ABSTRACT Objectives To identify a clinical profile and laboratory findings of a cohort of hypoparathyroidism patients and determine the prevalence and predictors for renal abnormalities. Materials and methods Data from medical records of five different visits were obtained, focusing on therapeutic do...
Calcinosis/diagnóstico,
Calcio/sangre,
Calcio/uso terapéutico,
Calcio/orina,
Creatinina/sangre,
Hipoparatiroidismo/sangre,
Hipoparatiroidismo/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hipoparatiroidismo/etiología,
Enfermedades Renales/diagnóstico,
Nefrocalcinosis/complicaciones,
Nefrocalcinosis/diagnóstico por imagen,
Fosfatos/sangre,
Seudohipoparatiroidismo/sangre,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Ultrasonografía,
Vitamina D/uso terapéutico
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the clinical-pathological profile of patients with minor salivary gland neoplasms. Methods A retrospective study of specific cases diagnosed as benign and malignant tumors of the minor salivary glands was performed. The data were collected from medical records of patien...
Adenoma Pleomórfico/epidemiología,
Carcinoma Mucoepidermoide/epidemiología,
Neoplasias de las Glándulas Salivales/epidemiología,
Adenoma Pleomórfico/patología,
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Biopsia,
Carcinoma Mucoepidermoide/patología,
Hueso Paladar/patología,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Neoplasias de las Glándulas Salivales/patología,
Glándulas Salivales Menores/patología,
Factores Sexuales
Abstract Introduction: Women regain fertility a few time after renal transplantation. However, viability of pregnancy and maternal complications are still unclear. Objective: To describe the outcomes of pregnancies in kidney transplanted patients, focusing on maternal complications. Methods: Retrospec...
Abstract Objective: To assess clinical and laboratory data, and acute kidney injury (AKI) in HIV-infected children using and not using highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) prior to admission. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted with HIV-infected pediatric patients (<16 years). Child...
Oner, Taliha;
Ozdemir, Rahmi;
Genc, Dildar Bahar;
Kucuk, Mehmet;
Karadeniz, Cem;
Demirpence, Savas;
Yilmazer, Murat Muhtar;
Mese, Timur;
Tavli, Vedide;
Genel, Ferah.
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study is to define the predictors of chronic carditis in patients with acute rheumatic carditis (ARC). Methods: Patients diagnosed with ARC between May 2010 and May 2011 were included in the study. Echocardiography, electrocardiography, lymphocyte subset analysis, ac...
Enfermedad Aguda,
Antígenos CD19/inmunología,
Antiestreptolisina/sangre,
Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica/clasificación,
Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica/diagnóstico,
Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/inmunología,
Ecocardiografía Doppler,
Electrocardiografía,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral/clasificación,
Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral/diagnóstico,
Miocarditis/sangre,
Miocarditis/diagnóstico,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Cardiopatía Reumática/sangre,
Cardiopatía Reumática/diagnóstico,
Albúmina Sérica/análisis
ABSTRACT Background: Only a few biomarkers are available for assessing disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Mean platelet volume (MPV) has been recently studied as an inflammatory biomarker. It is currently unclear whether MPV may also play a role as a biomarker of disease activity in...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Intra-articular injection of corticosteroids (IIC) for treatment of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is increasingly used in Pediatric Rheumatology. Objectives: To describe the clinical course of patients undergoing IIC in our Pediatric Rheumatology Unit. Method...
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Angiosarcoma is an aggressive, malignant neoplasm of vascular or lymphatic origin. Herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is a member of the herpes family with a tropism for endothelial cells and it has been proven to induce vascular neoplasms, such as Kaposi's sarcoma. The role of HHV-8 in the pa...
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/virología,
Seronegatividad para VIH,
Hemangiosarcoma/virología,
Herpesvirus Humano 8/aislamiento & purificación,
Sarcoma de Kaposi/virología,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/virología,
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/patología,
Brasil,
ADN Viral,
Infecciones por VIH/virología,
Hemangiosarcoma/patología,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Sarcoma de Kaposi/patología,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología,
Globinas beta/análisis
Abstract Granuloma faciale is a chronic, benign, cutaneous vasculitis with well-established clinical and morphological patterns, but with an unknown etiology. This study describes clinical and pathologic aspects of patients diagnosed with granuloma faciale. The authors analyzed demographic, clinical, mor...
Introducción: una de las responsabilidades del anestesiólogo es controlar la vía respiratoria del paciente. El 34 por ciento de las demandas realizadas a anestesiólogos se encuentran en relación con eventos de la vía respiratoria y a la dificultad para la intubación.
Objetivos: identificar cuál d...
