Blood transfusion for chronic anemia can lead to acute or decompensated heart failure in patients who have fluid overload as part of their compensatory response and/or have intrinsic heart disease, and then it could be fatal in such clinical scenarios. This is the report of a case of profound chronic ane...
Ascaris lumbricoides provoca una de las helmintiasis más frecuentes en los países tropicales, pudiendo producir efectos patológicos en cualquier parte del organismo, siendo los conductos biliales uno de los sitios recurrentes provocando una colecistitis aguda. La CA es una de las principales causas de...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Immunological control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is dependent on the cellular immune response, mediated predominantly by Th1 type CD4+ T cells. Polarization of the immune response to Th2 can inhibit the host immune protection against pathogens. Patients with tubercul...
Introducción: El Eritema nudoso es una paniculitis, de relativa frecuencia, que se expresa como manifestación de trastornos internos de gran envergadura, como las enfermedades del tejido conectivo, las enfermedades infecciosas y el cáncer. Es por ello, que los pacientes que lo presenten, deben ser est...
Ascaris lumbricoides is considered the largest intestinal nematode with a higher incidence in the childhood, representing a truly medical and public health problem, principally in undeveloped countries. We present the case of an 83 year old man, born and coming from the amazon region, without any relevan...
