Se presentan una serie de 7 pacientes tratados por anemia crónica extrema provocada por patología hemorroidaria. El hematocrito de ingreso fue promedio 19,5 por ciento con extremos de 15 y 24. En todos los casos se realizó una rectosigmoidoscopia rígida, complementada en 5 casos con una colonoscopia ...
Hepatic biopsy is a safe procedure. Its findings contribute to precise diagnoses and in selecting or modifying the treatment of some patients with liver diseases. AIM: To analyze indications, findings and complications of hepatic biopsy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective study of patients with hepatic ...
En un paciente de 50 años que estaba en tratamiento con penicilina y gentamicina por una endocarditis bacteriana, se observó hematuria y deterioro de la función renal. Los síntomas se resolvieron después de que estos antimicrobianos fueron cambiados por vancomicina. Se diagnóstico una cistitis hemo...
Two patients who lived in Buenos Aires suburbs died from leptospirosis in July 2000 and March 2001. They developed a nonspecific febrile illness followed by hemorrhagic pneumonia and respiratory distress in absence of typical manifestations such as jaundice, nephropathy, thrombocitopenia or hemorrhages i...
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a catastrophic and usually fatal complication in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), it is not so frecuent,<2 por ciento. It was first described by Osler in 1904. The reported mortallity is 70-90 por ciento, though recent works indicate an improvement in survival. 57 ...
We report here a critically ill patient with renal-lung syndrome and multiple organ failure who was admitted at our Critical Care Service 40 days after onset. The clinical and biological findings suggested an immunological disorder like a systemic lupus eritematosus (SLE) inmmediate battery of immunologi...
Objetivo: estudar o resultado da ablação endometrial histeroscópica, com o uso de ressectoscópio, em pacientes com sangramento uterino anormal de etiologia benigna e refratária ao tratamento clínico, e relatar os fatores associados aos insucessos. Métodos: foram avaliados retrospectivamente inform...
