Results: 2

Evaluation of bone disease in patients with cystic fibrosis and end-stage lung disease

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Bone disease is a common comorbidity in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). We sought to determine risk factors and identify potential biochemical markers for CF-related bone disease (CFBD) in a unique cohort of CF patients with end-stage lung disease undergoing lung transplantation ...

Chagas disease and systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian patients in Switzerland

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (4), 2018
BACKGROUND Chronic cardiomyopathy occurs in 20-40% of the patients with Chagas disease. Autoimmune mechanisms may contribute to its pathogenesis. We diagnosed several cases of systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian migrants in Geneva with a high prevalence of Chagas disease. OBJECTIVES We tested th...