pentraxin-2 (PTX-2) is an anti-inflammatory constitutive plasma protein associated with the ...

Application of acoustic radiation force impulse elastography combined with serum markers in Child-Pugh grading

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography, the aspartate aminotransferase-to-alanine aminotransferase ratio (AAR), aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), and the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index are widely used to assess liver fibrosis. However, efficacies of these meth...

Métodos de diagnóstico en el estudio de las Miopatías Inflamatorias Autoinmunes: Datos del Registro Argentino de Miopatías Inflamatorias de la Sociedad Argentina de Reumatología

Las Miopatías Inflamatorias Autoinmunes (MI) comprenden un grupo de enfermedades heterogéneas con presentación y características clínicas variables. Se distinguen subtipos clínicos como Polimiositis (PM), Dermatomiositis (DM), Miositis por cuerpos de Inclusión (MCI), Miopatía Necrotizante Inmunom...

The feasibility and effectiveness of thoracoscopic transdiaphragmatic approach for lung biopsy in rabbits. A randomized study

Acta cir. bras; 35 (5), 2020
Abstract Purpose To assess the feasibility of thoracoscopic transdiaphragmatic approach for biopsy of all lung lobes and to determine the optimal intercostal space (ICS) for biopsy of each lung lobe. Methods Ten rabbits were positioned in dorsal recumbency. Total thoracoscopy lung biopsy was made com...

Aplicación clínica del manejo de los recursos en crisis

Rev. chil. anest; 49 (2), 2020
Las situaciones de crisis en la sala de operaciones son eventos poco frecuentes, con personal trabajando rápido y bajo presión, intentando sobrellevar el incidente con los menores riesgos para el paciente. Se expone un caso clínico en el marco del trabajo de una unidad de anestesia para cirugía de t...

Neoplasia folicular tiroidea no invasiva con características nucleares de tipo papilar (Noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features o NIFTP): en qué estamos hoy, a propósito de un caso

Es bien conocido que ha existido en las últimas décadas un incremento en los casos de cáncer diferenciado de tiroides, especialmente los microcarcinomas. Diversos factores han contribuido a pesquisar pequeños cánceres como el aumento de la disponibilidad de exámenes imagenológicos. Estos pequeños...

Cutaneous parasitism in patients with American visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic area

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) represents a public health concern in several areas of the world. In the American continent, VL transmission is typically zoonotic, but humans with active VL caused by Leishmania infantum are able to infect sandflies. Thus, individuals with cutaneous p...

Comparison of the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetic and non-diabetic obese patients

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease presents a broad spectrum of histopathological alterations, from steatosis to liver cirrhosis. Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) present increased incidence and severity of NAFLD. Objective: determine the prevalence and severity of NAFLD in d...

Paciente con dermatitis y artritis durante sus embarazos
A patient with dermatitis and arthritis during her two pregnancies

Med. interna (Caracas); 36 (4), 2020
Paciente femenina que presentó durante sus dos embarazos eritema nodoso, úlceras nasales y artritis. Debido a la persistencia del eritema nodoso después del segundo parto, se practicó determinación de ANA y anti-DNA – IF, resultando este último positivo, por lo que se plantea el diagnóstico de l...

Correlation between amyloid deposits affecting renal compartments and glomerular filtration rate during renal biopsy in a renal amyloidosis case series

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (6), 2020
Amyloidosis comprises a group of disorders that accumulate modified autologous proteins in organs, mainly the kidneys. Few studies have addressed the amyloid compartmental distribution and associated clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to present a case series of renal amyloidosis correlating hi...