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Histopathological differentiation of drowning in freshwater and saltwater in rats: forensic point of view

Int. j. morphol; 40 (4), 2022
SUMMARY: The postmortem diagnosis of death by drowning is one of the most difficult issues in forensic pathology. We investigated possible evidence differentiating saltwater drowning from freshwater drowning by histopathological changes in brain, heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys tissues. A cross section ...

A scoping study of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis: severity classification based on radiographic and tomographic evaluation

The lungs have great importance in patients with paracoccidioidomycosis since they are the portal of entry for the infecting fungi, the site of quiescent foci, and one of the most frequently affected organs. Although they have been the subject of many studies with different approaches, the severity class...

Clinical and surgical implications of the pulmonary azygos lobe: a systematic review

Int. j. morphol; 40 (2), 2022
SUMMARY: Azygos lobe is one of the most common pulmonary variations. Although numerous studies discuss to the clinical and surgical implications of anatomical variations, there are few investigations about this topic. The aim of this study was to discuss the anatomy of the pulmonary azygos lobe and its p...

Evaluation of D-dimer as a predictor of severity, degree of pulmonary involvement and mortality in patients with COVID-19

Objective: To verify D-dimer values to predict disease severity, degree of lung involvement and mortality in patients with COVID-19. Method: The D-dimer levels of 200 confirmed COVID-19 patients were prospectively measured in the Emergency Department of Razi Hospital of Ahvaz on the admission day, and it...

Diagnóstico tardío de cuerpos extraños en vía aérea en pediatría en el ospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín
Late diagnosis of foreign bodies in pediatric airway in the Carlos Andrade Marín Specialties Hospital

Cambios rev. méd; 20 (2), 2021
La aspiración de cuerpos extraños es una de las principales causas de ingreso a urgencias y de morbi-mortalidad en Ecuador en pacientes pediátricos. El diagnóstico suele ser tardío, por falta de interés de los cuidadores, o por errores en la valoración. Es importante detectar el cuadro a tiempo, p...

Enfermedad relacionada con IgG4, según criterios ACR/EULAR 2019 sin evidencia de IgG4 en sangre
IgG4-related disease according to ACR/EULAR 2019 criteria without evidence of IgG4 in blood

Cambios rev. méd; 20 (2), 2021
INTRODUCCIÓN. La enfermedad relacionada con IgG4 es una patología fibroinflamatoria multiorgánica, de origen desconocido, que simula trastornos malignos, infecciosos e inflamatorios. Los criterios del American College of Rheumatology y la European League against Rheumatism 2019, son útiles para el di...

Delayed chest closure for oversized lung allograft in lung transplantation: a retrospective analysis from turkey

Abstract Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the delayed chest closure (DCC) results in patients who underwent lung transplantation. Methods: Sixty patients were evaluated retrospectively. Only bilateral lung transplantations and DCC for oversized lung allograft (OLA) were included in t...

Alteraciones de la función pulmonar medida por espirometría y oscilometría de impulso en niños asmáticos con sobrepeso y obesidad

INTRODUCCIÓN: El incremento del índice de masa corporal afecta la función pulmonar en el asma. Objetivo: determinar si existen diferencias entre asmáticos con estado nutricional normal, sobrepeso y obesidad en cuanto a alteraciones de la oscilometría de impulso (IOS) y espirometría. MÉTODO: Estudi...