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Recurrencia de hepatitis autoinmune post trasplante hepático: experiencia de 15 años en el Perú

Introducción: La recurrencia de la hepatitis autoinmune (HAI) luego del trasplante hepático se presenta entre el 8-68%. En nuestra experiencia las enfermedades autoinmunes del hígado son una indicación principal de trasplante hepático. Objetivo: Determinar la recurrencia de la HAI en 15 años de exp...

Equivalencia terapéutica y tiempo de administración de los esteroides sistémicos en la exacerbación del asma

Introduction. The early use of systemic steroids has been associated with a decrease in the rate of hospitalizations in pediatric patients with asthma exacerbation. The objective was to compare the equivalence of two forms of administration, as well as to determine the optimal time for its indication. Ma...

Effectiveness of the retreatment of patients with multibacillary leprosy and episodes of erythema nodosum leprosum and/or persistent neuritis: a single-center experience

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Background: Erythema nodosum leprosum may appear before, during or after treatment of leprosy and is one of the main factors for nerve damage in patients. When it occurs or continues to occur after treatment, it may indicate disease recurrence and a new treatment may be instituted again. Obje...

Recurrence pattern of rectal cancer after surgical treatment. Analysis of 122 patients in a tertiary care center

ABSTRACT Survival in rectal cancer has been related mainly to clinical and pathological staging. Recurrence is by far the most challenging issue when surgical treatment of rectal cancer is concerned. This study aims to establish a recurrence pattern for rectal adenocarcinoma submitted to surgical treatme...

Volumen metabólico tumoral en paciente con cáncer de ovario reestadificado con PET/CT- FDG-F18

Rev. colomb. cancerol; 22 (1), 2018
Resumen El F18-FDG PET/CT es una herramienta de gran utilidad en el proceso de reestadificación de los casos que tienen sospecha de recaída en el contexto de carcinoma de ovario con excelente rendimiento diagnóstico y pronóstico, suministrando datos cuantitativos como el volumen metabólico tumoral (...

Esclerite posterior bilateral simultânea e unilateral recorrente

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (1), 2018
Resumo Esclerite posterior é uma doença inflamatória ocular que acomete a esclera e cujo diagnóstico é difícil. A clínica da doença envolve a piora da qualidade visual com dor ocular e achados do segmento posterior, como descolamento de retina seroso, dobras de coroide, edema de disco óptico e e...

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in posttransplantation liver: Review article

Summary Introduction: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) associated or not with cirrhosis is the third leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) around the world. After transplants, NASH has a high prevalence and occurs as both recurrent and de novo manifestations. De novo NASH can also occur i...

Bullous pyoderma gangrenosum as a predictor of hematological malignancies

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (1), 2018
Abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum may precede, coexist or follow diverse systemic diseases. The bullous variety is usually associated with hematologic disorders. From 31 patients with pyoderma gangrenosum diagnosed in our hospital during 10 years, only 2 presented with the bullous type. One patient had prev...

Use of interval-censored survival data as an alternative to Kaplan-Meier survival curves: studies of oral lesion occurrence in liver transplants and cancer recurrence

Appl. cancer res; 38 (), 2018
After undergoing liver transplantation, children are susceptible to oral lesions due to immunosuppressant drugs that are needed to maintain the transplant. In this context, it is important to understand how disease characteristics and age at transplantation influence the development of these lesions. Mon...

Therapeutic assessment of vulvar squamous intraepithelial lesions with CO2 laser vaporization in immunosuppressed patients

Abstract Objective A vulvar squamous intraepithelial lesion is deemed to be a preceding lesion to vulvar cancer, especially in women aged under 40 years, holders of an acquired or idiopathic immunosuppression. Several treatments have been used to treat these lesions. One of the aesthetically acceptable...