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Debut de diabetes tipo 1 en niños durante la pandemia Covid-19 en el Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan

Med. infant; 30 (1), 2023
Introducción: Según numerosos reportes, la pandemia por COVID‐19 aumentó la incidencia de diabetes tipo 1 (DBT1) y cetoacidosis (CAD). Nuestro objetivo fue describir la frecuencia de nuevos casos de DBT1 y su severidad al ingreso en el Hospital J. P. Garrahan durante la pandemia, comparando con el p...

Dextrocardia y herniación intratorácica del hígado. Una rara entidad
Dextrocardia and Intrathoracic Herniation of the Liver. A Rare Entity

Introducción: la incidencia de dextrocardia como anomalía congénita es menor del 0.01% y la combinación con herniación intratorácica del hígado semejando una neoplasia benigna sin antecedente de trauma toracoabdominal abierto o contuso lo hace aún menos frecuente. Caso clínico: se pre...

Incidence and clinical significance of FLT3 and nucleophosmin mutation in childhood acute myeloid leukemia in Chile

Abstract Introduction Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease and approximately one-third of its carriers do not have evident genetic abnormalities. The mutation of specific molecular markers, such as fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FTL3) internal tandem duplication (ITD), FLT3 tyrosine kina...

Incidencia de complicaciones en pacientes con hemorragia subaracnoidea espontánea

La ocurrencia de complicaciones afecta la evolución y ensombrece el pronóstico de los pacientes con hemorragia subaracnoidea espontánea. El estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar la incidencia de complicaciones neurológicas y no neurológicas en una serie de pacientes con hemorragia subar...

Trigeminal Neuralgia in COVID-19: a meta-analysis

The trigeminal nerve is the fifth cranial nerve, which transmits facial sensations, and is divided into the ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular branches. Damage to this nerve can cause trigeminal neuralgia, a clinical condition that can also present in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)....

Distribución geográfica de la incidencia de cáncer de beneficiarios de un convenio de atención oncológica en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 151 (3), 2023
Cancer incidence reported by The Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) is an estimate based on the registries available in each country. Their validity in regions such as Latin America is affected by the lack of reliable data and less access to healthcare among the population. Studying the geographic dist...

Piomiositis en pediatría: experiencia de 10 años en un hospital pediátrico de alta complejidad en Argentina

Rev. chil. infectol; 40 (1), 2023
INTRODUCCIÓN: La piomiositis es una infección bacteriana agudasubaguda del músculo esquelético. OBJETIVO: Estimar la incidencia de piomiositis en pacientes internados, describir e identificar factores de riesgo para bacteriemia y hospitalización, y evaluar diferencias entre Staphylococccus aureus se...

Epidemiological profile of gestational syphilis and congenital syphilis in a reference center in Northeast Brazil: risk factors and trend from 2019 to 2021

Introduction: Syphilis is an infectious systemic disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The Amaury de Medeiros Integrated University Health Center in Recife is a reference maternity hospital for high-risk pregnancies and the management of the most common Sexually Transmitted Infections durin...

Analysis of combined prevention measures on HIV/AIDS incidence in Brazil (1980-2020)

Introduction: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attacks the immune system, with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) being the most advanced clinical manifestation. Prevention strategies have evolved over time in response to scientific advancements. From an institutional perspective, the Unifie...

Congenital syphilis in the city of Vitória/ES in 2010-2020

Introduction: Syphilis is a systemic infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum and is a public health problem in Brazil, since it is epidemiologically growing in the Brazilian population. Objective: To describe the occurrence of congenital syphilis and the profile of reported cases in the populatio...