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Manifestaciones clínicas de la neumonía en organización
Clinical manifestations of organizing pneumonia

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (6), 2016
La neumonía en organización es una entidad clínica asociada a síntomas y hallazgos radiológicos inespecíficos y anomalías en las pruebas de función pulmonar. El patrón histopatológico característico se define por tapones intra-alveolares de tejido de granulación. Puede presentarse sin una eti...

Nefropatía por poliomavirus en un paciente inmunosuprimido por trasplante renal secundario a la enfermedad de arteritis de Takayasu

Infectio; 20 (4), 2016
La nefropatía por poliomavirus es una enfermedad que predomina en los pacientes con trasplante renal por el tratamiento inmunosupresor para manutención del injerto renal. La prevalencia actual de esta enfermedad oscila entre el 1 y el 14%. La sospecha de la enfermedad se da por la presencia de decoy ce...

Micosis sistémicas en pacientes SIDA: Análisis de la relación entre los diagnósticos clínico, histopatológico y por cultivo

Las Micosis Profundas Sistémicas (MPS) en los pacientes con Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida (SIDA) pueden manifestarse de forma severa y potencialmente fatal, por lo que se requiere de una alta precisión diagnóstica, para mejorar su sobrevida y pronóstico. El objetivo fue analizar la relaciÃ...

Arteritis de células gigantes: compromiso extenso de la aorta y grandes ramas demostrado por tomografía por emisión de positrones. Caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Large vessel vasculitis and particularly Temporal Arteritis are systemic diseases that may affect the aorta and its major branches, mainly involving extra cranial branches of the carotid artery. We report a 72-year-old man presenting with weight loss, fever and malaise. Positron emission computed tomogra...

Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis subsiding spontaneously after delivery: report of one case

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Gougerot and Carteaud confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CARP) is an uncommon dermatosis characterized by hyperpigmented scaly macules or papillomatous papules coalescing into confluent patches or plaques centrally with a reticular pattern peripherally. We report a 28-year-old woman presenting at ...

Breast cancer features in women under the age of 40 years

Summary Objective: To describe the clinical features, imaging findings and pathological aspects of breast cancer diagnosed in women under the age of 40 years. Method: A retrospective, descriptive study was performed through analysis of medical records between November 2008 and August 2012. One hundred ...

Serum testosterone as a biomarker for second prostatic biopsy in men with negative first biopsy for prostatic cancer and PSA>4ng/mL, or with PIN biopsy result

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (5), 2016
Abstract Introduction: Data from animal, clinical and prevention studies support the role of androgens in prostate cancer growth, proliferation and progression. Results of serum based epidemiologic studies in humans, however, have been inconclusive. The present study aims to define whether serum testost...

Evolución de una vasculitis renal asociada a anticuerpos anti-citoplasma de neutrófilos (ANCA) durante un embarazo: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (10), 2016
ANCA mediated vasculitis mainly occur between the fourth and fifth decade of life; therefore, it is very uncommon to see pregnant patients with the disease. Vasculitis may affect significantly the course of pregnancy; in turn pregnancy can change the course of vasculitis. We report a 20 years old woman w...

Neumonía intersticial inducida por bloqueo androgénico máximo como tratamiento de cáncer de próstata avanzado: Report of one case

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (10), 2016
Maximum androgen blockade is the standard endocrine treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Interstitial lung disease in different degrees of severity, with low mortality and excellent response to treatment may appear with its use. We report a 77 years old patient with advanced prostate cancer who develo...

Gastric syphilis - Case report

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5), 2016
Abstract: Gastric syphilis is an uncommon extracutaneous manifestation of syphilis, occurring in less than 1% of patients, presenting nonspecific clinical manifestations. In general, it occurs on secondary stage. The critical point is the recognition of the syphilitic gastric involvement, without which t...