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Actualización del consenso chileno SOCHINEP-SER para el manejo de las sibilancias recurrentes del preescolar

Las sibilancias recurrentes del preescolar son un problema prevalente. 50% de todos los niños tiene al menos un episodio de sibilancias en los primeros 6 años. Sin embargo, solo 4 % de los menores de 4 años tiene diagnóstico de asma. Por este moti...

Colitis eosinofílica asociada a enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal
Eosinophilic colitis associated with inflammatory bowel disease

Cambios rev. méd; 21 (1), 2022
INTRODUCCIÓN: La colitis eosinofílica y la colitis de la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal, son dos entidades que pueden compartir similares características clínicas, endoscópicas y terapéuticas pero diferentes criterios diagnósticos. OBJETIVOS: Describir el caso clínico de un niño preescolar c...

Intra- and interobserver agreement of histopathological findings in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 98 (1), 2022
Abstract Objective: To assess intra- and interobserver agreement among non-expert pathologists in identifying features of the eosinophilic esophagitis histologic scoring system (EoEHSS) in pediatric patients. Patients and methods: The authors used 50 slides from patients (aged 1-15 years; 72% male) wit...

Depleción de eosinófilos: muchas implicaciones en modelos múridos, pocas estudiadas en humanos

Med. lab; 26 (2), 2022
The eosinophil is a cell of the immune system, with an arsenal of substances that can alter the balance that exists in the different organs where they are found. With the advent of monoclonal antibodies, concern about their depletion has become an important turning point in their formulation. For this re...

Stress induced by pre-slaughter farm conditions in pigs

Cortisol is a steroid hormone, one of the glucocorticoids, made in the cortex of the adrenal glands and then released into the blood, which transports it in the entire body. Almost every cell contains receptors for cortisol and so cortisol can have lots of different actions depending on which sort of cel...

Anaphylactic shock with pulmonary eosinophilic infiltration due to honeybee attack in a donkey: case report

A case of a donkey attacked by Africanized honeybee is reported here with clinical signs of agitation, dehydration, congestion of the ocular mucous membranes, tongue edema, tachycardia and inspiratory dyspnea, and progression to death. At necropsy, diffuse, severe subcutaneous edema at face and cervical ...

Eficácia e segurança do dupilumabe no tratamento da rinossinusite crônica com polipose nasal

A rinossinusite crônica (RSC) é uma síndrome caracterizada pela inflamação da mucosa nasal e dos seios paranasais por pelo menos 12 semanas, acometendo de 5% a 12% da população geral. A síndrome é associada a alta morbidade e considerada um grande problema de saúde pública devido a sua preval...

Esofagite eosinofílica: uma revisão narrativa

A esofagite eosinofílica (EoE) é uma doença inflamatória, crônica e recidivante do esôfago, caracterizada por inflamação com predomínio de eosinófilos e sintomas de disfunção esofágica. A doença, que representa a principal causa de disfagia crônica em crianças, jovens e adultos, compartil...

Vitamin D: association with eosinophil counts and IgE levels in children with asthma

J. bras. pneumol; 47 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the relationship that levels of vitamin D had with eosinophil counts and IgE levels in 26 children with asthma (6-12 years of age) in the city of Londrina, Brazil. Vitamin D levels were found to correlate significantly, albeit moderately, with age (...

Nasal lavage cytology and mucosal histopathological alterations in patients with rhinitis

Abstract Introduction The extent of epithelial lesion in allergic and non-allergic rhinitis and its association with inflammatory changes in nasal lavage has not been clarified. Objective To verify the association between the inflammatory cells in the nasal lavage, epithelial lesion extent and basement...