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Síndrome de DRESS inducido por sulfasalazina. ¿Consideramos esta reacción adversa grave al indicar el fármaco? Caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 148 (8), 2020
DRESS syndrome (Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms) is a severe, rare and potentially lethal idiosyncratic condition associated with the use of some drugs. Given its broad spectrum of presentation, clinical suspicion is essential for management, since it requires the immediate withdraw...

Hidroxicloroquina: Mensajes desde la cardiología en tiempos de pandemia por Coronavirus
Hydroxychloroquine. Cardiology's viewpoint in times of coronavirus pandemic

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (3), 2020
Ante la pandemia de COVID-19 (del inglés coronavirus disease 2019), uno de los fármacos propuesto para su tratamiento es la hidroxicloroquina. Se revisan aquí aspectos cardiológicos del uso de cloroquina e hidroxicloroquina. Se realizó una revisión no sistemática en la literatura médica orientada...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a systematic review

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in patients with HIV/AIDS. METHODS The systematic review included articles indexed in MEDLINE (by PubMed), Web of Science, IBECS, and LILACS. Studies eligible included the year of publication, diagnose criteria o...

Incidence of tuberculosis infection in spondyloarthritis patients treated with biological and conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in an endemic area

Clin. biomed. res; 40 (1), 2020
Introduction: Registries of spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients’ follow-up provided evidence that tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) increase the incidence of active tuberculosis infection (TB). However, most of these registries are from low burden TB areas. Few studies evaluated the safety of biolog...

Evaluation of toxic retinopathy caused by antimalarial medications with spectral domain optical coherence tomography

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the frequency of toxic retinopathy in patients with lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis with long-term use of chloroquine diphosphate or hydroxychloroquine through spectral domain optical coherence tomography and the outcomes of ophthalmological exams (visual ac...

Challenging management of hepatitis B infection in ankylosing spondylitis patients in an endemic area during immunosuppressive therapy

Abstract Hepatitis B infection is a global health issue. When considering patients with rheumatic diseases, this is no different. By using immunosuppressant drugs, such as DMARDs and biologics, viral reactivation is possible, leading to serious consequences on the patient. We report 3 cases of associatio...

Latent tuberculosis infection in patients with rheumatic diseases

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Most people infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) do not have any signs or disease symptoms, a condition known as latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The introduction of biological agents, mainly tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases such ...

Complicaciones asociadas a tratamiento biológico en pacientes con artritis reumatoide: consideraciones en relación a un caso clínico

Rev. chil. reumatol; 35 (2), 2019
La artritis reumatoide (AR) es una enfermedad inflamatoria sistémica de origen autoinmune, caracterizada por una evolución variable, con remisiones y reacti-vaciones. Se considera que un diagnóstico y tratamiento precoz permiten evitar el daño articular, mejorar el pronóstico y l...

Retinal toxicity due to hydroxychloroquine: frequency in an Ophthalmology ambulatory

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (5), 2018
Abstract Hydroxychloroquine is widely used by rheumatologists for the treatment of various diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis because of its safety and low cost. However, it can cause retinal abnormalities. Until today, there is no Brazilian protocol for screening for...