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Intercellular mediators in bone remodeling regulation in the experimental renal pathology

Actual. osteol; 15 (3), 2019
Bone metabolism disorders are characterized by an imbalance of bone resorption and formation in the bone remodeling process. Glucocorticoids that are used to treat kidney diseases exacerbate these disorders. P-selectin and galectin-3 are molecules involved in the sclerotic process in kidney, whereas bone...

Extensive pyoderma gangrenosum-like lesions revealing a case of hyperzincemia and hypercalprotectinemia: when to suspect it?

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (6), 2019
Abstract Hyperzincemia and hypercalprotectinemia is a rare inflammatory disease caused by a mutation in the PSTPIP1 gene, with a dysregulation of calprotectin metabolism. Calprotectin is a zinc-binding protein with antimicrobial properties and pro-inflammatory action. The authors report the case of a 20 ...

Proptosis por Celulitis Orbitaria en paciente Pediátrico: reporte de un caso

Rev. méd. Maule; 34 (1), 2019
Orbital cellulitis is an infectious disease that occurs most frequently in the pediatric age. The most common underlying factor for its development is ethmoidal sinusitis. The microorganisms associated with orbital infection are S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis, whose therapeuti...

Paracoccidioidomycosis in a child: exuberant presentation due to the inadvertent use of systemic corticosteroids

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (4), 2019
Abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection that occurs in immunocompetent patients and are classified into two forms: the acute-subacute form, predominantly in young patients, and the chronic adult form that may present classic ulcerated lesions to rare sarcoid ones. We present the case of a ...

Pemphigus vegetans with isolated involvement of the nose and chest: rare variant of pemphigus vulgaris

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (4), 2019
Abstract: Pemphigus vulgaris is chronic bullous disease that manifests as bullae and erosions of skin and mucosas, with intraepidermal suprabasal cleft formation seen in the histological examination. It has a rare variant called pemphigus vegetans, where vesicles and bullae are replaced by pustular, verr...

Neumonitis por docetaxel, discusión de un caso
Interstitial pneumonitis due to docetaxel

Rev. colomb. cancerol; 23 (2), 2019
Resumen La neumonitis intersticial por docetaxel es un evento infrecuente, pero con alto potencial de mortalidad y puede ser potencialmente reversible con el uso de esteroides sistémicos; se considera importante en el diagnóstico diferencial del paciente bajo quimioterapia con síntomas respiratorios. ...

Hemangioendotelioma hepático infantil multifocal

Rev. chil. pediatr; 90 (3), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN: El hemangioendotelioma hepático (HEH) es un tumor benigno, raro en niños, que se presenta frecuentemente en el primer año de vida. La presentación clínica es variable y su diagnóstico se realiza en base a la sospecha clínica, estudios de laboratorio y de imagen. El objetivo fue desc...

Optical biometry-based axial length alterations after intravitreal dexamethasone implant

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate changes in axial length after intravitreal dexamethasone implantation in patients with macular edema. Methods: We performed a prospective comparative study of 46 patients with unilateral macular edema, due to diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, and non-infecti...

Intervenciones para el tratamiento de la enfermedad aguda de montaña
Interventions for the treatment of the disease sharp mountain

Diabetes mellitus asociada a pancreatitis autoinmune: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (5), 2019
Autoimmune pancreatitis is uncommon, responds to steroids and is usually associated with diabetes mellitus. We report a 73 year-old male who, two months after a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, presented with obstructive jaundice and weight loss. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of an a...