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Síndrome de lisis tumoral secundario a la administración de corticoides en una adolescente sin enfermedad neoplásica confirmada: reporte de un caso

Arch. argent. pediatr; 120 (1), 2022
El síndrome de lisis tumoral es una complicación potencialmente letal y constituye, junto con las infecciones, la emergencia oncológica más frecuente. En pediatría, este cuadro puede ser secundario a enfermedades neoplásicas, y los corticoides son un factor desencadenante. En este trabajo se presen...

Corticosteroid therapy associated with COVID-19: an ally or a risk factor for the establishment of secondary fungal co-infections?

Clin. biomed. res; 42 (4), 2022
Corticosteroid therapy to combat inflammation caused by SARS-CoV-2 seems to be a risk factor for developing secondary fungal co-infections. PubMed and ScienceDirect databases were searched, with the following word groups: [(aspergillosis OR mucormycosis OR candidiasis) AND (coronavirus disease) AND (cort...

Which Factors are Predictive for Presence of Insulin Resistance in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?

West Indian med. j; 69 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate obesity and insulin resistance and associated factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: We included a cohort of patients with RA. In the clinical research, duration of disease, existence of clinical remission (disease activity index [DAS] 28 below 2...

Organizing pneumonia: A late phase complication of COVID-19 responding dramatically to corticosteroids

Braz. j. infect. dis; 25 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Organizing pneumonia emerges as a late phase complication of COVID-19. Corticosteroids are standard therapy for organizing pneumonia, but the question of whether an approach with high dose corticosteroids would be beneficial for patients with organizing pneumonia secondary to COVID-19 remains to...

Eficacia y seguridad de ibrutinib para el tratamiento de pacientes adultos con enfermedad de injerto contra huésped crónica post-trasplante alogénico de progenitores hematopoyéticos refractaria a corticoides

INTRODUCCIÓN: El presente dictamen expone la evaluación de la eficacia y seguridad del esquema ibrutinib + corticoides, comparado con los esquemas basados en corticoides + inmunosupresores, para el tratamiento de pacientes adultos con enfermedad de injerto contra huésped crónica (cGVHD) post-trasplan...

Dermoscopy - a simple and rapid in vivo diagnostic technique for tinea incognito

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (5), 2019
Abstract Tinea incognito resulting from corticosteroid abuse is becoming very common in the tropics. Its diagnosis is tricky owing to its confusing morphology, as well as practical and technical issues associated with mycological tests. Dermoscopy has now evolved as a novel diagnostic tool for diagnosing...

Conhecimento de pediatras e residentes sobre fatores de risco associados ao glaucoma cortisônico

J. Health NPEPS; 4 (1), 2019
Objetivo: avaliar o conhecimento de pediatras e residentes sobre fatores de risco associados ao glaucoma cortisônico. Método: trata-se de um estudo descritivo, quantitativo e prospectivo, realizado em novembro de 2018 com médicos pediatras e residentes de pediatria atuantes na cidade Rio de Janeiro, B...

Anti-phospholipid syndrome in seven leprosy patients with thrombotic events on corticosteroid and/or thalidomide regimen: insights on genetic and laboratory profiles

Abstract INTRODUCTION Corticosteroids and/or thalidomides have been associated with thromboembolism events (TBE) in multibacillary (MB) leprosy. This report aimed to determine genetic and laboratory profiles associated with leprosy and TBE. METHODS Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), coagulation-relat...