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Solapamiento de los síndromes de Guillain-Barré y Miller Fisher como complicación inusual de la COVID-19. Presentación de un caso
(Asociación Colombiana de Medicina Crítica y Cuidado lntensivo, 2023)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the world, mainly during the first year of the pandemic, where strategies such as vaccination were not available. Information on the outcomes of patients ... -
Rare mutation of the PPOX gene in a patient with Porphyria Variegate: a case report in Peru
(Medical Body of the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo National Hospital, 2023)Introduction: Variegate porphyria (VP) is a rare disease, resulting from mutation of the protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPOX) enzyme gene, and it is characterized by cutaneous manifestations and acute neuro-visceral symptoms. ... -
Vasculitis cutánea asociada a Ehrlichiosis canina. Reporte de un caso clínico
(Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, 2023)Canine Ehrlichiosis can trigger cutaneous vasculitis by immunopathogenic mechanisms, as do Rickettsia and Leishmania, among others. Vasculitis refers to inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin resulting in altered ... -
Tricuspid valve dysplasia (Ebstein-like)
(Elsevier, 2020)The Ebstein anomaly is a malformation characterised by the apical displacement of the insertions of the septal valve and the posterior tricuspid valve, displaced tricuspid functional ring, and atrialisation of the right ... -
The first successful cochlear implant in Latin America after severe aminoglycosideinduced ot otoxicity in a Peruvian patient cured of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
(Medical Body of the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo National Hospital, 2022)Background: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a significant public health problem for which drugs are used with many adverse effects. Among the devastating consequences of these diseases, there is a wide variation in the ... -
Giant Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma of Sarcomatoid Type with Obstructive Symptoms: A Case Report
(Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2023)Aim: To report the surgical approach of a giant thyroid tumor despite the histological type. Background: Although salt for human consumption contains iodine; in some populations far from civilization stone salt (noniodized ... -
Signo de la cruz en una paciente peruana con ataxia espinocerebelosa tipo 2: reporte de un caso
(Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, 2023)Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is an autosomal dominant inherited neurodegenerative disease, caused by an abnormal CAG trinucleotide expansion in the ATXN2 gene. SCA2 usually occurs in adulthood, with progressive ... -
Implant rehabilitation partial maxillary edentulism with onlay autogenous chin bone grafting and prosthetic gingival restoration: A case report
(Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2019)Background: Atrophic anterior maxilla rehabilitation can be a challenging procedure due to multiple factors that influence clinical decision making. After a prolonged loss of teeth, the residual bone often impedes the use ... -
Adrenomyeloneuropathy as a form of presentation of adrenoleukodystrophy: Case report
(Ediciones Doyma, 2021)Introduction: Adrenomyeloneuropathy is one of the manifestations of adrenoleukodystrophy-X, which is found within the 6 phenotypes of this neurodegenerative disorder. Case report: A 42-year-old male started the symptoms ... -
Pleural plaques by inhalation of asbestos fibers
(Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho, 2020)Introduction: Asbestos fiber pleural plaque is characterized by lesions composed of fibrous tissue that are located in the parietal pleura. They usually appear in up to 3 to 58% of workers who were exposed to asbestos ... -
First report of CrpP prevalence in a South American country
(Elsevier, 2023)The presence of crpP was established in 201 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from 9 Peruvian hospitals. The 76.6% (154/201) of the isolates presented the crpP gene. Overall, 123/201 (61.2%) isolates were non-susceptible to ... -
Inusual presentación de adenocarcinoma endometrioide originado en endometriosis de íleon. Reporte de caso
(Permanyer Publications, 2022)Intestinal endometriosis has been reported in women in 3 to 37%. Despite being a benign pathology, some reports describe an unusual malignant transformation, considered extremely rare and only about 50 cases has been ... -
Melanoma de coroides: reporte de caso y revisión de reportes de Latinoamérica
(Permanyer Publications, 2022)Primary melanoma in the choroid is the most common intraocular neoplasia and non-cutaneous melanoma. We report the case of a 54-year-old patient with progressive loss vision in the right eye. The high suspicion of choroidal ... -
Reporte de un caso de Acariásis en un erizo pigmeo africano (Atelerix albiventris) en Maracay, Venezuela
(Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, 2022)The African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) is an insectivorous mammal of nocturnal habits considered within the new pets. The objective of this report was to describe a untold case of a 4-month-old male African pygmy ... -
PAPILLON-LEFÈVRE SYNDROME: 17-YEAR DENTAL FOLLOW-UP. CASE REPORT
(Universidad de Concepción, 2023)Introduction: The present report describes the case of a 12-year-old patient with 17-year follow-up who was previously diagnosed with Papillon-Lefèvre Syndrome (PLS), which is a rare autosomal recessive irregularity in the ... -
Valoración tomográfica inicial en pacientes con neumonía por COVID-19 en el Hospital Central de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú: serie de casos
(Colegio Médico del Perú, 2020)We present nine cases of COVID-19 patients that developed pneumonia caused by SARSCov-2 who were seen in the Peruvian Central Air Force Hospital and showed different clinical features, risk factors, and outcomes. Findings ... -
The threat of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants in animals
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)Coronaviruses (CoVs) are enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses. These viruses have adapted to infect many animal species, from bats to camels (Munir et al. Citation2020). Currently, seven CoVs may infect ... -
Cytotoxic effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Annona Muricata against a human cell line of gastric adenocarcinoma
(Universidad de Antioquía, 2022)Background: Therapeutic advances against cancer have not been as successful as expected and have adverse effects that patients rarely tolerate. A study in Peru identified favorable anticancer effects of Annona muricata ... -
Necrotising pneumonia caused by Curvularia hawaiiensis (syn. Bipolaris hawaiiensis) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis coinfection in a patient with ascariasis: a case report and review
(BioMed Central, 2023)Introduction: Curvularia hawaiiensis (formerly Bipolaris hawaiiensis) is a plant pathogen often isolated from soil and vegetative material. However, only a few cases of opportunistic invasive infections in humans have been ... -
Unusual appearance of multiple exostosis: Case report
(Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Dentistry, 2020)Unilateral mandibular bone exostosis located in the buccal region is a rare condition. A 25-year-old female who presented with unilateral mandibular bone exostosis had her clinical diagnosis confirmed using cone beam ...
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