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Complicaciones maternas y perinatales en gestantes con lupus: Estudio de casos y controles

Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia de complicaciones materno-perinatales y factores clínicos asociados a estos resultados en estantes con lupus. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de casos y controles a partir de historias clínicas de pacientes con diagnóstico Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico en embarazo, ...

Association between pulp stones and systemic diseases: a case-control study

ABCS health sci; 49 (), 2024
INTRODUCTION: Pulp stones (PS) are calcifications commonly found in the pulp tissue that may be associated with systemic diseases. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between PS and systemic diseases. METHODS: A case-control study with the inclusion of individuals from 18 to 65 years of age, of both s...

Acute sarcoidosis Löfgren Syndrome treated by Chinese medicinal formula based on Syndrome Differentiation: a case - based review

Löfgren syndrome (LS) is a unique acute manifestation of sarcoidosis and characterized by erythema nodosum, bilateral hilar lymphadenectasis, and/or bilateral ankle arthritis or periarthritis. A 37 - year - old female patient with LS presented with fever accompanied by multiple j...

Effect of Dioscorea villosa extract and the phytoestrogen diosgenin on ovariectomized mice with zymosan-induced arthritis

Abstract Humans are exposed to natural compounds such as phytoestrogens primarily through diet and supplements. These compounds promote health by alleviating the symptoms and illnesses associated with menopause and arthritis. Diosgenin (DSG) occurs naturally in plants such as Dioscorea villosa (DV) and b...

Prevalência de comorbidades em idosas frágeis, pré-frágeis e robustas

Objetivos: Investigar a prevalência de comorbidades na população de idosas frágeis, pré-frágeis e robustas. Metodologia: Foi conduzido um estudo transversal com uma amostra composta por 63 idosas a partir de 65 anos de idade. Primeiramente, todas as participantes foram submetidas a uma triagem para...

Osteoarticular Tuberculosis of the Knee as a Unique Presentation in a 10-month-old Infant: A Rare Case of a Commonly Delayed Diagnosis

Rev. Bras. Ortop. (Online); 59 (supl.1), 2024
Abstract Osteoarticular tuberculosis of the knee is an uncommon disease presentation, especially in children under 1 year old. Diagnosis based on classic methods (such as culture and anatomopathological examination) is a challenge due to the paucibacillary characteristic of the infection. Risk factors in...

Bilateral uveitis in silent ulcerative colitis: case report

Silent or subclinical inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is a relatively new term that has been used to describe individuals with asymptomatic active mucosal bowel inflammation, often unaware of their disease due to either the lack of or mild inflammatory symptoms. These patients are at risk for gastroint...

Investigação de marcadores moleculares sanguíneos durante a infecção pelo vírus Chikungunya

A febre Chikungunya (CHIKF) é uma infecção viral causada pelo vírus Chikungunya (CHIKV). Os sintomas agudos incluem febre alta de início súbito, erupção cutânea, poliartrite e poliartralgia. Embora a infecção geralmente seja resolvida em menos de duas semanas, muitos pacientes experenciam reco...

Optic neuromyelitis in relation with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A case report

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (4), 2022
Optic neuromyelitis (ONM), also called neuromyelitis optica spectrum (Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders, NMOSD) is recognized as an inflammatory autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, mediated by autoantibodies against the aquaporin-4 receptor (AQP4-IgG). It predominantly a...

Sjögren's syndrome: Epidemiology and clinical manifestations

Rev. colomb. reumatol; 29 (4), 2022
Sjögren's syndrome is an entity of rheumatic origin, with complex autoimmune characteristics, in which the salivary and lacrimal glands are mainly compromised. It has two forms of presentation, one primary and the other secondary, and in both forms there is evidence of exocrine glands involvement. The c...