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Activación inmune durante el embarazo y riesgo de Trastorno del Espectro Autista

Rev. chil. pediatr; 90 (5), 2019
Resumen: En los últimos años se ha intentado comprender la etiología del Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA), evidenciandose que existe una compleja interacción entre factores genéticos y ambientales. Estudios epidemiológicos y en modelos animales sugieren que la activación inmune de la madre dur...

Dry eye in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (5), 2019
Abstract Objective: To study the association of dry eye with lupus disease activity and cumulative damage. To verify if epidemiological, treatment and autoantibody profile of SLE (systemic Lupus erythematosus) patients influence the presence of dry eye. Methods: We studied 70 SLE patients for the pre...

Encefalitis autoinmunes: Receptor anti-NMDA y nuevos inmunofenotipos
Autoimmune encephalitis. Anti-NMDA receptor and new immunophenotypes

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (supl.3), 2019
Las encefalitis autoinmunes (EA) se definen como síndromes neurológicos de instalación subaguda de compromiso de conciencia, alteración de la memoria de trabajo y trastornos psiquiátricos frecuentemente asociados a movimientos anormales y crisis epilépticas y que se producen por la acción de antic...

Neuromielitis óptica
Neuromyelitis optica

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (supl.3), 2019
La neuromielitis óptica (NMO) es un trastorno autoinmune, inflamatorio y desmielinizante del sistema nervioso central con predilección por los nervios ópticos y médula espinal. En el año 2004 se publicó la asociación de NMO con un anticuerpo contra el canal de agua acuaporina 4 (anti-AQP4), como u...

Autoimmune hepatitis in 828 Brazilian children and adolescents: clinical and laboratory findings, histological profile, treatments, and outcomes

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (4), 2019
Abstract Objective: This large study with a long-term follow-up aimed to evaluate the clinical presentation, laboratory findings, histological profile, treatments, and outcomes of children and adolescents with autoimmune hepatitis. Methods: The medical records of 828 children and adolescents with autoi...

Paraneoplastic pemphigus: a clinical, laboratorial, and therapeutic overview

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (4), 2019
Abstract: Paraneoplastic pemphigus is a rare and severe autoimmune blistering disease characterized by mucocutaneous lesions associated with benign and malignant neoplasms. Diagnostic criteria include the presence of chronic mucositis and polymorphic cutaneous lesions with occult or confirmed neoplasia; ...

Serum Annexin V and Anti-Annexin V levels and their relationship with metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes

SUMMARY BACKGROUND We investigated the serum annexin V and anti-annexin V levels and their relationship with metabolic parameters in patients recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic. METHODS A total of 143 patients recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes and 133 control subjects were included in the study. Bod...

Association of kir2dl2 gene with anti-cyclic citrullinated protein antibodies for serodiagnosis in rheumatoid arthritis

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (3), 2019
Rheumatoid arthritis is a clinical autoimmune syndrome that causes joint damage. The positive or negative anti-cyclic citrullinated protein (CCP) antibodies serodiagnosis differentiates two subsets of the disease, each with different genetic background. Previous studies have identified associations betwe...

In properly selected patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, antithyroglobulin antibodies decline after thyroidectomy and their sole presence should not be an indication for radioiodine ablation

ABSTRACT Objective Our objective was to evaluate the trend of antithyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb) during follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) treated without RAI, as well as their role in the risk of recurrence. Subjects and methods This was a prospective, descriptive study....