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Síndrome de sensibilidad a fármacos con eosinofilia y síntomas sistémicos en pediatría: Caso clínico

Rev. chil. pediatr; 88 (1), 2017
El síndrome de sensibilidad a fármacos con eosinofilia y síntomas sistémicos es una enfermedad potencialmente mortal, caracterizada por exantema, fiebre, adenopatías, alteraciones hematológicas y compromiso de órganos internos. Objetivo: Presentar una afección poco frecuente en pediatría para fa...

La angiotomografía coronaria no fue superior a los estudios funcionales en pacientes con enfermedad coronaria crónica estable
Angiotomography was not superior to functional studies in patients with stable coronary heart disease

EpiFloripa Aging cohort study: methods, operational aspects, and follow-up strategies

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the sample plan, operational aspects, and strategies used in the 2009/2010 and 2013/2014 EpiFloripa Aging Study. METHODS The EpiFloripa Aging is a population-based longitudinal study with 1,705 older adults (60 years or more) living in the municipality of Florianópolis...

Valor predictivo de los criterios de Beers y los criterios STOPP para detectar eventos adversos a medicamentos, consultas a emergencias y hospitalizaciones
Predictive value of the Beers criteria and the STOPP criteria for adverse drug events, emergency consultations and hospitalizations

Cytokine profile in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) exhibits an aggressive clinical phenotype and severe complications. This could be due to a pro-inflammatory cytokine milieu. Therefore, we determined plasma levels of Th1 (IL-2, IFN-γ, TNF), Th2 (IL-4), Th17 (IL-17A, IL-6), and Treg (IL-10) cytokin...

Therapy of tacrolimus combined with corticosteroids in idiopathic membranous nephropathy

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
We evaluated the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus (TAC) combined with corticosteroids in treating patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). One hundred seventy-seven biopsy-proven IMN patients were recruited in this retrospective clinical study. Sixty patients received TAC (target blood con...

Longevity of metal-ceramic crowns cemented with self-adhesive resin cement: a prospective clinical study

Abstract Resin cements are often used for single crown cementation due to their physical properties. Self-adhesive resin cements gained widespread due to their simplified technique compared to regular resin cement. However, there is lacking clinical evidence about the long-term behavior of this material....

A randomized clinical trial on the sealing of occlusal carious lesions: 3-4-year results

Abstract This randomized clinical trial aimed to assess the efficacy of sealing occlusal carious lesions in permanent teeth. The sample consisted of 54 occlusal carious lesions in permanent molars and premolars of 49 patients aged 8–43 years (median: 19 years). The inclusion criteria comprised the ...

3-year survival rates of retained composite resin and ART sealants using two assessment criteria

Abstract The aim was to test the null-hypothesis that there is no difference in the cumulative survival rate of retained composite resin (CR) sealants and a high-viscosity glass-ionomer Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) sealant in first permanent molars calculated according to the traditional and th...

Survival of sealants in molars affected by molar-incisor hypomineralization: 18-month follow-up

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical survival of sealants applied in first permanent molars (FPMs) affected by molar-incisor hypomineralization (MIH), at 18 months of follow-up. Forty-one first permanent molars were selected from 21 children, 6–8 years of age. MIH was c...