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Anti-CCP antibodies are not a marker of severity in established rheumatoid arthritis: a magnetic resonance imaging study

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction: The presence of anti-CCP is an important prognostic tool of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). But research is still ongoing on its relationship with disease activity and functional capacity. Objectives: To study the relationship between anti-CCP and disease activity, functional capacity...

Relevant aspects of imaging in the diagnosis and management of gout

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Gout is an inflammatory arthritis characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the synovial membrane, articular cartilage and periarticular tissues leading to inflammation. Men are more commonly affected, mainly after the 5th decade of life. Its incidence has been growing with...

Enfermedad de Chagas en el sistema nervioso central en paciente con infección por VIH: dificultades diagnósticas y terapéuticas

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (1), 2017
Chagas disease (ChD), caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an endemic anthropozoonosis in Latin America, linked to deficients socio-economic and cultural aspects and is considered one of the neglected tropical diseases. We report a fatal case of Chagas disease reactivation with central nervous s...

Enfermedad de Chagas del sistema nervioso central en un paciente con SIDA demostrada por métodos cuantitativos moleculares

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (1), 2017
Although infrequent, Trypanosoma cruzi reactivation is possible among patients with HIV/AIDS infection that develop a tumor-like or granulomatous lesion in the CNS. We report the case of a 60 years old male patient with HIV/AIDS and low CD4 lymphocytes count with cerebellar symptoms and mild paresis, ass...

Toxoplasmosis intramedular en una paciente con coinfección por VIH y tuberculosis

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (1), 2017
The most common clinical presentation of Toxoplasma gondii in HIV patients is encephalitis; however, the intramedullary involvement has been reported in a few cases. We report a case of intramedullary toxoplasmosis in a female patient diagnosed with HIV/tuberculosis co-infection, and history of poor adhe...

Retracción palpebral de causa neurológica: presentación de tres pacientes, interpretación patogénica

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (2), 2017
Eyelid retraction, has received limited attention and it has passively been interpreted as the result of an overactive levator palpebrae superioris muscle secondary to midbrain injury. However, eyelid retractions can occur in other neurological diseases, not directly related with the midbrain. We report ...

Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a rare and possibly underdiagnosed disorder

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Superficial siderosis (SS) of the central nervous system (CNS) is a rare and possibly underdiagnosed disorder resulting from chronic or intermittent bleeding into the subarachnoid space, leading to deposition of blood products in the subpial layers of the meninges. Magnetic resonance imaging (MR...

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare and the unpredictable course of hypercalcemia in an AIDS patient

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017
Abstract A 37-year-old man with AIDS presented with altered mental status four weeks after stopping his medications for Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI). He had low CD4 cell count and severe hypercalcemia. Bone marrow biopsy revealed bone marrow infiltration by granulomas positive for acid-fast b...

Predictive role of Trimprob associated with multiparametric MRI in the diagnosis of prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the predictive value of TRIMprob test to detect prostate cancer (PCa) in patients referred to prostate biopsy (PB). Material and Methods Patients with PSA <10ng/mL and rectal exam without findings suggestive of prostate cancer were selected for TRIMprob evaluation. ...

Cystoscopy-assisted laparoscopy for bladder endometriosis: modified light-to-light technique for bladder preservation

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction Endometriosis is a disease with causes still unclear, affecting approximately 15% of women of reproductive age, and in 1%-2% of whom it may involve the urinary tract. The bladder is the organ most frequently affected by endometriosis, observed around 85% of the cases. In such case...