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Vasculitis of small and large vessels, a casual association?

SUMMARY The authors report a case of a 69-year-old man with idiopathic leukocytoclastic cutaneous vasculitis. For three years, the lesions recurred with progressive worsening and were associated with systemic manifestations of low-grade fever, weight loss and raised inflammatory markers. The patient latt...

Mutaciones en el gen MEFV y evolución clínica en pacientes pediátricos con púrpura de Schonlein-Henoch

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (3), 2018
Objetivo. Determinar la frecuencia de mutaciones del gen MEFV en niños con diagnóstico de púrpura de Schonlein-Henoch y evaluar el efecto que tienen en el pronóstico. Materiales y métodos. Estudio transversal que incluyeron pacientes pediátricos de entre 2 y 11 años, con diagnóstico de púrpura d...

Lessons from the first 70 patients operated by doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation with mucopexy in a French team specialising in surgical proctology

ABSTRACT Background: Doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation with mucopexy is a minimal-invasive surgical technique. It is both effective and less painful than conventional haemorrhoidectomy. Methods: We gathered records on all patients operated on between November 2012 and June 2014. Pre- and pos...

Breaking paradigms in severe epistaxis: the importance of looking for the S-point

Abstract Introduction: Since the introduction of nasal endoscopy into the field of Otorhinolaryngology, the treatment paradigm for cases of severe epistaxis has shifted toward early and precise identification of the bleeding site. Although severe epistaxis is usually considered to arise from posterior b...

A 'Full House' Glomerulopathy in a Patient with Multiple Lentigines Syndrome: A Case Report

West Indian med. j; 67 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Multiple lentigines syndrome (MLS) is an autosomal dominant disease which is usually diagnosed clinically by the presence of characteristic features. The molecular genetic testing is an adjuvant diagnostic tool to identify the mutation of particular genes such as PTPN11 genes, RAF1, BRAF or MAP2...

Durasphere® EXP: a non-biodegradable agent for treatment of primary Vesico-Ureteral reflux in children

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Durasphere® EXP (DEXP) is a compound of biocompatible and non--biodegradable particles of zirconium oxide covered with pyrolytic carbon. The aim of this study is to evaluate the durability of off-label use of DEXP in the treatment of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children. Ma...

Características del cáncer de mama masculino en una población uruguaya

El cáncer de mama (CM) en el hombre (CMM) es una entidad poco frecuente. Si bien tiene algunas semejanzas con el CM femenino, es una patología con un perfil propio. El objetivo del estudio consiste en conocer las características del CMM y su manejo en nuestro medio. Materiales y métodos: estudio retr...

Diminuição da pressão portal após desconexão ázigo-portal e esplenectomia na esquistossomose: comportamento a longo prazo das varizes, taxa de ressangramento e papel do tratamento endoscópico

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is an endemic health problem affecting about four million people. The hepatosplenic form of the disease is characterized by periportal hepatic fibrosis, pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension and splenomegaly. Liver function is preserved, being varices bleeding the main...

There is no benefit in the use of postnatal intravenous immunoglobulin for the prevention of relapses of multiple sclerosis: findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. Since MS affects mostly fertile women, pregnancy issues often arise in daily practice. The present study assessed the use of postpartum intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in MS. Methods ...

Tumor fibroso maligno de pleura

Acta méd. colomb; 43 (2), 2018
Varón de 50 años con disnea, tos, pérdida de peso, mialgias y poliartralgias de nueve meses de evolución. La tomografía computarizada (TC) evidenció masa pleural, sólida, de densidad heterogénea, vascularizada, con diámetros mayores de 18x16 cm, asociada a líquido pleural libre, a...