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Impacto de la terapia intravaginal con nistatina/dexametasona en la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de mujeres con vulvovaginitis candidiásica o mixta

Med. U.P.B; 44 (1), 2025
Objetivo: evaluar los síntomas y los cambios en la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS) de pacientes con vulvovaginitis candidiásica o mixta, que recibieron tratamiento intravaginal con Nistatina/Dexametasona. Métodos: estudio antes y después, realizado en mujeres mayores de 18 años con v...

Treatment of refrectory migraine in emergency departament

Background: Headaches are among the most common neurological complaints in emergency care, predominantly affecting young women of childbearing age. Migraines, as a subtype, are particularly disabling, significantly reducing quality of life and posing a burden on healthcare systems. When standard preventi...

Manejo de hiperglicemia inducida por corticoides en pacientes hospitalizados y ambulatorios
Management of corticosteroid-induced hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients and those attending outpatient clinics

Cambios rev. méd; 23 (2), 2024
La hiperglucemia inducida por corticoides es un aumento anormal de la glucosa en sangre debido al uso de glucocorticoides (GC). Su incidencia varía según la dosis, la forma de administración y factores individuales como la edad, el IMC y los antece-dentes familiares de diabetes. Según la ADA, entre e...

Tratamiento de la recaída de pacientes pediátricos con leucemia linfoblástica aguda en la Argentina: resultados de un ensayo clínico y una cohorte prospectiva
Treatment of Relapse in Pediatric Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Argentina: Results from a Clinical Trial and a Prospective Cohort

Introducción: desde 2002, el Grupo Argentino para el Tratamiento de la Leucemia Aguda (GATLA) implementa protocolos del grupo Berlín-Frankfurt-Münster (BFM) como tratamiento estándar de las recaídas de la leucemia linfoblástica aguda (LLA). En 2010, el BFM generó el protoco...

Challenging course of endophthalmitis with corneal ulcer following cataract surgery: successful management and visual rehabilitation

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 83 (), 2024
ABSTRACT The objective of this case report was to share the successful management of severe endophthalmitis, aiming at ocular integrity and visual acuity. A 73-year-old man presented with visual acuity of 20/30 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye. On the 21st day postoperatively after phacoemulsi...

Perineural low dexamethasone dose as adjuvant in supraclavicular brachial plexus block for arteriovenous fistula creation in end stage renal disease: a randomized controlled trial

Braz. J. Anesth. (Impr.); 73 (6), 2023
Abstract Background and aims: Dexamethasone as adjunct to local anesthetic solution improves the quality of brachial plexus block (BPB). However, evidence for its efficacy at low doses (< 4 mg) is lacking. This study was designed to evaluate the duration of analgesia attained with low dose dexamethas...

Evaluating Aprepitant single-dose plus granisetron and dexamethasone in children receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: A triple-blinded randomized clinical trial

ABSTRACT Introduction: This study was performed to evaluate the degree of 3-day chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in children with cancer who received highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC) to ascertain the efficacy of aprepitant single-dose on dayL 1 plus granisetron and dexamethasone (DEX)...

Possible therapeutics for Pseudomyxoma peritonei: a rare, lethal, and the least investigated disease

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) refers to a growth disorder characterized by glycoprotein neoplasm in the peritoneum, where mucin oversecretion occurs. The tumors of the appendix region are well associated with PMP; however, ovarian, colon, stomach, pancreas, and urachus tumors have also been linked to PMP....

Umbrales auditivos en pacientes con enfermedad de Méniere manejados con corticoides transtimpánicos

Introducción: Pese a que el uso de corticoides transtimpánicos en pacientes con enfermedad de Méniere es habitual en muchos centros, la evidencia respecto de su efecto sobre los umbrales auditivos es aún controversial. Objetivo: Estudiar los umbrales auditivos de pacientes con enfermedad de Méniere ...

Effects of the epiretinal membrane on the outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implantation for macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 86 (1), 2023
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the effects of epiretinal membrane formation on the clinical outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implantation for macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion. Methods: This retrospective interventional case series includes the treatment of naive patients...