Amyloid PET in pseudotumoral multiple sclerosis.

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Matías-Guiu, Jordi A; Cabrera-Martín, María Nieves; Cortés-Martínez, Ana; Pytel, Vanesa; Moreno-Ramos, Teresa; Oreja-Guevara, Celia; Carreras, José Luis; Matías-Guiu, Jorge

2017-07-01

Pseudotumoral multiple sclerosis is a rare form of demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Positron emission tomography (PET) using amyloid-tracers has also been suggested as a marker of damage in white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis due to the nonspecific uptake of these tracers in white matter. We present the case of a 59 year-old woman with a pathological-confirmed pseudotumoral multiple sclerosis, who was studied with the amyloid tracer 18 F-florbetaben. The patient had developed word-finding difficulties and right hemianopia twelve years ago. In that time, MRI showed a lesion on the left hemisphere with an infiltrating aspect in frontotemporal lobes. Brain biopsy showed demyelinating areas and inflammation. During the following years, two new clinical relapses occurred. 18 F-florbetaben PET showed lower uptake in the white matter lesion visualized in the CT and MRI images. Decreased tracer uptake was also observed in a larger area of the left hemisphere beyond the lesions observed on MRI or CT. White matter lesion volume on FLAIR was 44.2mL, and tracer uptake change between damaged white matter and normal appearing white matter was - 40.5%. Standardized uptake value was inferior in the pseudotumoral lesion than in the other white matter lesions. We report the findings of amyloid PET in a patient with pseudotumoral multiple sclerosis. This case provides further evidence on the role of amyloid PET in the assessment of white matter and demyelinating diseases. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Apresentações incomuns no diagnóstico por imagem do pseudotumor intraósseo do hemofílico Uncommon presentations of intraosseous hemophilic pseudotumor in imaging diagnosis

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Marcel Koenigkam Santos

2009-06-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Este estudo tem como objetivo descrever apresentações incomuns do pseudotumor do hemofílico no diagnóstico por imagem. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo com avaliação de cinco pseudotumores ósseos do hemofílico em dois pacientes. Os achados de imagem em dois pacientes hemofílicos tipo A foram avaliados em consenso por dois radiologistas musculoesqueléticos. Foram estudados exames de radiografia simples, tomografia computadorizada e ressonância magnética. RESULTADOS: Em uma das lesões analisadas a fase pós-contraste intravenoso da tomografia computadorizada mostrou áreas de reforço heterogêneo e de aspecto sólido no interior da lesão da coxa direita. Este aspecto foi confirmado no exame anatomopatológico da lesão em questão. Outro achado raro foi a identificação de dois pseudotumores intraósseos no úmero, separados por segmento de osso normal. E, por fim, também um pseudotumor do fêmur com extensão para partes moles e transarticular, com conseqüente acometimento da tíbia e patela. CONCLUSÃO: Os achados de diagnóstico por imagem acima descritos não são comumente relatados para os pseudotumores ósseos do hemofílico. É importante que o radiologista tenha conhecimento dessas apresentações mais raras.OBJECTIVE: The present study was aimed at describing uncommon presentations of intraosseous hemophilic pseudotumor in imaging diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study evaluating five hemophilic pseudotumors in bones of two patients with hemophilia A. Imaging findings were consensually evaluated by two musculoskeletal radiologists. Plain radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies were analyzed. RESULTS: At contrast-enhanced computed tomography images, one of the lesions on the left thigh was visualized with heterogeneously enhanced solid areas. This finding was later confirmed by anatomopathological study. Another uncommon finding was the identification of

Evidence of Diplopia in Children's Headache Drawings Helps to Differentiate Pseudotumor Cerebri From Migraine.

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Lee, Erica B; Edelman, Fredrick S; Stafstrom, Carl E

2018-02-01

This study aimed to determine whether children's headache drawings can distinguish between pseudotumor cerebri and migraine. Headache features associated with pseudotumor cerebri (pseudotumor; idiopathic intracranial hypertension) are nonspecific and are difficult to distinguish clinically from migraines. Children's headache drawings have a high predictive value for migraine versus nonmigraine headaches. We hypothesized that drawings could help to differentiate pediatric headaches due to pseudotumor cerebri from those associated with migraines. Children aged six to 18 years old attending university hospital pediatric neurology clinics were asked to draw a picture of how their headache feels. From our database of children's headache drawings, pictures by children with clinically diagnosed pseudotumor were compared with migraine drawings. Headache drawings of 21 children (16 females) with pseudotumor were compared with those of 518 children with migraine. Pseudotumor drawings depicted a variety of symptoms including pounding pain (n = 11), pressure-like pain (n = 3), photophobia (3), dizziness (1), and recumbency (1). Severe pain indicators included hammers, bombs, anvil, and vise grip. Positive visual phenomena included scintillations, scotomata, or blurring (n = 8). Negative visual phenomena included field defects (n = 2). Pseudotumor drawings were similar to migraine drawings except that 6 of 21 pseudotumor drawings (28.6%) depicted diplopia (crossed eyes, double images), whereas only three of 518 migraine drawings (0.6%) depicted diplopia (P drawings than migraine drawings. In all other respects, headache drawings by children with pseudotumor cerebri were similar to those drawn by children with migraine. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Imaging of hemophilic pseudotumor

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Ruiz, F.; Reche, A.; Garcia, E.; Chamorro, C.

2002-01-01

A case of hemophilic pseudotumor studied with different imaging techniques is reported. Typical and atypical images that may guide the individualized management of each patient are reviewed. In this case, imaging techniques were especially useful in guiding the biopsy. (Author) 14 refs

Inflammatory Pseudotumor Originating from the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract

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Mohita Singh

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Introduction. Inflammatory pseudotumor is an uncommon entity, and its cardiac origin is exceedingly rare. Case History. A previously healthy 27-year-old man was found to have a systolic murmur during preemployment screening evaluation. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a 4 × 2.5 cm mass originating from the right ventricle (RV outflow tract extending into the aortic root. A computed tomography guided biopsy confirmed an IgG4-related inflammatory pseudotumor. Patient was started on oral prednisone with subsequent reduction in mass size. Conclusion. Cardiac inflammatory pseudotumors are markedly rare tumors that should be considered in the differential of intracardiac tumors which otherwise includes cardiac fibromas, myxomas, and sarcomas.

Inflammatory demyelinating pseudotumor with hemorrhage masquerading high grade cerebral neoplasm

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Amit Agrawal

2015-03-01

Full Text Available Demyelinating pseudotumors are rare, benign, solitary intracranial space occupying lesions which masquerade cerebral neoplasms. Contrast MRI shows open ring enhancement which is fairly specific for this entity. Advanced MRI techniques like MR spectroscopy and magnetizing transfer techniques can help differentiating these lesions. NAA/Cr ratio is significantly elevated in central regions of demyelinating pseudotumors than in gliomas and other lesions. Presence of abundant foamy macrophages, lymphoid inflammatory infiltrates around blood vessels, sheets of gemistocytic astrocytes with well-developed processes, well defined border of the lesion absence of neovascularity and necrosis should help us diagnose demyelinating pseudotumor fairly confidently on histopathology.

Calcifying Fibrous Pseudotumor of the Esophagus

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Shou-Wu Lee

2010-11-01

Full Text Available Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor is an uncommon lesion and has recently been recognized as a distinctive fibrous lesion. Esophageal calcifying fibrous pseudotumor is extremely rare and, to the best of our knowledge, has never been reported before. A 54-year-old woman underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound because of intermittent dysphagia. The results showed 1 isoechoic esophageal submucosal tumor over the deep mucosa and submucosal layers, with calcifications inside. The patient underwent tumor excision, and the diagnosis was confirmed by pathological features, with abundant collagen, calcification and inflammatory cell infiltration. She received regular follow-up at the clinic and no evidence of tumor recurrence was found.

Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Breast: a Case Report with Imaging Findings

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Kim, Seung Ja; Moon, Woo Kyung; Cho, Na Ri Ya; Chang, Chung Min [Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Kim, Ji Hun [Asan Medical Center, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

2009-10-15

Inflammatory pseudotumor, also known as inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor and plasma cell granuloma, is an uncommon low-grade lesion composed of spindle cells admixed with mature plasma cells and other inflammatory cells, such as histiocytes, lymphocytes, and eosinophils. Here, we describe the mammographic and ultrasonographic findings of a case of an inflammatory pseudotumor of the breast in a 60-year-old woman. With the suspicion of malignancy, core needle biopsy and surgical excision confirmed the mass as being an inflammatory pseudotumor of the breast.

MR imaging of orbital inflammatory pseudotumors with extraorbital extension

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Lee, Eun Ja; Park, Chan Sub; Song, Soon Young; Park, Noh Hyuck; Kim, Mi Sung [College of Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University of Korea, Koyang (Korea, Republic of); Jung, So Lyung; Kim, Bum Soo; Ahn, Kook Jin; Kim, Young Joo [College of Medicine, The Catholic University, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Jung, Ae Kyung [Gacheon Medical College, Gil Medical Center, Gacheon (Korea, Republic of)

2005-06-15

To demonstrate a variety of MR imaging findings of orbital inflammatory pseudotumors with extraorbital extension. We retrospectively reviewed the MR features of five patients, who were diagnosed clinically and radiologically as having an orbital inflammatory pseudotumor with extraorbital extension. The types of orbital pseudotumors were a mass in the orbital apex (n=3), diffuse form (n=2), and myositis (n=1). The extraorbital extension of the orbital pseudotumor passed through the superior orbital fissure in all cases, through the inferior orbital fissure in two cases, and through the optic canal in one case. The orbital lesions extended into the following areas: the cavernous sinus (n=4), the middle cranial fossa (n=4), Meckel's cave (n=2), the petrous apex (n=2), the clivus (n=2), the pterygopalatine fossa and infratemporal fossa (n=2), the foramen rotundum (n=1), the paranasal sinus (n=1), and the infraobital foramen (n=1). On MR imaging, the lesions appeared as an isosignal intensity with gray matter on the T1-weighted images, as a low signal intensity on the T2-weighted images and showed a marked enhancement on the post-gadolinium-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (post-Gd-DTPA) T1-sequences. The symptoms of all of the patients improved when they were given high doses of steroids. Three of the five patients experienced a recurrence. MR imaging is useful for demonstrating the presence of a variety of extraorbital extensions of orbital inflammatory pseudotumors.

A Typical Presentation of Orbital Pseudotumor Mimicking Orbital Cellulitis

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J. Ayatollahi

2013-10-01

Full Text Available Introduction: Orbital pseudotumor, also known as idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome (IOIS, is a benign, non- infective inflammatory condition of the orbit without identifiable local or systemic causes. The disease may mimics a variety of pathologic conditions. We pre-sent a case of pseudotumor observed in a patient admitted under the name of orbital celluli-ties. Case Report: A 26-year-old woman reffered to our hospital with the history of left ocular pain and headache 2 days before her visit.. Ophthalmological examination of the patient was normal except for the redness and lid edema, mild chemosis and conjunctival injection. Gen-eral assessment was normal but a low grade fever was observed. She was hospitalized as an orbital cellulitis patient. She was treated with intravenous antibiotics. On the third day , sud-denly diplopia, proptosis in her left eye and ocular pain in her right side appeared. MRI re-vealed bilateral enlargement of extraocular muscles. Diagnosis of orbital pseudotumor was made and the patient was treated with oral steroid.She responded promptly to the treatment. Antibiotics were discontinued and steroid was tapered in one month period under close fol-low up. Conclusion: The clinical features of orbital pseudotumor vary widely . Orbital pseudotumor and orbital cellulitis can occasionally demonstrate overlapping features.. Despite complete physical examination and appropriate imaging, sometimes correct diagnosis of the disease would be difficult (Sci J Hamadan Univ Med Sci 2013; 20 (3:256-259

Pseudo-tumoral hepatic tuberculosis discovered after surgical resection

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Miloudi Nizar

2012-02-01

Full Text Available Pseudo-tumoral hepatic tuberculosis is rare. It is characterized by non-specific symptoms and radiological polymorphism. Diagnosis is problematic. This article presents three cases, each clinically different from each other, that illustrate how difficult diagnosis can be. The definitive diagnosis of pseudo-tumoral hepatic tuberculosis was reached on the basis of histological examination of surgical samples. Treatment of the disease based on appropriate anti-tubercular therapy generally gives a positive outcome.

Shedding light on inflammatory pseudotumor in children: spotlight on inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

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Lai, Lillian M.; Kao, Simon C.S.; Moritani, Toshio; Clark, Eve; Ishigami, Kousei; Sato, Yutaka [University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Radiology, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA (United States); McCarville, M.B. [St. Jude Children' s Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Memphis, TN (United States); Kirby, Patricia [University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Pathology, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA (United States); Bahrami, Armita [St. Jude Children' s Research Hospital, Department of Pathology, Memphis, TN (United States)

2015-11-15

Inflammatory pseudotumor is a generic term used to designate a heterogeneous group of inflammatory mass-forming lesions histologically characterized by myofibroblastic proliferation with chronic inflammatory infiltrate. Inflammatory pseudotumor is multifactorial in etiology and generally benign, but it is often mistaken for malignancy given its aggressive appearance. It can occur throughout the body and is seen in all age groups. Inflammatory pseudotumor has been described in the literature by many organ-specific names, resulting in confusion. Recently within this generic category of inflammatory pseudotumor, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor has emerged as a distinct entity and is now recognized as a fibroblastic/myofibroblastic neoplasm with intermediate biological potential and occurring mostly in children. We present interesting pediatric cases of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors given this entity's tendency to occur in children. Familiarity and knowledge of the imaging features of inflammatory pseudotumor can help in making an accurate diagnosis, thereby avoiding unnecessary radical surgery. (orig.)

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: ferumoxide-enhanced MR imaging as a tiebreaker.

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Kato, Hiroki; Kanematsu, Masayuki; Kondo, Hiroshi; Osada, Shinji; Goshima, Satoshi; Yamada, Tetsuya; Yamada, Yasuhiro; Yokoyama, Ryujiro; Hoshi, Hiroaki; Moriyama, Noriyuki

2004-09-01

We examined a 70-year-old male patient with an inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver mimicking a peripheral-type cholangiocellular carcinoma. Ferumoxide-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed residual Kupffer cell function in liver parenchyma in and surrounding the inflammatory pseudotumor involvement, which suggested the diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver. We correlate the MR imaging and pathologic findings in this report. Copyright 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Pseudotumor of the Hip due to Fungal Prosthetic Joint Infection

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Stefano Artiaco

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Pseudotumors associated with total hip arthroplasty have been associated with metal-on-metal and metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasties due to a granulomatous foreign-body reaction to methyl methacrylate, polyethylene, or metal ion release, but they have not been related to prosthetic joint infections. In this paper, we report an unusual case of Candida albicans total hip arthroplasty infection, causing a large inflammatory pseudotumor of the hip joint. Fungal periprosthetic joint infections are a rare clinical entity and difficult to diagnose, and a pseudotumor may be part of their clinical presentation. They should be suspected in immunodeficient host patients when clinical symptoms of prosthetic joint infections are observed.

Intususcepción intestinal por pólipo fibroide inflamatorio en una anciana

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Antonio M. Maya

2013-10-01

Full Text Available El pólipo fibroide inflamatorio es un tumor benigno poco frecuente del tubo digestivo, descripto por Vanek en 1949. Son lesiones de etiología desconocida, originadas en la submucosa. Están formadas por células mononucleares y mesenquimatosas con citoplasma fusocelular, con una importante proporción de eosinófilos. Sus síntomas son variables, dependiendo de su localización, y son una r ara causa de intususcepción intestinal en adultos. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 82 años, que sufrió una rara intususcepción de intestino delgado, originada en un pólipo fibroide inflamatorio.

Radiation-induced pseudotumor following therapy for soft tissue sarcoma

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Moore, Lacey F.; Kransdorf, Mark J. [Mayo Clinic, Department of Radiology, Jacksonville, FL (United States); Buskirk, Steven J. [Mayo Clinic, Department of Radiation Oncology, Jacksonville, FL (United States); O' Connor, Mary I. [Mayo Clinic, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jacksonville, FL (United States); Menke, David M. [Mayo Clinic, Department of Pathology, Jacksonville, FL (United States)

2009-06-15

The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence and imaging appearance of radiation induced pseudotumors in patients following radiation therapy for extremity soft tissue sarcomas. We retrospectively reviewed the serial magnetic resonance (MR) images of 24 patients following radiation therapy for extremity soft tissue sarcomas. A total of 208 exams were reviewed (mean, 8.7 exams per patient) and included all available studies following the start of radiation therapy. Exams were analyzed for the identification of focal signal abnormalities within the surgical bed suggesting local tumor recurrence. Histopathologic correlation was available in nine patients suspected of having local tumor recurrence. Additional information recorded included patient demographics, tumor type and location, radiation type, and dose. The study group consisted of 12 men and 12 women, having an average age of 63 years (range, 39-88 years). Primary tumors were malignant fibrous histiocytoma (n = 13), leiomyosarcoma (n = 6), liposarcoma (n = 3), synovial sarcoma (n = 1), and extraskeletal chondrosarcoma (n = 1). All lesions were high-grade sarcomas, except for two myxoid liposarcomas. Average patient radiation dose was 5,658 cGy (range, 4,500-8,040 cGy). Average follow-up time was 63 months (range, 3-204 months). Focal signal abnormalities suggesting local recurrence were seen in nine (38%) patients. Three of the nine patients with these signal abnormalities were surgically proven to have radiation-induced pseudotumor. The pseudotumors developed between 11 and 61 months following the initiation of radiation therapy (mean, 38 months), with an average radiation dose of 5,527 cGy (range, 5,040-6,500 cGy). MR imaging demonstrated a relatively ill-defined ovoid focus of abnormal signal and intense heterogeneous enhancement with little or no associated mass effect. MR imaging of radiation-induced pseudotumor typically demonstrates a relatively ill-defined ovoid mass-like focus of intense

Pseudotumor cerebri

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Rohr, A.

2008-01-01

Knowledge of Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome is sparse. There are common features but varying etiologies causing an increase in intracranial pressure. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - mostly affecting young obese women - is a syndrome of unknown origin in which neuroimaging can depict consequences of increased pressure. On the other hand, a wide array of pathologies can cause (or attribute to) an increase in intracranial pressure (Secondary Intracranial Hypertension), some of which can be depicted by neuroimaging. Special attention should be payed to abnormalities of the intracranial venous sinuses. Although their role still remains to be elucidated one should be aware of common features on venography. (orig.)

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung in a coal miner with pneumoconiosis

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Chou, T.K.; Hsu, C.J.; Chiang, C.Y.; Bai, K.J.; Huang, T.W. [Dept. of Health Executive of Yuan, Taipei (Taiwan)

2001-12-01

Inflammatory pseudotumors of the lung are uncommon and etiologically diverse lesions that often present as solitary masses in the lung. It may be difficult to distinguish these lesions from more commonly encountered lung neoplasms. Inflammatory pseudotumors can also occur in other organs, but the lung is most commonly involved. The authors describe a 63-year-old male coal miner with a 40-year history of dust exposure, who had a large right middle lobe mass on chest roentgenograms, with slow growth over the 7 years prior to admission. Repeated transthoracic echo-guided biopsies of the mass were indicative of an inflammatory and reactive process. The radiographic, histologic, and clinical findings indicated a diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor. The patient refused surgical intervention and was regularly followed at the outpatient clinic. Follow-up chest roentgenograms for 1 year revealed that the tumor site was stable. This case suggested that inflammatory, pseudotumor, although uncommon, should be included in the differential diagnosis in a patient with pneumoconiosis and a solitary mass in the lung.

Anticoagulante lúpico en enfermedades autoinmunes Lupus anticoagulant in autoimmune diseases

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Dunia de la C Castillo González

2004-08-01

Full Text Available El tromboembolismo venoso es una complicación reconocida en diferentes enfermedades autoinmunes. Se ha establecido que la detección del anticoagulante lúpico (AL y posiblemente los anticuerpos anticardiolipina (AAC tipo Ig G en título alto y medio, ayuden a identificar pacientes con riesgo de trombosis. Estudiamos el AL en 81 pacientes con enfermedades autoinmunes: 25 pacientes con lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES, 28 pacientes con púrpura trombocitopénica idiopática (PTI, 15 con anemia hemolítica autoinmune (AHAI y 13 que se incluyeron en el grupo de otras enfermedades, que comprendían vasculitis cutánea de pequeños vasos, enfermedad mixta del tejido conectivo, artritis reumatoidea y esclerodermia. El AL se encontró en el 19,7 % del total de los estudiados: 16 % en pacientes con LES, 21,4 % en pacientes con PTI y 40 % en la AHAI. En el grupo de otras enfermedades no se halló ningún paciente con el AL positivo. El 56,3 % de los pacientes con AL positivo presentaron alguna manifestación atribuible al síndrome antifosfolípido (SAFVenous thromboembolism is a well-known complication in different autoimmune diseases. It has been established that detection of lupus anticoagulant (LA and possibly IgG type anticardiolipin antibodies (AAC in high and medium titers help to identify patients with thrombosis risk. We studied LA in 81 patients with autoimmune erythomatous lupus, 28 patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, 15 with autoimmune hemolytic anemia and 13 patients who were included in the group covering other diseases such as small vessel skin vasculitis, combined disease of the connective tissue, rheumatoid arthritis and sclerodermia. LA was found in 19,7 % of the total number of cases, in 16% of patients with LES, 21,4 % of those with ITP and 40 % of cases with AIHA. In the group of other diseases, there was no patient with positive LA. 56,3 % of patients with positive AL showed some manifestations related to

Periodontoid pseudotumor: CT and MRI imaging

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Yu, Eugene; Montanera, Walter

2005-01-01

Periodontoid pseudotumor (PP) can be a severe and disabling disease. This disease process typically presents in elderly patients with a longstanding history of myelopathy. We reviewed four cases of PP in order to summarize the clinical and imaging features. (orig.)

Pseudotumor of the pituitary due to PROP-1 deletion.

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Teinturier, C; Vallette, S; Adamsbaum, C; Bendaoud, M; Brue, T; Bougnères, P F

2002-01-01

Hypopituitarism associated with pituitary mass in childhood is most frequently the consequence of craniopharyngioma or Rathke's cleft cyst. We report a patient with an intrasellar pseudotumor associated with hypopituitarism, which led us to a misdiagnosis of intrasellar craniopharyngioma. After spontaneous involution of the mass, diagnosis was revised. DNA analysis showed a deletion in the Prophet of Pit-1 (PROP-1) gene, a pituitary transcription factor. It is important to recognize that a PROP-1 deletion can cause pituitary pseudotumor that can be mistaken for a craniopharyngioma or Rathke's pouch cyst.

Inflammatory Pseudotumors of the Lung in Children: Aggressive Types

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Delgado, J.; Guzman de Villoria, J. A.; Casonava, A.; Zabalza, M. R.

2003-01-01

Inflammatory pseudotumors are tumorations which can present themselves very aggressively in children. Three patients were studied as illustration. Each was diagnosed with inflammatory pseudotumors of the lung after surgical intervention and open lung biopsy, which each case being very different in terms of clinical and radiological manifestations and evolution. Basic Radiological procedures and CT were performed in all three cases and MR in two. While the results were not specific, they did provide some means for arriving at a diagnosis, the common trait among them being the manifestation of primarily aggressive behavior. In conclusion, although inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung general y presents itself as a solitary peripheral mass of benign character which generally evolves favorable after surgery, it sometimes behaves in a primarily aggressive way which could hinder, or render impossible, any forthcoming surgical intervention. Imaging techniques tend to provide findings which are varied and unspecific. In this regard, MR is more advantageous than CT for determining not only the relationship between the mass and its adjacent structures, but also for the detection and follow up of relapses. (Author) 40 refs

Procesos inflamatorios y tratamiento nutricional específico

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López Parra, Andrea

2014-01-01

RESUMEN: INTRODUCCIÓN: La inflamación es una respuesta normal del organismo ante ciertos estímulos. Sin embargo, si esta es excesiva o inadecuada, puede dar lugar a distintas patologías. Para el tratamiento y prevención de estas, tanto desde el punto de vista médico como fisioterapéutico, es importante tener una visión holística del problema. En este punto el soporte nutricional es de gran importancia OBJETIVOS: Relacionar la nutrición con los procesos inflamatorios que se llevan a cabo en...

Granulomatous pseudotumors in total joint replacement

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Griffiths, H.J.; Burke, J.; Bonfiglio, T.A.

1987-01-01

Fourteen patients (15 joints) developed a foreign body reaction to methylmethacrylate, polyethylene, or metal adjacent to a total joint implant, a condition we would like to term granulomatous pseudotumors. There were eight male and six female patients. Their average age was 61 years. The hip was involved in 14 joints (femoral component 11 times, acetabulum 7, and greater trochanter once). One patient presented with granulomatous pseudotumors of the knee. The principal findings included increasing pain and radiographic evidence of loosening occurring on average 2.7 years following the implant. This was followed by a characteristic and gradually developing radiographic pattern of discrete rounded lucencies. These developed into large ovoid lytic areas, destroying both methylmethacrylate and bone. Histologically, the appearances were characterized by histiocytic infiltration and the presence of multiple foreign body giant cells. Foreign material was identified in 9 of 11 cases. The pathogenesis is unknown but appears related to micromovement or loosening of the implant. (orig.)

Síndrome Poliglandular Autoinmune Tipo II: Posible Asociación con HLA DRB1*-DQB1* Possible association of Type II Autoimmune Polyendrocrine Syndrome with HLA DRB1*-DQB1*

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M.S. Mallea Gil; M.C. Ballarino; M.M. Aparicio; K. Bertini; M.C. Ridruejo; S. Gimenez; P. Galarza; A. Perusco; S. Roveto; D. Rimoldi

2010-01-01

Los síndromes poliendocrinos autoinmunes (APS) asocian enfermedades endocrinas autoinmunes con otros desórdenes autoinmunes no endocrinos. El APS tipo II se caracteriza por compromiso primario suprarrenal, tiroideo y/o DM tipo I. Presentamos un paciente masculino de 46 años que fue internado por astenia, adinamia, hiporexia, severa disminución de peso, mareos y vómitos. Antecedente de obesidad y diabetes diagnosticada 3 años antes. Presentaba hipotensión arterial, hiperpigmentación de mucosas...

Papel de las mitocondrias y el estrés oxidativo en el proceso inflamatorio renal

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Walter Manucha

2014-06-01

Full Text Available La muerte celular programada y la fibrosis renal son procesos inherentes a la enfermedad renal crónica y, en tal sentido, ha sido recientemente descripta una clara desregulación de la maquinaria respiratoria mitocondrial en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica asociada con un aumento del estrés oxidativo. Las células tubulares lesionadas vinculadas a los macrófagos intersticiales y miofibroblastos producen citoquinas y factores de crecimiento que promueven un estado inflamatorio, inducen la apoptosis de las células tubulares y facilitan la acumulación de matriz extracelular. La angiotensina II desempeña un papel central en la fibrogénesis renal y conduce a una rápida progresión de la enfermedad renal crónica. Los niveles crecientes de la angiotensina II inducen citoquinas pro-inflamatorias, la activación de NF-kB, moléculas de adhesión, quimiocinas, factores de crecimiento y estrés oxidativo. Toda la evidencia actual sugiere que la angiotensina II aumenta el estrés oxidativo mitocondrial, regula la inducción de apoptosis y condiciona al estado inflamatorio. Por lo tanto, existiría un papel determinante de las mitocondrias y el estrés oxidativo en el proceso inflamatorio renal. Finalmente, esta revisión resume nuestro actual conocimiento acerca de los posibles mecanismos que contribuirían con la apoptosis modulada por la inflamación y/o el estrés oxidativo durante la enfermedad renal crónica. Además, se propone un nuevo concepto de herramientas anti-inflamatorias que regulan el estrés oxidativo mitocondrial lo cual afectaría directamente al proceso inflamatorio y la apoptosis. Esta idea podría tener consecuencias atractivas sobre el tratamiento de patologías inflamatorias renales y de otras afines.

Pseudotumors of the female breast

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Buck, J; Barth, V

1980-05-01

Pseudotumors which are recognized by mammography as dense areas, can be classified by careful patient anamnesis and inspection of the organ. In most cases these lesions can be correlated with scars or tumorous changes of the skin. The socalled 'drawing-pin' phenomenon mainly is resulting from skin retraction by Cooper's ligaments and secondly from immediate invasion of the tumor. In all these cases short time radiographic follow-up examinations are recommended instead of surgery.

Casos estandarizados en reumatología. Enfermedades autoinmunes sistémicas

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Nolla Solé, Joan Miquel

2014-01-01

Introducción. Las enfermedades autoinmunes sistémicas, denominadas también colagenosis o conectivopatías, constituyen una heterogéneo grupo de procesos que presentan en común: los fenómenos de autoinmunidad, que tienen valor patogénico y, en muchas ocasiones, diagnóstico y que posibilitan la definición de subgrupos pronósticos y terapéuticos, así como la afección simultánea de diversos órganos y sistemas corporales, circunstancia que confiere a las entidades un gran polimorfismo clínico ...

Pseudotumors of the female breast

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Buck, J.; Barth, V.; Staedtische Krankenanstalten Esslingen

1980-01-01

Pseudotumors which are recognized by mammography as dense areas, can be classified by careful patient anamnesis and inspection of the organ. In most cases these lesions can be correlated with scars or tumorous changes of the skin. The socalled 'drawing-pin' phenomenon mainly is resulting from skin retraction by Cooper's ligaments and secondly from immediate invasion of the tumor. In all these cases short time radiographic follow-up examinations are recommended instead of surgery. (orig.) [de

Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Pituitary Gland Mimicking a Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report

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Kim, Da Mi; Yu, In Kyu [Dept. of Radiology, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of); Kim, Han Kyu [Dept. of Neurosurgery, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of); Son Hyun Jin [Dept. of Pathology, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)

2011-04-15

A 38-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with diplopia. The patient had a relatively well-defined pituitary mass with high cellularity as well as weaker enhancement on imaging modalities including computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), than a typical pituitary adenoma. The distinction between a pseudotumor and an invasive neoplasm is very difficult before biopsy. In this case report, we discuss the characteristic imaging features of a fibrosing inflammatory pseudotumor of the pituitary gland

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen: report of a case in a child

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Dardanelli, Esteban; Cermeno, Claudia; Rizzi, Ana Maria; Felipe, Laura; Goldberg, Alberto; Moguillansky, Silvia

2003-01-01

We report a case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen in a 4 years old child. Clinical findings were limited to diffuse abdominal pain and a palpable mass at the left hypochondrium. Ultrasonography and CT revealed a solid homogeneous mass in the lower pole of the spleen, with irregular enhancement with IV contrast. Laparoscopic splenectomy was performed. The diagnosis was histological. The pseudotumor of the spleen is extremely rare, especially in children, with only 4 cases (including our own) reported in the literature. Our patient constitutes the youngest case ever reported. (author)

Pancreatitis autoinmune asociada a fibrosis retroperitoneal: evolución tras dos años de seguimiento Autoimmune pancreatitis associated with retroperitoneal fibrosis: outcome after 24 months of follow-up

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M. Romero

2008-10-01

Full Text Available Introducción: la pancreatitis autoinmune es un tipo de pancreatitis crónica caracterizado por un infiltrado linfoplasmocitario y una elevación de IgG e IgG4, que se ha descrito asociada a diversas manifestaciones extrapancreáticas y enfermedades autoinmunes, lo cual apoya la teoría de un mecanismo autoinmune fisiopatólogico de base. Caso clínico: presentamos el caso de un varón que debutó simultáneamente con una pancreatitis autoinmune asociada a fibrosis retroperitoneal y lesión de la vía biliar extrapancreática, con respuesta total tras tratamiento con corticoides durante 4 meses y ausencia de recurrencia tras 24 meses de seguimiento. Discusión: la pancreatitis autoinmune es un tipo de pancreatitis crónica que probablemente forme parte de un proceso sistémico autoinmune, cuyas manifestaciones extrapancreáticas más frecuentes son la fibrosis retroperitoneal y las lesiones de la vía biliar extrapancreática. Su correcto diagnóstico e inicio precoz del tratamiento puede favorecer la resolución completa de las lesiones, principalmente en los casos de bajo grado de actividad, con menor probabilidad de recurrencia.Introduction: autoimmune pancreatitis is a kind of chronic pancreatitis characterized by the presence of lymphoplasmacytic infiltration and severely elevated serum IgG and IgG4, which has been associated to many extrapancreatic lesions and other autoimmune disorders, leading to the theory of an autoimmune mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of this disease. Case report: we report the case of a man who simultaneously presented with autoimmune pancreatitis associated with retroperitonal fibrosis, and a lesion of the extrapancreatic bile duct, with total response to corticosteroid treatment for 4 moths and absence of recurrence after 24 months of follow-up. Discussion: autoimmune pancreatitis is a kind of chronic pancreatitis that is probably a part of a systemic autoinmune disease, with retroperitoneal fibrosis and

Thyroid autoantibodies in autoimmune diseases Anticuerpos antitiroideos en enfermedades autoinmunes

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Regina M. Innocencio

2004-06-01

Full Text Available Abnormalities in the thyroid function and thyroid autoantibodies have been frequently described in patients with autoimmune diseases but seldom in antiphospholipid syndrome patients. In order to determine the prevalence of thyroid function and autoimmune abnormalities, we compared serum thyrotropin (TSH, serum free thyroxine (T4 levels, thyroid antithyroglobulin (TgAb and antithyroperoxidase (TPOAb levels of 25 patients with systemic sclerosis, 25 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 13 patients with antiphospholipid syndrome to a control group of 113 healthy individuals. Evaluation included a thorough clinical examination with particular attention to thyroid disease and a serologic immune profile including rheumatoid factor, antinuclear and anticardiolipin antibody measurements. Subclinical hypothyroidism (4.2Ciertas anormalidades en la función tiroidea y anticuerpos antitiroideos han sido frecuentemente descriptos en pacientes con enfermedades autoinmunes, y más raramente en pacientes con el síndrome antifosfolipídico. Para determinar la prevalencía de anormalidades en la función tiroidea y de autoinmunidad, comparamos los niveles séricos de tirotropina (TSH tiroxina libre en suero (T4 anticuerpos antitiroglobulina (TgAb y antitiroperoxidasa (TPOAb en 25 pacientes con esclerosis sistémica, 25 pacientes con artritis reumatoidea y 13 pacientes con el síndrome antifosfolipídico con un grupo control de 113 individuos aparentemente sanos. La evaluación incluyó un completo examen clínico con particular atención para las enfermedades de la tiroides y una evaluación inmunológica incluyendo dosaje del factor reumatoideo, anticuerpos antinucleares y anticardiolipina. Hipotiroidismo subclínico (4.2

A Case Study on Idiopathic Orbital Pseudotumor: Surgery and ...

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This is a case study of five isolated orbital nerve inflammatory pseudotumor cases ... Optic disk edema was observed by ophthalmoscopy. ... The patients on clinical examination were found to have protrusion, reduced visual acuity of the right ...

El corazón endocrino y el proceso inflamatorio

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Tsuneo Ogawa

2013-12-01

Full Text Available El corazón endocrino, a través de sus hormonas polipéptidas atrial natriuretic factor (ANF o ANP y brain natriuretic peptide (BNP, contribuye a regular la precarga y la poscarga cardiacas. Otras importantes funciones se han descubierto recientemente incluyendo interacciones con el sistema inmunológico. Los niveles plasmáticos de BNP, no así los de ANF, aumentan durante un episodio de rechazo agudo del corazón alotransplantado pero retornan a niveles anteriores al episodio de rechazo después de un tratamiento exitoso del tal rechazo. Este fue el primer indicio que involucró el BNP y el sistema inmunológico. Otras patologías que tienen componentes inflamatorios también se ven acompañadas con cambios en la producción del BNP. El aumento del BNP tiene como base el aumento de la actividad transcripcional del gen inducida por citoquinas y substancias relacionadas. In vitro se puede demostrar que este aumento tiende a modular la actividad inmunológica. Inflamación y cambios hemodinámicos co-existen en la mayoría de las enfermedades cardiovasculares y por ende, es posible que sea beneficioso medir las dos hormonas como biomarcadores de cambios de volumen intravascular (ANF y de estos cambios más inflamación (BNP. Cambios en plasma de ANF relativamente más grandes que aquellos de BNP podrían indicar un deterioro hemodinámico, mientras que cambios importantes en BNP podrían ser indicativos de recrudecimiento del proceso inflamatorio.

Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor clinical analysis of 23 cases

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Chen Xiangxing; Wang Jianxun; Xue Yu

2000-01-01

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and operative treatment of pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor (PIP). Method: The clinical data of 23 cases PIP were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Of all the cases, 10(43.4%) were correctly diagnosed as PIP, while 13 were misdiagnosed, among them 11(47.8%) as lung cancer, 1 as tuberculoma and 1 mediastinal tumour. Operative resections were carried out in all cases with 14 lobectomies, 1 segmental resection, 6 wedge-shaped resections and 2 enucleation of pseudo-tumors. All cases were recovered smoothly and discharged in good condition. Conclusion: It is difficult to differentiate PIP from lung cancer in respect of clinical symptoms and imaging manifestations. Fiberoptic bronchoscope examination and trans-skin puncture biopsy of lung lesion under X-CT guiding are important preoperative diagnostic measures. The proper kind of lung resection should be determined by preoperative or operative pathological biopsy diagnosis of lung lesion and excessive resection of normal lung tissues should be avoided

Seroprevalencia del Virus Linfotrópico Humano de células T tipo 1 (HTLV-1 en pacientes con tiroiditis autoinmune.

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Ricardo Mori

2010-10-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Describir la seroprevalencia de infección por HTLV-1 en pacientes con tiroiditis autoinmune. Material y Métodos: Estudio transversal realizado en pacientes con tiroiditis autoinmune que acudieron al consultorio de Endocrinología del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia entre octubre del 2008 y enero del 2010. Se usó un cuestionario estructurado para obtener datos epidemiológicos y clínicos, paralelamente, se revisaron las historias clínicas para obtener datos de laboratorio. A los participantes se les tomó una muestra de sangre para el diagnóstico de HTLV-1 mediante prueba de ELISA y confirmación por Western Blot, previa firma de consentimiento informado. Resultados: Durante el período de estudio, se atendieron 285 pacientes con tiroiditis autoinmune. Se incluyeron 145 pacientes (50,9%; la edad media fue 48,1 ± 15 años y 135 (93,1% fueron de sexo femenino. Tres pacientes tuvieron infección por HTLV-1, con una prevalencia estimada de 2,1% (IC 95%: 0-4,4%. Los seropositivos fueron de sexo femenino y tuvieron el diagnóstico de Enfermedad de Graves hipertiroidea. La frecuencia de infección por HTLV-1 en este grupo fue de 5% (3/60; IC 95%: 0-11%. No se encontró diferencia significativa entre los pacientes HTLV-1 positivos y negativos en cuanto a características demográficas, clínicas y de laboratorio. Conclusión: La prevalencia de infección por HTLV-1 en los pacientes con tiroiditis autoinmune fue similar a la prevalencia estimada para la población peruana en general.(Rev Med Hered 2010;21:180-186.

PSEUDOTUMORAL FORM OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH SYMPTOMATIC CONVULSIVE SEIZURES (A CLINICAL CASE

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Yu. A. Belova

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Multiple sclerosis (MS is prominent among central nervous system diseases. It affects chiefly young people and almost inevitably results in disability. In the past decade, there has been an upward trend for the prevalence of MS worldwide; in particular, the higher prevalence of this disease has been registered in the Moscow Region, which is associated with both an objective increase in its morbidity and improvement of specialized care to the population in the region. MS is characterized by a variety of clinical manifestations. However, paroxysmal disturbances are referred to as the rare symptoms of MS: the incidence of epileptic seizures in this condition is 0.89 to 7.5% according to the literature data. In addition to the clinical form of MS, there are its rare malignant atypical forms that also include its pseudotumoral form characterized by intrinsic neuroimaging and clinical signs that are different from the classical form of MS and another abnormality of the central nervous system. The pseudotumoral form of MS is characterized by the development of acute focal demyelination that appears as a large focus of an increased magnetic resonance signal with perifocal edema as evidenced by magnetic resonance imaging. A pseudotumoral focus of demyelination can occur both at the onset of MS and during its recurrent course. The atypical onset of MS is a special challenge because of diagnostic problems, which may lead to erroneous therapeutic policy and have a negative impact on the late prognosis of the disease. The authors provide a clinical case of the pseudotumoral form of MS with convulsive seizures at the onset of demyelinating disease. The problems of diagnosis and therapeutic approaches are discussed.

Hemorrhagic intracranial inflammatory pseudotumor originating from the trigeminal nerve: a case report.

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Jung, Tae-Young; Jung, Shin; Lee, Min-Cheol; Moon, Kyung-Sub; Kim, In-Young; Kang, Sam-Suk; Kim, Soo-Han

2006-01-01

We report here on a case of intracranial inflammatory pseudotumor arising from the trigeminal nerve. A 52-year-old man presented with sudden onset severe headache. He had had facial numbness several months earlier and no signs indicating infection. On the computerized tomography scan, intracranial hemorrhage was detected at the cerebellopontine angle. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a 2.7-cm-sized, homogenously enhancing mass. A provisional diagnosis of trigeminal schwannoma was made, and suboccipital craniotomy was then performed. The mass was encapsulated and had multiple capsular veins. There was a evidence of intratumoral bleeding. It originated from the trigeminal root and was adhered to the 4th cranial nerve. Pathologic examination showed fibrovascular tissue with dense infiltrates of plasma cells and lymphocytes, some histiocytes, and occasional neutrophils and eosinophils. It showed immunopositivity for leukocyte common antigen (LCA) and immunonegativity for S-100 and lysozyme. It was also immunopositive for EBV antigen. Intracranial inflammatory pseudotumors mostly arise from dural/meningeal structures in the intracranial location. This case is the first to describe an intracranial inflammatory pseudotumor originating from a cranial nerve. The pathologic examination supported the postinfection hypothesis out of several possible pathologic mechanisms.

No association between pseudotumors, high serum metal-ion levels and metal hypersensitivity in large-head metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty at 5-7-year follow-up

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Hjorth, Mette Holm; Stilling, Maiken; Soballe, Kjeld

2015-01-01

-ion concentrations were measured, metal allergy and atopic dermatitis were evaluated, and the questionnaires of the Oxford Hip Score (OHS), Harris Hip Score (HHS) and the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) were completed. RESULTS: Pseudotumors were found in eight patients, but they were asymptomatic and their serum...... pseudotumor formation, serum metal-ion levels, metal patch test reactivity, and atopic dermatitis. However, clinicians should be aware of asymptomatic pseudotumors, and we advise further exploration into the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of pseudotumors.......OBJECTIVE: The relationship between metal wear debris, pseudotumor formation and metal hypersensitivity is complex and not completely understood. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of pseudotumor formation in a consecutive series of metal-on-metal (MoM) total hip arthroplasty...

Enfermedades Autoinmunes, tratamiento con Trichuris suis y otros helmintos

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Iñigo Pallardo Fernández

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivos: La "Hipótesis de la Higiene" postula sobre los efectos inmunomoduladores inducidos por agentes infecciosos en los seres humanos. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es indagar sobre las evidencias de esa hipótesis y sobre sus aplicaciones en el campo del tratamiento de las enfermedades autoinmunes, haciendo especial hincapié tanto en los mecanismos de acción en los que se basan estas aplicaciones como en los resultados reales obtenidos. Además analizará la posible evolución de estas terapias, especialmente a la sombra de las controversias éticas que surgen de la aplicación de estos tratamientos en relación a si es lícito causar una infección para curar otra patología, como es el caso que nos ocupa. Resultados: Actualmente existen resultados prometedores de ensayos clínicos sobre terapias helmínticas aplicadas al tratamiento de enfermedades autoinmunes como son la enfermedad de Crohn y la colitis ulcerosa, resumidos en el apartado de resultados de este artículo. Igualmente prometedora es la gran variedad de ensayos clínicos que actualmente están en curso sobre la aplicación de la terapia helmíntica al tratamiento de diversas patologías en las que está involucrado el sistema inmunológico, como son: asma, rinitis alérgica, artritis reumatoide, esclerosis múltiple, diabetes Mellitus tipo I, encefalomielitis autoinmune, obesidad, autismo, etc que han llevado a identificar cuáles son los parásitos indicados en el tratamiento de este amplio espectro de enfermedades. Sin embargo es necesario indicar que no todos los helmintos son inmunorreguladores y, por lo tanto útiles en el tratamiento de estas enfermedades y que, los que lo son, no son útiles en el tratamiento de todas las enfermedades de origen inmunológico sino que presentan una marcada especificidad. Es más, la utilidad de éstos presenta una variabilidad importante, no sólo dependiente de la enfermedad de origen inmunológico a tratar, sino tambi

Sindromes endocrinos autoinmunes: cuándo sospechar y estudiar un sindrome poliglandular (SPG)

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B. María Carolina Letelier, Dra.

2013-01-01

Los síndromes poliglandulares autoinmunes comprenden un amplio espectro de trastornos endocrinos. Estos síndromes incluyen trastornos monogénicos como el síndrome poliglandular tipo 1 (tipo juvenil) y trastornos genéticos complejos como el síndrome poliglandular tipo 2 (tipo adulto). Estos trastornos se basan en la presencia de infiltración linfocitaria de la glándula afectada, anticuerpos órgano-específico en sangre, defectos en la inmunidad celular y asociación con los genes de los antígeno...

Evaluación de un protocolo para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de los trastornos inflamatorios temporomandibulares

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Marcos Ros Santana

2015-04-01

Full Text Available Los trastornos inflamatorios de la articulación temporomandibular se caracterizan por un dolor profundo y continuo en el área articular, que se acentúa generalmente a la función y puede llegar a producir efectos de excitación central secundarios. Se realizó un estudio cuasi-experimental en 29 pacientes mayores de 15 años con trastornos inflamatorios temporomandibulares, en la Clínica de Especialidades Estomatológicas de Bayamo, provincia Granma, desde enero a julio de 2014, con el propósito de evaluar los resultados de la aplicación de un protocolo para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de los trastornos inflamatorios temporomandibulares. Se evaluaron algunas variables de interés, tales como: intensidad del dolor, presencia de dolor articular espontáneo, a la palpación, durante los movimientos, así como dolor muscular asociado y restricción al movimiento de apertura. A los datos obtenidos se les realizó análisis estadístico. A los tres meses de evolución hubo un incremento estadísticamente significativo (p<0,05 del número de pacientes sin dolor y una reducción del número de pacientes con restricción al movimiento de apertura bucal. El protocolo de tratamiento resultó efectivo, pues se logró reducir el dolor e incrementar el rango de apertura bucal en más del 70 % de los pacientes tratados

Imaging of hemophilic pseudotumor; Estudio por imagen del seudotumor hemofilico

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Ruiz, F.; Reche, A.; Garcia, E.; Chamorro, C.

2002-07-01

A case of hemophilic pseudotumor studied with different imaging techniques is reported. Typical and atypical images that may guide the individualized management of each patient are reviewed. In this case, imaging techniques were especially useful in guiding the biopsy. (Author) 14 refs.

Radiological features of a fibro-osseous pseudotumor in the digit: A case report

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Kwak, Min Jae; Kim, Sun Ki; Lee, Sang Uk; Jun, Sun Young; Lee, An Hi

2015-01-01

A fibro-osseous pseudotumor is a rare ossifying soft tissue lesion, which is thought to be a reactive rather than a neoplastic lesion, developing due to repeated trauma. The lesion mostly occurs in the subcutaneous tissue of the proximal phalanx of the digit and predominantly affects young adults, with a slight predominance in females. The clinicopathological features can mimic those of malignant soft tissue lesions, and diagnosis can be difficult. Less is known about the radiological appearance of the lesion, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features, than about histological signs. Here, we report radiological findings, including MRI features, of a fibro-osseous pseudotumor of the digit in a young female

Importancia de la semiología del dolor en el diagnóstico de un proceso inflamatorio pulpar

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Andrés 0 Pérez Ruiz

2011-09-01

Full Text Available El dolor es un síntoma de extraordinaria importancia en la práctica estomatológica y particularmente en lo concerniente a las alteraciones de la pulpa dentaria. Con el objetivo de profundizar en el conocimiento de las fases por las que atraviesa un proceso inflamatorio pulpar, que permiten predecir sus manifestaciones dolorosas, se realizó una revisión bibliográfica sobre el tema con un enfoque multidisciplinario y básico-clínico. Se utilizó el método documental para el análisis y tratamiento de la información ofrecida por las fuentes teóricas. El sitio en Internet Google fue empleado como fundamental motor de búsqueda y Lilacs, Hinari, Medline y PubMed fueron las bases de datos más revisadas. La clasificación del estado de inflamación pulpar, que atiende a eventos histopatológicos que no se pueden visualizar, resulta más difícil. Se podría lograr mayor precisión en un diagnóstico basado en el curso que sigue el dolor, de acuerdo a la magnitud del compromiso inflamatorio y apoyado en la rica semiología que se puede obtener si se sigue la trayectoria de las variables del estímulo nociceptivo. El incremento y profundización de los conocimientos en este campo contribuiyó significativamente a un mejor diagnóstico y tratamiento de los procesos inflamatorios pulpares.

Case report 471: Hemophilic pseudotumors (presumptive diagnosis) and hemophilic arthropathy of elbow

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Hermann, G.; Gilbert, M.

1988-03-01

A case has been presented of a 72-year-old man on whom an excretory urogram showed the incidental findings of two soft tissue masses in the abdomen containing considerable deposits of calcium. The history was interesting in that the patient was classic hemophiliac with Factor VIII level less than 1%, who first developed symptoms and signs of multiple hemarthroses affecting the knees, ankles, elbows, and shoulders at the age of nine years. Secondary hemophilic arthropathy followed, particularly advanced in the right elbow. Total knee replacements were performed within the last 10 years. A mass within the muscles of the right chest wall, superficial to the ribs, was surgically removed. The abdominal masses in this case were studied with CT and showed considerable calcification with a fibrous wall. Surgical removal of pseudotumors is usually undertaken following diagnosis because the natural history includes continuous enlargement and destruction of the adjacent tissues. Because of the age of the patient and the significant cardiac history, it was considered inappropriate to undertake surgery for the masses in the abdomen which were considered presumptively to be pseudotumors. The clinical, radiological, and pathological aspects of pseudotumor of hemophilia were reviewed. In this case, besides the masses in the abdomen, hemophilic arthropathy of an elbow was illustrated and a soft tissue mass in the right chest wall was demonstrated radiologically and the pathological specimen shown after surgical excision.

Anticuerpos anti 21 hidroxilasa séricos en pacientes con anticuerpos antifracción microsomal: Síndrome poliendocrino autoinmune Seric 21- hydroxilase antibodies in patients with anti-microsomal fraction antibodies: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome

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Silvia Botta

2007-04-01

Full Text Available El síndrome poliendocrino autoinmune (SPA es la asociación de enfermedades endocrinas autoinmunes con otros desórdenes autoinmunes no endocrinos. Los tipos 1, 2 y 4 presentan adrenalitis autoinmune, esto indica la presencia de autoanticuerpos, y su marcador serológico específico es el anti 21 hidroxilasa (a21-OH. El SPA tipo 2 es la asociación de adrenalitis, enfermedad tiroidea y/o diabetes mellitus inducidas por autoanticuerpos. Como componentes menores, pueden estar asociados entre otros, vitiligo, alopecia y miastenia. Nuestros objetivos fueron: establecer la prevalencia de a21-OH séricos en pacientes con anticuerpos anti fracción microsomal (AFM positivos, enfermedad tiroidea autoinmune y/o afecciones endocrinas y no endocrinas autoinmunes; diagnosticar formas incompletas de SPA y estudiar individuos con probable riesgo de progresión a un SPA completo. Estudiamos 72 pacientes AFM positivos y 60 sujetos tomados como grupo control, AFM negativos. Hallamos a21-OH elevados en dos pacientes: A= 47 U/ml, hipotiroidismo autoinmune y miastenia; y B= 8.75 U/ml, hipotiroidismo autoinmune y vitiligo; ambos con ausencia de insuficiencia adrenal. La prevalencia de a21-OH encontrada fue del 2.8%. Las pacientes A y B corresponden a un SPA tipo 2 incompleto y latente en relación al componente adrenal. Considerando a los a21-OH marcadores de enfermedad autoinmune latente, el eventual riesgo de evolución hacia la afección clínica sugiere la necesidad de estrechos controles clínicos y bioquímicos periódicos.Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS is the association of autoimmune endocrine diseases, with other autoimmune nonendocrine disorders. APS types 1, 2 and 4 include autoimmune adrenalitis; this suggests the presence of autoantibodies. A specific serological marker for these is the anti 21- hydroxilase autoantibody (a21-OH. APS type 2 is the association of autoimmune adrenalitis, to autoimmune thyroid disease and/or diabetes mellitus, all

Muscular pseudotumor of the breast following doxorubicin and radiation therapy for oat cell carcinoma of the lung

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Wergowske, G.; Chang, J.C.; Marger, D.

1982-01-01

Two male patients developed muscular pseudotumor of the breast following combined treatment of radiation and chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, methotrexate and procarbazine for oat cell carcinoma of the lung. The pathologic findings of the biopsy specimens revealed muscle and capillary changes similar to previously reported myocardiotoxicity from doxorubicin and radiation therapy. Discussed is a possible additive or synergistic toxic effect of doxorubicin and radiation therapy in the development of muscular pseudotumor of the breast

Pseudotumor from Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty Causing Unilateral Leg Edema: Case Presentation and Literature Review

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Caleb W. Grote

2018-03-01

Full Text Available Metal-on-metal (MoM total hip arthroplasty (THA can be associated with adverse metal reactions, including pseudotumors. This case report describes a 58-year-old female with an MoM THA-related pseudotumor that caused unilateral leg edema from compression of her external iliac vein. After thorough preoperative workup to rule out infection and deep vein thrombosis and consultation with a vascular surgeon, the patient underwent revision THA and excision of her pseudotumor. She had complete resolution of her swelling at 4 years after surgery. Review of all available case reports for this rare complication revealed that almost all patients were female. All patients underwent revision THA, with resolution of their symptoms. Literature review demonstrates that women are disproportionally affected by complications associated with MoM THA. We recommend close monitoring of patients with MoM THA, particularly women, for development of adverse metal reactions.

Case report 471: Hemophilic pseudotumors (presumptive diagnosis) and hemophilic arthropathy of elbow

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Hermann, G.; Gilbert, M.

1988-01-01

A case has been presented of a 72-year-old man on whom an excretory urogram showed the incidental findings of two soft tissue masses in the abdomen containing considerable deposits of calcium. The history was interesting in that the patient was classic hemophiliac with Factor VIII level less than 1%, who first developed symptoms and signs of multiple hemarthroses affecting the knees, ankles, elbows, and shoulders at the age of nine years. Secondary hemophilic arthropathy followed, particularly advanced in the right elbow. Total knee replacements were performed within the last 10 years. A mass within the muscles of the right chest wall, superficial to the ribs, was surgically removed. The abdominal masses in this case were studied with CT and showed considerable calcification with a fibrous wall. Surgical removal of pseudotumors is usually undertaken following diagnosis because the natural history includes continuous enlargement and destruction of the adjacent tissues. Because of the age of the patient and the significant cardiac history, it was considered inappropriate to undertake surgery for the masses in the abdomen which were considered presumptively to be pseudotumors. The clinical, radiological, and pathological aspects of pseudotumor of hemophilia were reviewed. In this case, besides the masses in the abdomen, hemophilic arthropathy of an elbow was illustrated and a soft tissue mass in the right chest wall was demonstrated radiologically and the pathological specimen shown after surgical excision. (orig.)

Manifestaciones clínicas y paraclínicas de la hepatitis autoinmune en 48 pacientes de la ciudad de Medellín, 1980-2004

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Jorge Hernando Donado Gómez

2005-02-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: describir las características clínicas, bioquímicas, histológicas, sociodemográficas y de tratamiento de los pacientes con hepatitis autoinmune (HAI. Metodología: estudio descriptivo retrospectivo de una serie de casos con 48 pacientes de la ciudad de Medellín con diagnóstico de HAI según los criterios del Grupo Internacional de Hepatitis Autoinmune. Resultados: la edad promedio al momento del diagnóstico fue 34 años, 40 pacientes (83.3% eran mujeres. Los hallazgos clínicos más frecuentes fueron fatiga (89.6% e ictericia (81.3%. Las medianas de los hallazgos de laboratorio pretratamiento fueron: AST 626 U/L, ALT 547.5 U/L, bilirrubina total 5.64 mg/dL, bilirrubina directa 3.4 mg/dL. Las medianas de los valores de laboratorio postratamiento fueron: AST 40.5 U/L, ALT 44.4 U/L, bilirrubina total 1.1 mg/dL, bilirrubina directa 0.4 mg/dL (p <0.000. El valor promedio de las gamaglobulinas fue 2.2 g/dL; 81.3% de los pacientes tuvieron biopsia hepática y de ellos 97.4% ten ían hallazgos compatibles con HAI. Cuarenta pacientes tenían anticuerpos antinucleares positivos. Se hallaron enfermedades autoinmunes concurrentes en 19 pacientes, la más frecuente fue la tiroiditis. El tratamiento más frecuentemente administrado fue prednisona más azatioprina en 56.3% de los pacientes. Cuarenta y un pacientes (85.4% respondieron completamente y 12 (25% recayeron. Conclusiones: las características sociodemográficas de este grupo de pacientes no son comparables con las encontradas en otras series. Los hallazgos clínicos, histológicos y bioquímicos son similares a los reportados en la literatura, lo que no se observó con las enfermedades autoinmunes asociadas. La mayoría de los pacientes pertenecen al subtipo 1 de la enfermedad.

Inflammatory pseudotumor: A gallium-avid mobile mesenteric mass

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Auringer, S.T.; Scott, M.D.; Sumner, T.E.

1991-01-01

An 8-yr-old boy with a 1-mo history of culture-negative fever and anemia underwent gallium, ultrasound, and computed tomography studies as part of the evaluation of a fever of unknown origin. These studies revealed a mobile gallium-avid solid abdominal mass subsequently proven to be an inflammatory pseudotumor of the mesentery, a rare benign mass. This report documents the gallium-avid nature of this rare lesion and discusses associated characteristic clinical, pathologic, and radiographic features

Multisystemic Organ Involvement by an Inflammatory Pseudotumor: A Case Report

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Kim, Woo Jeong; Kwon, Hee Jin; Cho, Jin Han; Oh, Jong Yeong; Nam, Kyung Jin; Ha, Dong Ho [Dept. of Radiology, Dong A University College of Medicine, Pusan (Korea, Republic of)

2011-07-15

Inflammatory pseudotumors are benign soft tissue tumors that in rare cases can also manifest in multiple organs. We report here on the radiologic findings of a case of inflammatory pseudotomor mimicking malignant lymphoma involving the liver, pancreas, common bile duct, kidney, renal pelvis and lymph nodes of the abdomen and mediastinum, as well as the bronchus in an adult.

Pseudotumoral delayed cerebral radionecrosis

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Ciaudo-Lacroix, C.; Lapresle, J.

1985-01-01

A 60 year-old woman with a scalp epithelioma underwent radiotherapy, the dose being 57 Gray. A first epileptic seizure occurred twenty months later. Neurological examination revealed signs of left hemisphere involvement. γEG, angiography, CT scans, demonstrated a pseudotumoral avascular process. On account of the localisation, the patient being right-handed, no surgical procedure was performed. In spite of corticotherapy and anticonvulsive treatment, seizures recurred and neurological signs slowly progressed. The patient died, 22 months after the first seizure, of an associated disseminated carcinoma with cachexia. Neuropathological examination showed a massive lesion presenting all the features of delayed radionecrosis in the left hemisphere: situated mainly in the white matter; numerous vascular abnormalities; wide-spread demyelination; disappearance of oligoglial cells. The Authors recall the clinical and anatomical aspects of this condition for which the only successful treatment is surgical removal when location and size of the lesion permit. Finally, the mechanisms which have been proposed to explain this delayed cerebral radionecrosis are discussed [fr

Pseudotumoral delayed cerebral radionecrosis

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Ciaudo-Lacroix, C; Lapresle, J [Centre Hospitalier de Bicetre, 94 - Le Kremlin-Bicetre (France)

1985-01-01

A 60 year-old woman with a scalp epithelioma underwent radiotherapy, the dose being 57 Gray. A first epileptic seizure occurred twenty months later. Neurological examination revealed signs of left hemisphere involvement. ..gamma..EG, angiography, CT scans, demonstrated a pseudotumoral avascular process. On account of the localisation, the patient being right-handed, no surgical procedure was performed. In spite of corticotherapy and anticonvulsive treatment, seizures recurred and neurological signs slowly progressed. The patient died, 22 months after the first seizure, of an associated disseminated carcinoma with cachexia. Neuropathological examination showed a massive lesion presenting all the features of delayed radionecrosis in the left hemisphere: situated mainly in the white matter; numerous vascular abnormalities; wide-spread demyelination; disappearance of oligoglial cells. The Authors recall the clinical and anatomical aspects of this condition for which the only successful treatment is surgical removal when location and size of the lesion permit. Finally, the mechanisms which have been proposed to explain this delayed cerebral radionecrosis are discussed.

Papiledema unilateral na síndrome do pseudotumor cerebral

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Mário L. R. Monteiro

1985-06-01

Full Text Available São apresentadas as fotografias de fundo de olho de 6 mulheres com papiledema unilateral e a síndrome do pseudotumor cerebral. Achados associados foram: obesidade em 5 e a sindrome da sela vazia parcial em 2. São discutidas as possíveis explicações para o desenvolvimento de papiledema unilateral nesses pacientes e que favorecem um mecanismo presente na porção distal dos nervos ópticos.

Sacral pseudotumor complicating iliac bone harvest: radiographic, CT and MRI appearances

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Kavanagh, E.; Roth, C.; O' Connell, M.; Eustace, S. [Dept. of Radiology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin (Ireland)

2003-12-01

We present the imaging appearances of a lytic pseudotumor in the right sacral ala presenting with referred pain to the right thigh. Subsequent imaging revealed the presence of a cystic lesion arising at the site of previous bone graft harvest; CT-guided aspiration yielded synovial fluid presumed to arise from the contiguous sacroiliac joint. (orig.)

Pott’s puffy pseudotumor: a forgotten and dangerous complication of sinusitis

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Luz Ángela Moreno

2017-04-01

Full Text Available Pott’s puffy pseudotumor is one of the possible complications of sinusitis. The literature reports few cases related to this entity; however, this article presents a series of four cases to raise awareness among the medical group of the existence of this disease, and how timely management can prevent severe complications.

Pseudotumors after primary abdominal lipectomy as a new sequela in patients with abdominal apron.

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Dragu, Adrian; Bach, Alexander D; Polykandriotis, Elias; Kneser, Ulrich; Horch, Raymund E

2009-11-01

Malnutrition and overweight is a common problem in modern societies. Primary abdominal lipectomy is a standard surgical tool in patients with these problems. However, unknown secondary problems result from recent advances in obesity surgery. Plication of the anterior musculoaponeurotic wall is a widely and commonly used operative technique during abdominoplasty. Many different plication techniques have been published. So far no common standard and long-term effectiveness is proven. In addition, there is no sufficient literature dealing with the postoperative risks of plication of the musculoaponeurotic wall. Four patients with development of pseudotumors were reviewed. All four patients received 12 months in advance a primary abdominal lipectomy including a vertical plication of the musculoaponeurotic wall. All four patients were females with mean age of 61 years and mean body mass index (BMI) of 37 kg/m(2). All four patients had developed a pseudotumor of the abdomen as a long-term complication more than 12 months after primary abdominal lipectomy including a vertical plication of the anterior rectus sheath. One should be aware of the potential long-term risk of secondary postoperative hematoma formation, with or without partial necrosis of the anterior rectus sheath after vertical plication of the anterior musculoaponeurotic wall. Viewed clinically and radiologically, such sequelas may appear as pseudotumor like masses and require immediate revision.

Treatment with hydroxyurea in thalassemia intermedia with paravertebral pseudotumors of extramedullary hematopoiesis.

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Cario, H; Wegener, M; Debatin, K-M; Kohne, E

2002-08-01

Excessive ineffective erythropoiesis in thalassemia intermedia may cause paravertebral pseudotumors of extramedullary hematopoiesis. Due to the proximity to the spinal canal, these paravertebral masses carry the risk of severe neurological damage. Treatment strategies include hypertransfusion, radiotherapy, and laminectomy. Hydroxyurea, stimulating fetal hemoglobin synthesis, may represent an alternative therapeutic approach. We report on a 26-year-old patient suffering from thalassemia intermedia with progressive anemia symptoms and presenting multiple intrathoracic paravertebral pseudotumors of extramedullary hematopoiesis. Hypertransfusion therapy and splenectomy were followed by regular transfusion (baseline hemoglobin 10 g/dl) and chelation with desferrioxamine. With this treatment, clinical symptoms disappeared, paravertebral hematopoietic masses did not progress, but severe hemosiderosis developed within a few years. Hydroxyurea therapy was initiated to increase the efficacy of erythropoiesis, thereby reducing the required transfusion volume but suppressing concomitantly further expansion of extramedullary hematopoiesis, and finally leading to a reduction of transfusional iron load. Treatment was started with 4 mg/kg per day and stepwise increased to 12.5 mg/kg per day. The fetal hemoglobin concentration increased from 4.5 to 5.5 g/dl after 1 year and to 9.9 g/dl after 2 years of treatment. The yearly transfusion volume was halved during the 1st year of treatment. At present, after 26 months of treatment, the patient has been transfusion-independent for 10 months. Serum ferritin levels decreased from 2844 to 1335 ng/ml. Size and shape of paravertebral hematopoietic pseudotumors remained stable. No side effects of hydroxyurea have been observed. In thalassemia intermedia patients with extramedullary hematopoiesis, hydroxyurea may lead to independence from regular transfusion therapy without further expansion of ectopic hematopoietic tissue.

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the occipital condyle imitating a malignant neoplasm - a case report

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Sznajder, K.; Skrzelewski, S.

2007-01-01

Inflammatory pseudotumor is a non-neoplastic process of unknown etiology characterized by proliferation of connective tissue with an inflammatory infiltrate. IPT most frequently arises in the orbit, but can also be found in the larynx, the paranasal sinus and rarely in the skull base. We present the case of a 20-year-old patient with a 4-month history of headache and insomnia. Neurological examination showed limited head mobility and hypoglossal nerve dysfunction. The patient was afebrile and no abnormalities in blood tests were found. CT revealed the presence of a tumor mass destructing the right occipital condyle. MRI was performed and the mass was surgically removed. The histological diagnosis was non-specific chronic inflammatory granulation tissue. Inflammatory pseudotumors can often mimic malignant neoplasms, especially in cases where bone destruction is observed. IPT of the occipital condyle is a rare but aggressive lesion that should be treated by surgical excision. (author)

Calcified fibrous pseudotumor of spermatic cord

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Rodriguez Collar, Tomas Lazaro; Valdes Estevez, Brasily; Nagua Valencia, Miguel Angel; Salinas Olivares, Mercedes Rita

2009-01-01

Paratesticular tumors are infrequent and most are benigns. This a case presentation of a patient aged 24 with a history of good health coming to our consultation by presence of a hard and painless 4 cm tumor in right scrotum with a 6 months course. Scrotal ultrasound (US) showed a well circumscribed heterogeneous lesion separate of epididymis and the testis. Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) was not possible by hardness of tumor. A inguinal surgery was performed and the total tumor exeresis using freezing biopsy negative of malignancy. Final histopathological report was: calcified fibrous pseudotumor of spermatic cord. Patient's course has been satisfactory. Significance of inguinal surgery was confirmed for the paratesticular tumor approach, even more when FNAB it is not conclusive for diagnosis.(author)

Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Temporal Bone: Three Cases and a Review of the Literature

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Huiqin Tian

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Inflammatory pseudotumor (IP is a clinically aggressive but histologically benign condition of unknown cause. Its appearance in the temporal bone is uncommon. We present clinical, radiological, and histopathologic findings of three cases originating in the temporal bone. In the first case, a simultaneous IP of the temporal bone and parotid gland was found with histopathologic confirmation. In the second case, an enlarged cervical node, which was also believed to be related to IP, was observed accompanied with the temporal lesion. While the third case presented with chronic suppurative otitis media. Two of them were treated by surgery alone with complete resolve of the diseases. Another one underwent tympanomastoidectomy in combination with oral steroids, radiation, and chemotherapy, but the IP still recurred. A comprehensive review of the literature on clinical features of the temporal pseudotumor was conducted.

Pseudotumor of the distal common bile duct at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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Tan, Justin H.; Coakley, Fergus V; Wang, Zhen J.; Poder, Liina; Webb, Emily; Yeh, Benjamin M.

2010-01-01

Background Prior studies have described a pseudocalculus appearance in the distal common bile duct as a normal variant at cholangiography. The objective of this study is to describe the occurrence of pseudotumor in the distal common bile duct at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Methods Nine patients who underwent ERCP between May 2004 and July 2008 were identified as having a transient eccentric mural-based filling defect in the distal common bile duct. A single reader systematically reviewed all studies and recorded the imaging findings. Results The mean diameter of the filling defect was 9 mm (range, 5 to 11). Eight patients had resolution of the filling defect during the same ERCP or on a subsequent ERCP, and in 2 of these patients the inferior border of the filling defect was not well visualized. The other patient underwent surgical resection of a presumed tumor with no evidence of malignancy on surgical pathology. Conclusion An eccentric mural-based filling defect in the distal common bile duct can be artifactual in nature and may reflect transient contraction of the sphincter of Oddi. Recognition of this pseudotumor may help avoid unnecessary surgery. PMID:21724120

Diagnóstico y tratamiento de los síndromes de sobreposición de hepatitis autoinmune

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O. Aguilar-Nájera

2015-04-01

En la actualidad, aún existe controversia acerca de si los síndromes de sobreposición son entidades diferentes o la presencia de 2 enfermedades coexistentes. Deben ser buscados en los pacientes con hepatitis autoinmune que tienen datos de colestasis ya que sabemos que su comportamiento tiende a ser más agresivo con mayores tasas de cirrosis y necesidad de trasplante hepático así como pobre respuesta al tratamiento, el cual debe ser dirigido al fenotipo principal. Hacen falta definiciones estandarizadas que permitan su estudio en ensayos clínicos controlados.

An Estimation of the Risk of Pseudotumor Cerebri among Users of the Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device

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Valenzuela, Reuben M; Rai, Ruju; Kirk, Brian H

2017-01-01

Because of a previous association of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) with levonorgestrel, we wished to evaluate the use of levonorgestrel-eluting intrauterine devices ("levonorgestrel intrauterine systems", LNG-IUS) in our University of Utah and Rigshospitalet PTC patients. In our retrospective series,...

[Hepatic pseudotumor in acute fascioliasis].

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Castillo Contreras, Ofelia Brisaida; Frisancho Velarde, Oscar

2013-03-01

We report a 61-year-old woman who was hospitalized because of abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant related to a liver tumor (ultrasound and tomographic findings). A collection of blood was obtained by a biopsy and there were no tumor cells. With the suspicion of acute fascioliasis (liver stage), due to severe eosinophilia and recent travel to endemic area of Fasciola hepatica, arc II and ELISA Fas 2 we carried out and were positive. Parasitological stool examinations were negative. During hospitalization a hepatic subcapsular hematoma presented as a complication and the patient developed fever because of cholangiolitic microabscesses in the left hepatic lobe. Percutaneous drainage was performed and positive cultures of secretions were obtained She received antibiotic coverage with vancomycin and imipenem. Treatment for Fasciola hepatica was initiated with nitaxozanida but it was discontinued due to oral intolerance. Later, she received a single dose of 250 mg triclabendazole with clinical and laboratory improvement. We presented this case because it is an unusual pseudotumoral presentation in acute hepatic fascioliasis. This parasitic disease is an emerging zoonosis in Perú.

[Pseudo-tumoral and ischemic encephalic Erdheim-Chester disease].

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Amezyane, T; Abouzahir, A; Bassou, D; Zoubeir, Y; Hammi, S; Mahassin, F; Ohayon, V; Archane, M-I

2009-01-01

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-langerhans cell histiocytosis of unknown etiology. It is a multi-systematic xanthogranulomatous infiltration with almost constant bone involvement; the neurological manifestations are not specific and occur in 15-20% of cases. We report the case of a 59-year-old woman hospitalized for a frontal syndrome and right hemiparesis. Imaging revealed a left caudate nucleus process with recent infarct. Cardiovascular involvement and bilateral osteosclerosis of long bones strongly suggested ECD, confirmed after biopsies of the pericardium and bone. Pseudo-tumor encephalic ECD is very rare; the caudate nuclei is an unusual localization; ischemic stroke has been exceptionally described. Prognosis depends largely on the involvement of the central nervous and cardiovascular systems.

Ultrasonography and computed tomography in the study of orbital tumors and pseudo-tumoral lesions

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Marins, J.L.C.; Pereira, R.M.; Prando, A.; Selos Moreira, A.R. de

1987-01-01

The computerized tomography and the ultrasonography in the ocular and orbital patologies were considered as complementary each other. the ultrasonography method as choice for the detection of the eye lesions in the adult, particularly of vascular origin and in the follow-up of inflammatory and pseudo-tumoral lesions was chosen. (L.M.J.) [pt

Pseudotumor cerebral associado ao uso de ciclosporina após transplante renal Pseudotumor cerebri associated with cyclosporin use following renal transplantation

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Kellen Micheline A. H Costa

2010-03-01

Full Text Available Pseudotumor cerebral (PC é uma síndrome, caracterizada pela presença de hipertensão intracraniana (HIC e sistema ventricular normal. Pacientes submetidos a transplante renal parecem ser mais suscetíveis a desenvolvê-la, devido à terapia com imunossupressores. Ciclosporina (CsA é uma causa rara de PC, pouco descrita na literatura e que deve ser lembrada no diagnóstico diferencial de HIC e papiledema nesses pacientes. Relatamos um caso de um menino de 10 anos, há três anos com enxerto renal, em uso crônico de micofenolato mofetil (MMF, CsA e baixas doses de prednisona que apresentou quadro de cefaleia, vômitos, diplopia e fotofobia. Fundoscopia revelou edema de papila bilateral. Exame do líquor (LCR e de imagem foram normais. Após exclusão de causas secundárias, foi feito diagnóstico de PC devido ao uso crônico de CsA, que, portanto, foi substituída por Sirolimus. O paciente apresentou melhora clínica progressiva, com resolução do papiledema após três mesesPseudotumor cerebri (PC is a syndrome characterized by the presence of intracranial hypertension (ICH and no alteration in the ventricular system. Renal transplanted patients seem more susceptible to develop it due to immunosuppressive therapy. Cyclosporin (CsA is a rare cause of PC, scarcely reported in the literature, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ICH and papilledema in those patients. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy, with a renal allograft for three years, on chronic use of mycophenolate mophetil (MMF, CsA, and low doses of prednisone. The patient presented with headache, vomiting, diplopia, and photophobia. Funduscopy showed bilateral papilledema. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis and imaging tests were normal. After excluding secondary causes, PC was diagnosed based on the chronic use of CsA, which was then replaced by sirolimus. After that, the patient progressively improved, and the papilledema resolved in three months

[Multicentric inflammatory pseudotumor with asynchronic presentation in meninges, liver, spleen and lymph nodes in a patient with seronegative spondiloarthropathy. Case report and review of the literature].

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Vicuña-González, R M; Rivera-Salgado, M I; García-Velarde, P M Pasquel; de León-Bojorge, B; Ortiz-Hidalgo, C

Inflammatory pseudotumor is a reactive process in which the etiology and pathogenesis are not well defined, that can be found in any location. The cases with central nervous system affection have been described in meninges, brain, choroid plexus and cranial and spinal nerves. Multicentric cases, synchronous and asynchronous have been described. A 45 years-old woman with a rheumatologic disease (a seronegative spondiloarthropathy) who developed an inflammatory pseudotumor in spleen, liver and abdominal lymph nodes in 1995, associated to fever of unknown origin, six years later she presented with an inflammatory pseudotumor of the meninges in the convexity of the right frontoparietal region, with fever, malaise, and increase of globular sedimentation rate, microcytic hypochromic anemia and thrombocytosis. The clinicopathologic features of this lesion are revised, including the different theories in regard to the etiology and pathogenesis, and the role of cytokines produced by inflammatory cells in the tumor.

Giant esophageal fibrovascular polyp with clinical behaviour of inflammatory pseudotumor: A case report and the literature review

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Ćuk Vladimir

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Introduction. Esophageal fibrovascular polyps are rare, benign, intraluminal, submucosal tumor-like lesions, characterized by pedunculated masses which can demonstrate enormous growth. The most frequent symptoms are dysphagia, vomiting and weight loss. Fibrovascular polyps with long stalks can regurgitate into the airways and cause asphyxia. Esophageal inflammatory pseudotumor is extremely rare lesion accompanied with various systemic manifestations as fever, anemia and thrombocytosis. Case report. We presented a 29-year-old man complaining of a long-lasting fever and dysphagia. He was found to have huge pedunculated submucosal tumor of esophagus, surgically completely resected. Histopathological examination showed that this giant tumor, 24 x 9 x 6 cm, was a fibrovascular polyp. The postoperative course was uneventful. The preoperative fever, anemia and thrombocytosis disappeared and did not recur in the postoperative course. Conclusion. We reported a patient with giant esophageal pedunculated tumor with clinical manifestations of inflammatory pseudotumor and histopathological picture of fibrovascular polyp, that we have not found described in the literature before.

Jugular Foramen Collision Tumor (Schwannoma and Plasma Cell Pseudotumor), a Probable IgG4-Related Disease.

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Bakhit, Mudathir S; Fujii, Masazumi; Jinguji, Shinya; Sato, Taku; Sakuma, Jun; Saito, Kiyoshi

2017-06-01

Lower cranial nerve sheath tumors are relatively rare. Cases of schwannoma collision tumors have rarely been reported, with most of the reported cases describing schwannoma and meningioma collision tumors. We report a very rare case of a cerebellopontine angle collision tumor of the ninth cranial nerve schwannoma with an IgG4 plasma cell pseudotumor. IgG4 plasma cell pseudotumors comprise a group of diseases called IgG4-related diseases (IgG4-RDs). These diseases usually affect organs such as the pancreas and salivary gland. Few cases of nervous system IgG4-RDs have been reported. Under intraoperative microscopy, the tumor in our case did not appear different from usual cases of schwannoma, but histopathology showed significant infiltration of IgG4 plasma cells. IgG4-RDs have a distinctive histopathologic pattern; however, their pathophysiology remains unclear. Special attention must be paid to the diagnosis of such diseases because they mimic other diseases and can be missed. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Formation of a pseudotumor in total hip arthroplasty using a tribological metal-polyethylene pair

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Lorenzo Fagotti

2015-12-01

Full Text Available ABSTRACT The aim here was to report a case of a young adult patient who evolved with tumor formation in the left thigh, 14 years after revision surgery on hip arthroplasty. Davies in 2005 made the first description of this disease in patients undergoing metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty. Over the last decade, however, pseudotumors around metal-on-polyethylene surfaces have become more prevalent. Our patient presented with increased volume of the left thigh 8 years after hip arthroplasty revision surgery. Two years before the arising of the tumor in the thigh, a nodule in the inguinal region was investigated to rule out a malignant neoplastic process, but the results were inconclusive. The main preoperative complaints were pain, functional limitation and marked reduction in the range of motion of the left hip. Plain radiographs showed loosening of acetabular and femoral, and a large mass between the muscle planes was revealed through magnetic resonance imaging of the left thigh. The surgical procedure consisted of resection of the lesion and removal of the components through lateral approach. In respect of total hip arthroplasty, pseudotumors are benign neoplasms in which the bearing surface consists of metal-on-metal, but they can also occur in different tribological pairs, as presented in this case.

Trasplante de células progenitoras hematopoyéticas en enfermedades autoinmunes Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in autoimmune diseases

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Flavio Albarracín

2008-04-01

Full Text Available El trasplante de células progenitoras hematopoyéticas, células con capacidad de autorrenovación y reconstitución de todos los tipos de células sanguíneas, se utiliza en el tratamiento de numerosas enfermedades potencialmente letales incluyendo leucemias y linfomas. Hoy en día es posible además aplicarlo en el tratamiento de enfermedades autoinmunes graves, como esclerosis múltiple, lupus eritematoso sistémico o esclerosis sistémica, resistentes a la terapia convencional. Estudios en modelos animales nos demuestran que la transferencia de células progenitoras hematopoyéticas podría revertir el proceso de autoinmunidad, un fenómeno que puede explicarse mediante diferentes mecanismos. El resultado de los estudios clínicos que se están llevando a cabo, así como también estudios en pacientes y modelos animales, ayudarán a determinar el rol que el transplante de células progenitoras hematopoyéticas puede jugar en el tratamiento de enfermedades autoinmunes.Transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells, which are capable of self renewal and reconstitution of all types of blood cells, can be a treatment for numerous potential lethal diseases, including leukemias and lymphomas. It may now be applicable for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases, such as therapy-resistant multiple sclerosis, lupus and systemic sclerosis. Studies in animal models show that the transfer of hematopoietic stem cells can reverse autoimmunity. The outcome of ongoing clinical trials, as well as of studies in patients and animal models, will help to determine the role that stem-cell transplantation can play in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Orbital Pseudotumor: Uncommon Initial Presentation of IgG4-Related Disease

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Teresa Carbone

2015-01-01

Full Text Available IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD encompasses a group of fibroinflammatory conditions recognized in recent times. The main clinical features include variable degrees of tissue fibrosis, tumorlike expansions, perivascular lymphocytic infiltration rich in IgG4-positive plasma cells, and elevated serum IgG4. A case has been reported of an elderly patient with an unexplained unilateral exophthalmia; biopsy was performed and revealed lymphocytic infiltration, suggesting IgG4-RD. High serum levels of IgG4, in association with a good response to steroid therapy and to the exclusion of other diagnoses, confirmed the hypothesis of orbital pseudotumor by IgG4-RD.

Diseño de un plan estratégico en el Instituto de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Renato Guzmán - IDEARG S.A.S.

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Jiménez Serrano, Lorena; Ortegon Lancheros, Carolina

2012-01-01

IDEARG S.A.S es una Institución Prestadora de Servicios de Salud dedicada a la atención de pacientes con enfermedades autoinmunes. Dentro de su ordenación se encuentra una planta de personal organizada y comprometida con el progreso de la empresa. Sin embargo, existe una sentida necesidad de implementar estrategias que permitan el fortalecimiento interno de la institución y su posicionamiento en el mercado como una de las empresas de mayor prestigio en su campo de acción. Resulta oportuno...

Anemia hemolítica autoinmune postinfección por virus de la hepatitis A. Informe de caso; Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia associated to hepatitis A. Case report

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Claudia Lucía Sossa Melo, MD

2010-01-01

Full Text Available La anemia hemolítica autoinmune se asocia con una variedad de virus hepatotrópicos, en particular citomegalovirus (CMV, virus del Epstein-Barr y de la hepatitis B. No es frecuente dentro de la historia natural de la hepatitis A, la aparición de anemia hemolítica, y cuando se presenta, generalmente se asocia a deficiencia de glucosa-6-fosfato deshidrogenasa. Presentamos el caso de un paciente de sexo masculino sin hemólisis previa, con astenia e ictericia de dos meses de evolución y hepatomegalia 14 cm por debajo del reborde costal derecho. Los hallazgos en los exámenes de laboratorios mostraron anemia hemolítica con Coombs directo positivo, anticuerpos tipo inmunoglobulina M contra el virus de la hepatitis A positivos, niveles de bilirrubinas 20 veces y aminotrasferasas cuatro veces por arriba del rango normal; con estos datos el paciente fue diagnosticado como hepatitis A complicada con anemia hemolítica y probable hepatitis autoinmune asociada, por lo que se inició manejo con corticoides, alcanzándose mejoría clínica. Resaltamos la importancia de descartar la infección por el virus de la hepatitis A como posible etiología de anemia hemolítica autoinmune.______________________________________________________________________ Acute auto inmune haemolytic anaemia is associated with a variety of hepatotropic viruses, in particular cytomegalovirus, Epstein Barr virus and hepatitis B. The typical course of hepatitis A is rarely complicated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Wepresent the case of a man without previous haemolysis, he had been unwell for two months with fatigue and jaundice, the liver edge was palpable and tender 14 cm below the costal margin. Clinical chemistry showed haemolytic anaemia with positive direct coombs test, immunoglobulin M antibodies to hepatitis A virus were detected, the total bilirrubin concentration 20 times the upper and transaminase 4 times upper limit for normal levels; with this

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver in a patient with congenital granulocytopenia and HCV infection

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Schneider, G. E-mail: ragsne@uniklink-saarland.de; Fries, P.; Samaras, P.; Remberger, K.; Uder, M.; Kramann, B

2003-12-01

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the liver is a rare pathologic lesion. Although IPTs within the liver shows spontaneous regression, these lesions are frequently misdiagnosed as malignant on the basis of the clinical manifestation and the results of diagnostic imaging. With special regard to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), differential diagnosis such as hepatocellular or cholangiocellular carcinoma (HCC/CCC) as well as regenerative liver lesions are discussed in a case of IPT with concomitant hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and congenital granulocytopenia.

Coexisting Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen with Multiple Calcifying Fibrous Pseudotumors in a Patient

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Jen-Chieh Lee

2007-01-01

Full Text Available Primary tumor or tumor-like lesions of the spleen are rare. Among them, vascular lesions are the most common. Vascular tumor of the spleen is different from the usual hemangioma of soft tissue because the vascular structure of the spleen is unique. Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT is a recently described vascular lesion of the spleen. Grossly, it is a multinodular, well-circumscribed tumor containing a hypervascular core. Microscopically, it comprises three types of vessels, and each type recapitulates the immunohistochemical characteristics of the normal vascular elements of the splenic red pulp, i.e. capillaries, sinusoids, and small veins, respectively. Because of the rarity of this entity, its actual pathogenesis is still unknown. In this study, we report a case of SANT occurring in a 43-year-old woman, in whom there were also multiple calcifying fibrous pseudotumors (CFPTs in the abdominal cavity. Both SANT and CFPT are thought to be variants of inflammatory pseudotumor. Coexistence of these two rare entities in a patient has never been reported, and this fact suggests that there might be a common mechanism contributing to the formation of these two types of lesions. [J Formos Med Assoc 2007;106(3:234-239

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: A rare cause of obstructive jaundice and portal hypertension in a child

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Heneghan, M A; Kaplan, C G; Priebe, Jr, C J; Partin, J S

1984-09-01

Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPT) of the liver and intrahepatic bile ducts is a rare cause of obstructive jaundice and portal hypertension in the pediatric age group. Because it seems to have a better long-term outcome than many of the conditions with which it may be confused, it is important to recognize the radiologic and pathologic features of this rare lesion so that appropriate therapy may be instituted.

Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in a patient with narcolepsy type 1.

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Rossor, Thomas; Lim, Ming; VanDenEshof, Kirandeep; Gringras, Paul

2018-01-01

Type 1 narcolepsy (NT1) is a chronic primary disorder of hypersomnolence characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations and disrupted nocturnal sleep. NT1 is linked to hypothalamic hypocretin deficiency, strongly associated with Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) marker DQB1*06:02 and of probable autoimmune origin. NT1 is usually associated with increased rates of overweight and obesity, and sometimes with increases in overnight blood pressure and increased rates of hypoventilation with raised CO 2 levels overnight. Many of these are predisposing factors for pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS). We present a case of a young girl with both NT1 and PTCS that responded well to treatment with acetazolamide after early identification, with improvement of headache and resolution of hypoventilation. Copyright © 2017 European Paediatric Neurology Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Hemophilic pseudotumor in a non-hemophilic patient treated with a hybrid procedure of preoperative embolization of the feeding arteries followed by surgical resection—A case report

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Sorcha Allen, M.B., B.Ch., BAO.

2016-01-01

Conclusion: Within the literature, there are only two other cases of hemophilic pseudotumor occurring in a non-hemophiliac patient, highlighting the rarity of this case and the associated diagnostic dilemma.

Mycobacterium genavense-induced spindle cell pseudotumor in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient: Case report and review of the literature.

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Coelho, Ritika; Hanna, Rabi; Flagg, Aron; Stempak, Lisa M; Ondrejka, Sarah; Procop, Gary W; Harrington, Susan; Zembillas, Anthony; Kusick, Karissa; Gonzalez, Blanca E

2017-04-01

We describe the first reported pediatric patient to our knowledge with a spindle cell pseudotumor caused by Mycobacterium genavense in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient, and review the literature of such an entity in the transplant population. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of C1 Laminectomy Without Fusion in Patients With Cervical Myelopathy That Is Associated With a Retro-odontoid Pseudotumor.

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Takemoto, Mitsuru; Neo, Masashi; Fujibayashi, Shunsuke; Sakamoto, Takeshi; Ota, Masato; Otsuki, Bungo; Kaneko, Hiroki; Umebayashi, Takeshi

2016-12-01

A retro-odontoid pseudotumor that is not associated with rheumatoid arthritis or hemodialysis is clinically rare. The majority of surgeons select transoral resection as the surgical treatment, often followed by posterior fusion or posterior decompression and fusion. In contrast, some authors have reported success with simple decompression without posterior stabilization in cases where atlanto-axial instability (AAI) is either absent or minor. In this study, we have evaluated the clinical and radiographic outcomes of C1 laminectomy without fusion as the surgical treatment for patients with cervical myelopathy that is associated with a retro-odontoid pseudotumor. A retrospective chart review was conducted on 10 patients who underwent C1 laminectomy without fusion for cervical myelopathy associated with a retro-odontoid pseudotumor. The average follow-up time was 29 months. All cases were graded as Ranawat grade 3a or 3b. After surgery, myelopathy improved in all of the patients. In 2 patients, the atlas-dens interval increased in the flexed position; however, this did not result in any clinical problems. The size of the retro-odontoid mass (measured on magnetic resonance images at least 12 mo after surgery) decreased in 4 of the 10 cases. AAI progression and mass enlargement were our primary concerns for this surgical option; however, C1 laminectomy did not cause severe AAI progression, no patients showed serious mass enlargement, and all patients demonstrated neurological improvement. This surgical strategy is beneficial especially for elderly patients given the risks of other surgical options that use an anterior transoral approach or posterior fusion.

Canakinumab: un anticuerpo monoclonal prometedor en el tratamiento de enfermedades cardiovasculares

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Fernando Manzur, MD., FACC

2013-01-01

Full Text Available El canakinumab es un anticuerpo monoclonal anti-IL-1β totalmente humano desarrollado por Novartis, cuyo mecanismo de acción se basa en la neutralización de la señalización IL-1β, lo cual conduce a la supresión de la inflamación en pacientes con trastornos de origen autoinmune. La IL-1β actúa como un mediador de la respuesta inmune periférica durante la infección y la inflamación. Mediante la unión antígeno-anticuerpo el canakinumab inhibe la acción de la IL1-β evitando sus efectos pro-inflamatorios. En la actualidad, está en evaluación como un nuevo posible agente dirigido frente a la IL-1β, con el objetivo de reducir la tasa de eventos cardiovasculares y la diabetes de aparición reciente (estudio CANTOS.

Relación entre paraoxonasa, otros componentes de HDL y estado inflamatorio en hemodiálisis

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Ana Inés González

2010-12-01

Full Text Available La enfermedad renal crónica (ERC se asocia estrechamente con un estado pro-inflamatorio, aumento de lipoproteínas ricas en triglicéridos y disminución de HDL. La HDL contiene enzimas antioxidantes asociadas como la paraoxonasa (PON, cuya actividad en ERC se encuentra disminuida. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar la relación entre la actividad de PON, apoA1, colesterol(col-HDL y Proteína C reactiva-altamente sensible (PCR-as como marcador de inflamación en pacientes en hemodiálisis. Se estudiaron n = 42 pacientes; edad, mediana (rango = 50 (25-67 años; sexo M/F = 22/20; antigüedad de hemodiálisis = 4.4 ± 0.5 años; índice de masa corporal (IMC = 23 ± 0.5 kg/m². Se obtuvo una muestra de sangre después de 12 h de ayuno y se determinaron los parámetros clásicos del perfil lipídico, se midieron los valores de apoproteínas A1 y B, PON a través de su actividad arilesterasa y PCR-as, la cual permitió dividir a los pacientes con PCR-as ≤ 1 (bajo riesgo, rango: 0.1 a 1.0 mg/l y > 1 mg/l (moderado y alto riesgo, 1.1 a 10.7 mg/l. Los niveles de triglicéridos, col-LDL y apoB no fueron diferentes entre los grupos. Los pacientes con PCR-as > 1 presentaron menor col-HDL (40 ± 2 mg/dl y apoA1 (118 ± 4 mg/dl que los pacientes con PCR-as ≤ 1 (50 ± 4 y 133 ± 5, respectivamente; p 1: 90.5 ± 24.0 μmol/ml.min que en PCR-as ≤ 1: 105.2 ± 18.0. Consecuentemente, se obtuvieron correlaciones inversas entre apoA1 y PCR-as, r = -0.381 p = 0.013 y entre PON y PCR-as, r = -0.32, p = 0.042. Además, el aumento de PCR-as correlacionó positivamente con el IMC, r = 0.318, p = 0.042. La disminución de col-HDL, apoA1 y PON en los individuos con mayor estado inflamatorio explicaría, en parte, el aumento de riesgo cardiovascular de estos pacientes, dado los efectos antiinflamatorios de la apoA1 y antioxidantes de la PON.

Complete Long-Term Remission of an Inflammatory Pseudotumor under Corticosteroid Therapy

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Lukas Pfeifer

2011-06-01

Full Text Available Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPT form a group of etiologically, histologically, and biologically heterogeneous tumefactive lesions that are histologically characterized by prominent inflammatory infiltrates. IPT has been described in various organs including the lungs, bladder, liver, spleen, heart, and others. It may mimic a malignant tumor clinically and radiologically. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman with an ALK1-negative IPT (7 cm in maximal diameter mainly located in the 12th right back muscles, surrounding a fractured rib. Histologically, the tumor consisted of an inflammatory infiltrate composed predominantly of diffusely distributed lymphoplasmacytic cells and stromal fibroblasts associated with focal obliterative phlebitis. Conservative steroid treatment resulted in complete remission and the patient remained disease-free for more than 1 year later. To our knowledge this is the first report of IPT involving the skeletal back muscle and complete resolution under corticosteroid treatment.

Radiographic and computed tomographic demonstration of pseudotumor cerebri due to rapid weight gain in a child with pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma

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Berdon, W.E.; Barker, D.H.; Barash, F.S.

1982-06-01

Rapid weight gain in a malnourished child can be associated with suture diastasis in the pattern of pseudotumor cerebri; this has been previously reported in deprivational dwarfism and cystic fibrosis. In a child with pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma, skull radiographs and cranial computed tomographic (CT) scans were available prior to a period of rapid weight gain induced by hyperalimentation. Suture diastasis developed and repeat CT scans showed this to be accompanied by smaller ventricles.

Radiographic and computed tomographic demonstration of pseudotumor cerebri due to rapid weight gain in a child with pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma

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Berdon, W.E.; Barker, D.H.; Barash, F.S.

1982-01-01

Rapid weight gain in a malnourished child can be associated with suture diastasis in the pattern of pseudotumor cerebri; this has been previously reported in deprivational dwarfism and cystic fibrosis. In a child with pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma, skull radiographs and cranial computed tomographic (CT) scans were available prior to a period of rapid weight gain induced by hyperalimentation. Suture diastasis developed and repeat CT scans showed this to be accompanied by smaller ventricles

La corrección del déficit de 25-OH-vitamina D mejora el control del hiperparatiroidismo secundario y el estado inflamatorio de pacientes estables en hemodiálisis

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Raquel Ojeda López

2018-01-01

Conclusiones: La corrección del déficit de 25-OH-D en pacientes en HD se asocia a un mejor control del hiperparatiroidismo secundario con menores dosis de análogos de vitamina D y a una mejoría en el estado inflamatorio de estos pacientes. Nuestros resultados apoyan la recomendación de determinar niveles de 25-OH-D y corregir el déficit en pacientes en HD.

Pseudotumoral form of primary progressive tuberculosis: a diagnosis to be considered

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Franco Rosana

2003-01-01

Full Text Available The diversity of clinical presentations of primary progressive tuberculosis (TB and the difficulty in establishing the diagnosis of paucibacillary forms is the subject of painstaking research, as well as a cause of delay in therapy. We report the case of a 10-year-old black child who presented with chest pain and progressive widening of the upper mediastinum. Computerized tomography of the chest revealed multiple calcifications that were not identified with X-rays. Biopsy through mediastinoscopy was compatible with a diagnosis of tuberculosis. Despite exhaustive investigation that included direct examination, culture for mycobacteria and PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction of tissue samples, the etiologic agent was not revealed. Tuberculin conversion was observed during the follow-up and resolution period of the lesion, after administration of isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide. The nodal pseudotumoral form of tuberculosis is rare in immunocompetent children and it may simulate neoplastic disease; therefore, it should be included in the list of differential diagnoses of masses located in the anterosuperior mediastinum.

Neurosarcoidosis presenting as an intrasellar pseudotumoral mass: case report

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Chevrette, E.; Morissette, L.; Gould, P.

1999-01-01

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic inflammatory disease characterized by noncaseating granulomas in the affected organs. Its origin is unknown, although 1 case of familial transmission has been reported and there seems to be a close relation with altered helper T-cell response in the lung. Neurologic manifestations of sarcoidosis occur in 5%, of cases of systemic disease. Autopsies have shown central nervous system (CNS) involvement in as many as 16% of patients with systemic disease, and 1 study showed CNS involvement in 27% of patients. The most common presentation of neurosarcoidosis is cranial neuropathy, consisting typically of a seventh nerve palsy in 64% to 75% of cases. In fact, all the components of the nervous system and its envelopes, especially the basal meninges and midline structures, may be affected by the disease. The incidence of lesions involving the hypothalamic-pituitary gland complex is reported to be between 0.3% and 2.5%. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, among the endocrine glands, are by far the most frequently affects by sarcoid granulomas. However, intrasellar granulomas are rare, and isolated pseudotumoral neurosarcoidosis of the pituitary gland even more so. Here, we report a case that closely mimicks the appearance of a pituitary macro-adenoma. (author)

Neurosarcoidosis presenting as an intrasellar pseudotumoral mass: case report

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Chevrette, E.; Morissette, L.; Gould, P. [Centre Hospitalier Univ. de Quebec, Pavillon Enfant-Jesus, Dept. d' Imagerie Medicale, Quebec, Quebec (Canada)

1999-12-01

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic inflammatory disease characterized by noncaseating granulomas in the affected organs. Its origin is unknown, although 1 case of familial transmission has been reported and there seems to be a close relation with altered helper T-cell response in the lung. Neurologic manifestations of sarcoidosis occur in 5%, of cases of systemic disease. Autopsies have shown central nervous system (CNS) involvement in as many as 16% of patients with systemic disease, and 1 study showed CNS involvement in 27% of patients. The most common presentation of neurosarcoidosis is cranial neuropathy, consisting typically of a seventh nerve palsy in 64% to 75% of cases. In fact, all the components of the nervous system and its envelopes, especially the basal meninges and midline structures, may be affected by the disease. The incidence of lesions involving the hypothalamic-pituitary gland complex is reported to be between 0.3% and 2.5%. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, among the endocrine glands, are by far the most frequently affects by sarcoid granulomas. However, intrasellar granulomas are rare, and isolated pseudotumoral neurosarcoidosis of the pituitary gland even more so. Here, we report a case that closely mimicks the appearance of a pituitary macro-adenoma. (author)

Impacto metabólico e inflamatorio de una comida rica en grasas saturadas y su relación con la obesidad abdominal.

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Alayón, Alicia Norma; Rivadeneira, Ana Patricia; Herrera, Carlos; Guzmán, Heidy; Arellano, Dioneris; Echeverri, Isabella

2018-05-01

Introducción. La etapa posprandial se asocia con el incremento de marcadores relacionados con el riesgo cardiovascular, cuya intensidad depende del estado metabólico.Objetivo. Determinar el impacto de la ingestión de una comida rica en grasas saturadas sobre el perfil metabólico e inflamatorio y su relación con la obesidad abdominal.Materiales y métodos. Se hizo un ensayo clínico en 42 individuos (21 con obesidad abdominal). Se midieron, en sangre, la glucosa, la insulina, el perfil lipídico, la proteína C reactiva, los lipopolisacáridos y la interleucina 6, en ayunas y después de la ingestión.Resultados. Además de la obesidad, se registró la presencia de resistencia a la insulina y de niveles elevados de triacilglicéridos y proteína C reactiva en ayunas. Asimismo, se detectaron niveles posprandiales más elevados de glucosa, insulina y triacilglicéridos. La interleucina 6 disminuyó en el grupo de personas sin obesidad y los lipopolisacáridos aumentaron en ambos grupos.Conclusión. La ingestión de una comida rica en grasas saturadas produjo un mayor impacto en las variables glucémicas en el grupo con obesidad y, aunque afectó de forma similar los lípidos en ambos grupos, el incremento de triacilglicéridos fue mayor en presencia de una concentración basal elevada y promovió el aumento de lipopolisacáridos. El estado inflamatorio basal y posprandial afectó en mayor medida al grupo con obesidad. El momento posprandial reflejó el estado más frecuente de los individuos en un día normal y permitió evidenciar la capacidad de respuesta metabólica frente a la ingestión de alimentos, así como los estados tempranos de riesgo metabólico.

Hepatitis autoinmune en la edad pediátrica Autoimmune hepatitis in pediatric patients

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R. García Romero

2007-05-01

Full Text Available Introducción: la hepatitis autoinmune es una enfermedad inflamatoria de origen desconocido responsable de una destrucción progresiva del hígado y evolución hacia la cirrosis. Objetivo: el objetivo es evaluar las características de las hepatitis autoinmunes en la población infantil. Material y métodos: estudio retrospectivo de pacientes diagnosticados en nuestro servicio en los últimos 10 años. Las variables analizadas son: edad, sexo, forma de presentación, función hepática, inmunoglobulinas, autoinmunidad, histología, tratamiento, necesidad de trasplante y evolución clínica. Según la positividad de los auto-anticuerpos se clasifican en tipo I (ANA y/o ASMA y tipo II (LKM-1. Resultados: se diagnostica a siete pacientes, 5 mujeres (71,5% y 2 varones (28,5%; tipo I 5 y tipo II dos pacientes. La edad al diagnóstico es 21 meses a 12 años. En el tipo I la presentación clínica es como hepatitis aguda en 3 casos y 2 pacientes con insuficiencia hepática progresiva. Las tipo II se diagnostican tras un hallazgo analítico siendo asintomáticas. La elevación de transaminasas (x10 su valor se observa en el 71,5% e hipergammaglobulinemia en el 85%. El tratamiento instaurado es azatioprina y corticosteroides con un tiempo medio de remisión de 14 meses. Dos pacientes recaen al retirar corticosteroides. Conclusión: las formas de presentación son variadas y puede ser indistinguible a una hepatitis viral. Se debe sospechar ante una elevación de las aminotransferasas y la presencia de hipergammaglobulinemia. Con buenos resultados el tratamiento recomendado sería azatioprina y corticosteroides. Existen altos porcentajes de recaídas al retirar la corticoterapia por lo que algunos pacientes precisarían de dosis mínimas para mantener la remisión.Background: autoimmune hepatitis (AIH is an inflammatory disease of unknown origin that is responsible for progressive liver necrosis and ultimately cirrhosis. Objective: our aim was to evaluate

Mecanismos de cardiotoxicidad: antineoplásicos, anti-inflamatorios no esteroideos, antipsicóticos, cocaetileno y simpaticomiméticos

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Lukas Salazar, MD

2011-03-01

Full Text Available La interacción constante del organismo humano con diferentes sustancias, que incluso en muchas ocasiones se consideran inofensivas, tiene un alto impacto sobre todos los sistemas, siendo el cardiovascular uno de los más afectados. Por lo tanto, es vital reconocer los mecanismos por los cuales estas sustancias ejercen su efecto tóxico sobre este sistema, bien sea afectando la estabilidad de membrana y la función contráctil o generando disfunción de organelos intracelulares y estrés oxidativo. Numerosos estudios han descubierto efectos lesivos de sustancias, como la clozapina y las catecolaminas, que han tenido amplio uso durante largos años. En la actualidad aún se realizan investigaciones que buscan esclarecer los mecanismos cardiotóxicos de medicamentos de formulación común, entre ellos antineoplásicos y anti-inflamatorios no esteroideos (AINE, así como de sustancias de uso habitual que causan adicción, tales como alcohol, cocaína y cocaetileno, su metabolito activo.

Case report 390: Tuberculous pseudotumor of the proximal end of the right tibia without obvious synovial involvement

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Abdelwahab, I.F.; Present, D.A.; Klein, M.J.

1986-11-01

A case of osseous tuberculosis has been presented in a young black man who was known to be an addict to cocaine. An osteolytic lesion involved the proximal end of the tibia, being eccentric and subarticular in location. The knee joint spaces were intact, suggesting that no obvious involvement of the cartilages was present. Thus, neoplastic lesions such as chondroblastoma and giant cell tumor were considered in the differential diagnosis of the lesion which appeared to be benign radiologically. The lesion proved to be tuberculous in nature, with intact knee joint cartilages. A diagnosis of tuberculous 'pseudotumor' might be used aptly. (orig./SHA).

Importancia de la semiología del dolor en el diagnóstico de un proceso inflamatorio pulpar Significance of pain's Symptomatology in the diagnosis of pulpal inflammatory process

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Andrés 0 Pérez Ruiz

2011-09-01

Full Text Available El dolor es un síntoma de extraordinaria importancia en la práctica estomatológica y particularmente en lo concerniente a las alteraciones de la pulpa dentaria. Con el objetivo de profundizar en el conocimiento de las fases por las que atraviesa un proceso inflamatorio pulpar, que permiten predecir sus manifestaciones dolorosas, se realizó una revisión bibliográfica sobre el tema con un enfoque multidisciplinario y básico-clínico. Se utilizó el método documental para el análisis y tratamiento de la información ofrecida por las fuentes teóricas. El sitio en Internet Google fue empleado como fundamental motor de búsqueda y Lilacs, Hinari, Medline y PubMed fueron las bases de datos más revisadas. La clasificación del estado de inflamación pulpar, que atiende a eventos histopatológicos que no se pueden visualizar, resulta más difícil. Se podría lograr mayor precisión en un diagnóstico basado en el curso que sigue el dolor, de acuerdo a la magnitud del compromiso inflamatorio y apoyado en la rica semiología que se puede obtener si se sigue la trayectoria de las variables del estímulo nociceptivo. El incremento y profundización de los conocimientos en este campo contribuiyó significativamente a un mejor diagnóstico y tratamiento de los procesos inflamatorios pulpares.Pain is a symptom very important in the stomatologic practice and particularly in that concerning to dental pulp alterations. To deep in the knowledge of phases crossed by a pulpal inflammatory process allowing predicting its painful manifestations, authors made a bibliographic review on this subject with a multidisciplinary and basic-clinical approach, using the documentary method for analysis and management of information offered by theoretical sources. Google was used as a fundamental search tool and LILACS, HINARI, Medline and PubMed were the more reviewed databases. The classification of pulpal inflammation state, taking into account non

Primary hepatic actinomycosis mimicking a tumor (inflammatory pseudotumor: Case report and literature review

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Ayşe Batirel

2015-06-01

Full Text Available Actinomycosis often manifests with abscesses in the cervicofacial region. Hepatic involvement occurs usually secondary to an intraabdominal infection. “Isolated or primary hepatic actinomycosis (PHA defines actinomycosis in which the source of infection cannot be demonstrated elsewhere. Herein, we aimed to highlight hepatic actinomycosis in the differential diagnosis of hepatic mass lesions, and also its occurrence even in patients without underlying risk factors. A 24-year-old man, who presented with epigastric and right-upper-quadrant abdominal pain, fever, weight loss, and had a tumor-like mass in the liver was admitted to our hospital. He had no predisposing risk factors or comorbidities. We reviewed all the cases with PHA, who had no predisposing risk factors, in English medical literature from 1993 to 2014. Actinomycotic hepatic pseudotumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis of solitary liver lesions even in patients without any predisposing factors. Multi-disciplinary approach is important in the diagnosis and management. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2015;5(2: 79-84

Síndrome autoinmune en la paraparesia tropical espástica/ mielopatía asociada a la infección por el virus linfotrópico humano tipo I de la costa pacífica colombiana

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Felipe García

2008-12-01

Full Text Available Introducción. Trabajos previos han aportado evidencias de que en la paraparesia espástica tropical/mielopatía asociada con el virus linfotrópico humano tipo I, existe un componente autoinmune asociado a su patogénesis. Objetivo. Evaluar el estado autoinmune y la existencia de mimetismo molecular en pacientes con paraparesia espástica tropical del pacífico colombiano. Materiales y métodos. A partir de muestras de plasma de 37 pacientes con paraparesia espástica tropical/mielopatía asociada al HTLV-I, 10 con leucemia de células T del adulto, 22 individuos portadores asintomáticos y 20 seronegativos para el HTLV-I, se determinaron niveles plasmáticos de anticuerpos antinucleares y anticardiolipina-2 y de interferón-??e interleucina- 4. Se evaluó, por Western blot, la reactividad cruzada de plasmas contra proteínas obtenidas de varias fuentes celulares normales del sistema nervioso. Además, se estudió la reactividad cruzada de plasmas de seropositivos y del anticuerpo monoclonal LT4 anti-taxp40 en secciones de médula espinal de ratas Wistar no infectadas. Resultados. El 70,2% y el 83,8% de los pacientes con paraparesia espástica tropical fueron reactivos para anticuerpos ANA y ACL-2, respectivamente, en contraste con los de leucemia de células T del adulto y los seropositivos asintomáticos (P<0,001. Además, el 70,3% y el 43,2% de los pacientes con paraparesia espástica tropical tuvieron niveles detectables de IFN-?? e IL-4, respectivamente. El anticuerpo LT4 anti tax-p40 y los plasmas de paraparesia espástica tropical/mielopatía asociada al HTLV-I mostraron una reacción cruzada con una proteína de PMr 33-35 kDa, obtenida del núcleo de neuronas de la médula espinal de ratas Wistar no infectadas. Conclusión. Se obtuvieron evidencias que apoyan la existencia de un síndrome autoinmune mediado por mimetismo molecular como parte de la etiopatogénesis de la degeneración axonal observada en la paraparesia esp

Coccidia, X-cell pseudotumors and Ichthyophonus sp. infections in walleye pollock (Theregra chalcogramma) from Auke Bay, Alaska.

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Eaton, W D; Kent, M L; Meyers, T R

1991-01-01

One hundred twenty-five walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) were collected from Auke Bay, Alaska (USA) in 1985 and examined for histologic evidence of disease-causing infectious agents in 1987. A Goussia sp.-like coccidium was found in the kidney tubules of 75% and an Eimeria sp.-like coccidium was found in the intestine of 18% of the fish examined. The kidney coccidium was associated with sloughing of the tubular epithelium, peritubular fibrosis and granuloma formation. The intestinal coccidium was associated with severe tissue displacement and inflammation. In addition, X-cell pseudotumors were observed in the pseudobranchs (4%), and the fungus Ichthyophonus sp. was observed in the kidney, intestine or brain of 2% of the pollock.

Frequency Of Pancreatic Beta-Cell Autoimmunity Markers In Patients With Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Frecuencia de marcadores de autoinmunidad beta pancreática en pacientes con enfermedad tiroidea autoinmune

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María E. Primo

2008-02-01

Full Text Available A total of 305 ambulatory patients recruited at the Division of Endocrinology, Hospital de Clínicas, University of Buenos Aires, with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD were studied to search for associations between autoimmune thyroid disease and presence of serum markers of autoimmune diabetes mellitus. Screening for markers of pancreatic beta-cell autoimmunity was performed by radioligand binding assays (RBA as follows: autoantibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA and proinsulin (PAA were determined in all sera, whereas autoantibodies to protein tyrosine phosphatase (IA-2A and insulin (IAA were additionally measured in 200 sera randomly selected from the total collection. In addition, every GADA positive serum among the remaining 105 sera was systematically tested for the presence of IA-2A and IAA. In the cohort of 305 AITD patients 22 (7.2% were previously diagnosed as type 1, type 2 or insulin-requiring type 2 diabetics. Ten of these patients presented serum marker positivity specific for β-cell autoantigens and 12 were marker negative. On the other hand, considering the majority of non-diabetic AITD patients (n=283, β-cell marker positivity was detected in 17 individuals (6.0%. The prevalence of autoimmune diabetes markers was much higher in the studied population than in the general population utilized as a control group, and GADA was the most frequent marker.Se investigó la asociación entre enfermedad tiroidea autoinmune y la presencia de marcadores séricos de diabetes mellitus en 305 pacientes ambulatorios con enfermedad tiroidea autoinmune reclutados en la División Endocrinología. La búsqueda de marcadores de autoinmunidad contra las células beta pancreáticas se realizó por la técnica de unión de radioligandos (RBA como se detalla a continuación: se determinaron autoanticuerpos contra la decarboxilasa del ácido glutámico (GADA y proinsulina (PAA en todos los sueros, mientras que los anticuerpos contra la prote

Reduced Suprathreshold Odor Identification in Patients with Pseudotumor Cerebri: A Non-Randomized Prospective Study.

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Dotan, Gad; Cohen, Eyal; Klein, Ainat; Kesler, Anat

2018-01-01

Recent evidence suggests that olfaction is impaired in patients with pseudotumor cerebri (PTC). To measure suprathreshold olfactory function by using the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), assessing its usefulness for routine clinical use. Forty PTC patients underwent USPIT olfactory testing. Twenty-nine out of 40 (73%) PTC patients (36 women, 4 men; mean age 34 years) had reduced suprathreshold smell sensation according to UPSIT scores: 19 (47%) had mild microsmia, 9 (23%) had moderate microsmia, and one (3%) was classified as having severe microsmia. The mean UPSIT score of all patients was 32.4 (95% confidence interval 31.4-33.4). Multivariate regression analysis found that UPSIT scores were not related to disease activity, disease duration, initial intracranial pressure (ICP), or visual function. Many PTC patients have reduced suprathreshold olfactory dysfunction that can be discovered by UPSIT, a rapidly administered smell test, which is suitable for clinical office use.

Aspectos comparativos entre el cáncer mamario humano y canino con especial referencia al cáncer mamario inflamatorio:grado histológico de malignidad, mecanismos endocrinos e interleucinas

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2015-01-01

El cáncer mamario humano (CMH) es un gran problema de salud puesto que es el cáncer que más frecuentemente se diagnostica en la mujer y es la segunda causa de muerte por cáncer. El cáncer mamario inflamatorio (CI) humano y canino (CIH y CIC, respectivamente) es un tipo de cáncer mamario especialmente agresivo de baja prevalencia. El CIC se ha propuesto como modelo para el estudio de la enfermedad humana. El CI se define como una entidad clínicopatológica caracterizada clínicamente por edema d...

Spiral CT findings of inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver

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Lee, Ha Jong; Nam, Kyung Jin; Lee, Ki Nam; Park, Byeong Ho; Choi, Jong Cheol; Koo, Bong Sik; Nam, Ki Dong; Kim, Chan Seong

1998-01-01

To assess the spiral CT findings of inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver(IPTL), in order to distinguish this tumor from hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic abscess or other space occupying liver lesions. The spiral CT findings of IPTL were retrospectively evaluated in six patients. All cases were confirmed by ultrasonography-guided gun biopsy. Four patients were men and two were women, and they were aged between 37 and 74 (mean, 49) years. The site, size, and number of IPTL were assessed, and their enhancement patterns were evaluated during the arterial, portal and delayed phases of spiral CT. Five cases involved a solitary mass and in one there were multiple masses with surrounding small nodules. Four cases occurred in the right lobe and two in the left lobe. Four of five surrounding nodules were in the left lobe. During the arterial phase of spiral CT scanning, three layers were separated from four of five cases of solitary mass;they were composed of central and peripheral portions of low attenuation, and an intermediate portion of isoattenuation. Delayed enhancement of the peripheral portion was prominent during the delayed phase. In the case involving multiple masses three layers were not seen during the arterial phase, but during the delayed phase enhancement was noted. The features of three layers, as seen on spiral CT, is considered to be very specific for distinguishing IPTL from other hepatic focal lesions.=20

Association of Clinical Response and Long-term Outcome Among Patients With Biopsied Orbital Pseudotumor Receiving Modern Radiation Therapy

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Prabhu, Roshan S., E-mail: rprabhu@emory.edu [Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (United States); Kandula, Shravan; Liebman, Lang [Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (United States); Wojno, Ted H.; Hayek, Brent [Division of Oculoplastics, Orbital and Cosmetic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (United States); Hall, William A.; Shu, Hui-Kuo; Crocker, Ian [Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

2013-03-01

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate institutional outcomes for patients treated with modern radiation therapy (RT) for biopsied orbital pseudotumor (OP). Methods and Materials: Twenty patients (26 affected orbits) with OP were treated with RT between January 2002 and December 2011. All patients underwent biopsy with histopathologic exclusion of other disease processes. Sixteen patients (80%) were treated with intensity modulated RT, 3 (15%) with opposed lateral beams, and 1 (5%) with electrons. Median RT dose was 27 Gy (range 25.2-30.6 Gy). Response to RT was evaluated at 4 months post-RT. Partial response (PR) was defined as improvement in orbital symptoms without an increase in steroid dose. Complete response (CR) 1 and CR 2 were defined as complete resolution of orbital symptoms with reduction in steroid dose (CR 1) or complete tapering of steroids (CR 2). The median follow-up period was 18.6 months (range 4-81.6 months). Results: Seventeen patients (85%) demonstrated response to RT, with 7 (35%), 1 (5%), and 9 (45%) achieving a PR, CR 1, and CR 2, respectively. Of the 17 patients who had ≥PR at 4 months post-RT, 6 (35%) experienced recurrence of symptoms. Age (>46 years vs ≤46 years, P=.04) and clinical response to RT (CR 2 vs CR 1/PR, P=.05) were significantly associated with pseudotumor recurrence. Long-term complications were seen in 7 patients (35%), including 4 with cataract formation, 1 with chronic dry eye, 1 with enophthalmos, and 1 with keratopathy. Conclusions: RT is an effective treatment for improving symptoms and tapering steroids in patients with a biopsy supported diagnosis of OP. Older age and complete response to RT were associated with a significantly reduced probability of symptom recurrence. The observed late complications may be related to RT, chronic use of steroids/immunosuppressants, medical comorbidities, or combination of factors.

Association of Clinical Response and Long-term Outcome Among Patients With Biopsied Orbital Pseudotumor Receiving Modern Radiation Therapy

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Prabhu, Roshan S.; Kandula, Shravan; Liebman, Lang; Wojno, Ted H.; Hayek, Brent; Hall, William A.; Shu, Hui-Kuo; Crocker, Ian

2013-01-01

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate institutional outcomes for patients treated with modern radiation therapy (RT) for biopsied orbital pseudotumor (OP). Methods and Materials: Twenty patients (26 affected orbits) with OP were treated with RT between January 2002 and December 2011. All patients underwent biopsy with histopathologic exclusion of other disease processes. Sixteen patients (80%) were treated with intensity modulated RT, 3 (15%) with opposed lateral beams, and 1 (5%) with electrons. Median RT dose was 27 Gy (range 25.2-30.6 Gy). Response to RT was evaluated at 4 months post-RT. Partial response (PR) was defined as improvement in orbital symptoms without an increase in steroid dose. Complete response (CR) 1 and CR 2 were defined as complete resolution of orbital symptoms with reduction in steroid dose (CR 1) or complete tapering of steroids (CR 2). The median follow-up period was 18.6 months (range 4-81.6 months). Results: Seventeen patients (85%) demonstrated response to RT, with 7 (35%), 1 (5%), and 9 (45%) achieving a PR, CR 1, and CR 2, respectively. Of the 17 patients who had ≥PR at 4 months post-RT, 6 (35%) experienced recurrence of symptoms. Age (>46 years vs ≤46 years, P=.04) and clinical response to RT (CR 2 vs CR 1/PR, P=.05) were significantly associated with pseudotumor recurrence. Long-term complications were seen in 7 patients (35%), including 4 with cataract formation, 1 with chronic dry eye, 1 with enophthalmos, and 1 with keratopathy. Conclusions: RT is an effective treatment for improving symptoms and tapering steroids in patients with a biopsy supported diagnosis of OP. Older age and complete response to RT were associated with a significantly reduced probability of symptom recurrence. The observed late complications may be related to RT, chronic use of steroids/immunosuppressants, medical comorbidities, or combination of factors

Pseudotumor cerebri: quantitative in-vivo measurements of markers of intracranial hypertension; Pseudotumor cerebri: Quantitative Normalwerte anatomischer Kennstrukturen im kraniellen MRT

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Rohr, A.; Riedel, C.; Reimann, G.; Alfke, K.; Jansen, O. [Neuroradiologie, UK-SH Campus Kiel (Germany); Hedderich, J. [Medizinische Informatik und Statistik, UK-SH Campus Kiel (Germany)

2008-10-15

Purpose: intracranial hypertension can change the morphology of anatomical structures that are critical in the evaluation of pseudotumor syndromes. The purpose of our study was to establish the normal range of such markers of intracranial hypertension and to consider a dependency on sex, age and body-mass index (BMI). Materials and methods: 123 persons without signs or symptoms of intracranial hypertension (63 females, 60 males, 18 - 86 years old, mean 49.5 SD 17.8 years, mean BMI 25.3 SD 42) were prospectively enrolled and MRI was performed at 3T. A STIR sequence in the coronal plane was used to measure the width of the optic nerve, the perioptic fluid rim and the total optic nerve sheath diameter in 4 different locations behind the eyeball. The height and width of the pituitary and Meckel's cave were also measured and the area was calculated. Results: the mean width of the optic nerve sheath narrows significantly from anterior (mean 5.3 SD 0.6 mm) to posterior (mean 4.1 SD 0.4 mm), as does the perioptic fluid rim (mean 1.4 SD 0.3 mm vs. mean 1.0 SD 0.2 mm) and - to a lesser extent - the optic nerve itself (mean 2.4 SD 0.4 mm vs. mean 2 SD 0.3 mm, p = 0.000 for all). There was no statistically relevant correlation of the width of the optic nerve sheath with age. The coronal area of Meckel's cave was independent of sex, age or BMI (mean 39 SD 9.3 mm{sup 2}). The height of the pituitary differed little in women (mean 4.4 SD 0.9 mm) and men (mean 4.2 SD 0.8 mm), but we found a significant negative correlation with age in women only (r = -0.38, p = 0.01). (orig.)

The use of 197HgCl2 in the study of pseudo-tumoral pulmonary afflictions

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Biagini, C.; Centi Colella, A.; Pigorini, F.

1975-01-01

The utility of examinations with 197 HgCl 2 has been shown in the study of pseudo-tumoral pulmonary afflictions. The following points seem to be the most important. The real possibility of differential diagnosis between benign and malignant tumors if the uptake of radio-mercury is related to the volume of the lesion. The possibility of differential diagnosis between cancers and the after-effects of more inflammatory TBC and non-TBC processes (inactive tuberculomas, fibroses). In sub-acute and chronic inflammatory lesions, some indication is furnished by the behavior of the uptake ratio at 24 and 72 hours. The topographical definition of the tumoral lesion in the case where there are associated secondary phenomena (atelectasis, a small quantity of pleural effusion). Individualization of extrapulmonary metastases which are situated at the level of the brain and the thoracic skeleton. Evaluation of the modifications of proliferative activities of cancers during radiologic or medical treatment [fr

Visual loss at presentation in children with pseudotumor cerebri

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Rana Al-Senawi

2008-01-01

Full Text Available Purpose: To describe visual loss at presentation in children with pseudotumor cerebri (PTC, and discuss mechanisms of visual loss and distinguishing features of pediatric PTC. Materials and Methods: Two children with papilledema and visual complaints were referred for ophthalmic evaluation. Both patients underwent a detailed ophthalmic work-up. Results: Patient 1, an 8-year-old girl, presented with a 2-week history of headache, vomiting, and visual impairment in both eyes. The child had no previous medical history. Patient 2, a 9-year-old boy, experienced sudden loss of vision in both eyes one week prior to presentation, along with severe headache and vomiting. He had undergone a renal transplantation one year back, and his current medications included cyclosporine A (CsA and oral prednisolone. Extensive disc swelling, lipid exudation and retinal thickening in the posterior pole were observed in both patients. Lumbar puncture in both showed elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure. Both were treated with oral acetazolamide. Patient 1 additionally received intravenous methylprednisolone followed by an oral taper. CsA was stopped in patient 2. PTC and papilledema resolved with above measures in both patients, with partial recovery of visual function. Conclusions: PTC in children may have atypical manifestations. Visual acuity may be compromised acutely due to several factors. Patients with PTC and severe visual loss at presentation mandate an aggressive management approach. Use of intravenous steroids may be considered along with acetazolamide. Despite resolution of PTC, sequelae such as optic atrophy or macular scarring may impede eventual visual recovery. Physicians following patients on CsA need to be aware of the possible neuro-ophthalmic complications of the drug.

Use of /sup 197/HgCl/sub 2/ in the study of pseudo-tumoral pulmonary afflictions

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Biagini, C; Centi Colella, A; Pigorini, F [Rome Univ. (Italy)

1975-01-01

The utility of examinations with /sup 197/HgCl/sub 2/ has been shown in the study of pseudo-tumoral pulmonary afflictions. The following points seem to be the most important. The real possibility of differential diagnosis between benign and malignant tumors if the uptake of radio-mercury is related to the volume of the lesion. The possibility of differential diagnosis between cancers and the after-effects of more inflammatory TBC and non-TBC processes (inactive tuberculomas, fibroses). In sub-acute and chronic inflammatory lesions, some indication is furnished by the behavior of the uptake ratio at 24 and 72 hours. The topographical definition of the tumoral lesion in the case where there are associated secondary phenomena (atelectasis, a small quantity of pleural effusion). Individualization of extrapulmonary metastases which are situated at the level of the brain and the thoracic skeleton. Evaluation of the modifications of proliferative activities of cancers during radiologic or medical treatment.

Inflamação pseudotumoral do baço em cão. Relato de caso Inflammatory pseudotumour of the spleen in dog. A case report

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E.F. Nascimento

2000-12-01

Full Text Available Descrevem-se pela primeira vez achados anátomo-histopatológicos da inflamação pseudotumoral do baço, caracterizados pela presença de células inflamatórias, neutrófilos, linfócitos, plasmócitos, macrófagos e células gigantes multinucleadas, em uma cadela sem raça definida, de 10 anos de idade.This case report describes the pathological findings of an inflammatory pseudotumour of the spleen, characterized by inflamatory cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes, plamocytes, macrophages, and giant multinucleated cells, in a 10 year-old mongrel.

Síndrome de Turner y tiroiditis autoinmune Turner´s syndrome and autoimmune thyroiditis

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Tamara Fernández Teruel

2003-12-01

Full Text Available Paciente de 13 años de edad, del sexo femenino, quien presenta los siguientes antecedentes patológicos familiares: madre que padece de hipertensión arterial, padre con úlcera péptica; sin lazos de consanguinidad entre los progenitores. Antecedentes prenatales: gestación a término de 38 semanas que corresponde al segundo embarazo, signo de menos y escaso incremento de la altura uterina. Motivo de consulta: baja talla. Al examen físico de la paciente se encuentra piel seca y áspera, panículo adiposo aumentado, cubitus valgus, teletelia, implantación baja del cabello y en tridente, así como acortamiento del cuarto metacarpiano. Glándula tiroides: aumentada de volumen ± 25 gramos, superficie lisa, no dolorosa, no se precisan nódulos. Maniobra de Chvostek negativa, no vello sexual, genitales externos de aspecto femenino y estadio I de desarrollo de mamas (Tanner I. Estudios complementarios realizados: TSH 32,6 mU/L, anticuerpos antimicrosomales positivo, anticuerpos antiislotes pancreáticos positivo, cromatina oral 12 %, FSH 68,8 UI/L (elevado, LH 12,5 UI/L (elevado, estrógenos 18 pmol/L. (disminuido, prolactina 72 mU/L (disminuido. En resumen, se trata de una paciente con diagnóstico de síndrome de Turner y enfermedad autoinmune del tiroides, que cursa con hipotiroidismo clínico.A 13-years-old female patient, who presents with the following family pathological history: mother with blood hypertension, father with peptic ulcer; no blood relationship between parents. Prenatal history: term pregnancy of 38 weeks of a second pregnancy, minus sign and little increase of uterine height. Reason for appointment: low height. On physical exam, the patient´s skin was dry and rough, augmented adipose pannicle, cubitus valgus, telethelia, low implantation of hair in trident position as well as shortening of fourth metacarpal. Thyroidal gland: increased volume of ± 25 grams, smooth surface, no pain, no nodules were detected. Negative Chvostek

Nueva definición, prevalencia, caracterización y tratamiento de la diabetes autoinmune latente del adulto A new definition, prevalence, characterization, and treatment of the latent autoimmune diabetes of adult

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Eduardo Cabrera Rode

2008-12-01

Full Text Available La diabetes autoinmune latente del adulto es una forma de diabetes autoinmune que está presente en algunos sujetos equívocamente clasificados como diabéticos tipo 2. La progresión del daño autoinmune de las células ß en esta entidad es más lenta que en los niños con diabetes tipo 1. Las personas que la padecen, al momento del diagnóstico, presentan una mayor preservación de la función de las células ß que aquellos con la diabetes tipo 1 clásica. Su diagnóstico actual está basado en 3 características: edad igual o superior a 30 años (aunque se pueda encontrar también en sujetos con edades inferiores a 30 años; la presencia de al menos 1 de los 5 autoanticuerpos contra los antígenos pancreáticos de las células de los islotes (autoanticuerpos antiislotes [ICA], antidescarboxilasa del ácido glutámico [AGAD], anticuerpos contra la tirosina fosfatasa [AIA2] y contra el transportador del catión zinc dentro las células de los islotes [AZnT8], y la necesidad de requerimientos de insulina, al menos 6 meses después del diagnóstico. Está presente en el 10 % de los individuos con diabetes tipo 2 con edades ³35 años y en el 25 % de los menores de 35. Se han descrito varios genes de susceptibilidad para ella, que incluyen los genes HLA DR3/DR4 y DQB1*0201/DQB1*0302, DQB1*0602, MHC clase I relacionados con la cadena A (MICA, así como del alelo VNTR clase I, entre otros, los que la asemejan o diferencian tanto de la diabetes tipo 1 clásica como de la tipo 2. Estudios prospectivos sobre la función de las células ß muestran que los sujetos que tienen múltiples autoanticuerpos asociados a diabetes tipo 1, desarrollan un fallo de la función de las células ß dentro de los primeros 5 años de duración de la diabetes, mientras que la mayoría de aquellos con solo AGAD ó ICA desarrollan el fallo de la función de estas células después de los 5 años. En estas personas puede ocurrir un fallo de la función de las células �

Infantile inflammatory pseudotumor of the facial nerve as a complication of epidermal nevus syndrome with cholesteatoma.

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Hato, Naohito; Tsujimura, Mika; Takagi, Taro; Okada, Masahiro; Gyo, Kiyofumi; Tohyama, Mikiko; Tauchi, Hisamichi

2013-12-01

The first reported case of facial paralysis due to an inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the facial nerve as a complication of epidermal nevus syndrome (ENS) is herein presented. A 10-month-old female patient was diagnosed with ENS at 3 months of age. She was referred to us because of moderate left facial paralysis. Epidermal nevi of her left auricle extended deep into the external ear canal. Otoscopy revealed polypous nevi and cholesteatoma debris filling the left ear. Computed tomography showed a soft mass filling the ear canal, including the middle ear, and an enormously enlarged facial nerve. Surgical exploration revealed numerous polypous nevi, external ear cholesteatoma, and tumorous swelling of the facial nerve. The middle ear ossicles were completely lost. The facial paralysis was improved after decompression surgery, but recurred 5 months later. A second operation was conducted 10 months after the first. During this operation, facial nerve decompression was completed from the geniculate ganglion to near the stylomastoid foramen. Histological diagnosis of the facial nerve tumor was IPT probably caused by chronic external ear inflammation induced by epidermal nevi. The facial paralysis gradually improved to House-Blackmann grade III 5 years after the second operation. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Magnetic resonance imaging of pseudotumors of the craniovertebral junction in long-term hemodialysis patients.

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Maruyama, H; Tanizawa, T; Uchiyama, S; Higuchi, T; Ei, K; Oda, M; Ei, I; Oya, M; Kishimoto, H; Saito, T; Miyamura, S; Takano, Y; Hasegawa, S; Kawada, K; Ueki, K; Iwafuchi, Y; Arakawa, M

1999-01-01

Pseudotumors of the craniovertebral junction (PTCVJ) are observed in long-term hemodialysis (HD) patients. There are neither criteria for diagnosis nor guidelines for screening. We attempted to determine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings that could be used to detect PTCVJ, to determine the prevalence of PTCVJ, and to evaluate whether destructive spondyloarthropathy (DSA) might be a yardstick for selection of patients for MRI examination for PTCVJ. MRI were examined in 19 DSA patients (8 males, 11 females, age 61.4 +/- 7.3 years, HD duration 17.0 +/- 4.4 years) and in 20 sex-, age-, and HD-duration-matched non-DSA patients (9 males, 11 females, age 57.5 +/- 6.6 years, HD duration 17.7 +/- 4.9 years). We evaluated MRI characteristics of PTCVJ according those which occur due to rheumatoid arthritis. PTCVJ were characterized as follows: disappearance of fat pads in the upper region (supradental PTCVJ), intensity change of the 'predental triangle' in the anterior region (predental PTCVJ), and thickening of cruciform ligaments (retrodental PTCVJ). The prevalence of PTCVJ among patients undergoing HD more than 10 years was high (26 out of 39; 66.7%). The prevalence of PTCVJ was not different between DSA and non-DSA groups. We verified that the above MRI findings might be helpful in the detection of PTCVJ. These findings were observed frequently and independently also in patients with DSA. Copyright 1999 S. Karger AG, Basel

Immunoglobulin G4-associated inflammatory pseudotumor of urinary bladder: a case report.

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Park, Sanghui; Ro, Jae Y; Lee, Dong Hyeon; Choi, Sun Young; Koo, Heasoo

2013-12-01

A previously healthy 72-year old woman was admitted with a chief complaint of gross hematuria and fecaluria for 4 months. On initial computed tomographic examination, a lobulated shaped intravesical protruding mass with adhesion to the sigmoid colon was identified. Under a clinical diagnosis of bladder cancer with vesicosigmoid fistula vs sigmoid colon cancer with vesicosigmoid fistula, a frozen section evaluation of the bladder mass was performed to determine the origin of the tumor. Because the frozen section diagnosis of the bladder mass was an inflammatory origin, a partial cystectomy with segmental resection of the adherent sigmoid colon was elected. The microscopic examination of the partial resection of the urinary bladder revealed suburothelial inflammatory mass lesion, involving the entire wall of bladder with extension to the sigmoid colon, which was composed of spindle cells without significant atypia admixed with many lymphocytes, plasma cells, and some scattered eosinophils. Chronic inflammation around nerve bundles, sclerotic fibrosis, and prominent lymphoid follicles with plasma cells were the main features of the mass. No urothelial dysplasia or malignancy was seen. An average of 57 plasma cells per 1 high-power field was immunoreactive for immunoglobulin (Ig) G4 with IgG4/IgG ratio of more than 40%, a diagnostic feature of IgG4-associated inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT), arising in the bladder with the secondary involvement of the sigmoid colon. Recent studies reported many IPTs associated with IgG4 in other locations; however, to the best of our knowledge, IgG4-associated IPT in the urinary bladder has not been reported. We describe herein the first case of IgG4-associated IPT, lymphoplasmacytic type in the urinary bladder. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la hepatitis autoinmune

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Maycos Leandro Zapata Muñoz

2006-01-01

Full Text Available Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic, progressive disease, more frequent in women than in men, and of unknown etiology. Histologically, it is characterized by mononuclear cell infiltration in the portal tract, and biochemically by elevation of transaminases, hypergammaglobulinemia, and the presence of liver specific autoantibodies. Response to immunosuppressive treatment is generally good and the resolution of inflammation, both biochemically and histologically, is achieved in 87% of patients in 3 years after immunosuppressive treatment is started. Several studies have shown that in the absence of treatment the disease progresses rapidly to fibrosis, and the mortality rate is higher than 80% in the 5 years following diagnosis in untreated patients. Nevertheless, even if the patient has liver fibrosis, treatment decreases the inflammatory response and the histological progression of fibrosis. Life expectancy of patients who respond to treatment exceeds 90% at 10 years, and is 80% at 20 years; however, 10-15% of patients do not have satisfactory response to medical treatment. Standard treatment and new therapeutic options are reviewed in this article. La hepatitis autoinmune (HAI es una enfermedad crónica, progresiva, más frecuente en mujeres y de etiología desconocida, caracterizada histológicamente por infiltrado de células mononucleares en el tracto portal y bioquímicamente por hipertransaminasemia e hipergamaglobulinemia y por la presencia de autoanticuerpos específicos para el hígado. La respuesta al tratamiento inmunosupresor es generalmente buena y la resolución tanto bioquímica como histológica de la inflamación se logra en el 87% de los pacientes en tres años después de haber iniciado dicho tratamiento. Diversos estudios han demostrado que, en ausencia de tratamiento, la enfermedad lleva rápidamente a fibrosis y la tasa de mortalidad es mayor del 80% a los cinco años del diagnóstico. Por el contrario, si el paciente ya

Clinical and Demographic Features of Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome Diagnosed in a University Hospital

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Demet Arslan

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Objective: Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS is characterized by symptoms and signs of increased intracranial pressure without ventriculomegaly, intracranial tumor or mass. This study aimed to explore and analyze 34 patients with PTCS according to age, sex, symptoms of the disorder, cranial magnetic resonance images findings, etiology, and treatment. Materials and Methods: A total of 34 patients who were diagnosed as having PTCS and followed up between January 2011 and August 2016 by Dicle University Medical School Neurology Department were included in this study. PTCS was diagnosed in accordance with the modified Dandy criteria. Results: Thirty-four patients were identified as having PTCS. Twenty-one (91.2% had headache, 19 (55.9% had blurred vision, 6 (17.6% had diplopia, 2 (5.9% had vertigo, 1 (2.9% had tinnitus, and 1 (2.9% had numbness of the face. Twenty-seven patients were diagnosed as having idiopathic intracranial hypertension, 21 (61.8% had no etiologic factors. Six (17.6% patients were obese, one of whom had recently gained weight and another had polycystic ovary syndrome. Seven patients were thought to have secondary PTCS with the following etiologic factors: 2 (5.9% patients had Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, 1 (2.9% had a history of all-trans retinoic acid intake due to a malignancy, 1 (2.9% had choroid plexus granuloma, 2 (5.9% had sinus venous thrombosis, and 1 (2.9% had Familial Meditteranian Fever. Conclusion: Although PTCS was described many years ago, its physiopathology and exact treatment procedures are not clearly understood. The most important target of its treatment is to prevent loss of vision and improve symptoms. With a better understanding of its pathophysiology, effective treatment protocols will be developed

An integrated mechanism of pediatric pseudotumor cerebri syndrome: evidence of bioenergetic and hormonal regulation of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics.

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Sheldon, Claire A; Kwon, Young Joon; Liu, Grant T; McCormack, Shana E

2015-02-01

Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS) is defined by the presence of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) in the setting of normal brain parenchyma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Headache, vision changes, and papilledema are common presenting features. Up to 10% of appropriately treated patients may experience permanent visual loss. The mechanism(s) underlying PTCS is unknown. PTCS occurs in association with a variety of conditions, including kidney disease, obesity, and adrenal insufficiency, suggesting endocrine and/or metabolic derangements may occur. Recent studies suggest that fluid and electrolyte balance in renal epithelia is regulated by a complex interaction of metabolic and hormonal factors; these cells share many of the same features as the choroid plexus cells in the central nervous system (CNS) responsible for regulation of CSF dynamics. Thus, we posit that similar factors may influence CSF dynamics in both types of fluid-sensitive tissues. Specifically, we hypothesize that, in patients with PTCS, mitochondrial metabolites (glutamate, succinate) and steroid hormones (cortisol, aldosterone) regulate CSF production and/or absorption. In this integrated mechanism review, we consider the clinical and molecular evidence for each metabolite and hormone in turn. We illustrate how related intracellular signaling cascades may converge in the choroid plexus, drawing on evidence from functionally similar tissues.

Miocarditis de células gigantes con bloqueo AV completo persistente: respuesta al tratamiento con resincronizador cardiaco Giant cell myocarditis with complete persistent A-V block: treatment response with cardiac resynchronization

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Julián Aristizábal

2009-08-01

Full Text Available La miocarditis de células gigantes es una enfermedad grave y poco frecuente, cuya etiología, posiblemente autoinmune, se caracteriza por la presencia de células gigantes multinucleadas con infiltrado inflamatorio y necrosis extensa en la biopsia endomiocárdica. Es común su asociación con taquicardias ventriculares y con alteraciones de la conducción aurículo-ventricular, lo cual se resuelve algunas veces con tratamiento inmunosupresor. Dada la complejidad del pronóstico de esta entidad, el papel de los dispositivos de resincronización después de la estabilización de la falla cardíaca, no está claro. Aquí se reporta un caso en el cual el implante de uno de estos dispositivos fue parte fundamental de la terapia y recuperación del paciente.Giant cell myocarditis is an infrequent and serious illness, possibly of autoimmune etiology, characterized by the presence of multinucleated giant cells with inflammatory infiltrate and extensive necrosis in the endomyocardial biopsy. Its association with ventricular tachycardia is common and alterations in atrioventricular conduction are frequently solved through immunosuppressive treatment. Given the generally complex prognosis of this entity, the role of the resynchronization devices after the heart failure stabilization, is unclear. We reported a case in which the implant of one of these devices was a fundamental part of the therapy and patient recovery.

Esclerodermia localizada: Diagnósticos diferenciales Localized scleroderma: Differential diagnosis

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MB Leroux

2011-09-01

Full Text Available La esclerodermia localizada constituye un desorden autoinmune órgano específico, que compromete sobre todo la piel. Se caracteriza por inflamación seguida de esclerosis e incluye distintas formas clínicas. La etiología de la esclerodermia localizada no ha sido establecida. El diagnóstico diferencial incluye cuadros esclerodermiformes, desencadenados por factores intrínsecos y extrínsecos que están siendo estudiados. Entre ellos se incluyen: exposición a radiaciones o tóxicos, consumo de medicamentos, infecciones y enfermedades de origen endocrino-metabólico, genético e inflamatorio. En primer lugar, se debe descartar la esclerodermia sistémica. En segundo lugar, se clasifican las entidades con predominio de esclerosis o atrofia. Por último, se incluyen algunas enfermedades en un cuadro comparativo.Localized scleroderma is an autoimmune organ specific disorder with an important skin compromise. It is an inflammatory process with several distinct clinical characteristics. The etiology of localized scleroderma has not been established yet. Differential diagnosis includes sclerodermiform onset unchained by intrinsic and extrinsic factors that are presently studied. Among them must be taking into account: exposure to radiation or toxic agents, therapeutic drugs, infections and diseases of endocrine, metabolic, genetic or inflammatory etiology. Firstly, it must be point out that systemic scleroderma must be ruled out. Secondly, disorders predominantly with sclerosis and atrophy must be classified and lastly, some other diseases are included in a comparative table.

Posible participación del sistema complemento en el desarrollo de manifestaciones autoinmunes en la leucemia linfocítica crónica Possible role of the complement system in the development of autoimmune manifestations in chronic lymphocytic leukemias

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Rinaldo Villaescusa Blanco

2002-04-01

Full Text Available Se efectuó la medición de la actividad de la vía clásica, alternativa, factor B, factor D, así como la cuantificación de C1q, C3 y C4 del sistema complemento en 27 pacientes con leucemia linfocítica crónica de tipo B (LLC-B CD5+ estadificados en 2 grupos: 12 pacientes en fase poco avanzada de la enfermedad (estadios 0, I, II y 15 en fase avanzada (estadios III, IV. Se demostró una disminución de la actividad de la vía clásica y de la concentración de C1q y C4 en 10 pacientes en fase avanzada, 7 de los cuales tenían asociada una anemia hemolítica autoinmune (AHAI; en el grupo en fase poco avanzada de la enfermedad no se demostraron deficiencias de complemento ni manifestaciones autoinmunes. Los datos obtenidos sugieren la posible participación del sistema complemento en el mantenimiento de la tolerancia inmunológica, cuya ruptura pudiera provocar la síntesis de anticuerpos antieritrocitarios, y por lo tanto, la anemia hemolítica que se asocia en determinados pacientes en fase avanzada de la enfermedadThe measurement of the activity of the classical pathway, the alternative pathway, factor B, factor D, as well as the quantification of Clq, C3 and C4 of the complement system were made in 27 patients with type B chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL-B CD5+, classified into 2 groups: 12 patients at little advanced stage of the disease (stages 0, I, II and 15 patients at advanced stage (stages III, IV. It was proved that the activity of the classical pathway and the concentration of Clq and C4 lowered in 10 patients at advanced stage, 7 of them also had autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Neither complement deficiencies nor autoimmune manifestations were shown in the group of patients at little advanced stage of the disease. Collected data indicates the possible involvement of the complement system in keeping the immune tolerance, the rupture of which may cause the synthesis of anti-erythrocyte antibodies and thus, the hemolytic anemia that

Hyperammonemic encephalopathy after urinary diversion. Diet therapy. Encefalopatía hiperamoniémica tras cistectomía radical y derivación urinaria. Tratamiento nutricional

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Moriana, Miriam; Martinez-Ibañez, Juncal; Civera, Miguel; Martínez-Valls, José Francisco; Ascaso Gimilio, Juan Francisco

2016-01-01

La diabetes tipo 1 se asocia a otras enfermedades autoinmunes,con más frecuencia a tiroiditis linfocitaria o a celiaquía. En la última década se ha descrito algunos casos de encefalitis límbica asociados a diabetes tipo 1, tiroiditis u otros procesos autoinmunes, incluso en edad pediátrica.

Diabetes autoinmune del adulto en diabéticos tipo 2: frecuencia y características LADA in type 2 diabetics: frequency and characteristics

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Eduardo Cabrera-Rode

2001-04-01

Full Text Available Se realizó este trabajo para conocer frecuencia, características clínico-bioquímicas, inmunológicas y genéticas de la diabetes autoinmune en adultos (LADA en 1 000 diabéticos tipo 2 con edades ³ 35 años con distintos tiempos de duración de la diabetes. Se les determinó glucemia, anticuerpos antiislotes pancreáticos (ICA, anti-GAD65, anti-ICA512bdc/IA2, antimicrosomales tiroideos (AMT, antigástricos parietales (AGP, antinucleares (AN, microalbuminuria y péptido C en ayunas. Se encuestaron y se registraron algunas características clínicas. Se dividieron en 2 grupos según la presencia de ICA. Todos los diabéticos tipo 2 + para autoanticuerpos antiislotes (ICA y/o anti-GAD65 fueron identificados como LADA. Se detectó el 3,4 % de diabético tipo 2 con ICA +, en los diabéticos tipo 2 ICA- el 22,0 % presentó anticuerpos anti-GAD65. Se encontró que los diabéticos tipo 2 ICA+ eran más jóvenes, la duración de su diabetes era menor, presentaron menor IMC, disminución de los niveles de péptido C en ayunas, menos antecedentes familiares (padres de DM2, valores menores en las tensiones arteriales diastólicas y sistólicas, mayor presencia de anticuerpos anti-GAD65, AMT y AGP en comparación con los diabéticos tipo 2 ICA-. Se observó que los diabéticos tipo 2 ICA+ (LADA tienen características específicas que los asemejan a los diabéticos tipo 1, esto implicaría variaciones importantes en su tratamiento y evolución con respecto a los diabéticos tipo 2 ICA-. Se observó una baja frecuencia de ICA y alta de GAD en los diabéticos tipo 2 cubanos, las cuales fueron diferentes a la encontrada en poblaciones caucasianas. Los anticuerpos anti-GAD65 fueron superiores a los ICA para detectar los LADA. Las características clínicas e inmunológicas de estos pacientes muestran la lenta progresión de la destrucción autoinmune de las células b con implicaciones terapéuticas.This paper was aimed at knowing the frequency, clinico

Canakinumab: un anticuerpo monoclonal prometedor en el tratamiento de enfermedades cardiovasculares Canakinumab: a promising monoclonal antibody in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases

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Fernando Manzur

2013-02-01

Full Text Available El canakinumab es un anticuerpo monoclonal anti-IL-1β totalmente humano desarrollado por Novartis, cuyo mecanismo de acción se basa en la neutralización de la señalización IL-1β, lo cual conduce a la supresión de la inflamación en pacientes con trastornos de origen autoinmune. La IL-1β actúa como un mediador de la respuesta inmune periférica durante la infección y la inflamación. Mediante la unión antígeno-anticuerpo el canakinumab inhibe la acción de la IL1-β evitando sus efectos pro-inflamatorios. En la actualidad, está en evaluación como un nuevo posible agente dirigido frente a la IL-1β, con el objetivo de reducir la tasa de eventos cardiovasculares y la diabetes de aparición reciente (estudio CANTOS.Canakinumab is a totally human monoclonal antibody anti-IL-1β developed by Novartis, whose mode of action is based on the neutralization of IL-1β signaling, which leads to suppression of inflammation in patients with autoimmune disorders. The IL-1β acts as a mediator of the peripheral immune response during infection and inflammation. By the antigen-antibody binding, canakinumab inhibits the action of IL1-β avoiding its pro-inflammatory effects. Currently, it is being evaluated as a new possible agent directed against IL-1β, with the goal of reducing the rate of cardiovascular events and new onset diabetes (study CANTOS.

Adrenal pseudomasses due to varices: angiographic-CT-MRI-pathologic correlations

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Brady, T.M.; Gross, B.H.; Glazer, G.M.; Williams, D.M.

1985-01-01

Periadrenal and adrenal portosystemic collaterals are a recently reported cause of adrenal pseudotumor on computed tomography (CT). Nine patients with this left adrenal pseudotumor illustrate its typical position and appearance on CT, angiography, CT-angiography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The anatomic basis for variceal adrenal pseudotumors is the left inferior phrenic vein, which passes immediately anterior to the left adrenal gland and which serves as a collateral pathway from splenic to left renal vein in portal hypertension. Thus, unlike previously described adrenal pseudotumors, these venous collaterals are not anatomically distinguishable from the adrenal gland on CT. Bolus dynamic CT is usually diagnostic, but in equivocal cases, MRI may prove useful

Adrenal pseudomasses due to varices: angiographic-CT-MRI-pathologic correlations

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Brady, T.M.; Gross, B.H.; Glazer, G.M. Williams, D.M.

1985-08-01

Periadrenal and adrenal portosystemic collaterals are a recently reported cause of adrenal pseudotumor on computed tomography (CT). Nine patients with this left adrenal pseudotumor illustrate its typical position and appearance on CT, angiography, CT-angiography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The anatomic basis for variceal adrenal pseudotumors is the left inferior phrenic vein, which passes immediately anterior to the left adrenal gland and which serves as a collateral pathway from splenic to left renal vein in portal hypertension. Thus, unlike previously described adrenal pseudotumors, these venous collaterals are not anatomically distinguishable from the adrenal gland on CT. Bolus dynamic CT is usually diagnostic, but in equivocal cases, MRI may prove useful.

Desarrollo de la microbiota gastrointestinal en lactantes y su rol en salud y enfermedad

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Carolina A. Serrano Honeyman

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Durante la última década, con la aparición de técnicas de secuenciación de última generación basadas en la filogenia del gen 16S rRNA y complejas plataformas bioinformáticas, la composición del microbioma y su rol en salud y enfermedad ha sido sujeto de investigación activa. Existe una creciente evidencia entre la disbiosis microbiana y un riesgo aumentado de desarrollar enfermedades de tipo inflamatorio, autoinmune, y metabólico tales como asma, diabetes, obesidad y enfermedades gastrointestinales crónicas. El ensamblaje de la microbiota intestinal en los humanos comienza antes y durante el proceso de parto y evoluciona con la alimentación durante la infancia y debe ser entendido en profunda  relación con el microbioma de su madre. La comprensión del impacto de la microbiota en la morbilidad en humanos necesariamente requerirá de una etapa previa como es el conocimiento del desarrollo y ensamblaje precoz de la microbiota en recién nacidos, y como intervenciones médicas precoces como es la elección en la ruta de parto (parto cesárea versus parto vaginal, uso precoz de antibióticos, selección de fórmula láctea (lactancia materna versus formulas artificiales, entre otros, pueden modificar en forma sustancial su conformación y a través de cambios en el desarrollo del sistema inmune, ejercer un impacto en salud y enfermedad en neonatos, lactantes y posteriormente a lo largo de la vida de un ser humano.

Mecanismos de la aterosclerosis y enfermedad cardiovascular en enfermedades autoimnunes sistémicas: integración de análisis inmunológicos, moleculares y epigenéticos

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Pérez Sánchez, Carlos

2017-01-01

Las enfermedades autoinmunes son el resultado de una interacción entre factores genéticos predisponentes, una alteración del sistema inmune y factores ambientales desencadenantes. Numerosos estudios epidemiológicos han demostrado que patologías autoinmunes sistémicas como la Artritis Reumatoide (AR), el Síndrome Antifosfolípido (SAF), y el Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico (LES), presentan una elevada incidencia de eventos cardiovasculares y aterosclerosis y, como consecuencia, altos ratios de mort...

Rol de las células T regulatorias en esclerosis múltiple Role of T-regulatory cells in multiple sclerosis

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Juan Ignacio Rojas

2010-02-01

Full Text Available La esclerosis múltiple (EM es una enfermedad inflamatoria autoinmune desmielinizante del sistema nervioso central (SNC. La mayoría de las enfermedades autoinmunes se originan por la activación anormal de la respuesta inflamatoria contra auto-antígenos (la mayoría de ellos desconocidos a la fecha como consecuencia de la pérdida de la tolerancia periférica. Las células T-regulatorias constituyen un grupo esencial de linfocitos T encargados del mantenimiento de la tolerancia periférica, la prevención de enfermedades autoinmunes y la limitación de enfermedades inflamatorias crónicas. Teniendo en cuenta la importancia de la tolerancia periférica, las células T-regulatorias serían componentes cruciales en el escenario fisiopatológico de los procesos autoinmunes, incluyendo la EM. El presente trabajo recopila los conocimientos actuales sobre la función de las células T-regulatorias en la EM, la enfermedad autoinmune desmielinizante del SNC más prevalente en los seres humanos.Multiple sclerosis (MS is an autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS. Most of autoimmune diseases arise by an abnormal activation of the inflammatory response against self-antigens (most of them unknown up to date as a consequence of dysfunction in peripheral tolerance. Regulatory T-cells are essential for maintaining peripheral tolerance, preventing autoimmune diseases and limiting chronic inflammatory conditions. Based on that knowledge, T-regulatory cells have emerged as a key component of the physiopathology of autoimmune diseases including MS. This review compiles the current knowledge on the role and function of T-regulatory cells in MS, the most prevalent CNS autoimmune disease in humans.

Actividad inflamatoria en múltiples placas ateroscleróticas en pacientes fallecidos por infarto agudo de miocardio

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Alejandro García Escudero

2009-01-01

Full Text Available IntroducciónEstudios clínicos y anatomopatológicos sugieren que los procesos inflamatorios tienen un papel importante en la inestabilidad de la placa aterosclerótica, dado que en pacientes con síndromes coronarios agudos se observan infiltrados inflamatorios difusos en las arterias coronarias.ObjetivosEvaluar y localizar la distribución de placas vulnerables e infiltrados inflamatorios en pacientes fallecidos por infarto agudo de miocardio.Material y métodosMediante microscopia óptica se estudiaron las arterias coronarias de 58 pacientes fallecidos por infarto de miocardio. En las arterias coronarias relacionadas con el infarto y en las no relacionadas se registraron las siguientes variables: presencia de trombo, rotura de placa, hemorragia intraplaca y presencia de infiltrado inflamatorio.ResultadosAl analizar las diferencias existentes entre las arterias responsables del infarto y en las no responsables se encontraron diferencias significativas con respecto a la presencia de trombo (69% versus 38%; p < 0,008 y de hemorragia intraplaca (69% versus 50%; p < 0,03. No se encontró una diferencia significativa entre la arteria responsable y la no responsable al evaluar la presencia de infiltrado inflamatorio en las placas ateroscleróticas (77% versus 71%; p = ns.ConclusiónEn el infarto agudo de miocardio se comprobó la presencia de actividad inflamatoria que afectaba a más de un vaso, con compromiso de otras arterias además de la responsable del infarto. Se detectó también accidente agudo de placa en más de una arteria coronaria.REV ARGENT CARDIOL 2009;77:81-87.

VACUNACIÓN CONTRA EL VIRUS DEL PAPILOMA HUMANO Y AUTOINMUNIDAD

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Juan-Manuel Anaya

2014-10-01

Full Text Available El desarrollo de enfermedades autoinmunes es un tema de suma importancia cuando de vacunas se trata, dado el riesgo que pueden tener éstas de favorecer fenómenos de autoinmunidad en individuos susceptibles. La relación riesgo/beneficio de desarrollar enfermedades autoinmunes luego de la vacunación contra el virus del papiloma humano (VPH aún no se ha resuelto. Los datos disponibles son limitados para ofrecer conclusiones definitivas. Dado el aumento reciente de reporte de efectos adversos, se espera que estudios con suficiente tamaño muestral, en diversas poblaciones, confirmen la seguridad de la vacunación contra el VPH en niñas con enfermedades autoinmunes. Un análisis personalizado de cada paciente, que incluya la evaluación de autoinmunidad personal y familiar, podría ser sugerido, aunque no hay estudios que demuestren que sea costo-efectivo. Por lo tanto, la farmacovigilancia permanente de esta vacuna sigue siendo de suma importancia.

Genetic Epidemiology of Polyautoimmunity and Common Autoimmunity in Colombia — Proof of Principle

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Castiblanco Quinche, John Enrique

2016-01-01

Introducción: Las enfermedades autoinmunes (EA) son responsables de una gran porción de discapacidad y morbilidad a nivel mundial. Generalmente, las investigaciones científicas se centran en una sola enfermedad, aunque los fenotipos autoinmunes podrían estar representados por efectos pleiotrópicos en genes no-específicos al presentar mecanismos inmunogenéticos similares. Múltiples casos de una sola enfermedad dentro de familia son evidentes, y aún más sorprendente son los individuos en aquell...

Inestabilidad en múltiples placas ateroescleróticas en pacientes fallecidos por infarto agudo de miocardio

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Ricardo A. Sarmiento

2011-08-01

Full Text Available Los procesos inflamatorios en los síndromes coronarios agudos juegan un rol importante en la inestabilidad de la placa ateroesclerótica. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar la presencia y distribución de placas vulnerables e infiltrados inflamatorios en pacientes fallecidos por infarto agudo de miocardio y su comparación con los hallazgos en pacientes fallecidos por cuadros no coronarios. Se analizaron los estudios anatomopatológicos de corazón de 68 pacientes fallecidos por infarto agudo de miocardio y 15 fallecidos por causa no coronaria. Se registró la presencia de trombo, hemorragia intraplaca, ruptura endotelial e infiltrado inflamatorio. Al evaluar los pacientes fallecidos por IAM, encontramos trombo en 73.5% de las arterias responsables del IAM y en 28.7% de las no responsables (p < 0.0001. La hemorragia intraplaca se halló en el 70.5% de las arterias responsables y en 39.7% de las no responsables, p < 0.0001; ruptura endotelial en el 29.4% de las arterias responsables y en 3.7% de las no responsables, p < 0.0001. No encontramos diferencias en la presencia de infiltrado inflamatorio (76.5% versus 68.4%. Comparando con los fallecidos por causas no coronarias, la presencia de trombo fue significativamente superior (73.5% vs. 13.3%; p < 0.0001, así como la de hemorragia intraplaca (70.5% vs. 0%; p < 0.0001 y de infiltrado inflamatorio en las placas ateroescleroticas (76.5% vs. 46.6%; p = 0.021. En los pacientes fallecidos por infarto agudo de miocardio se observa inestabilidad de placa y actividad inflamatoria, no sólo en la arteria responsable del infarto sino también en las arterias no responsables del infarto.

Espectro clinicopatológico de las tiroiditis

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Marsiglia, Italo

2007-01-01

El espectro clinicopatológico de las tiroiditis abarca, desde la rara tiroiditis aguda o supurativa hasta la más rara tiroiditis de Riedel. Las tiroiditis subaguda y silente (y su variante postpartum) también son enfermedades no comunes, mientras que la tiroiditis crónica autoinmune o enfermedad de Hashimoto resulta la tiroiditis y la enfermedad autoinmune órgano específica más frecuente, responsable de la mayor parte de los casos de hipotiroidismo. Efectivamente, en las áreas geográficas no ...

Tiroiditis autoinmune inducida por interferón en pacientes con infección por virus de la hepatitis C. Interferon-induced autoimmune thyroiditis in a patient with hepatitis C virus infection

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José L. Pinto

2011-06-01

Full Text Available Se reporta el caso de un varón de 43 años de edad, sin antecedentes patológicos de importancia, que acudió por elevación asintomática de la alanino aminotransferasa (ALT. El paciente negó ser bebedor crónico de alcohol. Se hizo el diagnóstico serológico de infección activa por hepatitis C y la biopsia de hígado reveló inflamación crónica activa. Con estos resultados, se inició tratamiento con interferón-alfa y ribavirina. Durante el tratamiento de 48 semanas, el paciente presentó anticuerpos antitiroideos positivos con variaciones en sus niveles de tirotropina (TSH y hormonas tiroideas. En el seguimiento postratamiento, el paciente continuó con hipertiroidismo por enfermedad de Graves. La tiroiditis autoinmune es una complicación frecuente del uso de interferón en pacientes con hepatitis C. En algunos casos se presenta como hipertiroidismo por enfermedad de Graves. Se debe evaluar la función tiroidea y los anticuerpos antitiroideos antes y durante el tratamiento con interferón.A 43 year old man presented with asymptomatic elevation of alanine aminotransferase (ALT and no relevant past history. The patient denied being a chronic alcohol drinker. Work-up revealed an active hepatitis C, and liver biopsy showed active inflammation. Treatment was started with interferon-alfa and ribavirin. During the 48 weeks of treatment, the patient developed positive thyroid antibodies with varying level of thyrotropin (TSH and thyroid hormones. At follow-up after treatment, the patient continued with hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease. Autoimmune thyroiditis is a common complication of using interferon in patients with hepatitis C. In some cases, it is presented as hyperthyroidism because of Graves’ disease. Thyroid function and thyroid antibodies should be evaluated before and during treatment with interferon.

Comparative analysis between spiral CT and pathology of pulmonary nodules

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Wang Kaifu; Zhang Zhanqing

2007-01-01

Objective: To explore the value of spiral CT in the diagnosis of atypical pulmonary nodules. Methods: CT, clinic and histopathologic data of 72 patients with atypical pulmonary nodules confirmed by surgical resection in 41 cases and/or biopsy in 31 cases were retrospectively analyzed. Results: CT scans demonstrated slight lobulation in 34 cases, irregular margin in 50 cases, long speculate in 10 cases, air-bronchogram in 2 case, vacuole in 2 case. 38 pulmonary cancer, 22 pulmonary tuberculosis and 12 pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumors were diagnosed with spiral CT. However, 30 pulmonary cancer, 30 pulmonary tuberculosis and 12 pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumors were confirmed by histopathology. The overall accurate diagnostic rate of pulmonary cancer was 66.7% (20/30), pulmonary tuberculosis was 60%(18/30), pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumors was 16.7%(2/12). 40 cases were diagnosed correctly and 32 cases were misdiagnosed with CT in 72 cases of atypical pulmonary nodules. The misdiagnostic rate of CT was 44.4%. 10 cases of lung cancer were misdiagnosed, including 4 cases of tuberculosis (long speculate or irregular margin) and 6 cases of inflammatory pseudotumors (irregular margin or long speculate or air-bronchogram). 12 cases of tuberculosis were misdiagnosed, including 8 cases lung cancer (slight lobulation) and 4 cases of inflammatory pseudotumors (slight lobulation). 10 cases inflammatory pseudotumor were misdiagnosed as lung cancer (slight lobulation). Conclusion: Spiral CT was very useful in the localization and morphological describing, but difficult in qualitative diagnosing of atypical pulmonary nodules, exactly diagnosis was relied on surgery and biopsy. (authors)

Differentiation of orbital lymphoma and idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor: combined diagnostic value of conventional MRI and histogram analysis of ADC maps.

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Ren, Jiliang; Yuan, Ying; Wu, Yingwei; Tao, Xiaofeng

2018-05-02

The overlap of morphological feature and mean ADC value restricted clinical application of MRI in the differential diagnosis of orbital lymphoma and idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor (IOIP). In this paper, we aimed to retrospectively evaluate the combined diagnostic value of conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and whole-tumor histogram analysis of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps in the differentiation of the two lesions. In total, 18 patients with orbital lymphoma and 22 patients with IOIP were included, who underwent both conventional MRI and diffusion weighted imaging before treatment. Conventional MRI features and histogram parameters derived from ADC maps, including mean ADC (ADC mean ), median ADC (ADC median ), skewness, kurtosis, 10th, 25th, 75th and 90th percentiles of ADC (ADC 10 , ADC 25 , ADC 75 , ADC 90 ) were evaluated and compared between orbital lymphoma and IOIP. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the most valuable variables for discriminating. Differential model was built upon the selected variables and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was also performed to determine the differential ability of the model. Multivariate logistic regression showed ADC 10 (P = 0.023) and involvement of orbit preseptal space (P = 0.029) were the most promising indexes in the discrimination of orbital lymphoma and IOIP. The logistic model defined by ADC 10 and involvement of orbit preseptal space was built, which achieved an AUC of 0.939, with sensitivity of 77.30% and specificity of 94.40%. Conventional MRI feature of involvement of orbit preseptal space and ADC histogram parameter of ADC 10 are valuable in differential diagnosis of orbital lymphoma and IOIP.

o imitador bom das neoplasias hepáticas

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Marta Soares

2014-03-01

The Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver is an uncommon benign tumor in occidental countries and its etiology remains unclear. Its diagnosis is difficult, because there are no specific symptoms, analytic abnormalities or radiologic findings, and is usually mistake with other hepatic tumors inducing its inadequate resection. The histological examination is the gold standard for the diagnosis of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver. There is no consensus about the ideal treatment. In the majority of cases, the prognosis is excellent with the complete resolution of the lesion. In this paper, it is reported one case of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver diagnosed during the investigation of a hepatic lesion in a man with history of alcohol abuse but without stigmata of chronic liver disease and with a normal serum alpha-fetoprotein level. Given the histological result of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver and benign associated with it, has remained a expectant attitude and there was resolution of symptoms, normalization of analysis and complete disappearance of the lesion.

Mecanismos de cardiotoxicidad: antineoplásicos, anti-inflamatorios no esteroideos, antipsicóticos, cocaetileno y simpaticomiméticos Mechanisms of cardiotoxicity: antineoplastics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antipsychotics, cocaethylene and sympathomimetics

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Lukas Salazar

2011-04-01

Full Text Available La interacción constante del organismo humano con diferentes sustancias, que incluso en muchas ocasiones se consideran inofensivas, tiene un alto impacto sobre todos los sistemas, siendo el cardiovascular uno de los más afectados. Por lo tanto, es vital reconocer los mecanismos por los cuales estas sustancias ejercen su efecto tóxico sobre este sistema, bien sea afectando la estabilidad de membrana y la función contráctil o generando disfunción de organelos intracelulares y estrés oxidativo. Numerosos estudios han descubierto efectos lesivos de sustancias, como la clozapina y las catecolaminas, que han tenido amplio uso durante largos años. En la actualidad aún se realizan investigaciones que buscan esclarecer los mecanismos cardiotóxicos de medicamentos de formulación común, entre ellos antineoplásicos y anti-inflamatorios no esteroideos (AINE, así como de sustancias de uso habitual que causan adicción, tales como alcohol, cocaína y cocaetileno, su metabolito activo.The constant interaction of the human body with different substances that are even in many cases considered harmless has a high impact on all systems, being the cardiovascular system one of the most affected. Therefore, it is vital to recognize the mechanisms by which these substances exert their toxic effect on this system, either affecting the membrane stability and the contractile function, or generating intracellular organelles dysfunction and oxidative stress. Numerous studies have found that drugs which have been widely used for many years such as clozapine and catecholamines, have harmful effects. Research is still being done seeking to clarify the cardiotoxic mechanisms of drugs commonly formulated, including anticancer and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, as well as commonly used substances that cause addiction, such as alcohol, cocaine and cocaethylene, its active metabolite.

Marcadores inflamatórios e anticorpos anti-chlamydia em pacientes com síndrome metabólica Marcadores inflamatorios y anticuerpos anti-chlamydia en pacientes con síndrome metabólico Inflammatory markers and antichlamydial antibodies in patients with metabolic syndrome

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Rosecler Riethmuller Franco

2011-02-01

ão mostraram diferença significativa em pacientes com SM, com e sem eventos.FUNDAMENTO: El síndrome metabólico está asociado al aumento de riesgo de eventos cardiovasculares. Marcadores inflamatorios y anticuerpos anti-Chlamydia han sido relacionados al desarrollo y a la progresión de la aterosclerosis y de los eventos cardiovasculares. OBJETIVO: Evaluar los marcadores inflamatorios interleucina-6 (IL-6 y factor de necrosis tumoral-alfa (TNF-α y los anticuerpos anti-Chlamydia pneumoniae en pacientes con síndrome metabólico (SM, con y sin eventos cardiovasculares. MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal constituido por 147 individuos. De estos, 100 (68% con SM y sin eventos cardiovasculares; y 47 (32% con SM y con eventos cardiovasculares. De los individuos que habían sufrido eventos cardiovasculares, 13 (6,11% presentan infarto agudo de miocardio (IAM, y diez (4,7%, accidente cerebro vascular (ACV. El diagnóstico del SM fue determinado por los criterios del NCEP-ATPIII. RESULTADOS: La media de edad de los sujetos con eventos cardiovasculares fue de 61,26 ± 8,5 y de 59,32 ± 9,9 en los individuos sin esos eventos (p=0,279, habiendo predominio del sexo femenino. El grupo con SM y sin evento presentó mayor peso, altura, IMC y circunferencia abdominal. Para los individuos con eventos cardiovasculares (p=0,001, los marcadores inflamatorios IL-6 y TNF-α y la enfermedad vascular periférica fueron significativamente mayores. Se obtuvieron niveles elevados de anticuerpos IgG para Chlamydia pneumoniae en el grupo SM, sin eventos y de IgA en el grupo con eventos cuando fueron comparados los dos grupos. Con relación al IAM y al ACV, los anticuerpos anti-Chlamydia pneumoniae no demostraron significación estadística, comparados al grupo sin eventos cardiovasculares. Asociación fue observada con el uso de estatinas, hipoglicemiantes orales, inyectables y antiinflamatorios no esteroides en el grupo con esos eventos. CONCLUSIÓN: Marcadores inflamatorios se encuentran

Associação entre marcadores inflamatórios e fatores de risco cardiovascular em mulheres de Kolkata, W.B, Índia Asociación entre marcadores inflamatorios y factores de riesgo cardiovascular en mujeres de Kolkata, W.B, India Association between inflammatory markers and cardiovascular risk factors in women from Kolkata, W.B, India

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Debdutta Ganguli

2011-01-01

Full Text Available FUNDAMENTO: Recentes pesquisas tem se concentrado no uso de biomarcadores inflamatórios na previsão de risco cardiovascular. Entretanto, a informação é escassa em relação à associação entre esses marcadores inflamatórios com outros fatores de risco cardiovasculares em indianos asiáticos, particularmente em mulheres. OBJETIVO: Explorar a associação entre marcadores inflamatórios tais como proteína C-reativa de alta sensibilidade (PCR-as e contagem de leucócitos (LEU e fatores de risco cardiovascular tais como adiposidade geral e central, pressão arterial, variáveis lipídicas e lipoproteicas e glicemia de jejum. MÉTODOS: Conduzimos uma análise transversal de 100 mulheres com idade entre 35-80 anos. As participantes foram selecionadas através da metodologia de amostragem por cluster, de 12 distritos urbanos selecionadas ao acaso na Corporação Municipal de Kolkata, Índia. RESULTADOS: A PCR-as apresentou uma associação significante com o índice de massa corporal (IMC (p FUNDAMENTO: Recientes investigaciones se han concentrado en el uso de biomarcadores inflamatorios en la previsión de riesgo cardiovascular. Entre tanto, la información es escasa en relación a la asociación entre esos marcadores inflamatorios con otros factores de riesgo cardiovasculares en indios asiáticos, particularmente en mujeres. OBJETIVO: Explorar la asociación entre marcadores inflamatorios tales como proteína C-reactiva de alta sensibilidad (PCR-as y recuento de leucocitos (LEU y factores de riesgo cardiovascular tales como adiposidad general y central, presión arterial, variables lipídicas y lipoproteicas y glucemia de ayuno. MÉTODOS: Condujimos un análisis transversal de 100 mujeres con edad entre 35-80 años. Las participantes fueron seleccionadas a través de la metodología de muestreo por cluster, de 12 distritos urbanos seleccionadas al azar en la Corporación Municipal de Kolkata, India. RESULTADOS: La PCR-as presentó una

Relación entre paraoxonasa, otros componentes de HDL y estado inflamatorio en hemodiálisis Relation between paraoxonase activity, other HDL components and inflammatory conditions in hemodialyzed patients

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Ana Inés González

2010-12-01

Full Text Available La enfermedad renal crónica (ERC se asocia estrechamente con un estado pro-inflamatorio, aumento de lipoproteínas ricas en triglicéridos y disminución de HDL. La HDL contiene enzimas antioxidantes asociadas como la paraoxonasa (PON, cuya actividad en ERC se encuentra disminuida. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar la relación entre la actividad de PON, apoA1, colesterol(col-HDL y Proteína C reactiva-altamente sensible (PCR-as como marcador de inflamación en pacientes en hemodiálisis. Se estudiaron n = 42 pacientes; edad, mediana (rango = 50 (25-67 años; sexo M/F = 22/20; antigüedad de hemodiálisis = 4.4 ± 0.5 años; índice de masa corporal (IMC = 23 ± 0.5 kg/m². Se obtuvo una muestra de sangre después de 12 h de ayuno y se determinaron los parámetros clásicos del perfil lipídico, se midieron los valores de apoproteínas A1 y B, PON a través de su actividad arilesterasa y PCR-as, la cual permitió dividir a los pacientes con PCR-as ≤ 1 (bajo riesgo, rango: 0.1 a 1.0 mg/l y > 1 mg/l (moderado y alto riesgo, 1.1 a 10.7 mg/l. Los niveles de triglicéridos, col-LDL y apoB no fueron diferentes entre los grupos. Los pacientes con PCR-as > 1 presentaron menor col-HDL (40 ± 2 mg/dl y apoA1 (118 ± 4 mg/dl que los pacientes con PCR-as ≤ 1 (50 ± 4 y 133 ± 5, respectivamente; p 1: 90.5 ± 24.0 μmol/ml.min que en PCR-as ≤ 1: 105.2 ± 18.0. Consecuentemente, se obtuvieron correlaciones inversas entre apoA1 y PCR-as, r = -0.381 p = 0.013 y entre PON y PCR-as, r = -0.32, p = 0.042. Además, el aumento de PCR-as correlacionó positivamente con el IMC, r = 0.318, p = 0.042. La disminución de col-HDL, apoA1 y PON en los individuos con mayor estado inflamatorio explicaría, en parte, el aumento de riesgo cardiovascular de estos pacientes, dado los efectos antiinflamatorios de la apoA1 y antioxidantes de la PON.Advanced Chronic Renal Disease (CKD is closely associated with a pro-inflammatory condition, with an increase in triglyceride

LUPUS ERITEMATOSO CUTÁNEO: ANÁLISIS CLÍNICOS Y DE LABORATORIO

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Priscila Maria da Silva Gomes

2015-07-01

Full Text Available El lupus eritematoso (LE se incluye entre las llamadas enfermedades del tejido conectivo y se divide en una forma sistémica lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES y una forma eritematoso piel lupus cutáneo (LEC. La LE es una enfermedad autoinmune heterogénea y multisistémica caracterizada por la producción de anticuerpos que combaten su propio cuerpo en lugar de antígenos que luchan. El lupus es una enfermedad con mayor frecuencia entre las edades de 20 a 50 años, que afecta a más mujeres que hombres que implican, en la mayoría de los casos, los pacientes con antecedentes familiares de lupus y otras enfermedades autoinmunes.

Encefalitis aguda mediada por anticuerpos contra el receptor ionotrópico de glutamato activado por N-metil-D-aspartato (NMDAR: análisis de once casos pediátricos en Argentina (Premio Benito Yelín

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Elisa Pérez

2013-09-01

Full Text Available Las encefalitis son procesos inflamatorios de diverso origen, entre las cuales se incluyen las autoinmunes. La identificación de anticuerpos contra el receptor N-metil-D-aspartato permitió la caracterización clínico-inmunológica de una entidad susceptible a tratamiento inmunomodulador. Descripta originalmente en mujeres jóvenes, asociada a teratoma de ovario, es hoy una entidad reconocida en niños aun en ausencia de tumores detectables. El objetivo del trabajo, realizado a través de la revisión de historias clínicas, fue describir las características clínicas, evolutivas y los hallazgos en estudios complementarios de once niños con diagnóstico confirmado de esta entidad a través de la identificación de los anticuerpos específicos. Todos debutaron con síntomas psiquiátricos, en nueve de ellos asociando a convulsiones, y dos a movimientos extrapiramidales. En su evolución, todos presentaron compromiso del lenguaje, nueve, síntomas autonómicos graves, en uno con hipoventilación y requerimientos de ARM. La RM de cerebro fue anormal en tres. Ocho tuvieron EEG con asimetría del voltaje y/o amplitud, tres de ellos presentaron espigas. En el LCR seis tuvieron pleocitosis y tres de siete bandas oligoclonales positivas. Cinco, serologías IgM para micoplasma. El aumento de CPK en coincidencia con antipsicóticos ocurrió en cinco. Con el tratamiento inmunomodulador, cinco tuvieron recuperación total, tres, alteraciones conductuales/cognitivas y uno déficits severo. Un paciente resolvió su cuadro clínico sin tratamiento. En ninguno se detectó tumor asociado. Concluimos que frente a un niño con encefalopatía aguda y clínica compatible con esta entidad, una vez descartada causa infecciosa, se debe comenzar tratamiento inmunomodulador precozmente, evitar la utilización de fármacos antipsicóticos y realizar la búsqueda de posibles tumores ocultos.

Unusual presentation of failed metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty with features of neoplastic process

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Robert P. Runner, MD

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Metal-on-metal (MoM total hip arthroplasty (THA is associated with increased incidence of failure from metallosis, adverse tissue reactions, and the formation of pseudotumors. This case highlights a 53-year-old female with an enlarging painful thigh mass 12 years status post MoM THA. Radiographs and advanced imaging revealed an atypical mass with cortical bone destruction and spiculation, concerning for periprosthetic malignancy. Open frozen section biopsy was performed before undergoing revision THA in a single episode of care. This case illustrates that massive pseudotumors can be locally aggressive causing significant femoral bone destruction and may mimic malignancy. It is important that orthopaedic surgeons, radiologists and pathologists understand the relative infrequency of periprosthetic malignancy in MoM THA to mitigate patient concerns, misdiagnosis, and allow for an evidence based discussion when treating massive pseudotumors.

Rare Presentation of Genitourinary Tuberculosis Masquerading as Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Histopathological Surprise

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Santosh Kumar

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB. Various forms of presentation are described and in most cases the disease results in calcification, atrophy, or necrosis of the renal parenchyma. The kidney is not generally palpable except in cases of hydronephrosis due to an upper ureteric stricture. We present a case of GUTB presenting as inflammatory pseudotumor. This case was initially diagnosed as renal malignancy and managed accordingly. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of pseudotumoral renal TB.

Multifocal fibrosclerosis: a new case report and review of the literature

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Oguz, Kader Karli; Oguz, Oguzhan; Cila, Aysenur; Oto, Aytekin [Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara (Turkey); Kiratli, Hayyam [Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara (Turkey); Gokoz, Aytac [Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara (Turkey)

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A case of multifocal fibrosclerosis is presented with MR images. Bilateral sclerosing orbital pseudotumor invading cavernous sinuses were the presenting disorder. Magnetic resonance imaging showed involvement of paranasal sinuses bilaterally and multiple supratentorial dural masses. Retroperitoneal fibrosis was associated with the condition. Multifocal involvement should be considered in patients with sclerosing orbital pseudotumor and an imaging approach should be performed on the appropriate clinical condition to document possible coexistence of other disorders including retroperitoneal fibrosis, mediastinal fibrosis, sclerosing cholangitis, and Riedel's thyroiditis (orig.)

Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome

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... problems. Repeat lumbar punctures are helpful for pregnant women in order to delay surgery until after delivery. Other treatments may include: Fluid or salt restriction Medicines such as corticosteroids, acetazolamide, furosemide, and topiramate ...

Perfil antiinflamatorio del paricalcitol en el receptor de trasplante renal

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Javier Donate-Correa

2017-11-01

Conclusiones: La administración del paricalcitol a receptores de trasplante renal se asocia con efectos beneficiosos sobre su estado inflamatorio, lo que podría asociarse a un potencial beneficio clínico.

Efectos de un preparado probiótico en un modelo de colitis experimental crónica en ratones, inducida por la ingesta de dextrano sulfato sódico (DSS

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S Bolívar González

2015-01-01

Conclusión: La administración del preparado probiótico, previene o retrasa los signos externos de la colitis, así como los niveles proteicos y génicos de marcadores inflamatorios asociados a ella.

Statins and atherosclerosis: the role of epigenetics

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Marcelo Storino Farina

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Resumen La aterosclerosis es una enfermedad de tipo inmunoinflamatoria, en la cual los mecanismos fisiopatológicos incluyen patrones de inflamación y cambios epignéticos que alteran la expresión genética de varios mediadores inflamatorios y no inflamatorios. La epigenética está ofreciendo explicaciones sobre cómo la dieta, los factores ambientales y el estilo de vida pueden influir en la aparición y progresión de la enfermedad, y cómo las alteraciones pueden ser transmitidas a las siguientes generaciones sin que haya modificaciones en las secuencias de ADN. Las estatinas, a través de los efectos pleiotrópicos, ofrecen una herramienta de gran ayuda en el control de la progresión de las placas y sus subsiguientes repercusiones.

Polimorfismo del TNF-alpha en autoinmunidad y tuberculosis.

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Paula A. Correa

2004-06-01

Full Text Available El factor de necrosis tumoral alfa (TNF-a está incriminado tanto en enfermedades autoinmunes como en infecciosas. En el presente estudio se examinó el polimorfismo de la región promotora -308 del gen del TNF-a en enfermedades autoinmunes [lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES, artritis reumatoidea (AR, síndrome de Sjögren primario (SSp] y en tuberculosis. La genotipificación del polimorfismo -308 del TNF-a se realizó en ADN de pacientes con AR (N=165, LES (N=118, SSp (N=67, tuberculosis (N=138 y controles sanos (N=419, mediante reacción en cadena de la polimerasa con polimorfismos en los tamaños de los fragmentos de restricción (PCR-RFLP. El alelo TNF2 se asoció con la AR (OR=1,6; IC95% 1,2-2,3, p=0,008, el LES (OR=2,3; IC95% 1,6-3,3, p

NEUROMIELITIS ÓPTICA (ENFERMEDAD DE DEVIC

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Tomás Omar Zamora Bastidas

2015-12-01

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Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 53 años, diagnosticada y tratada inicialmente para esclerosis múltiple, quien presentó varias recaídas y serias secuelas motoras, visuales y de la sensibilidad. Se llevaron a cabo estudios paraclínicos donde se informó anticuerpos antiacuaporina 4 positivos, anticuerpos antinucleares 1/80, anticardiolipinas y virus linfotrópico humano I y II negativos. Se presenta en reunión de casos clínicos del Departamento de Medicina Interna de la augusta Universidad del Cauca, se hace un replanteamiento del diagnóstico y se concluye un síndrome de Devic. El síndrome de Devic, actualmente denominado Desórdenes del Espectro de la neuromielitis óptica, es un desorden autoinmune, inflamatorio y desmielinizante del sistema nervioso central, que afecta principalmente al nervio óptico bilateral, el quiasma óptico y la médula espinal. Puede coexistir, además, con manifestaciones de vasculitis tipo lupus eritematoso sistémico o síndrome de anticuerpos antifosfolípidos. Su principal diagnóstico diferencial es justamente la esclerosis múltiple.

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We report the case of a woman of 53 years, initially diagnosed and treated for multiple sclerosis, who presented several relapses and serious motor, visual and sensitivity sequels. Paraclinical studies were performed, they reported antibodies acuaporine 4 positive, antinuclear antibodies 1/80, anti-cardiolipin antibodies and human T-lymphotropic virus I and II negative. It comes in clinical cases meeting developed in the Department of Internal Medicine of the august Univesity of Cauca, a rethinking of the diagnosis, which it concludes Devic’s syndrome. The Devic’s syndrome, currently known as Optic neuromyelitis Spectrum Disorders, is an autoimmune disorder, inflammatory and demyelinating central nervous system that primarily affects the bilateral optic

CT findings of orbital inflammatory diseases

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Kim, Jang Min; Shin, Hyun Joon; Kim, Jung Hyuk; Suh, Won Hyuck

1991-01-01

Twenty-nine patients with orbital inflammatory disease (OIDs) were retrospectively reviewed in order to analyze detailed CT findings which might aid in differentiating OIDs. This study comprised 18 pseudotumors, 5 thyroid ophthalmopathies, and 6 cases of orbital cellulitis. CT scans of the pseudotumors showed various findings such as exophthalmos, scleritis, myositis of the extraocular muscle (MOM), and bone lesion. Bone lesions of the pseudo tumors, which have been rarely reported, were present in 7 cases in our series. Bilateral exophthalmos, myositis, and retrobulbar fat deposition were readily detected by CT in thyroid ophthalmopathy, and, in addition, we found bone erosions involving the orbital apices in 2 cases. In orbital cellulitis, extraorbital soft tissue swelling and lateral displacement of the medial rectus muscle in cases with ethmoiditis were the most conspicuous features. In summary, because of the overlapping CT findings in OIDs, careful examination of CT findings regarding the mode of EOM involvement and the presence or absence of scleritis or sinusitis might help narrow down the differential diagnosis. A pseudotumor with bone lesions could be mistaken as a malignant lesion, and therefore it is necessary to correlate clinical features with CT findings for an accurate diagnosis

Pseudotumors of the placenta.

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Bruner, Evelyn T

2016-01-01

The placenta is one of the most common gross pathology specimens encountered by surgical pathologists, yet primary tumors are exceptionally rare and even rarer are entities with the potential to mimic malignancy. There are many nonneoplasticmass forming lesions in the placenta that are important to be aware of as many of these can be associated with adverse outcomes in the mother and fetus. Also important are entities which may be observed microscopically in the placenta and potentially confused as a malignancy. Knowledge of these potential pitfalls is essential to avoid making an incorrect diagnosis and causing undue alarm. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

[Bladder pseudotumor in childhood].

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Fernández Arjona, M; Muñoz-Delgado Salmerón, J; Shihadei, S; Colomar, P J; García Estevez, J A

1997-01-01

Case report of a 10 year-old male with vesical mass suggestive of a rabdomiosarcoma based on the radiologic studies performed. The existence of an inflammatory process with no signs of malignancy was confirmed by transurethral resection. The serological studies were negative and the absence of malignant disease in further substantiated by immunohistochemistry. We want to emphasize that certain vesical masses. which appear to be malignant on the radiological study (Pseudotumours), may be just inflammatory processes.

CT of malignant choroidal melanoma - morphology and perfusion characteristics

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Heller, M.; Hagemann, J.; Jend, H.H.; Guthoff, R.

1982-01-01

The computed tomographic morphology of malignant choroidal melanoma and its perfusion characteristics are described. Thirty-three static and serial CT examinations made on 29 patients with choroidal melanoma, three with pseudotumors of the macula and one with choroidal metastasis revealed the choroidal melanoma to be usually a hyperdense, markedly perfused tumor, while the non-contrast, diagnostically undifferentiable pseudotumors and the choroidal metastasis, revealed no significant change in density after the administration of contrast material. Density values or perfusion characteristics of choroidal melanoma that are outside of the normal range are a result of secondary changes within the immediate surroundings of the tumor, such as detachment of the retina, tumor-induced glaucoma, or tumor necrosis. (orig.)

Vacunas y autoinmunidad: una rara asociación bajo debate Vaccines and autoimmunity: a strange association under debate

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Alexander Batista-Duharte

2012-06-01

Full Text Available La posible asociación entre vacunas y enfermedades autoinmunes es un tema controversial. Existen elementos a favor de esta relación basados en modelos teóricos, ensayos de laboratorio y varios casos clínicos publicados. En cambio, los estudios epidemiológicos no han confirmado esta asociación y, de ellos, puede inferirse que las vacunas no constituyen una causa demostrada de enfermedades autoinmunes. En este trabajo se analizan las evidencias a favor y en contra de esta controversial asociación, además, se aborda un nuevo síndrome asociado con la administración continuada de adyuvantes vacunales. Se concluye que debido al gran impacto en beneficio de la salud logrado con las vacunas, es necesario continuar desarrollando esta tecnología, pero también se debe seguir perfeccionando los diseños de las nuevas formulaciones y profundizando estudios básicos, preclínicos, ensayos clínicos y farmacovigilancia de los nuevos candidatos vacunales para establecer el riesgo real de desarrollo de un evento autoinmune posvacunación.The occurrence and significance of autoimmune manifestations after administration of vaccines remain controversial. Evidence for immunization triggered autoimmunity come from several sources including theoretical models, animal studies, single and multiple case reports. In contrast, several epidemiological studies don’t report this association, which is reassuring and at least indicates that vaccines are not a major cause of autoimmune diseases. We analyzed current scientific data concluded that vaccines bring a positive impact on public health, so it is necessary to continue developing this technology. Evaluation methods should be improved to avoid or anticipate the possible autoimmune side effects that can be presented.

La combinación de atorvastatina y meloxicam inhibe la neuroinflamación y atenúa el daño celular en la isquemia cerebral experimental por embolia arterial

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Lina María De los Reyes

2014-09-01

Conclusión. La combinación de meloxicam y atorvastatina atenúa la respuesta de los astrocitos y la microglia en el proceso inflamatorio posterior a la isquemia cerebral por embolia arterial, reduciendo la degeneración neuronal y restableciendo el equilibrio morfológico y funcional del tejido nervioso.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

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Sangeeta Palaskar

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is an uncommon lesion of unknown cause. It encompasses a spectrum of myofibroblastic proliferation along with varying amount of inflammatory infiltrate. A number of terms have been applied to the lesion, namely, inflammatory pseudotumor, fibrous xanthoma, plasma cell granuloma, pseudosarcoma, lymphoid hamartoma, myxoid hamartoma, inflammatory myofibrohistiocytic proliferation, benign myofibroblatoma, and most recently, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. The diverse nomenclature is mostly descriptive and reflects the uncertainty regarding true biologic nature of these lesions. Recently, the concept of this lesion being reactive has been challenged based on the clinical demonstration of recurrences and metastasis and cytogenetic evidence of acquired clonal chromosomal abnormalities. We hereby report a case of inflammatory pseudotumor and review its inflammatory versus neoplastic behavior.

Radiotherapy of lymphoid diseases of the orbit

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Austin-Seymour, M.M.; Donaldson, S.S.; Egbert, P.R.; McDougall, I.R.; Kriss, J.P.

1985-01-01

Thirty-two patients with orbital pseudotumor (18), reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (2), atypical lymphoid infiltrate (4) or malignant lymphoma (8) were treated in the Division of Radiation Therapy at Stanford University between January 1973 and May 1983. Of the 20 patients with pseudotumor or reactive lymphoid hyperplasia, 10 had unilateral lesions and 10 had bilateral lesions. Biopsy samples were obtained in 15 patients; in five patients with bilateral disease the diagnosis was made on the basis of computed tomography (CT) and clinical findings. The majority of patients were referred because of disease refractory to treatment with corticosteroids. The patients were given a mean dose of 2360 rad using complex, individualized megavoltage techniques including lens shielding. Radiotherapy was well tolerated with no significant acute or late complications. Fifteen patients had complete resolution of symptoms after treatment; five had continued symptoms. Of the 12 patients with malignant lymphoma or atypical lymphoid infiltrate, four had systemic lymphoma with orbital involvement and eight had orbital involvement only. A mean dose of 3625 rad was delivered to the orbit only. Most of the patients received complex megavoltage treatment using bolus. All patients in this group had a complete response and local control. Two patients developed cataracts. Carefullly planned orbital radiotherapy provides local control without symptomatic sequelae for orbital masses ranging from pseudotumor to malignant lymphoma

Aneurysmal bone cyst primary - about eight pediatric cases ...

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The aneurysmal bone cyst is a pseudotumoral lesion that can take several aspects. ... specific forms and atypical aneurysmal bone cyst which often pose a diagnostic challenge requiring radiological ... All patients had standard radiographs.

Intracranial Hypertension Research Foundation

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A case of acute orbital myositis which was difficult to diagnose at first

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Yamamoto, Kiyoshi; Terabayashi, Tadasu; Mori, Hiroshi; Niida, Hirohito; Sugiyama, Yoshiaki; Nakagawa, Masato

1988-01-01

We report a case of acute orbital myositis. A 61-year-old woman exhibited acute orbital pain, diplopia, and left proptosis. Examination revealed a 5-mm left proptosis, left chemosis, and limitations in all directions of the movement of the left eye. Visual acuity was unimpaired, however, and the neurological examination was otherwise normal. CT demonstrated a left inferior orbital mass. We suspected an acute orbital pseudotumor based on the rapid onset and the clinical symptoms. We treated her with systemic corticosteroids. Four weeks later CT documented a reduced left orbital mass; there seemed to be left only an inferior rectus muscle enlargement. We diagnosed acute orbital myositis, a subgroup of orbital pseudotumors, based upon the rapid clinical presentation, the CT features, and the resolution after treatment with systemic corticosteroids. (author)

Case of acute orbital myositis which was difficult to diagnose at first

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Yamamoto, Kiyoshi; Terabayashi, Tadasu; Mori, Hiroshi; Niida, Hirohito; Sugiyama, Yoshiaki; Nakagawa, Masato

1988-02-01

We report a case of acute orbital myositis. A 61-year-old woman exhibited acute orbital pain, diplopia, and left proptosis. Examination revealed a 5-mm left proptosis, left chemosis, and limitations in all directions of the movement of the left eye. Visual acuity was unimpaired, however, and the neurological examination was otherwise normal. CT demonstrated a left inferior orbital mass. We suspected an acute orbital pseudotumor based on the rapid onset and the clinical symptoms. We treated her with systemic corticosteroids. Four weeks later CT documented a reduced left orbital mass; there seemed to be left only an inferior rectus muscle enlargement. We diagnosed acute orbital myositis, a subgroup of orbital pseudotumors, based upon the rapid clinical presentation, the CT features, and the resolution after treatment with systemic corticosteroids.

Manifestaciones mucocutáneas del liquen plano: Revisión bibliográfica

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Orlando L Rodríguez Calzadilla

2002-08-01

Full Text Available El liquen plano es una enfermedad de la piel y las mucosas que aparece con relativa frecuencia. Las lesiones de las membranas mucosas son de color blanquecino y persisten durante años después que desaparecen las lesiones de la piel. El odontólogo la diagnostica con frecuencia por mostrar sus primeros síntomas y signos en la mucosa bucal. Se caracteriza por la aparición de un infiltrado inflamatorio en banda y degeneración vacuolizante de la capa basal del epitelio, hechos que hacen pensar en una reacción autoinmune celular como base del proceso. Dos fenómenos importantes se describen en la respuesta inmunitaria celular: la expresión de antígenos de histocompatibilidad leucocitaria (HLA-DR y la molécula de adhesión intercelular-1 (ICAM-1. Se han reportado casos de transformación maligna en el liquen plano eritematoso o erosivo. El pronóstico del liquen plano es satisfactorio, cura en un tiempo promedio de 2 a 6 meses, pero existen casos cuya evolución se hace crónica y permanece durante años. Se realizó esta revisión bibliográfica con el objetivo de actualizar sobre este tema a estudiantes, estomatólogos y médicos en nuestra provincia.Lichen planus is a skin and mucous disease that is relatively frequent. Mucous membrane lesions are white-coloured and persisted for years after the skin lesions have disappeared. The odontologist often diagnoses it because its first symptoms and signs occurred in the oral mucous membrane. It is characterized by a band inflammatory infiltrate and vacuolizing degeneration of the basal layer of epithelium, events that might indicate an autoimmune cell reaction as a basis of the process. Two important phenomena are described in the immune cell response: the leukocyte histocompatibility antigen expression (HLA-DR and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1. There have been reported cases of malignant transformation in erythematous or erosive lichen planus. The prognosis of lichen planus is

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)

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Pseudotumor Cerebri and Glymphatic Dysfunction

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Marcio Luciano de Souza Bezerra

2018-01-01

Full Text Available In contrast to virtually all organ systems of the body, the central nervous system was until recently believed to be devoid of a lymphatic system. The demonstration of a complex system of paravascular channels formed by the endfeet of astroglial cells ultimately draining into the venous sinuses has radically changed this idea. The system is subsidized by the recirculation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF through the brain parenchyma along paravascular spaces (PVSs and by exchanges with the interstitial fluid (IF. Aquaporin-4 channels are the chief transporters of water through these compartments. This article hypothesizes that glymphatic dysfunction is a major pathogenetic mechanism underpinning idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH. The rationale for the hypothesis springs from MRI studies, which have shown many signs related to IIH without evidence of overproduction of CSF. We propose that diffuse retention of IF is a direct consequence of an imbalance of glymphatic flow. This imbalance, in turn, may result from an augmented flow from the arterial PVS into the IF, by impaired outflow of the IF into the paravenous spaces, or both. Our hypothesis is supported by the facts that (i visual loss, one of the main complications of IIH, is secondary to the impaired drainage of the optic nerve, a nerve richly surrounded by water channels and with a long extracranial course in its meningeal sheath; (ii there is a high association between IIH and obesity, a condition related to paravascular inflammation and lymphatic disturbance, and (iii glymphatic dysfunction has been related to the deposition of β-amyloid in Alzheimer’s disease. We conclude that the concept of glymphatic dysfunction provides a new perspective for understanding the pathophysiology of IIH; it may likewise entice the development of novel therapeutic approaches aiming at enhancing the flow between the CSF, the glymphatic system, and the dural sinuses.

Pseudotumor Cerebri and Glymphatic Dysfunction.

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Bezerra, Marcio Luciano de Souza; Ferreira, Ana Carolina Andorinho de Freitas; de Oliveira-Souza, Ricardo

2017-01-01

In contrast to virtually all organ systems of the body, the central nervous system was until recently believed to be devoid of a lymphatic system. The demonstration of a complex system of paravascular channels formed by the endfeet of astroglial cells ultimately draining into the venous sinuses has radically changed this idea. The system is subsidized by the recirculation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) through the brain parenchyma along paravascular spaces (PVSs) and by exchanges with the interstitial fluid (IF). Aquaporin-4 channels are the chief transporters of water through these compartments. This article hypothesizes that glymphatic dysfunction is a major pathogenetic mechanism underpinning idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). The rationale for the hypothesis springs from MRI studies, which have shown many signs related to IIH without evidence of overproduction of CSF. We propose that diffuse retention of IF is a direct consequence of an imbalance of glymphatic flow. This imbalance, in turn, may result from an augmented flow from the arterial PVS into the IF, by impaired outflow of the IF into the paravenous spaces, or both. Our hypothesis is supported by the facts that (i) visual loss, one of the main complications of IIH, is secondary to the impaired drainage of the optic nerve, a nerve richly surrounded by water channels and with a long extracranial course in its meningeal sheath; (ii) there is a high association between IIH and obesity, a condition related to paravascular inflammation and lymphatic disturbance, and (iii) glymphatic dysfunction has been related to the deposition of β-amyloid in Alzheimer's disease. We conclude that the concept of glymphatic dysfunction provides a new perspective for understanding the pathophysiology of IIH; it may likewise entice the development of novel therapeutic approaches aiming at enhancing the flow between the CSF, the glymphatic system, and the dural sinuses.

Pseudotumoral Malacoplakia of the Bladder

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tion of these lysosomes result in the forma- tion of intracytoplasmic crystalline bodies with a central hydroxyapatite core (patho- gnomonic Michaelis-Gutmann bodies) that give the macrophages a concentric target-like appearance1,11. wall and a grade-1 vesicoureteral reflux on the left. Urine culture revealed E. coli infection ...

Inmunodeficiencias en Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico

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Alonso Beato, Rubén

2016-01-01

Cada vez hay más evidencias de que las enfermedades autoinmunes sistémicas como el lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES) y las inmunodeficiencias no son enfermedades separadas. El objetivo de este estudio es determinar si la inmunodeficiencia es una constante en el LES, así como determinar la relación con el tratamiento inmunosupresor, y el tipo y gravedad de las infecciones. Otro Grado en Medicina

Autoantibody and environmental damage to the brain

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Las anormalidades de comportamiento y disfunciones cognitivas pueden presentarse en pacientes con enfermedades autoinmunes. Estos síntomas pueden fluctuar de leves hasta eventos potencialmente mortales. En su gran mayoría los mecanismos responsables de estas manifestaciones neuropsiquiatricas siguen siendo desconocidas, sin embargo se han identificado varias vías patogénicas. Por ejemplo; neurotoxicidad mediada por anticuerpos, vasculopatía inducida por anticuerpos anti-fosfolípidos, neurotox...

Case report: Fibromatosis colli in a neonate

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2010-01-01

Full Text Available Fibromatosis colli or pseudotumor of infancy of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is a rare cause of a benign neck mass in neonates and infants. If diagnosed correctly, it can be managed conservatively, and unnecessary investigations can be avoided.

Miopericarditis en enfermedad de Still del adulto: Reporte de un caso

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Carmen Eliana Peralta Vargas

2008-10-01

Full Text Available Varón de 22 años, admitido en el Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, con un tiempo de enfermedad de diez días, manifestando fiebre, malestar general y diaforesis nocturna; se añade astenia, disnea a moderados esfuerzos y tos productiva. No tenía antecedentes personales ni familiares de enfermedad previa. En el Hospital, desarrolla Insuficiencia Cardiaca Aguda y efusión pericárdica, el estudio del líquido y la biopsia del pericardio fueron de tipo inflamatorio inespecífico. El paciente, inicialmente recibió antibióticos, sin mejoría de cuadro clínico; desarrolló rash dérmico y oligoartritis, con estudio de líquido articular no inflamatorio, con cultivos negativos. Se solicita ferritina sérica, resultado 95 873 ng/mL. Se obtuvo mejoría en el estado general y caída de la fiebre con prednisona 60mg/d. Al excluirse otras enfermedades, se sugiere el diagnóstico de enfermedad de Still de inicio del adulto, con miopericarditis como manifestación inicial. (Rev Med Hered 2008; 19:167-170.

Processos inflamatorios cronicos do sistema nervoso central: aspectos neurocirurgicos

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Nubor Orlando Facure

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Full Text Available São relatados 35 casos de pacientes com síndrome de hipertensão intra-craniana causada por processos inflamatórios crônicos do sistema nervoso central. Apesar da multiplicidade dos agentes etiológicos, a conduta neuro-cirúrgica para a solução da hipertensão intracraniana é semelhante nestes processos. Os pacientes foram divididos em dois grupos. O grupo 1 inclui 7 pacientes nos quais o quadro clínico e neuro-radiológico era de lesão expansiva intracerebral. Estes pacientes foram submetidos a cranotomia com exerese do processo expansivo: tratava-se de cisticercos múltiplos em 5 casos, tuberculoma em um e granuloma blastomicótico em outro. A mortalidade foi nula e não houve recidiva da hipertensão intracraniana. Nos pacientes do grupo 2 as lesões fundamentais são representadas pela ependimite granulosa e leptomeningite crônica das cisternas basais. Os quadros clínico e neuro-radiológico são de hidrocefalia com dilatação ventricular e frequentemente sem sintais neurológicos focais. O prognóstico nestes casos é mais grave devido quase sempre à progressão da doença. Nos 28 pacientes incluídos neste grupo o tratamento de escolha foi a derivação ventriculoatrial ou ventrículoperitonial. A mortalidade foi de 39,2%.

Spinal cord schistosomiasis in children: analysis of seven cases Esquistossomose medular em crianças: análise de sete casos

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José Albino da Paz

2002-06-01

Full Text Available We describe seven cases of children (ages 2 to 14 years with myeloradiculopathy caused by infection with S. mansoni. None of them presented hepatosplenic involvement and one presented an intestinal picture. The myeloradicular and pseudotumoral forms were observed in four and three patients, respectively. Comparing the reports in the literature, we found that the pseudotumoral form is more similary frequent among children than in adults, while the myelitic and myeloradicular forms are the most frequent and distributed across all age groups. Diagnosis is based on clinical and epidemiological findings in association with laboratory tests. The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of S. mansoni eggs in feces (5 cases and / or the positivity in specific immunological tests (5 cases associated with a cerebrospinal fluid inflammatory pattern with presence of eosinophils (between 1 and 24%. Magnetic resonance image, although it does not enable an etiological diagnosis, helped to confirm the form and spinal cord level of the lesion.Relatamos sete crianças com mielorradiculopatia devida a infecção pelo S. mansoni, com idade entre 2 e 14 anos. Nenhuma apresentou acometimento hepatoesplênico e uma apresentou quadro intestinal. A forma mielorradicular foi observada em quatro pacientes e a pseudotumoral em três. Revendo os achados da literatura, encontramos que a forma pseudotumoral é mais frequente nas crianças que nos adultos, apesar das formas mielíticas e mielorradiculares serem ainda as mais frequentes em todas as idades. O diagnóstico baseou-se nos achados clínicos e epidemiológicos, associados aos laboratoriais. A presença de ovos de S. mansoni nas fezes (5 casos e/ou a positividade de testes imunológicos específicos no liquido cefalorraquidiano (5 casos, com padrão inflamatório e eosinofilorraquia (entre 1 e 24% confirmou o diagnóstico. O estudo da imagem de ressonância magnética, apesar de não permitir o diagnóstico etiol

Revisión general de compromiso renal en enfermedades autoinmunes

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G. Eduardo Wainstein, Dr.

2010-07-01

Se revisaran las manifestaciones clínicas y anatomapatologicas más comunes de algunas de las enfermedades autoimunes sistémicas. El tratamiento solo se esboza, ya que una discusión en detalles de este sobrepasa la intención de esta revisión.

AUTOINMUNIDAD NEUROLÓGICA EN LOS TIEMPOS DEL ZIKA

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Desde el año 2015 el mundo se vio enfrentado al renacer de una nueva epidemia por el virus del Zika (vZIKA, cuyas complicaciones neurológicas hicieron que en Febrero de 2016 la Organización Mundial de la Salud declarara la epidemia como una “emergencia de salud pública de importancia internacional”. En el presente artículo se revisan las características de este virus y su asociación con el síndrome de Guillain-Barré, a través de una posible respuesta autoinmune contra gangliósidos mediante mimetismo molecular, en el contexto de la ecología autoinmune.

NEUROLOGICAL AUTOIMMUNITY IN THE TIME OF ZIKA

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Since 2015 the world is facing a new outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV. The sudden increase in neurological complications associated with ZIKV prompted the World Health Organization to declare this outbreak in February 2016 a “public health emergency of international concern”. This article reviews the main characteristics of ZIKV and its association with Guillain-Barre syndrome, in the context of autoimmune ecology, through a possible molecular mimicry against gangliosides.

Expresión de las moléculas del Complejo Mayor de Histocompatibilidad clase II y moléculas co-estimuladoras en carcinomas orales in vitro

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Villarroel, Mariana; Speight, Paul M.; Barrett, A. William

2005-01-01

El descubrimiento de que el epitelio escamoso estratificado que cubre la mucosa oral podia expresar moleculas del Complejo Mayor de Histocompatibilidad clase II en varias condiciones patologicas de tipo inflamatorio abrio la posibilidad de que los queratinocitos orales sean celulas inmunologicamente activas, las cuales pueden funcionar con .celulas presentadoras de antigenos'ñ. Para una efectiva activacion de los linfocitos T, las celulas presentadoras de antigenos requie...

Avaliação por imagem dos elastofibromas da cintura escapular Imaging assessment of the scapular girdle elastofibromas

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Allan Valadão de Oliveira Britto

2009-06-01

Full Text Available O elastofibroma dorsal, pseudotumor de partes moles com crescimento lento, tem sido cada vez mais lembrado no diagnóstico diferencial de dor escapular crônica, sendo também diagnosticado incidentalmente em exames de diagnóstico por imagem de rotina. Abordamos aqui o diagnóstico por imagem que pode começar pela radiografia convencional, mas é melhor caracterizado pelo ultrassom e pela ressonância magnética, sendo esta última a modalidade de escolha.Elastofibroma dorsi, a slow-growing, soft-tissue pseudotumor has been more and more remembered in the differential diagnosis of chronic scapular pain. It has also been incidentally diagnosed in routine diagnostic imaging tests. Our approach here is the imaging diagnosis, which can start with the conventional X-ray, but is better characterized by the ultrasound and the magnetic resonance, the latter being the modality of choice.

Interpretación fisiopatológica de los diferentes estadios de una pulpitis Physiopathological interpretation of the different pulpitis stages

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Andrés O. Pérez Ruiz

2005-08-01

Full Text Available La caries dental que vulnera los tejidos duros del diente y compromete a la pulpa provoca un proceso inflamatorio que progresa por varias fases o estadios: pulpitis reversible, pulpitis transicional, pulpitis irreversible y pulpa necrótica. El tejido pulpar agredido por microorganismos no experimenta una necrosis repentina, sino que va sucumbiendo progresivamente, y cada uno de los estadios pulpares por los que transita el proceso, se puede ir identificando mediante el dolor con sus características semiológicas propias de cada fase, lo que permite precisar con bastante certeza el estado pulpar por el que avanza el proceso inflamatorio en dicho tejido. La interpretación fisiopatológica de los diferentes estadios pulpares por los que transita una pulpitis y el seguimiento del dolor como síntoma cardinal del proceso inflamatorio, es una forma de diagnóstico que complementa el pensamiento interpretativo del clínico que atiende estas urgencias, y le permite una mejor comprensión de su evolución y establecer así el correcto tratamiento.The dental caries that harms the hard tissues of the tooth and compromises the pulp produces an inflammatory process that progresses through various phases or stages: reversible pulpitis, transitional pulpitis, irreversible pulpitis and necrotic pulp. The pulpar tissue attacked by microorganisms does not experiment a sudden necrosis, but it progressively succumbs and each of the pulpar stages the process goes through may be identified by the pain with its own semiological characteristics of every stage, which allows to determine with enough accuracy the pulpar stage through which the inflammatory process advances in this tissue. The physiopathological interpretation of the different pulpar stages of a pulpitis and the follow-up of pain as a cardinal symptom of the inflammatory process is a form of diagnosis complementing the interpretative thinking of the clinician that gives attention to these emergencies

OTROS TIPOS ESPECÍFICOS DE DIABETES MELLITUS

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DRA. M. Gabriela Sanzana G.

2016-03-01

En las “Diabetes Atípicas” (no incluidas en la clasificación ADA, se mencionan la DM tipo 2 en niños y adolescentes, favorecida por el aumento de la obesidad y del sedentarismo; la diabetes propensa a la cetosis, que debutan en cetoacidosis, con etiopatogenia y evolución de DM2; los Latent Autoinmune Diabetes of Adults (LADA, DM tipo 1 de lenta aparición y la diabetes postrasplante.

Fat necrosis Secondary to Pancreatitis Mimicking Transverse Colon Cancer: A Case Report

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S. Mirmomen

2007-02-01

Full Text Available Fat necrosis secondary to pancreatitis can be either mild and self limited or create severe organ damage,but may rarely lead to abdominal opancreatic pseudotumor.We report a case of fat necrosis secondary to pancreatitis which clinically simulates transverse colon cancer.

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Real Delor, Raúl Emilio

2018-04-23

Se presenta caso de paciente obesa a quien se le realiza endoscopía digestiva alta por disfagia tras ingesta accidental de hueso de pollo. Se constata leve esofagitis de reflujo y atrofia duodenal. La biopsia intestinal informa atrofia intestinal con infiltrado inflamatorio. Los autoanticuerpos para enfermedad celiaca resultan positivos. La paciente nunca presentó síntomas digestivos. Se confirma enfermedad celiaca silente e inicia dieta sin gluten.

IgG4-Related Disease Presenting as Recurrent Mastoiditis With Central Nervous System Involvement

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April L. Barnado MD

2013-09-01

Full Text Available We report a case of a 43-year-old female who presented with right ear fullness and otorrhea. She was initially diagnosed with mastoiditis that was not responsive to multiple courses of antibiotics and steroids. She was then diagnosed with refractory inflammatory pseudotumor, and subsequent treatments included several mastoidectomies, further steroids, and radiation therapy. The patient went on to develop mastoiditis on the contralateral side as well as central nervous system involvement with headaches and right-sided facial paresthesias. Reexamination of the mastoid tissue revealed a significantly increased number of IgG4-positive cells, suggesting a diagnosis of IgG4-related disease. The patient improved clinically and radiographically with rituximab and was able to taper off azathioprine and prednisone. IgG4-related disease should be considered in patients with otologic symptoms and be on the differential diagnosis in patients with inflammatory pseudotumor. Staining for IgG and IgG4 is essential to ensure a prompt diagnosis and treatment.

Soft tissue abscess and lymphadenitis due to Mycobacterium avium Complex as an expression of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome after a second scheme of highly active antiretroviral therapy Linfadenitis y absceso subcutáneo por Complejo Mycobacterium avium como manifestación de síndrome inflamatorio de reconstitución inmune luego de un segundo esquema de terapia antirretroviral de gran actividad

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Marcelo Corti

2007-08-01

Full Text Available Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS is an atypical and unexpected reaction related to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infected patients. IRIS includes an atypical response to an opportunistic pathogen (generally Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex, cytomegalovirus and herpes varicella-zoster, in patients responding to HAART with a reduction of plasma viral load and evidence of immune restoration based on increase of CD4+ T-cell count. We reported a case of a patient with AIDS which, after a first failure of HAART, developed a subcutaneous abscess and supraclavicular lymphadenitis as an expression of IRIS due to Mycobacterium avium complex after starting a second scheme of HAART.El síndrome inflamatorio de reconstitución inmune (SIRI es una reacción atípica e inesperada relacionada con el tratamiento antirretroviral de gran actividad (TARGA en pacientes infectados por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH. El SIRI representa una respuesta inflamatoria frente a un patógeno oportunista (generalmente Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Complejo Mycobacterium avium, citomegalovirus y herpes varicela-zóster en pacientes que responden a la TARGA con una marcada reducción de la carga viral en plasma y evidencia de una recuperación inmunológica expresada por el incremento de los niveles de linfocitos T CD4+. Presentamos el caso de un paciente con síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida que desarrolló un absceso subcutáneo en muslo derecho y una adenitis supraclavicular izquierda como manifestación de SIRI por Complejo Mycobacterium avium luego del inicio de un segundo esquema de TARGA.

Conexión entre inmunodeficiencia primaria y autoinmunidad

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Lahera Sánchez, Tania

2010-01-01

Inmunodeficiencia y autoinmunidad constituyen 2 polos de la respuesta inmunitaria que pueden interrelacionarse con cierta frecuencia. En este artículo se exponen los síndromes autoinmunes que son causados por inmunodeficiencias primarias. También se describen otras inmunodeficiencias primarias como la inmunodeficiencia variable común, el síndrome de hiper Ig M, la deficiencia selectiva de Ig A, la hipogammaglobulinemia ligada al cromosoma X, el síndrome de Di George, la enfermedad granulomato...

[Lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver].

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Valdivielso Córtazar, E; Yáñez López, J A; Yáñez Gónzalez-Dopeso, L; Diz-Lois Palomares, M; González Conde, B; Alonso Aguirre, P

2016-01-01

We present the case of a middle-aged woman with antecedents of cholecystectomy and several episodes of resi-dual coledocolitiasis resolved endoscopically. She attended Emergency Services due to a new clinical picture of abdo-minal pain and alteration of hepatic enzymes. Image tests showed lesions that suggested hepatic abscesses without ruling out a malign origin. Given this doubt it was decided to carry out a thick needle biopsy obtaining a diagnosis of an inflammatory pseudotumour of the liver related to IgG4-related disease. This is an infrequent entity but must be taken into consideration because - unlike malign pathology, which is the main differential diagnosis - its behaviour is benign, with a good evolution with medical treatment. That is why a suitable diagnosis is vital to avoid aggressive, diagnostic-therapeutic procedures.

Muscle atrophy and metal-on-metal hip implants: a serial MRI study of 74 hips.

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Berber, Reshid; Khoo, Michael; Cook, Erica; Guppy, Andrew; Hua, Jia; Miles, Jonathan; Carrington, Richard; Skinner, John; Hart, Alister

2015-06-01

Muscle atrophy is seen in patients with metal-on-metal (MOM) hip implants, probably because of inflammatory destruction of the musculo-tendon junction. However, like pseudotumors, it is unclear when atrophy occurs and whether it progresses with time. Our objective was to determine whether muscle atrophy associated with MOM hip implants progresses with time. We retrospectively reviewed 74 hips in 56 patients (32 of them women) using serial MRI. Median age was 59 (23-83) years. The median time post-implantation was 83 (35-142) months, and the median interval between scans was 11 months. Hip muscles were scored using the Pfirrmann system. The mean scores for muscle atrophy were compared between the first and second MRI scans. Blood cobalt and chromium concentrations were determined. The median blood cobalt was 6.84 (0.24-90) ppb and median chromium level was 4.42 (0.20-45) ppb. The median Oxford hip score was 34 (5-48). The change in the gluteus minimus mean atrophy score between first and second MRI was 0.12 (p = 0.002). Mean change in the gluteus medius posterior portion (unaffected by surgical approach) was 0.08 (p = 0.01) and mean change in the inferior portion was 0.10 (p = 0.05). Mean pseudotumor grade increased by 0.18 (p = 0.02). Worsening muscle atrophy and worsening pseudotumor grade occur over a 1-year period in a substantial proportion of patients with MOM hip implants. Serial MRI helps to identify those patients who are at risk of developing worsening soft-tissue pathology. These patients should be considered for revision surgery before irreversible muscle destruction occurs.

Respuesta inmune en las enfermedades del periodonto : desde salud hasta enfermedad y sus implicaciones terapéuticas

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Botero Torres, Javier Enrique

2009-01-01

Los cambios estructurales en las enfermedades periodontales, considerando desde gingivitis hasta periodontitis, son el resultado de un evento inflamatorio, que es iniciado y perpetuado por bacterias por largos períodos de tiempo. Una serie de eventos celulares y moleculares ocurren en diferentes grados de complejidad tan pronto las bacterias comienzan a acumularse alrededor de los dientes. No obstante, aunque las bacterias son necesarias para iniciar la enfermedad periodontal, es la respuesta...

Isquemia microvascular miocárdica, un compromiso asintomático en esclerosis sistémica

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Rausch, Gretel

2011-01-01

La Esclerosis Sistémica (ES) es una enfermedad autoinmune y multisistémica, cuya afectación básica es una lesión vascular generalizada, que produce isquemia y fibrosis secundaria del tejido comprometido. El compromiso miocárdico primario (sin compromiso pulmonar o renal), es frecuente, y un grave factor de riesgo de muerte. Junto con la fibrosis pulmonar y la hipertensión pulmonar, es una de las principales causas de mortalidad. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas

Impacto de la resiliencia en pacientes con Artritis Reumatoide

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Beltrán García, Jonathan Camilo; Zapata Gómez, Elizabeth

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Introducción: La artritis reumatoide (AR) es una enfermedad autoinmune-inflamatoria, que compromete las articulaciones diartrodiales. Tiene una importante repercusión sistémica que incluye la depresión; por lo tanto, tiene un severo impacto sobre la calidad de vida. Es posible que mecanismos de defensa, tales como la resiliencia, puedan amortiguar dicho impacto. Metodología: estudio de corte transversal, multicéntrico (análisis inicial dentro del grupo AR, con muestra no probabilística d...

Tripanosomiasis transfusional en el paciente inmunocomprometido

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José Félix Restrepo Suárez

1995-07-01

Full Text Available El lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES es una enfermedad autoinmune, de etiología desconocida, que puede afectar cualquier órgano incluyendo el tracto gastrointestinal. Se ha documentado, aunque raramente, la asociación con pancreatitis aguda y, recientemente, en dos casos, con pancreatitis crónica. Este sería, de acuerdo con nuestro conocimiento, el tercer caso descrito en la literatura médica que informa la asociación entre pancreatitis crónica y LES.

Hábitos alimentarios en niños celiacos

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Martín Arroyo, Sheila

2016-01-01

La Enfermedad Celiaca (EC) es una enfermedad de origen autoinmune provocada por la ingesta de gluten en individuos genéticamente susceptibles cuyo único tratamiento seguro y eficaz es la Dieta Sin Gluten (DSG). Estudiar los hábitos alimentarios de los pacientes en edad pediátrica diagnosticados de EC y compararlos con los de un grupo control pareado por edad y sexo. El objetivo secundario es observar si ambos grupos se adecuan a las recomendaciones nutricionales de la Asocia...

Falla ovárica precoz

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José Pacheco

2010-01-01

La falla ovárica precoz es una amenorrea secundaria que se presenta en una mujer antes de los 40 años, que conlleva a hipoestrogenismo, infertilidad y las consecuencias de la menopausia prematura, como osteoporosis, enfermedad cardiovascular, trastornos neurovegetativos, entre otros. Se presenta agotamiento folicular, por dotación insuficiente de folículos o destrucción acelerada de los ovocitos. Las causas son varias, pero predominan las genéticas, autoinmunes y las iatrogénicas. Entre las c...

Hipotiroidismo en el embarazo

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Macchia, Carla Lorena; Sánchez-Flórez, Javier Augusto

2007-01-01

Introducción: el hipotiroidismo se presenta entre el 0,5 y 2,5% de todos los embarazos. La frecuencia es mayor si se consideran poblaciones de riesgo, como pacientes portadoras de enfermedades autoinmunes. Durante la gestación temprana existe dependencia de hormonas tiroideas maternas, puesto que la tiroides fetal es incapaz de elaborar sus productos hasta después del primer trimestre. En este periodo, toda situación de carencia puede ejercer efectos indeseables. Objetivo: el objetivo del pre...

"Curriculitis autoinmune": Una no tan nueva enfermedad del currículo

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Salas,Sofía P; Sánchez D,Ignacio; Larios G,Guillermo; Jeria D,Álvaro; Pertuzé S,Cristóbal

2009-01-01

Thirty years ago, Abrahamson described the main curriculum problems in undergraduate medical education as "diseases of the curriculum". Based on our own experience and knowledge, we propose the inclusión of a new condition named "autoimmune curriculitis", which is produced by the students themselves. In this condition, the students are who decide to "swell" the curriculum, by excessively participating in múltiple intra and extramural activities, competing to markedly improve their academic pe...

Efecto anti-Trypanosoma cruzi del aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus (DC Stapf (hierba luisa en ratones Balb/c

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Juan Rojas

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Determinar la actividad anti-Trypanosoma cruzi in vivo del aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus en ratones Balb/c. Diseño: Estudio experimental, prospectivo. Institución: Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas e Instituto de Medicina Tropical de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Material biológico: Aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus; ratones albinos Balb/c. Intervenciones: Los animales fueron asignados aleatoriamente a seis grupos de 15 ratones cada uno: infectados y no tratados (G1, infectados y tratados con benznidazol 100 mg/kg (G2, infectados y tratados con aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus 100 mg/kg y 250 mg/kg (G3 y G4, respectivamente, no infectados y no tratados (G5, y no infectados y tratados con 250 mg de Cymbopogon citratus (G6. La infección con T. cruzi se realizó con 10(4 trypomastigotes sanguíneos y el tratamiento empezó en el 8º día post infección (dpi hasta el 28° dpi. La parasitemia se determinó con microscopia óptica cada dos días en 5 µL de sangre de la cola. En el 14°, 21° y 28° dpi, cinco animales de cada grupo fueron sacrificados y se removió el corazón para estudio histopatológico. Principales medidas de resultados: Parasitemia, número de nidos de amastigotes e infiltrados inflamatorios. Resultados: El aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus 250 mg/kg/día produjo una reducción significativa en el pico de parasitemia desde 113,92 ± 25,66 hasta 74,60 ± 12,37 tripomastigotes/mL (p < 0,05. Con 100 mg/kg/día se produjo una reducción hasta 77,40 ± 14,93 tripomastigotes/ mL (p < 0,05. También redujo el número de amastigotes y de infiltrados inflamatorios en el corazón. Conclusiones: El aceite esencial de Cymbopogon citratus tuvo efecto anti-Trypanosoma cruzi en ratones Balb/c en lo referente a la disminución de la parasitemia, el número de nidos de amastigotes y los resultados inflamatorios.

Efecto de la dieta sobre la expresión de mirnas involucrados en la capacidad regenerativa del endotelio en pacientes de alto riesgo cardiovascular

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Jiménez Lucena, Rosa

2015-01-01

Premio extraordinario de Trabajo Fin de Máster curso 2012-2013. Medicina, Sanidad y Mejora Animal. Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son la principal causa de mortalidad en todo el mundo. Una manifestación temprana de la enfermedad cardiovascular es la disfunción endotelial, asociada a un entorno oxidativo e inflamatorio. El conocimiento de los mecanismos subyacentes a estos procesos es de vital importancia para el desarrollo de nuevos objetivos terapéuticos. La búsqueda de nue...

Dióxido de Carbono na secreção do peptídeo relacionado com Gene de Calcitonina e Substância P em pele de ratos

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Silva, Erica Calcagno Raymundo da [UNIFESP

2013-01-01

Introdução: Estudos sugerem que o CO2 promova estimulo dos efeitos fisiologicos como, vasodilatacao, formacao de colageno e fibras elasticas. A Inflamacao Neurogenica (IN) e um dos primeiros eventos da cicatrizacao em resposta a um estimulo nociceptivo na pele, onde ha liberacao de neuropeptideos (NPÆs) pro-inflamatorios secretados por terminacoes nervosas, sendo lancados na fase inflamatoria da cicatrizacao. Entretanto nao ha estudos que relacionem a injecao de CO2 com a IN. Objetivo: invest...

Anticuerpos antitiroperoxidasa y antitransglutaminasa en familiares de primer grado de personas con diabetes tipo 1 y su relación con algunas características clínicas, bioquímicas e inmunológicas Antithyroperoxidase and antitransglutaminase antibodies in first degree relatives of type 1 diabetes persons and its relation to some clinical, biochemical and immunological features

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Levi González Rivero; Eduardo Cabrera Rode; Silvia Elena Turcios Tristá; José Armando Galván Cabrera; Julio César Rodríguez González; Tania Espinosa Reyes; Pedro González Fernández; Manuel Vera González; Celeste Arranz Calzado; Oscar Díaz Horta

2010-01-01

INTRODUCCIÓN: los anticuerpos antitiroperoxidasa (AcTPO) y antitransglutaminasa (ATGt) son útiles marcadores de enfermedad tiroidea autoinmune y enfermedad celíaca, respectivamente. Su presencia en familiares de primer grado de personas con diabetes tipo 1 no se ha descrito en Cuba. OBJETIVO: determinar las frecuencias de los AcTPO y ATGt en familiares de primer grado de personas con diabetes tipo 1 y su relación con algunas características clínicas, bioquímicas e inmunológicas. MÉTODOS: en u...

Hepatitis inmune temprana en el curso del síndrome de Sjögren en pediatría

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Baar Z., Alejandro; Harris D., Paul; Talesnik G., Eduardo; Duarte G. de C., Ignacio

1999-01-01

La hepatitis inmune corresponde a una enfermedad necroinflamatoria del hígado, de causa desconocida, asociada a la presencia de autoanticuerpos circulantes. Puede presentarse aisladamente, o en asociación a otras enfermedades autoinmunes. Entre estas, destaca el síndrome de Sjögren, que compromete preferentemente a las glándulas salivales, aunque puede afectar a cualquier segmento del tubo digestivo, especialmente el hígado. Reportamos el caso de una niña de 12 años de edad, portadora de Sínd...

Educación para la salud en el niño que debuta con Diabetes mellitus tipo 1

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Fernandez Ortiz, Jose Antonio

2016-01-01

La diabetes mellitus tipo 1 (DM1) es una enfermedad crónica producida en el páncreas por la ausencia de insulina debido a un origen autoinmune, suele debutar en la infancia y su incidencia sigue aumentando. Los cuidados derivados de información escasa o incorrecta suponen graves problemas de salud. La educación sanitaria en pacientes diabéticos debe proporcionar las herramientas necesarias y así alcanzar unos conocimientos adecuados para el autocuidado de esta enfermedad. Grado en Enfermer...

Prevalencia de enfermedad celíaca en pacientes con hepatopatías crónicas

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Crivelli, Adriana N.

2016-01-01

La enfermedad celíaca (EC) es definida como una enteropatía crónica del intestino delgado mediada por mecanismos inmunes, precipitada por la exposición al gluten y prolaminas relacionadas de la dieta, en individuos genéticamente predispuestos. Diversas enfermedades hepáticas pueden asociarse a la EC. El espectro del compromiso hepático en la EC es muy amplio e incluye, entre otros, enfermedad hepática criptogenética (desde leve a severa), hepatitis autoinmune, colangitis esclerosante primaria...

Transferencia de grasa autóloga en esclerodermia localizada y multicéntrica

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Lott-Caldeira, Alberto-Magno; Robles-Mejía, Martin-Bienvenido; Marrou-Pautrat, Walter

2016-01-01

La esclerodermia es una enfermedad autoinmune multisistémica caracterizada por una inflamación crónica del tejido conectivo. Intentando encontrar la técnica ideal para obtener el mejor resultado quirúrgico posible con un abordaje menos invasivo, proponemos la utilización de injertos autólogos de grasa para tratar las deformidades producidas por esta patología. Presentamos el caso de una paciente con diagnóstico de esclerodermia, difusa, multicéntrica, con compromiso extenso y severo de la car...

Bucal considerations in the treatment of patients with scleroderma: Report of two cases

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Hernández Arenas, Y; Montalvo Acosta, S; Díaz Caballero, A

2017-01-01

La esclerodermia pertenece a un grupo de enfermedades autoinmunes del tejido conectivo, que produce: inflamación, disfunción vascular y fibrosis excesiva del tejido conectivo de soporte de la piel y los órganos viscerales. A nivel bucal se evidencian afecciones como xerostomía, microstomía, caries y enfermedad periodontal. El tratamiento odontológico requiere un manejo integral por parte de los profesionales, que comprenda las patologías orales presentes y los síntomas permanentes característ...

Morfea o esclerodermia localizada juvenil: caso clínico

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Strickler, Alexis; Gallo, Silvanna; Jaramillo, Pedro; de Toro, Gonzalo

2016-01-01

Introducción: La morfea o esclerodermia localizada juvenil (ELJ) es una enfermedad autoinmune, inflamatoria, crónica, lenta y progresiva del tejido conectivo, de causa desconocida, que afecta preferentemente la piel y los tejidos subyacentes. Objetivos: Comunicar un caso de esclerodermia localizada juvenil en una escolar, y contribuir a un diagnóstico y tratamiento oportuno de esta patología. Caso clínico: Niña de 8 años con placas induradas hipopigmentadas, de distribución lineal en la extre...

Asociación entre el déficit de vitamina D y bienestar emocional en pacientes con Diabetes Mellitus tipo 1

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Waselle Vallina, Rebeca

2016-01-01

Introducción: La deficiencia de vitamina D se asocia con un mayor riesgo de padecer enfermedades autoinmunes, como sería el caso de los pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1. Esta enfermedad tiene un impacto, sobre la calidad de vida y el bienestar emocional de los pacientes, relacionado con el control glucémico, las complicaciones y algunas variables socioeconómicas. Objetivos: El objetivo principal fue evaluar el grado de asociación entre la vitamina D y el bienestar emocional de los ...

Comunicación bidireccional entre el sistema inmune y neuroendocrino a través de la hormona de crecimiento, prolactina y hepcidina

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Cruz Enríquez V.

2013-08-01

Full Text Available Se ha planteado que la hormona de crecimiento (GH y la Prolactina (PRL pueden intervenir en procesos infecciosos como inmunomoduladores vía receptores específicos; revelando una conexión entre el sistema inmune y el sistema endocrino en los tejidos, donde actúan como citoquinas a través de diferentes rutas de señalización. Igualmente, la hepcidina (HAMP, hormona producida en los hepatocitos como respuesta al exceso de hierro y a estímulos inflamatorios, es considerada un enlace entre el metabolismo del mineral, la defensa del hospedero y los procesos inflamatorios, debido a su capacidad de privar del hierro a los microorganismos. Se sugiere que en un proceso infeccioso, la síntesis, secreción y regulación de GH ocurre a través de la producción de citoquinas como factor de necrosis tumoral alfa (TNF-α e interleuquina-1 beta (IL-1β, las cuales actúan en el hipotálamo, estimulando la liberación ya sea de la hormona liberadora de somatotropina o de somatostatina; por otro lado, se ha reportado que células linfoides, incluyendo linfocitos T y B y células dendríticas, producen GH, PRL biológicamente activa con propiedades inmunoreguladoras.

Pseudo tumors of the lung after lung volume reduction surgery.

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Oey, Inger F; Jeyapalan, Kanagaratnam; Entwisle, James J; Waller, David A

2004-03-01

We describe 2 patients who underwent lung volume reduction surgery, who postoperatively had computed tomographic scans that showed symptomatic mass lesions suggestive of malignancy and an inhaled foreign body. Investigations excluded these conditions with the remaining likely diagnosis of pseudotumor secondary to buttressing material. These potential sequelae of lung volume reduction surgery should be recognized in follow-up investigations.

Inmunopatogenia de la artritis reumatoidea: Conceptos actuales

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Virginia Torres Lima

1998-10-01

Full Text Available Se informa que la artritis reumatoidea es una enfermedad autoinmune inflamatoria y sistémica, cuya causa aún no se ha precisado, pero es de suponer varios factores que son importantes en su patogenia, entre ellos, factores ambientales, genéticos (asociados con el complejo principal de histocompatibilidad y con los genes que codifican la síntesis de inmunoglobulina, del receptor de célula T, citocinas y moléculas de adhseión. Estos factores, al interactuar, median el daño articular propio de la enfermedad, con participación de los sucesos de la respuesta inmune. También se mencionan otros mecanismos de daño articular por activación de oncogenes, que regulan tanto la apoptosis, como la activación de enzimas proteolíticas que contribuyen a la formación del pannusIt is reported that rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoinmune inflammatory disease whose causes are yet unelear but several factors are supposed to be important in its pathogenesis such as environmental factors and genetic factors (linked to the main histocompatibility complex and to coding genes for the synthesis of inmunoglobulin, T-cell receptors, cytokines and adhesive molecules. When these factors interact, they mediate the articular damage inherent to the disease where inmune response events also participate. Additionally, other mechanisms of articular damage by oncogene priming are presented. They regulate both apoptosis and proteolytic enzime priming contributing to pannus formation

Comparação de biomarcadores inflamatórios entre pacientes diabéticos e não-diabéticos com angina instável Comparación de biomarcadores inflamatorios entre pacientes diabéticos y no-diabéticos con angina inestable Comparison of inflammatory biomarkers between diabetic and non-diabetic patients with unstable angina

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Marçal de Oliveira Huoya

2009-04-01

concentração de marcadores inflamatórios de fase aguda, independentemente do estado metabólico.FUNDAMENTO: Pocos estudios compararon la actividad inflamatoria entre pacientes diabéticos y no-diabéticos con síndrome coronario agudo, y todavía no se publicó ninguno que investigara solamente a los portadores de angina inestable (AI. OBJETIVO: Este estudio tuvo dos objetivos. En primer lugar, comparar los niveles séricos de proteína C reactiva (PCR y interleuquina-6 (IL-6 en pacientes diabéticos y no-diabéticos con angina inestable (AI para determinar si la diferencia en la actividad inflamatoria justifica el empeoramiento pronóstico en los pacientes diabéticos. En segundo, evaluar la correlación entre los marcadores inflamatorios y el perfil metabólico en pacientes diabéticos y entre la respuesta inflamatoria y los desenlaces hospitalarios, como muerte, infarto agudo de miocardio, insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva y tiempo de hospitalización. MÉTODOS: Estudio de cohorte prospectiva de 90 pacientes consecutivos, ingresados a la Unidad de Dolor Torácico con angina inestable. Se dividieron a los pacientes en dos grupos: diabéticos y no-diabéticos. Los niveles séricos de PCR e IL-6, el perfil metabólico y el conteo de leucocitos se obtuvieron al ingreso al hospital. RESULTADOS: De todos los pacientes analizados, 42 (47% eran diabéticos (edad 62 ± 9 y 48 (53% no eran diabéticos (edad 63 ± 12. No se encontraron diferencias entre la mediana de la PCR (1,78 vs. 2,23 mg/l, p = 0,74 y de la IL-6 (0 vs. 0 pg/ml, p = 0,31 entre los dos grupos. Hubo una correlación positiva entre la PCR y el colesterol total (rs = 0, 21, p = 0, 05, la PCR y el colesterol LDL (rs = 0,22, p = 0,04 y la PCR y el conteo de leucocitos (rs = 0,32, p = 0,02 en los dos grupos. No se encontró ninguna asociación entre los marcadores inflamatorios y los desenlaces hospitalarios. CONCLUSIÓN: No encontramos diferencia en la actividad inflamatoria entre los pacientes diabéticos y no

Evaluación de la composición corporal en población adulta hospitalizada en el Servicio de Medicina del Hospital Ramiro Prialé Prialé, Huancayo, 2014

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Walter Calderón Gerstein

2015-01-01

Los objetivos planteados en este estudio fueron, analizar la composición corporal de pacientes hospitalizados en el Servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital Nacional Ramiro Prialé Prialé en Huancayo; asimismo, evaluar las alteraciones de la composición corporal y su posible relación con parámetros inflamatorios, nutricionales, y presencia de comorbilidades entre los evaluados. Trabajo de investigación basado en un estudio de casos y controles, comparándose las comorbilidades, los niveles de ...

Evaluación del estado nutricio en una población mexicana de pacientes adultos con artritis reumatoide Assessment of nutritional status in a Mexican population of adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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L. Puente Torres; G. F. Hurtado Torres; C. Abud Mendoza; A. Bravo Ramírez

2009-01-01

Antecedentes: La artritis reumatoide (AR) representa un estado inflamatorio crónico que se acompaña de potenciales complicaciones a nivel multiorgánico. Se ha descrito una alta prevalencia de alteraciones nutricias en pacientes con AR, las cuales en conjunto, pueden repercutir negativamente en el curso y pronóstico de la enfermedad ya sea a través de un incremento en la incidencia de morbilidades cardiovasculares o bien imponiendo limitaciones funcionales adicionales a las ya existentes por l...

Association between diabetes mellitus and chronic oral infectious processes of endodontic origin

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Castellanos-Cosano, L.; Martín-González, J.; Calvo-Monroy, C.; López-Frías, F.J.; Sánchez-Domínguez, B.; Llamas-Carreras, J.M.; Segura-Egea, J.J.

2011-01-01

La evidencia científica disponible en la actualidad aporta abundantes datos a favor de la existencia de una relación entre la diabetes mellitus (DM) y dos infecciones crónicas orales de muy alta prevalencia, la enfermedad periodontal (EP) y la periodontitis apical crónica. Ambas infecciones crónicas orales comparten dos características importantes: 1) una microbiota anaerobia Gram negativa común y 2) en ambas aumentan los niveles locales de mediadores inflamatorios, pudiendo repercutir sobre ...

Terapia física en especies no tradicionales - Physical therapy in exotic animals

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Mercado, Mónica; Pallares, Cristina; Novinski, Graciela; González, Sebastián; Ierino, Sandra

2010-01-01

ResumenLa fisiokinesioterapia es una terapia que emplea movimientos (movilización pasiva, elongación, masajes y ejercicios) y medios físicos como Campos Magnéticos Pulsátiles (CMP), Laserterapia (LASER), Electroanalgesia (TENS), Lámpara infrarroja (IR). Estas técnicas no invasivas son utilizadas para combatir el dolor, los procesos inflamatorios, producir relajación muscular y aportar analgesia reduciendo así las contracturas y atrofias musculares yestimulando la rehabilitación y el reaprendi...

Deficiencia de 25-hidoroxivitamina D, VDBP y péptidos antimicrobianos vitamina D dependientes en el paciente séptico

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Pérez San Martín, Sonia

2017-01-01

Introducción: La vitamina D desempeña un papel importante en la regulación de la inflamación y protección frente a las infecciones, induciendo la síntesis de péptidos antimicrobianos. La deficiencia de vitamina D se ha asociado con un incremento de mortalidad en pacientes sépticos adultos. La proteína transportadora de vitamina D (VDBP) también tiene funciones antiinflamatorias y autoinmunes. Objetivo: Evaluar los niveles de 25-hidroxivitamina D (25(OH) D), 1,25-dihidroxi vitamina D (1,25(OH)...

Lupus glomerulonephritis and other autoimmune glomerulonephritis

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María Ruiz-Olivares; Guillermo Arturo Cañadas-De la Fuente; José Luis Gómez-Urquiza; Rafael Fernández Castillo

2014-01-01

La glomerulonefritis es un término empleado para expresar la proliferación e inflamación endocapilar del glomérulo renal, que clínicamente puede manifestarse de numerosas formas e incluso permanecer asintomática. En su etiología se encuentran múltiples mecanismos, como la participación de microorganismos y parásitos, aunque es destacable el mecanismo autoinmune en el que se identifican varios componentes del sistema inmune, entre ellos el sistema del complemento. Un ejemplo de este último mec...

Estudio del virus JC, agente causal de la leucoencafalopatía multifocal progresiva, en pacientes de esclerosis múltiple recurrente-remitente tratados con Natalizumab

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Domínguez Mozo, María Inmaculada

2013-01-01

La esclerosis múltiple (EM) es una enfermedad desmielinizante inflamatoria crónica que afecta al sistema nervioso central (SNC) y cuyo origen es presumiblemente autoinmune, siendo en los países desarrollados la segunda causa de discapacidad entre personas jóvenes después de los accidentes de tráfico. Durante los últimos años se han desarrollado, o actualmente están en ensayo clínico, una gran cantidad de fármacos para tratar esta patología. Entre todos ellos cabe destacar natalizumab, u...

Estudio de nuevos marcadores de inflamación en enfermedades del intestino

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Olmos Juste, Raquel

2017-01-01

La enfermedad celiaca (EC) se define como un proceso autoinmune multisistémico debido a una pérdida de tolerancia frente a proteínas de la dieta como al gluten de cereales. Las proteínas que causan esta enfermedad reciben el nombre de prolaminas y están presentes en el trigo (gliadinas), cebada (hordeínas), centeno (secalinas) y avena (aveínas). El único tratamiento que actualmente existe se basa en realizar una dieta libre de gluten (DSG), que da lugar a la desaparición de los...

Síndrome de superposición en esclerodermia: a propósito de un caso

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Valencia-Caballero, Víctor; Cornejo, Mijail; Caso-Pérez, Diana; Huamaní, Charles

2009-01-01

Introducción: Distintos rasgos de enfermedades pueden coexistir en la enfermedad mixta del tejido conectivo, a diferencia del síndrome de superposición u overlap, que es la presentación de varias enfermedades autoinmunes que cumplen con sus criterios diagnósticos en un paciente. Caso clínico: Nosotros presentamos el caso de una mujer de 32 años tratada por esclerodermia durante cuatro años, que en una nueva evaluación se le diagnosticó lupus y polimiositis, conocido como síndrome de superposi...

Enfermedades del tejido conectivo: Importancia del diagnóstico precoz

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G. Patricia Abumohor, Dra.

2012-01-01

Las Enfermedades del Tejido Conectivo (ETC) son entidades de baja prevalencia en la población general. Son de naturaleza inflamatoria y autoinmune, tienden a la cronicidad y al compromiso de muchos parénquimas, órganos y tejidos, dejando en ellos daño estructural y funcional. Dado lo anterior, amenazan la vida o disminuyen la expectativa y calidad de vida. El diagnóstico y tratamiento precoz de estas entidades, permite cambiar su curso y muchas veces lograr remisión. Es por lo tanto de suma i...

La enfermedad de Graves, signos y síntomas

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Young, P.; Finn, B. C.; Bruetman, J. E.

2007-01-01

La enfermedad de Graves es la causa más común de hipertiroidismo, es de patogenia autoinmune. Se distingue clínicamente de otras formas de hipertiroidismo por la presencia de bocio difuso, oftalmopatía y ocasionalmente mixedema pretibial. En este artículo describimos la vida y obra de Robert Graves, realizando posteriormente una revisión de los signos y síntomas de la enfermedad. En el mundo de la medicina actual, en donde la tecnología juega un rol preponderante, queremos recordar la importa...

La tiroiditis bifásica: un patrón fisiopatológico en las tiroiditis

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Marsiglia, Italo

2008-01-01

La disfunción tiroidea es una observación común en el curso evolutivo de las tiroiditis. En las fases avanzadas de la tiroiditis crónica autoinmune es muy frecuente el hallazgo de hipotiroidismo clínico o subclínico, como consecuencia del reemplazo glandular por la fibrosis y atrofia resultantes. El hipotiroidismo permanente también es una secuela común en la tiroiditis silente y poco frecuente en la tiroiditis subaguda. Por otra parte, se conoce como “tiroiditis destructiva”, al proceso infl...

Papel de hemo oxigensa-1 en la artritis inducida por transferencia de suero K/BxN. Caracterización del modelo experimental

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Brines Juan, Rita

2017-01-01

La Artritis Reumatoide (AR) es una enfermedad sistémica, crónica y de carácter autoinmune que produce daño articular en los pacientes. Cursa con la degradación del hueso subcondral y del cartílago articular causando un gran dolor; además de ser una enfermedad incapacitante, puede provocar síntomas extraarticulares que afecten a otros órganos. El estudio de la patogenia y del tratamiento de la AR se desarrolla en gran medida sobre modelos animales de artritis experimental. En la actualidad...

Genetic manipulation of the pancreas cell and gene therapy approaches for type 1 diabetes /

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Ayuso López, Eduard

2007-01-01

Consultable des del TDX La diabetes de tipo 1 resulta de la destrucción autoinmune de las células ß pancreáticas, que conduce a una falta en la producción de insulina y la consiguiente hiperglucemia. La terapia sustitutiva con inyecciones subcutáneas de insulina permite a los pacientes llevar un vida activa, sin embargo esta terapia es imperfecta y no evita la aparición de graves complicaciones secundarias. El transplante de páncreas o islotes pancreáticos se ha realizado con éxito en algu...

Abordaje laparoscópico de la acalasia análisis clínico, de calidad de vida y funcional /

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Marinello, Franco Guillermo

2013-01-01

INTRODUCCIÓN La Acalasia es un trastorno esofágico primario con etiología desconocida. Por posibles causas genéticas, virales o autoinmunes, existe una inflamación mioentérica que conlleva a una destrucción neuronal inhibitoria. Esta destrucción tiene como resultado final la falla de relajación del EEI y la aperistalsis esofágica. Existen diversos tratamientos para tratar la Acalasia, ninguno de ellos curativo. La miotomía de Heller demostró ser el tratamiento con mejores resultados a largo p...

Enfermedad celiaca en niños del noroeste de México: características clínicas de 24 casos

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N. Sotelo Cruz; A.M. Calderón de la Barca; J.G. Hurtado Valenzuela

2013-01-01

Antecedentes: La enfermedad celiaca (EC) es una enteropatía autoinmune inducida por el gluten del trigo dietético, con serias consecuencias si no se diagnostica y trata tempranamente. Hay además otras alteraciones asociadas a la ingestión de gluten, que es importante conocer, por su multiplicidad de presentaciones clínicas. Objetivos: Describir los patrones más comunes de presentación de EC y alteraciones asociadas al gluten en niños de la región noroeste de México, con incipiente conocimi...

Prevalencia de enfermedad celiaca en Latinoamérica: revisión sistemática de la literatura y meta-análisis

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Parra-Medina, Rafael; Molano-Gonzalez, Nicolas; Rojas-Villarraga, Adriana; Anaya, Juan-Manuel

2014-01-01

Introducción: La enfermedad celiaca (EC) es una enfermedad autoinmune (EA) intestinal desencadenada por la ingesta de gluten. Por la falta de información de la presencia de EC en Latinoamérica (LA), nosotros investigamos la prevalencia de la enfermedad en esta región utilizando una revisión sistemática de la literatura y un meta-análisis. Métodos y resultados: Este trabajo fue realizado en dos fases: La primera, fue un estudio de corte transversal de 300 individuos Colombianos. La segunda,...

Esclerosis múltiple: aspectos generales y abordaje farmacológico Multiple sclerosis: general features and pharmacologic approach

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Nielsen Lagumersindez Denis

2009-08-01

Full Text Available La esclerosis múltiple es una enfermedad autoinmune, inflamatoria y desmielinizante del sistema nervioso central, de etiología desconocida y evolución crónica. Existen diferentes hipótesis etiológicas que hablan de una estrecha interrelación entre factores genéticos predisponentes y factores ambientales disímiles, capaces de desencadenar la respuesta autoinmune a nivel del sistema nervioso central. La hipótesis de la patogenia autoinmune se basa en estudios en modelos experimentales y hallazgos en biopsias de pacientes afectados por la enfermedad. Datos acumulativos reportan que el estrés oxidativo desempeña una función fundamental en la patogénesis de la esclerosis múltiple. Las especies reactivas de oxígeno generadas por macrófagos han sido implicadas como mediadoras de la desmielinización y el daño axonal, tanto en la encefalomielitis autoinmune experimental, como en la esclerosis múltiple propiamente. El diagnóstico de la enfermedad es difícil porque no existe una única prueba confirmatoria. El tratamiento de la esclerosis múltiple abarca el tratamiento de los relapsos agudos y los síntomas, así como la modificación de la enfermedad. Estos aspectos requieren un enfoque individualizado, basado en la evolución de esta afección y la tolerabilidad de los tratamientos. Además de la dieta, entre los tratamientos no farmacológicos para la esclerosis múltiple se recomienda la terapia física. Por otra parte, se han realizado varios ensayos clínicos en los que se han empleado extractos naturales, suplementos nutricionales y otros agentes con resultados alentadores. La farmacología ha dotado a los neurólogos de un amplio arsenal de fármacos de probada eficacia; sin embargo, los resultados de los laboratorios de investigación en los últimos años hacen muy probable que las posibilidades terapéuticas aumenten considerablemente en el futuro.Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune, inflammatory and desmyelinization

Pseudo-tumoral venereal lymphogranulomatosis: a case report

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Berment, H.; Koning, E.; Mehdaoui, D.; Lemoine, F.; Sabourin, J.C.; Ramirez, S.

2010-01-01

The venereal lymphogranulomatosis is increasing since 2003. The rectum injury can be shown under a misleading tumor aspect with the same characteristics in endoscopy and imaging than a rectum cancer; It is important to think about it in case of rectum injuries for a patient with a risk of sexually transmitted disease in order to avoid a quick orientation towards surgery when this disease can be cured by a simple and efficient medical treatment. (N.C.)

Bilateral elastofibroma dorsi: A case report

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Molini, L.; Ciortan, E.; Bianchi, S.

2010-01-01

Elastofibroma dorsi is a rare pseudotumoral lesion located in the periscapular region. Ultrasound can be used to evaluate its dimensions, margins, and internal structure. In the presence of bilateralism, diagnosis can be made on the basis of clinical and sonographic findings. The authors present a case of bilateral elastofibroma dorsi in which the clinical and ultrasound diagnosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging.

l'aspergillose naso-sinusienne dans sa forme pseudo-tumorale

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Cependant, cette affection demeure rare chez le sujet immunocompétent. Elle est caractérisée par son caractère invasif pseudotumoral et par la possibilité de complications ... Nous rapportons l'observation d'un patient ayant été suivi et traité pour une ... comblant le sinus maxillaire et la fosse nasale gauche. J. TUN ORL ...

Celulitis orbitaria como forma de presentación de la sinusitis complicada en el niño Orbital cellulitis as a way of presentation of the complicated sinusitis in the child

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Odette Pantoja Pereda; María del Carmen Luis Álvarez; Dayamí Benítez Rodríguez; Marlen Rivero González; Laura Pérez-Oliva Sánchez

2012-01-01

La sinusitis aguda es un proceso inflamatorio de la mucosa de los senos paranasales, de etiología bacteriana principalmente. Es más frecuente en las edades escolares y en las épocas de mayor circulación de los virus respiratorios. Se desarrolla cuando se afecta el drenaje normal de los senos y se retienen las secreciones mucosas. Las complicaciones más severas, como celulitis y abscesos periorbitarios, son raras. La celulitis orbitaria es una entidad poco frecuente, cuya importancia radica en...

Fístula colovesical secundaria a enfermedad diverticular: cirugía laparoscópica electiva

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Castillo C,Octavio; Rodríguez-Carlin,Arquímides; Campaña V,Gonzalo; Pérez C,Alberto

2012-01-01

Objetivos: La fístula colovesical es una complicación relacionada con procesos inflamatorios y neoplá-sicos del colon. El manejo tradicional de esta patología es quirúrgico bajo técnica abierta. Presentamos un caso de fístula colovesical secundaria a enfermedad diverticular con tratamiento quirúrgico laparoscópico. Materiales y Métodos: Paciente masculino de 64 años de edad, portador de enfermedad diverticular de larga data con antecedente de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e infecciones urinarias a...

Agregación familiar del riesgo cardiovascular. Estudio realizado en familiares de primer y segundo grado de pacientes con infarto agudo de miocardio

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Blanco Blanco, María Dolores

2012-01-01

Tesis Publicada con ISBN: 978-84-606-8138-0 Las enfermedades cardiovasculares (ECV) son la principal causa de mortalidad en los países desarrollados, suponiendo, según la OMS, algo más de 17 millones de fallecimientos al año. Son una fuente importante de discapacidad, contribuyendo en gran medida al aumento en los costes de la asistencia sanitaria. Aunque en su etiología concurren numerosos factores, la principal causa subyacente es la aterosclerosis, proceso inflamatorio crónico intra...

Metabolismo de los hidratos de carbono en los enterocitos de sujetos con enfermedad de Crohn y colitis ulcerosa.

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Estada Gimeno, Úrsula

2007-01-01

RESUMEN Introducción: Los pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria crónica intestinal (EII), enfermedad de Crohn y colitis ulcerosa presentan lesiones en el epitelio intestinal de carácter inflamatorio. Estas lesiones afectan al intestino grueso en la colitis ulcerosa y a cualquier parte del tracto digestivo en la enfermedad de Crohn. En este tipo de enfermos se ha visto que existe una menor absorción de nutrientes, sobre todo en la enfermedad de Crohn, entre ellos la lactosa (el azúcar de la...

Vaginal extrusion of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt catheter in an adult

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Christopher M Bonfield

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Ventriculo-peritoneal shunts (VPS are commonly used in the treatment of various neurosurgical conditions, including hydrocephalus and pseudotumor cerebri. We report only the second case of vaginal extrusion of a VPS catheter in an adult, and the first case with a modern VPS silastic peritoneal catheter. A 45-year-old female with a history of VPS for pseudotumor cerebri, Behcet′s syndrome, and hysterectomy presented to our institution with the chief complaint of tubing protruding from her vagina after urination. On gynecologic examination, the patient was found to have approximately 15 cm of VPS catheter protruding from her vaginal apex. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen and shunt X-ray series demonstrated no breaks in the tubing, but also confirmed the finding of the VPS catheter extruding through the vaginal cuff into the vagina. The patient had the VPS removed and an external ventricular drain was placed for temporary cerebrospinal fluid diversion. Ventricular catheter cultures were positive for diphtheroids. After an appropriate course of antibiotics, a contralateral ventriculo-pleural shunt was placed one week later. Although vary rare, vaginal extrusion can occur in adults, even with modern VPS catheters.

Role of Bifidobacterium bifidum and plant food extracts in improving microflora and biochemical and cytogenetic parameters in adjuvant arthritis.

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Donya, S. M.

2011-09-01

Full Text Available The aim of the present research was to discover plant food extracts and probiotics that may have bioactivity towards chronic inflammation. Three plant food extract mixtures expected to be rich in phenolic compounds, carotenoids and tocopherols were prepared. The anti-inflammatory activity of the different mixtures as well as probiotic bacteria (Bifidobacterium bifidum were evaluated in adjuvant arthritis in rats. The anti-inflammatory effect, mechanism of action and safety of the three mixtures and Bifidobacterium bifidum were studied by measuring the size of inflammation and the determination of inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers, colonic bacteria profile and specific cytogenetic parameters. The contents of tocopherols, β-carotene and phenolic compounds in the mixtures were determined. The results show that the tested mixtures and Bifidobacterium bifidum possess promising anti-inflammatory effects. The mechanism of action seems to involve a reduction in oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers and an effect on colonic microflora. Genotoxicity and DNA fragmentation induced by adjuvant arthritis were prevented after supplementation with the tested mixtures.El objetivo de la presente investigación fue encontrar extractos de alimentos vegetales y probióticos que puedan tener bioactividad hacía la inflamación crónica. Mezclas de tres extractos de alimentos vegetales conocidos por su riqueza en compuestos fenólicos, carotenoides y tocoferoles han sido preparadas. La actividad anti-inflamatoria de las diferentes mezclas y de bacterias probióticas (Bifidobacterium bifidum fue evaluada en artritis adyuvante en ratas. El efecto anti-inflamatorio, mecanismo de acción y salubridad de las tres mezclas y de Bifidobacterium bifidum ha sido estudiado mediante la medida del tamaño de la inflamación y la determinación de biomarcadores de inflamación y estrés oxidativo, del perfil de bacterias del colón y de parámetros citogen

Especies reactivas del oxígeno y balance redox, parte I: aspectos básicos y principales especies reactivas del oxígeno Oxygen reactive species and redox balance, part I: basic aspects and main oxygen reactive species

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Gregorio Martínez Sánchez

2005-12-01

Full Text Available El balance redox ha sido reconocido, de forma cada vez más creciente, como un componente crítico del proceso de envejecimiento; la iniciación y desarrollo de enfermedades de notable morbilidad y mortalidad (aterosclerosis, cáncer, enfermedades del sistema nervioso central, enfermedades autoinmunes, daño por isquemia-reperfusión, entre otras y respuestas celulares, inducidas por el estrés oxidativo. Estrechamente vinculado con el estrés oxidativo está la generación de especies reactivas de oxígeno las cuales provocan daño celular directo, además de actuar como segundos mensajeros intracelulares al modular las vías de transducción de señales. En el presente trabajo se recogen los principales antecedentes de las investigaciones relacionadas con este tema y se describen las más importantes características de las especies reactivas del oxígeno.The redox balance has been increasingly recognized as a critical component of the aging process; the onset and development of diseases causing dramatic morbidity and mortality (atherosclerosis, cancer, central nervous system diseases, autoinmune diseases, ischemia-reperfusion damage, among others and oxidative stress-induced cellular responses. Closely related to oxidative stress is the generation of oxygen reactive species, which cause direct cell damage in addition to acting as second intracellular messengers when modulating signal transduction pathways. The present paper presented the main antecedents of pieces of research related to this topic and described the most important characteristics of the oxygen reactive species.

Diseases of the optic fossa

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Sakuma, S.; Banno, T.

1983-01-01

By using a whole body CT unit for coronal tomography, it is possible to observe the extraocular muscles at the same time. Diseases of the optic fossa that can be investigated by CT include muscular hypertrophy due to toxic goiter, calcification of the sclera in hyperparathyroidismus, foreign bodies, inflammatory pseudotumor, retrobulbar tumor, tumor of the retina, tumor of the choroidea, and tumor of the sclera

Relación entre marcadores de riesgo cardiovascular y de estrés oxidativo con la presencia de hipertrofia ventricular izquierda y función diastólica en niños obesos.

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Porcar Almela, Manuel

2015-01-01

La obesidad se caracteriza por un estado inflamatorio de bajo grado que produce alteraciones metabólicas y hemodinámicas a nivel sistémico. El conjunto de alteraciones cardiacas producidas por la obesidad, es lo que se conoce como “cardiomiopatía de la obesidad”. En adultos los mecanismos de la remodelación cardiaca en el contexto de la obesidad son complejos y dada la prevalencia de los trastornos comórbidos y las variables de confusión concomitantes con la obesidad es dificultoso caracteriz...

Eriptosis. Mecanismos involucrados y efecto protector de la eritropoyetina

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Vota, Daiana Marina

2012-01-01

Los procesos inflamatorios, frecuentemente asociados a anemia de enfermedades crónicas, podrían cumplir un rol en la inhibición de la eritropoyesis. La existencia de señales intracelulares comunes entre los procesos que regulan la eritropoyesis y la respuesta inflamatoria sugiere que la desregulación de un sistema podría explicar la disminución de la función del otro. Por otro lado, un daño directo sobre los eritrocitos maduros en circulación, causado por factores presentes en dichos procesos...

Síndrome de Behçet

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Rosa, Lauro Gilberto Nunes da; Ventura, Raquel Moresco; Silva, Marlei Giovanaz; Baumgart, Cristina da Silva; Matesanz Pérez, P.

2005-01-01

El Síndrome de Behçet es un desorden inflamatorio crónico, multisistémico de origen desconocido. El síndrome se caracteriza por la presencia de úlceras orales y genitales recurrentes, lesiones oculares y cutáneas, artritis, alteraciones en el sistema nervioso central y enfermedades vasculares. A la ulceración oral recurrente se la considera una de las manifestaciones más importantes del síndrome, y resultan fundamentales para el diagnóstico de acuerdo con los criterios de clasificación. Se pr...

Terapéutica holística en una paciente con gingivitis descamativa crónica

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Oliveros Noriega-Roldán, Silvana; Ortiz Moncada, Clara; Pérez Martínez, Manuel Antonio; Castellanos Ortiz, Betania; Cobián Mena, Alberto Erconvaldo

2015-01-01

Se describe el caso clínico de una paciente con gingivitis descamativa crónica, atendida en el Departamento de Periodoncia de la Clínica Estomatológica Provincial Docente "Mártires del Moncada" de Santiago de Cuba, en quien el tratamiento convencional no proporcionó resultados favorables, por lo cual se recurrió a la combinación de las terapias neural, acupuntural y periodontal y la aplicación de hipnosis, cuya combinación solucionó tan grave proceso inflamatorio, además de elevar la autoesti...

Bases moleculares de la depleción de glutatión y de la necrosis celular en la pancreatitis aguda. Papel de las proteín quinasas activadas por mitógenos.

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Pereda Cervera, Javier

2006-01-01

RESUMEN La pancreatitis aguda es el proceso inflamatorio agudo del páncreas con afectación variable de otros tejidos regionales y sistemas orgánicos alejados. Es una enfermedad con una incidencia relativamente elevada en España y en el resto del mundo y con una mortalidad entre el 10 y el 45% de los casos graves de la enfermedad. Los mecanismos moleculares por los que una pancreatitis aguda se desarrolla, así como aquellos que conducen a una pancreatitis grave, aún no están del todo esclar...

Queratitis lamelar difusa: tratamiento profiláctico con ketorolaco trometamina 0,5% en un modelo animal

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Sandoval, HP; Vargas, LG; Holzer, MP; Kasper, TJ; Vroman, DT; Apple, DJ; Solomon, KD

2002-01-01

Objetivo: El propósito de este estudio es evaluar el uso de un agente anti-inflamatorio, no esteroideo, en el tratamiento de la queratitis lamelar difusa inducida en un modelo animal. Materiales y Métodos: Se creó un flap corneal en 40 ojos de 20 conejos pigmentados con el microqueratomo ASC y la entrecara fue inoculada con endotoxina de Pseudomona aeruginosa o Palmolive® Ultra jabón líquido. Los conejos fueron divididos en dos grupos: El grupo I (n= 20) recibió tratamiento con Ketorolaco tro...

Tromboflebitis séptica de la vena porta (pileflebitis): diagnóstico y manejo a propósito de tres casos Septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein (pylephlebitis): diagnosis and management of three cases

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E. Arteche; S. Ostiz; L. Miranda; P. Caballero; G. Jiménez López de Oñate

2005-01-01

Fundamento. La pileflebitis es la tromboflebitis séptica de la vena porta y/o de sus ramas, de manera aguda y generalmente como complicación de procesos inflamatorios intraabdominales o de intervenciones quirúrgicas en pacientes con discrasias sanguíneas. Siendo la clínica bastante inespecífica, los hallazgos radiológicos aunque no patognomónicos, son de gran utilidad para el diagnóstico precoz y un mejor pronóstico vital de estos pacientes. El objetivo de este trabajo es revisar la patogenia...

Patogénesis y neutralización de los efectos locales inducidos por el veneno de la serpiente "terciopelo" (Bothrops asper).

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Gutiérrez, José María; Lomonte, Bruno; Cerdas Fallas, Luis; Rojas Umaña, Ermila; Arroyo Gutiérrez, Olga; Gené, José Antonio

1982-01-01

Se presenta la revisión de varias investigaciones sobre la patogénesis y neutralización de los efectos locales inducidos por el veneno de la serpiente terciopelo. El cuadro local está constituido por mionecrosis, hemorragia y un proceso inflamatorio, además de otras alteraciones vasculares como angionecrosis y trombosis. La necrosis de fibras musculares se desarrolla después de inocular el veneno. La experimentación se realizó en ratones, los que muestran una alta proporción de fibras necróti...

Relación del estrés oxidativo y la pérdida de peso obtenida en pacientes obesos mórbidos mediante cirugía bariátrica con la técnica del cruce duodenal

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Leonardo De Tursi Ríspoli; Antonio Vázquez Tarragón; Antonio Vázquez Prado; Guillermo Sáez Tormo; Ali Ismail Mahmoud; Marcos Bruna Esteban; Claudia Mulas Fernandez; Verónica Gumbau Puchol

2013-01-01

Introducción: El estrés oxidativo, presente de forma evidente en los obesos mórbidos, es un indicador del estado inflamatorio crónico que representa la obesidad y posible nexo de unión con sus comorbilidades, algunas de las cuales son un importante factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de enfermedades cardiovasculares, por lo que la atenuación de su intensidad se ha convertido en un objetivo terapéutico. Material y método: Hemos intervenido de forma consecutiva, mediante la técnica quirúrgica d...

Cambios hormonales asociados al embarazo: Afectación gingivo-periodontal Hormonal changes associated to pregnancy: Gingivo-periodontal involving

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E. Figuero-Ruiz; I. Prieto Prieto; A. Bascones-Martínez

2006-01-01

La gingivitis gravídica es una inflamación proliferativa, vascular e inespecífica con un amplio infiltrado inflamatorio celular. Clínicamente se caracteriza por una encía intensamente enrojecida que sangra fácilmente, por un engrosamiento del margen gingival y por hiperplasia de las papilas interdentales que pueden dar lugar a la aparición de pseudobolsas. La prevalencia varía entre el 35 y el 100% de las embarazadas con gingivitis previa. Aunque parece que durante el embarazo la susceptibili...

Alteraciones fisiopatológicas tempranas asociadas a pancreatitis crónica en células acinares pancreáticas: mecanismos de respuesta frente a tóxicos

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Luaces Regueira, María

2013-01-01

La pancreatitis crónica, una de las enfermedades del páncreas con mayor prevalencia, se caracteriza por un infiltrado inflamatorio crónico que puede conllevar la pérdida de las funciones exocrina y endocrina de la glándula y que constituye el principal factor de riesgo conocido, junto con el tabaco y la diabetes, para el desarrollo del cáncer de páncreas. Se describieron diferentes factores etiológicos capaces de desencadenar, tanto aislados como en asociación, este proceso pat...

Efecto de la obesidad abdominal, la resistencia a la insulina y la leptina intrafolicular en la fecundación "in vitro"

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Llaneza Suárez, David

2014-01-01

La relación existente entre el balance energético y la fertilidad se conoce desde hace tiempo y puede asociarse a infertilidad y peores tasas de respuesta en pacientes que están realizando ciclos de Fecundación In Vitro (FIV/ICSI). La obesidad abdominal se asocia frecuentemente con un estado inflamatorio, con Resistencia a la Insulina (RI) y con niveles elevados de leptina La relación de estos cambios con los resultados de los ciclos FIV/ICSI aun no es conocido del todo. HIPÓTESIS El...

Análisis comparativo entre dos modalidades terapéuticas en pacientes con dorsalgias: masoterapia y estiramientos frente a masoterapia y estiramientos más punción seca

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López Gata, Antonio Luis

2017-01-01

Introducción: La zona dorsal es un área muy compleja de movilidad reducida con influencia directa en las alteraciones de la región cervical y lumbar y que con frecuencia presenta dolor localizado de características propias ocasionando desarreglos en la estática. El síndrome de dolor miofascial (SDM) es un trastorno no inflamatorio que se manifiesta por dolor localizado, rigidez y como característica principal la presencia de PGM con frecuenta afectación de la musculatura cérvicodorsal que es ...

Tratamiento quirúrgico de la diverticulitis aguda en la Comunidad Valenciana. Estudio multicéntrico.

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Salvador Martínez, Antonio

2015-01-01

Diverticulitis aguda. Estado actual y controversias Este término representa un espectro de los cambios inflamatorios que van desde una inflamación local subclínica hasta la peritonitis generalizada con perforación libre. Su mecanismo de aparición gira alrededor de una perforación de un divertículo. El antiguo concepto de obstrucción luminal probablemente represente un hecho raro. El aumento de la presión intraluminal o las partículas espesadas de alimentos pueden erosionar la pared d...

Estrategias no farmacológicas para la prevención de las infecciones urinarias.

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Román Sánchez, Ana

2016-01-01

La infección del tracto urinario es un proceso inflamatorio que cursa con invasión y multiplicación bacteriana del tracto urinario, caracterizándose por una sintomatología específica llamada síndrome miccional. Esta revisión bibliográfica descriptiva, se centra en el estudio de aquellas medidas no farmacológicas para prevenir las recurrencias de este tipo de infecciones. Se decidió realizar esta investigación por la gran importancia que desempeña la enfermería en materia de pre...

Infecciones urinarias y sepsis urológica: pronóstico, evolución y tratamiento

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Bedate Núñez, María

2015-01-01

El interés actual sobre la sepsis ha aumentado considerablemente, al igual que los conocimientos sobre la misma, debido sobre todo al descubrimiento de anomalías inflamatorias como causa de la morbimortalidad asociada a la sepsis; a la alteración en la síntesis de mediadores inflamatorios en afecciones tan dispares como: artritis reumatoide, asma, distréss respiratorio y al aumento de la relevancia económica en la sanidad actual: “Dilema entre lo económicamente posible y lo éticamente obligad...

DERMATOMIOSITIS JUVENIL Y EMBARAZO

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Evans M,Gregorio; Poulsen R,Ronald; Blanco R,Romiely; Luna V,Viviana

2002-01-01

La dermatomiositis juvenil es un desorden inflamatorio crónico multisistémico del tejido conectivo. Tiene una incidencia de 2-3/100.000/año. Con la disminución en la mortalidad experimentada en los últimos decenios, la atención está cifrada en la morbilidad a largo plazo y en las alteraciones funcionales. Con un tratamiento agresivo los niños con dermatomiositis juvenil generalmente tienen un futuro promisorio, sin incapacidad o con incapacidad mínima. La mortalidad actualmente se estima cerc...

Hepatitis alcohólica severa no respondedora a glucocorticoides:

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Felipe Olivares A.; María José de la Piedra B; Aranzazu Jugo B.; Verónica Vial L; Nicolás Morán C.; Hernán Oyarzún R.; Carolina Wenk

2014-01-01

RESUMEN INTRODUCCIÓN: La hepatitis alcohólica corresponde a un daño inflamatorio agudo sobre un hígado progresivamente dañado por la ingesta excesiva y prolongada de alcohol. Puede presentar ictericia, manifestaciones de alcoholismo crónico e insuficiencia hepática progresiva. PRESENTACIÓN DEL CASO: Varón de 60 años con antecedentes de daño hepático crónico secundario a alcoholismo activo, que presentó cuadro de dos semanas de ictericia progresiva, prurito y bradipsiqu...

Síndrome de dolor miofascial y alteraciones del procesamiento nociceptivo en pacientes con epicondilalgia lateral

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Fernández Carnero, Josué

2017-01-01

Introducción: La Epicondilalgia Lateral (EL) es una de las afecciones más frecuentes del miembro superior, pero no por ello es más conocida su etiología. Los mecanismos nociceptivos responsables del dolor en este tipo de afección aún no se han aclarado por completo. Existen evidencias de que los pacientes con EL crónica presentan una alteración del procesamiento nociceptivo más que inflamatorio, pero no se ha identificado la causa que puede desencadenar este proceso. Se han ...

Pseudotumours in chronic kidney disease: Can diffusion-weighted MRI rule out malignancy

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Goyal, Ankur; Sharma, Raju; Bhalla, Ashu S.; Gamanagatti, Shivanand; Seth, Amlesh

2013-01-01

Highlights: •Conventional non-contrast MRI is unable to distinguish CKD pseudotumors from RCCs. •Pseudotumours in a background of CKD do not show restricted diffusion. •CKD pseudotumours demonstrate high ADC values whereas RCCs show restricted diffusion. •DW-MRI is reliable in ruling out malignancy incase of pseudotumours found in chronic kidney disease. •DW-MRI may obviate contrast administration and/or tissue sampling in renal pseudotumours and prevent inadvertent surgeries. -- Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate whether diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) can distinguish pseudotumours in chronic kidney disease (CKD pseudotumours) from renal-cell-carcinomas (RCCs) (with or without CKD) and whether it offers additional benefit over conventional MRI. Methods: One-hundred patients underwent MDCT, MRI and DW-MRI (at b-values of 0 and 500 s/mm 2 ) for evaluation of focal renal lesions. Of these, 20 patients with 40 CKD pseudotumours and 36 patients with 40 RCCs were retrospectively analyzed. T1-weighted, T2-weighted, diffusion-weighted images were evaluated, apparent-diffusion-coefficient (ADC) values were compared and receiver-operating-characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn to establish cut-off ADC-values. Results: 92.5% of CKD pseudotumours remained indeterminate after conventional MRI. On DW-MRI, none of them showed restricted diffusion and thus malignancy could be ruled out in 100% of the lesions. In contrast, all the solid RCCs showed diffusion restriction. Mean ADC-value for CKD pseudotumours was significantly higher than RCCs and surrounding diseased parenchyma [2.50 vs 1.56 (×10 −3 mm 2 /s) (P < 0.0001) and 2.05 (×10 −3 mm 2 /s) (P = 0.0001) respectively]. ROC analysis for differentiating CKD pseudotumours and RCC yielded high sensitivity (91.7%) and specificity (100%) for cut-off ADC-value of 2.04 (×10 −3 mm 2 /s). Conclusions: CKD pseudotumors usually remain indeterminate on conventional non-contrast MRI. DW-MRI can distinguish CKD pseudotumors

Pseudotumours in chronic kidney disease: Can diffusion-weighted MRI rule out malignancy

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Goyal, Ankur, E-mail: ankurgoyalaiims@gmail.com [Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S.), New Delhi (India); Sharma, Raju, E-mail: raju152@yahoo.com [Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S.), New Delhi (India); Bhalla, Ashu S., E-mail: ashubhalla1@yahoo.com [Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S.), New Delhi (India); Gamanagatti, Shivanand, E-mail: shiv223@rediffmail.com [Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S.), New Delhi (India); Seth, Amlesh, E-mail: amlesh.seth@gmail.com [Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S.), New Delhi (India)

2013-11-01

Highlights: •Conventional non-contrast MRI is unable to distinguish CKD pseudotumors from RCCs. •Pseudotumours in a background of CKD do not show restricted diffusion. •CKD pseudotumours demonstrate high ADC values whereas RCCs show restricted diffusion. •DW-MRI is reliable in ruling out malignancy incase of pseudotumours found in chronic kidney disease. •DW-MRI may obviate contrast administration and/or tissue sampling in renal pseudotumours and prevent inadvertent surgeries. -- Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate whether diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) can distinguish pseudotumours in chronic kidney disease (CKD pseudotumours) from renal-cell-carcinomas (RCCs) (with or without CKD) and whether it offers additional benefit over conventional MRI. Methods: One-hundred patients underwent MDCT, MRI and DW-MRI (at b-values of 0 and 500 s/mm{sup 2}) for evaluation of focal renal lesions. Of these, 20 patients with 40 CKD pseudotumours and 36 patients with 40 RCCs were retrospectively analyzed. T1-weighted, T2-weighted, diffusion-weighted images were evaluated, apparent-diffusion-coefficient (ADC) values were compared and receiver-operating-characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn to establish cut-off ADC-values. Results: 92.5% of CKD pseudotumours remained indeterminate after conventional MRI. On DW-MRI, none of them showed restricted diffusion and thus malignancy could be ruled out in 100% of the lesions. In contrast, all the solid RCCs showed diffusion restriction. Mean ADC-value for CKD pseudotumours was significantly higher than RCCs and surrounding diseased parenchyma [2.50 vs 1.56 (×10{sup −3} mm{sup 2}/s) (P < 0.0001) and 2.05 (×10{sup −3} mm{sup 2}/s) (P = 0.0001) respectively]. ROC analysis for differentiating CKD pseudotumours and RCC yielded high sensitivity (91.7%) and specificity (100%) for cut-off ADC-value of 2.04 (×10{sup −3} mm{sup 2}/s). Conclusions: CKD pseudotumors usually remain indeterminate on conventional non-contrast MRI. DW

Augmented reality in a tumor resection model.

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Chauvet, Pauline; Collins, Toby; Debize, Clement; Novais-Gameiro, Lorraine; Pereira, Bruno; Bartoli, Adrien; Canis, Michel; Bourdel, Nicolas

2018-03-01

Augmented Reality (AR) guidance is a technology that allows a surgeon to see sub-surface structures, by overlaying pre-operative imaging data on a live laparoscopic video. Our objectives were to evaluate a state-of-the-art AR guidance system in a tumor surgical resection model, comparing the accuracy of the resection with and without the system. Our system has three phases. Phase 1: using the MRI images, the kidney's and pseudotumor's surfaces are segmented to construct a 3D model. Phase 2: the intra-operative 3D model of the kidney is computed. Phase 3: the pre-operative and intra-operative models are registered, and the laparoscopic view is augmented with the pre-operative data. We performed a prospective experimental study on ex vivo porcine kidneys. Alginate was injected into the parenchyma to create pseudotumors measuring 4-10 mm. The kidneys were then analyzed by MRI. Next, the kidneys were placed into pelvictrainers, and the pseudotumors were laparoscopically resected. The AR guidance system allows the surgeon to see tumors and margins using classical laparoscopic instruments, and a classical screen. The resection margins were measured microscopically to evaluate the accuracy of resection. Ninety tumors were segmented: 28 were used to optimize the AR software, and 62 were used to randomly compare surgical resection: 29 tumors were resected using AR and 33 without AR. The analysis of our pathological results showed 4 failures (tumor with positive margins) (13.8%) in the AR group, and 10 (30.3%) in the Non-AR group. There was no complete miss in the AR group, while there were 4 complete misses in the non-AR group. In total, 14 (42.4%) tumors were completely missed or had a positive margin in the non-AR group. Our AR system enhances the accuracy of surgical resection, particularly for small tumors. Crucial information such as resection margins and vascularization could also be displayed.

Inmunopatología de la esclerosis múltiple

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Francisco J Quintana

2014-10-01

Full Text Available La esclerosis múltiple es una enfermedad inflamatoria desmielinizante que afecta el sistema nervioso central y que es considerada una de las principales causas de discapacidad en jóvenes adultos. Las causas de la esclerosis múltiple son aún desconocidas, aunque se cree que una combinación de factores genéticos y ambientales resulta en una respuesta autoinmune que promueve la degeneración neuronal/axonal. En esta revisión se analiza la asociación entre la respuesta inmune y la neurodegeneración en la esclerosis múltiple.

Gradiente de riesgo genético HLA-DQ para diabetes tipo 1 y enfermedad celíaca en el noroeste de México

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Mejía-León, M.E.; Ruiz-Dyck, K.M.; Calderón de la Barca, A.M.

2015-01-01

Antecedentes: La diabetes tipo 1 (DT1) y la enfermedad celíaca (EC) son 2 enfermedades autoinmunes frecuentes en la infancia y comparten su predisposición genética (HLA-DQ2 y DQ8). La prevalencia de ambas se ha incrementado en el mundo. En el estado de Sonora (15 habitantes/km2), se desconoce información sobre su riesgo genético o la distribución de los alelos asociados en la población general. Objetivo: Comparar la frecuencia alélica HLA-DQ de una muestra representativa de recién nacidos ...

Lupus eritematoso sistémico en ratones MRL lpr/lpm y knockouts del receptor de quimioquina CCR2

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Camarasa Lillo, Natalia

2009-01-01

INTRODUCCIÓN El lupus eritematoso sistémico es una enfermedad autoinmune cuya principal manifestación y debut de la enfermedad es la glomerulonefritis mediada por complejos inmunes. Los ratones MRL/MpJ-Fas lpr/J (MRL/lpr) llevan una mutación en el gen Fas de la apoptosis que da lugar a una proliferación de linfocitos autoreactivos y son considerados un modelo de ratón que reproduce muy bien la enfermedad lúpica en el humano, con linfadenopatía asociada a proliferación aberrante de células T,...

Enfermedad pulmonar intersticial asociada a rituximab

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Marcelo Fernández Casares

2013-08-01

Full Text Available La introducción en la práctica clínica del anticuerpo anti-CD20 rituximab ha mejorado sustancialmente el pronóstico de diversas enfermedades autoinmunes y hematológicas. Con el incremento de su uso ha aumentado el registro de efectos adversos, entre ellos la toxicidad pulmonar. Una de sus complicaciones más serias es la enfermedad pulmonar intersticial, entidad potencialmente fatal que debe ser considerada en pacientes que han recibido rituximab y presentan disnea, fiebre y tos sin clara evidencia de infección. Presentamos un caso de enfermedad pulmonar intersticial asociada a rituximab.

Células Madre: Fuentes no embriónicas accesibles

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Madriz de Haan, Pedro

2010-01-01

En los últimos años se ha variado en gran manera el tipo de enfoque que se le dio en algún momento a las células madre; estas han pasado de ser sólo una posibilidad lejana de tratamiento a convertirse en una alternativa real para el manejo de varias patologías dentro de las cuales destacan las de índole autoinmune. La obtención de las mismas no debe ser motivo de controversia en nuestro país ya que por métodos que no involucran embriones humanos es posible colectarlas de dos fuentes particula...

Elastofibroma dorsi: magnetic resonance imaging findings in two cases

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KARAGÜLLE, A. Tuba; ERDEN, M.İlhan; ERDEN, Ayşe; KARADAĞ, Demet

2002-01-01

Elastofibroma dorsi is a pseudotumoral mass of unknown pathogenesis that is usually seen in elderly patients. We report two cases of histologically proven elastofibroma dorsi, each presenting with painful periscapular masses. Magnetic resonance imagingshowed periscapular tumoral mass with low to intermediate signal intensity with interspersed areas of high signal intensity on both T1 and T2 weighted images. After I.V. administration of gadopentate dimeglumine, these lesions demonstrated mild ...

High-resolution CT of lesions of the optic nerve

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Peyster, R.G.; Hoover, E.D.; Hershey, B.L.; Haskin, M.E.

1983-01-01

The optic nerves are well demonstrated by high-resolution computed tomography. Involvement of the optic nerve by optic gliomas and optic nerve sheath meningiomas is well known. However, nonneoplastic processes such as increased intracranial pressure, optic neuritis, Grave ophthalmopathy, and orbital pseudotumor may also alter the appearance of the optic nerve/sheath on computed tomography. Certain clinical and computed tomographic features permit distinction of these nonneoplastic tumefactions from tumors

Massive cerebellar infarction: a neurosurgical approach

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Salazar Luis Rafael Moscote

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Cerebellar infarction is a challenge for the neurosurgeon. The rapid recognition will crucial to avoid devastating consequences. The massive cerebellar infarction has pseudotumoral behavior, should affect at least one third of the volume of the cerebellum. The irrigation of the cerebellum presents anatomical diversity, favoring the appearance of atypical infarcts. The neurosurgical management is critical for massive cerebellar infarction. We present a review of the literature.

[Inflammatory granulomas in the pathology of the nervous system. General remarks].

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Tommasi, M

1976-01-01

The "gliogenic" participation in the edification of granulomas may produce peculiar morphological features especially in the central nervous system, and perhaps more than elsewhere, pseudotumoral features. Moreover, the concept of "granuloma" is perhaps not as well defined as in the other tissues. There are also some still unsolved problems concerning the histogenesis of the cells of the "granuloma". Some examples taken among the different etiologies illustrate these notions.

Increased intracranial pressure: evaluation by computerized tomography

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Lightfoote, W.E.; Pressman, B.D.

1975-01-01

Computerized tomography is clearly very useful in the evaluation of patients with increased intracranial pressure and suspected pseudotumor cerebri. It provides an index of ventricular size and configuration and has the capability of demonstrating intracranial lesions. Moreover, this new technique is rapid and non-invasive, and is without attendant risks. Examinations may be performed serially as the clinical process evolves, thereby giving roentgenographic correlation to the clinical features. (U.S.)

Pielonefritis xantogranulomatosa en la infancia: Presentación de 3 casos

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. Aurelio J. Álvarez Quiñones

2000-06-01

Full Text Available Se analizan las historias clínicas de 3 pacientes en edades pediátricas, los cuales se estudiaron y cuyo diagnóstico fue de pielonefritis xantogranulomatosa, en el período comprendido entre 1985 y 1995. Dos enfermos pertenecían al sexo masculino y 1 al femenino. Todos los pacientes tenían antecedentes de sepsis urinaria, y se comportaron, desde el punto de vista radiológico: 1 con ausencia de eliminación renal, otro con ureteronefrosis y el último como una variedad pseudotumoral renal. A los 3 se les realizó nefrectomía y evolucionaron satisfactoriamente, lo que precisó el diagnóstico posoperatorio. Se revisó la literatura médica nacional e internacional.The medical records of three pediatric patients, two boys and one girl who were studied and diagnosed with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in the period from 1985 to 1995 were analyzed. All of them had histories of urinary sepsis and from the radiological viewpoint, one presented no renal urine disposal, another one had ureteronephrosis and the third had a renal pseudotumoral variety. The three children underwent nephrectomy and recovered satisfactorily which was confirmed by the postoperative diagnosis. A review of the international and national literature was made.

MIOCARDIOPATÍA DILATADA: ASPECTOS GENÉTICOS, INFECCIOSOS, INFLAMATORIOS Y DEL SISTEMA INMUNE

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Dr. José Luis Vukasovic R.

2015-03-01

No hay duda que en un futuro próximo las mejoras en la secuenciación de genes y el mayor conocimiento de la patogenia influirán decididamente en el diagnóstico, evaluación y tratamiento de esta entidad.

Proteína C reactiva como marcador inflamatorio en la enfermedad periodontal

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Víctor Martínez-Aguilar

2017-01-01

Full Text Available La Proteína C Reactiva (PCR es una de las proteínas plasmáticas que aparecen en la fase aguda de la inflamación. La periodontitis se relaciona con niveles elevados de PCR en adul tos y con una reducción de la misma después de su tratamiento. La diabetes, por otro lado, es una enfermedad que compromete la respuesta tanto inflamatoria como reparativa del organismo y los tejidos periodontales son particularmente sensibles a su efecto. La PCR por lo tanto, puede ser útil en el diagnóstico y en la determinación de progresión de la enfermedad periodontal (EP. El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar los niveles de PCR en pacientes con EP y pacientes con EP y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2. Se incluyeron 60 sujetos distribuidos en 3 grupos: 15 pacientes con EP (Grupo 1, 15 pacientes con EP y DM2 (grupo 2 y 30 pacientes sistémicamente sanos (grupo 3. A cada uno de los participantes se les realizaron pruebas bioquímicas: Proteína C Re activa (NycoCard® PCR, HbA1c (NycoCard® y glucosa en sangre. Para el diagnóstico de la enfermedad periodontal se siguieron los parámetros del 5° Taller Europeo de Periodontología. Para evaluar las diferencias entre los grupos se usó la prueba de Kruskal Wallis. Se encontraron diferencias estadísticas significativas al comparar la concentración de PCR en los 3 grupos (p<0.01, siendo el grupo de pacientes sanos el que presentaba el menor promedio (4.88±0.08 y los mayores promedios para los grupos de EP (5 .95±2.23 y EP/DM2 (5.21±0.20. Además se encontraron diferencias significativas (p<0.01 en los tres grupos con respecto a la concentración hemoglobina, talla, IMC y PI. Los resultados indican que los niveles séricos de PCR se elevan en pacientes con EP y en pacientes con EP y DM2. Aunque se notó esta diferencia, existen diversos factores tanto locales como sistémicos que pueden potencialmente influir en los niveles de PCR y estos representan una limitación y dificultad al momento de interpretar las prueba s.

Pseudotumor de pâncreas por corpo estranho

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Roberto Carlos de Oliveira e Silva

Full Text Available The diagnosis of pancreatic masses represents a great challenger for imaging studies. However the occurrence of pancreatic masses have been reported more frequently in the last years due to advances in imaging diagnostic methods. During the last decade, the surgical approach of pancreatic masses was limited to an attempt of establishing histological diagnosis, staging and evaluation of resection of these masses. Recently, the approach and staging of pancreatic masses was facilitated by sophisticated methods of diagnosis, especially, ultrasound, dynamic computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (/RM, angiography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (CPRE, endoscopic ultrasound, laparoscopy and biochemical tumors markers. The present paper reports a case of a pancreatic mass due to foreign body in which the imaging study helped to determine out this rare etiological agent that has not been previouly described in literature.

Amylose primitive médiastinale d'aspect pseudotumoral

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Mahfoudhi, Madiha; Mamlouk, Habiba; Turki, Sami; Kheder, Adel

2015-01-01

L'amylose primitive médiastinale isolée est rare et de diagnostic difficile. Nous rapportons l'observation d'un patient âgé de 41 ans ayant présenté une dyspnée et des crachats hémoptoïques. A l'examen physique il n'avait pas d'hypotension orthostatique. Les aires ganglionnaires périphériques étaient libres. La tomodensitométrie thoracique a objectivé un magma d'adénopathies médiastinales réalisant une masse de 45 mm x 60 mm. L'examen anatomopathologique d'une biopsie ganglionnaire guidée par médiastinoscopie a conclut a une amylose médiastinale de type AL. Il n'avait pas d'autres localisations amyloïdes. Un myélome multiple a été éliminé. Le diagnostic d'amylose primitive médiastinale de type AL a été retenu. Le traitement s'est basé sur des cures de Melphalan-prednisone. La chirurgie était évitée vu le risque hémorragique élevé. L’évolution était marquée par l'amélioration de la dyspnée, la disparition de l'hémoptysie et la diminution de la taille de la masse ganglionnaire devenant 25 mm x 20 mm. PMID:26308913

Resistencia a la insulina, cortisol y composición corporal mediante dilución isotópica en niños costarricenses

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A Valverde-Vindas; E M Quintana-Guzmán; M P Salas-Chaves

2016-01-01

Resumen ANTECEDENTES: la obesidad infantil es un proceso que involucra en sí mismo un estrés oxidativo y un estado inflamatorio crónico que estimula la producción de corticosteroides, promueve la aparición temprana de resistencia insulínica y de enfermedades como la diabetes mellitus tipo 2.  OBJETIVO: evaluar la composición corporal en población infantil costarricense mediante técnicas de dilución isotópica con deuterio y analizar su relación con el índice de resistencia a la insulina...

Cáncer de mama

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Camino Bravo, Ivonne Aracely

2017-01-01

El cáncer de mama es una de las principales causas de muerte entre las mujeres de entre 45-55 años y en las de avanzada edad, incluso está por encima del cáncer de pulmón. Hay diferentes tipos de cáncer según el tamaño, las zonas afectadas y la cantidad de quiste que haya, el más grave de los casos es el CARCIROMA INFLAMATORIO que se da en el 1% de los casos, es muy agresivo y se extiende con mucha rapidez.

Convergencia de vías de señalización en un modelo de apoptosis

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Ararat Sarria, Monica

2014-01-01

La sepsis es un evento inflamatorio generalizado del organismo inducido por un daño causado generalmente por un agente infeccioso. El patógeno más frecuentemente asociado con esta entidad es el Staphylococcus aureus, responsable de la inducción de apoptosis en células endoteliales debida a la producción de ceramida. Se ha descrito el efecto protector de la proteína C activada (PCA) en sepsis y su relación con la disminución de la apoptosis de las células endoteliales. En este trabajo se anali...

Estudio del metabolismo del hierro en lactantes de una alta y perenne transmisión de malaria.

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Giménez Gómez, Nuria Pilar

2003-01-01

[spa] La malaria y la anemia se encuentran entre los principales problemas de la salud pública mundial. Los recién nacidos y los niños pequeños son uno de los grupos de la población más afectados por ambas patologías. En áreas endémicas de malaria, la frecuente coexistencia de ferropenia, procesos inflamatorios y malaria dificulta la interpretación de las magnitudes bioquímicas utilizadas para valorar el metabolismo del hierro. Otra dificultad añadida en la interpretación de los resultados e...

Estudio del metabolismo del hierro en lactantes de una alta y perenne transmisión de malaria.

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Giménez Gómez, Nuria

2003-01-01

La malaria y la anemia se encuentran entre los principales problemas de la salud pública mundial. Los recién nacidos y los niños pequeños son uno de los grupos de la población más afectados por ambas patologías. En áreas endémicas de malaria, la frecuente coexistencia de ferropenia, procesos inflamatorios y malaria dificulta la interpretación de las magnitudes bioquímicas utilizadas para valorar el metabolismo del hierro. Otra dificultad añadida en la interpretación de los resultados es la f...

Marcadores Hemoquímicos de afectación al tejido nervioso como indicadores de daño en la hipertensión arterial esencial y en el ictus

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González García, Sergio

2014-01-01

En el presente trabajo se aborda la aplicabilidad clínica de las determinaciones séricas de algunos marcadores hemoquímicos de daño del SNC (NSE y S100B), inflamatorios (PCR, C3, C4 y AAT), de trombosis (fibrinógeno y DD) y de disfunción endotelial (μalb) en dos enfermedades íntimamente relacionadas, donde la afectación vascular constituye la base fisiopatológica: la HTA esencial y el ictus agudo. El objetivo principal de esta investigación fue evaluar la utilidad de marcadores hemoquímicos c...

Relación entre el estrés oxidativo y la resistencia insulínica en pacientes con obesidad mórbida: efecto de la cirugía bariátrica

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García Almeida, José Manuel

2014-01-01

La obesidad es un problema de salud de primer orden. En base a estudios previos que han sugerido que los fenómenos inflamatorios y el estrés oxidativo pueden jugar un papel importante en la génesis y desarrollo de la resistencia a la insulina y en distintas comorbilidades asociadas a la obesidad. Las hipótesis del presente trabajo son: -La resistencia a la insulina se encuentra asociada a distintos parámetros de estrés oxidativo e inflamación en la obesidad mórbida. -En el estado pos...

Relación entre el estrés oxidativo y la resistencia insulínica en pacientes con obesidad mórbida: efecto de la cirugía bariátrica

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García Almeida, José Manuel

2014-01-01

La obesidad es un problema de salud de primer orden. En base a estudios previos que han sugerido que los fenómenos inflamatorios y el estrés oxidativo pueden jugar un papel importante en la génesis y desarrollo de la resistencia a la insulina y en distintas comorbilidades asociadas a la obesidad.Las hipótesis del presente trabajo son:-La resistencia a la insulina se encuentra asociada a distintos parámetros de estrés oxidativo e inflamación en la obesidad mórbida.-En el estado postprandial, s...

Terapéutica holística en una paciente con gingivitis descamativa crónica

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Silvana Oliveros Noriega-Roldán

2015-03-01

Full Text Available Se describe el caso clínico de una paciente con gingivitis descamativa crónica, atendida en el Departamento de Periodoncia de la Clínica Estomatológica Provincial Docente "Mártires del Moncada" de Santiago de Cuba, en quien el tratamiento convencional no proporcionó resultados favorables, por lo cual se recurrió a la combinación de las terapias neural, acupuntural y periodontal y la aplicación de hipnosis, cuya combinación solucionó tan grave proceso inflamatorio, además de elevar la autoestima y la calidad de vida de la afecta

Modulación de la respuesta inflamatoria esplácnica en la colestasis microquirúrgica experimental con ketotifén

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Cruz Cidoncha, Arturo

2013-01-01

"Introducción". El desarrollo de fibrosis hepática e hipertensión portal en múltiples hepatopatías crónicas de etiología diversa es un proceso multifuncional, mediado por células inflamatorias que, al liberar mediadores fibrogénicos, activan a las células estrelladas y a los miofibroblastos. La administración de ketotifén, un fármaco estabilizador de células cebadas, que inhibe la síntesis y liberación de sus mediadores inflamatorios, en un modelo experimental microquirúrgico de colesta...

Production and expression of inflammation and angiogenic parameters triggered by different genetic population of Trypanosoma cruzi.

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Shrestha, Deena

2014-01-01

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas. Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Biológicas, Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós Graduação, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. A cardiopatia induzida pela infecção pelo Trypanosoma cruzi aprensenta a inflamação como sua principal característica imunopatológica. Differente células inflamatórias contribuem para a produção de mediatores inflamatorios e regulatórios promotores diretos ou indiretos do processo denominado angiogênese inflamatória. As ...

The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Petiveria alliacea

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Zaa, César; Valdivia, Martha; Marcelo, Álvaro

2013-01-01

Los radicales libres y el daño oxidativo están relacionados con la muerte celular, siendo la peroxidación lipídica un mecanismo que lleva a la destrucción oxidativa de la membrana celular. Además, en procesos inflamatorios, uno de los primeros estadios es la permeabilidad vascular incrementada (formación del edema) seguido de la extravasación de los fluídos, migración de leucocitos al sitio dañado y liberación de proteínas pro-inflamatorias. Evaluamos el efecto antioxidante y antiinflamat...

Factores de riesgo pre y postnatal asociados a disconectividad cerebral en trastornos mentales

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Santillana Pérez, María

2017-01-01

La esquizofrenia es una enfermedad frecuente e incapacitante asociada con fenotipos psiquiátricos heterogéneos, la hipótesis predominante con respecto a trastornos psicóticos propone que una combinación de factores genéticos y / o ambientales, durante los períodos críticos de desarrollo del cerebro aumenta el riesgo de estas enfermedades. La exposición prenatal a patógenos infecciosos o estímulos inflamatorios es cada vez más reconocida por desempeñar un papel etiológico importante en los tra...

Hemo-oxigenasa 1: un promisorio blanco terapéutico

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Sánchez, Carlos; Rodeiro, Idania; Garrido-Garrido, Gabino; Delgado, René

2005-01-01

La enzima hemo-oxigenasa es la principal enzima implicada en el catabolismo del grupo hemo y da lugar a tres productos fundamentales: biliverdina, el hierro libre y el monóxido de carbono. Fue descubierta a principios de la década del 60, pero no fue hasta mediado de los años ´80 donde empezó a estudiarse con detenimiento y se determinó que existía una isoforma inducible, denominada hemo oxigenasa-1. Esta proteína juega un papel muy importante en la modulación de procesos inflamatorios y eso ...

Inadecuada agitación en las suspensiones orales

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Guerra García MM

2010-03-01

Full Text Available Niña de 12 años de edad a quien, debido a un proceso inflamatorio, se le pauta ibuprofeno en suspensión oral 40 mg/ml. El envase contenía aproximadamente un cuarto de su capacidad total (150 cc. La niña se autoadministró 10 cc y de forma inmediata comenzó a sentir prurito importante en lengua y faringe que se mantuvo durante al menos 2 horas. Acude al centro médico donde se decide la administración de antihistamínicos orales y se recomienda observación domiciliaria.

Asociación entre psoriasis y el control de diabetes mellitus tipo 2

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García Montañez, María Andrea

2014-01-01

La psoriasis es una enfermedad que se caracteriza por un proceso inflamatorio crónico y exagerado local y sistémico. Se ha encontrado en la literatura una relación entre la psoriasis y el desarrollo de patologías como diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y el mal control de estas patologías, lo cual aumenta la morbimortalidad de estos pacientes. El presente estudio mostró que no se encontró asociación entre psoriasis y el control de la DM2 , y que la variable mas significativa sobre el control es la ad...

Primary hepatic actinomycosis mimicking hepatic malignancy with metastatic lymph nodes by F-18 FDG PET/CT

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Kong, Eun Jung

2016-01-01

Hepatic involvement is usually secondary to abdominal actinomycosis infection. Symptom onset is typically subscute and the disease follows a chronic and indolent course. These lesions are called inflammatory pseudotumors and cannot be differentiated from malignant tumors by radiological examination alone. Laboratory tests showed mild anemia; hemoglobin 119 g/L, elevated white blood cell count of 23,060/mm 3 , AST 33 U/L, ALT 45 U/L, and γ-GT 155 U/L.

Primary hepatic actinomycosis mimicking hepatic malignancy with metastatic lymph nodes by F-18 FDG PET/CT

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Kong, Eun Jung [Yeungnam Univ. Medical School and Hospital, Daegu (Korea, Republic of)

2016-03-15

Hepatic involvement is usually secondary to abdominal actinomycosis infection. Symptom onset is typically subscute and the disease follows a chronic and indolent course. These lesions are called inflammatory pseudotumors and cannot be differentiated from malignant tumors by radiological examination alone. Laboratory tests showed mild anemia; hemoglobin 119 g/L, elevated white blood cell count of 23,060/mm{sup 3}, AST 33 U/L, ALT 45 U/L, and γ-GT 155 U/L.

CARACTERIZACION MOLECULAR DE LOS HAPIOGRUPOS DE DNA MITOCONDRIAL EN LA ENFERMEDAD CELIACA

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PARADA DAZA, ALEJANDRA CRISTINA

2010-01-01

La enfermedad celiaca (EC), es un desorden autoinmune intestinal crónico con un fuerte componente genético, asociado a genes HLA-002 o HLA-008. La prevalencia en Europa de la EC se estima en el 1%, sin embargo en América del Sur no hay una estimación de la prevalencia de EC y no se conoce si la étina se relaciona con la baja frecuencia de la enfermedad o simplemente es el reflejo del subdiagóstico en la zona. El análisis de la presencia de genes nativos se puede realizar a través de la búsque...

Portal hypertensive polyps, a new entity?

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Verónica Martín-Domínguez

Full Text Available Presentamos el caso clínico de una mujer de 62 años de edad, con antecedentes de cirrosis hepática secundaria a hepatitis autoinmune, hipertensión portal y coagulopatía, quien presenta en gastroscopia, unas lesiones polipoideas, semipediculadas, polilobuladas en la región prepilórica, que se extirpan y cuya anatomía patológica se describe como pólipos hiperplásicos con edema, congestión vascular e hiperplasia del músculo liso, sin displasia ni cambios adenomatosos, correspondientes a "pólipos de la hipertensión portal" (PHP.

Enfermedades del tejido conectivo: Importancia del diagnóstico precoz

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G. Patricia Abumohor, Dra.

2012-07-01

Full Text Available Las Enfermedades del Tejido Conectivo (ETC son entidades de baja prevalencia en la población general. Son de naturaleza inflamatoria y autoinmune, tienden a la cronicidad y al compromiso de muchos parénquimas, órganos y tejidos, dejando en ellos daño estructural y funcional. Dado lo anterior, amenazan la vida o disminuyen la expectativa y calidad de vida. El diagnóstico y tratamiento precoz de estas entidades, permite cambiar su curso y muchas veces lograr remisión. Es por lo tanto de suma importancia tenerlas en mente y sospecharlas como entidades de enfermedad e iniciar un tratamiento oportuno.

Déficit de antitrombina III como causa de isquemia mesentérica

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Diego-Fernando Moreno-Sanchez

2016-06-01

Full Text Available La isquemia mesentérica es una patología poco frecuente, considerada una urgencia vascularcon una mortalidad elevada que requiere un tratamiento oportuno. Tiene una presentaciónclínica inespecífica, haciendo que la sospecha diagnóstica sea difícil, pero ayudas de imágenescomo la angiografía por tomografía computarizada confirman el diagnostico anteuna sospecha clínica. La etiología va desde enfermedades autoinmunes, medicamentos,arritmias cardiacas hasta trombofilias. Presentamos el caso de un paciente con déficit deantitrombina III (AT III quien debuta con una isquemia mesentérica.

Síndrome de Evans en lactantes

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Flores-Montes, Olivia Alejandra; Escobar-Orduño, Martha Cecilia; Lozano-Garcidueñas, Mónica; Valle-Leal, Jaime Guadalupe

2017-01-01

Introducción: El síndrome de Evans se caracteriza por la disminución de, al menos, dos líneas celulares en ausencia de otros diagnósticos. Anteriormente, se definía como el desarrollo simultáneo o secuencial de trombocitopenia inmune primaria y anemia hemolítica autoinmune sin etiología específica. Se ha reportado una incidencia del 37% y una mortalidad del 10% de este síndrome. Casos clínicos: Se presenta la información clínica y la evolución del síndrome de Evans en dos pacientes lactant...

Diabetes autoinmune latente del adulto o diabetes tipo 1 de lenta progresión: definición, patogenia, clínica, diagnóstico y tratamiento Latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult or type 1 diabetes of slow progression: definition, pathogeny, clinic, diagnosis and treatment

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Eduardo Cabrera Rode

2002-04-01

Full Text Available Se sabe que la diabetes mellitus es un síndrome heterogéneo que tiene como elemento común una hiperglucemia crónica, como consecuencia de una deficiencia de insulina o una insuficiente efectividad de su acción. Nos propusimos en este trabajo describir los aspectos más relevantes de la diabetes autoinmune del adulto (LADA y exponer el resultado de nuestra experiencia. Se considera que un sujeto la padece cuando es clasificado inicialmente como diabético tipo 2, el inicio es después de los 34 años, tiene generalmente peso corporal, normal o bajo y en un tiempo relativamente corto necesita tratamiento insulínico para lograr un buen control metabólico y presenta además una mayor asociación con la producción de anticuerpos antiislotes (ICA, antiglutámico descarboxilasa (AGAD65, microsomales tiroideos y antigástricos parietales, con una susceptibilidad genética por la presencia de haplotipos HLA-DR. Al momento del diagnóstico clínico puede presentar o no una insulinodeficiencia. Se ha demostrado que la insulinoterapia es el tratamiento ideal para los individuos con LADA, con el mismo se ha evidenciado una alta tasa de conversión negativa de los ICA con un incremento de los niveles de péptido C en el suero. Por el contrario, el tratamiento con sulfonilureas produce una persistencia de los ICA, los que probablemente sean responsables de una destrucción progresiva de las células b del páncreas. Por tanto, estas observaciones justifican la elección de la insulinoterapia desde el mismo momento del diagnóstico.It is known that diabetes mellitus is an heterogeneous syndrome that has as a common element a chronic hyperglycaemia resulting from an insulin deficiency or from an insufficient effectiveness of its action. It is our purpose to describe the most significant aspects of the autoimmune diabetes of the adult and to show the result of our experience. It is considered that subjects suffer from it when they are initially classified

CT study of intracionial Wegener's Granulomatosis

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Yago, M.D.; Torres, T.; Martinez, G.; Lopez, A.; Barrena, R.

1995-01-01

Wegener granulamatosis is a multi systemic necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis distinguished from others by its predilection to affect the respiratory tract and the kidneys. Nervous system involvement occurs in 25% of cases, and the most common neurological manifestation is mono neuritis multiplex. However, primary affectation of CNS in an unusual manifestation. We report a case of Wegener Granulomatosis with almost unique neurological manifestation. CT imaging findings of meningeal involvement and retro-orbital pseudotumor are presented. 12 refs

Women in the Military: Pregnancy, Command Climate, Organizational Behavior, and Outcomes. Part II

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1997-09-01

severe preeclampsia 29) RJFD 30) gest. Diabetes Al 31) maternal adrenal insufficiency 32) anemia 33) hep A, B carrier 34) obesity 35) D&C (retained...pseudotumor-cerebri 19) twin gest 20) severe preeclampsia 21) IUJFD 22) maternal adrenal insufficiency 23) anemia 24) hep A, B carrier 25) obesity 26) D&C...TRANSITION - WORK SUPPORT BY GROUP 67 47 y . CHANGE IN GENERAL SEVERITY INDEX (# OF SYMPTOMS) 68 48 z. CHANGE IN GENERAL SEVERITY INDEX (# OF SYMPTOMS) (RAW

Focal myositis

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Kransdorf, M.J.; Temple, H.T.; Sweet, D.E.

1998-01-01

Focal myositis is a pseudotumor of soft tissue that typically occurs in the deep soft tissue of the extremities, and is a relatively rare lesion. There is a wide clinical spectrum, with approximately one-third of patients with focal myositis subsequently developing polymyositis, and clinical symptoms of generalized weakness, fever, myalgia, and weight loss, with elevation of creatine phosphokinase. We report the case of a patient with focal myositis who subsequently developed myositis ossificans-like features. (orig.)

Computed tomographic analysis of deformity and dimensional changes in the eyeball

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Osborne, D.R.; Foulks, G.N.

1984-01-01

Computed tomography (CT) was performed in 40 patients with a confirmed ophthalmic diagnosis and a change in the dimensions or configuration of the eyeball. Abnormalities studied included coloboma, microphthalmus, buphthalmos, axial myopia, macrophthalmus, phthisis bulbi, trauma, neoplasm, posterior staphyloma, granuloma, pseudotumor, and surgicalscleral banding for retinal detachment. CT findings could be grouped into three categories depending upon whether the eye was small, large, or normal in size, with the findings in each group allowing distinction of most disease processes

Computed tomography of lacrimal fossa tumors

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Park, Chan Sup; Kim, Young Goo; Chang, Kee Hyun

1985-01-01

The lacrimal fossa can be involved by a wide spectrum of orbital pathology. The correct diagnosis is important to avoid unnecessary procedure and to do appropriate management. 14 patients with mass lesions in the lacrimal fossa were evaluated with computed tomography (CT) and clinical findings. The results were as follows: 1. Final diagnosis of 14 cases with lacrimal fossa tumors was pleomorphic adenoma in 3 cases, adenoid cystic carcinoma in 1 case, pseudotumor in 5 cases, lymphoma in 2 cases, neurofibroma in 1 case, chloroma in 1 case and metastatic adenocarcinoma in 1 case. 2. The duration of symptoms of pleomorphic adenoma was more than 1 year and characteristic CT findings were globular masses with pressure erosion of the adjacent bone. Patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma had a short history of symptoms. CT showed a fusiform mass but intracranial extension with frank destruction of sphenoid bone. 3. Patients with pseudotumor and lymphoma had symptoms for less than 1 year. The CT findings were ill-defined infiltrative patterns with scleral thickening and the differential diagnosis of them was difficult. 4. The margins of neurofibroma and chloroma were well defined while that of the metastic adenocarcinoma was ill-defined. 5. The degree and the extent of the contrast enhancement gave no benefit in the differential diagnosis of each disease entities and even of the benign and malignant lesions

Inhibidor del factor de agregación plaquetaria como terapia coadyuvante en pacientes con asma esteroideo-dependiente, 2001

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Luis Velásquez

2001-04-01

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El asma es un desorden inflamatorio crónico de las vías aéreas que causa episodios recurrentes de sibilancias, disnea, opresión torácica y tos. Es una de las condiciones patológicas más frecuentes en la población general. Representa una entidad de alto costo no sólo por los días de incapacidad laboral y estudiantil que genera, sino también para el sistema actual de salud. A pesar de esto es una enfermedad poco entendida y cuyo tratamiento dista mucho de ser ideal.

Noticias de la ciencia

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Oscar F. Ramos M.

1993-07-01

Full Text Available El uso de anti-inflamatorios no esteroides en el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Alzheimer / Cataclismos del futuro / Diseño molecular de nuevas drogas para el tratamiento del cáncer de colón, páncreas y pulmón / Mecanismos de acción de los anestésicos / El gene que causa "el niño de la burbuja" / Identificación del gen de la neurofibromatosis tipo II / El gen de la homosexualidad / El nuevo gen tumoral supresor : el gen de la enfermedad de von Hippel-Lindau / Diagnóstico cósmico.

EMBARAZO ECTÓPICO CRÓNICO COMO MASA ANEXIAL

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Ruvalcaba L.,Eva; Muñoz G.,David; Pérez M.,Delia

2005-01-01

Introducción: El embarazo ectópico crónico es una entidad clínico-patológica infrecuente con evolución poco clara; los estudios de imagen muestran la presencia de masa pélvica extrauterina con patrón mixto y líquido libre en fondo de saco como resultado de la ruptura de la trompa de Fallopio, sangrado, proceso inflamatorio y necrosis. Caso: Mujer de 43 años de edad, con masa anexial de patrón mixto, elevación de marcadores tumorales, útero vacío y cuadro clínico autolimitado e inespecífico de...

Tumor-like calcifications with scleroderma

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Meyer, E.; Kulenkampff, H.A.; Kortenhaus, H.

1987-01-01

In patients with progressive scleroderma, interstitial calcifications are present to a varying extent. They are mostly located in the soft tissues of the fingers, resembling points, commas or dashes. They may also appear as 'calcinosis universalis' and reach a considerable size. Thus they mimic proliferative tumors. Scintigraphy, proving the existence of further calcifications can be helpful. We report the case of a female patient who presented with such a 'pseudotumor' of unusual size, site and extent in the lumbar region. (orig.) [de

Rapid Spontaneous Resolution of Fibromatosis Colli in a 3-Week-Old Girl

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Paolo Adamoli

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Fibromatosis colli is an uncommon benign, congenital fibrous tumor or pseudotumor of the sternocleidomastoid muscle that manifests in infancy. In some of these patients tightening of the muscle results in torticollis. We report the case of a 3-week-old child, who presented with a neck mass localized in the left side with reduced mobility of the head. The diagnosis of fibromatosis colli was raised by ultrasound sonography. The mass regressed spontaneously within 3 months without surgical or physical treatment.

Myositis ossificans imaging: keys to successful diagnosis

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Lacout, Alexis; Jarraya, Mohamed; Marcy, Pierre-Yves; Thariat, Juliette; Carlier, Robert Yves

2012-01-01

Myositis ossificans (MO) is an inflammatory pseudotumor of the muscle that may be mistaken clinically and even histologically for a malignant soft tissue tumor. The aim of this article is to report the imaging characteristics of MO, the emphasis being on the early diagnostic clues. USG can be used at an early stage to reveal the ‘zone phenomenon,’ which is highly suggestive of MO. A short course of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy may be an efficient treatment for early MO

Focal myositis

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Kransdorf, M.J. [Saint Mary`s Hospital, Richmond, VA (United States). Dept. of Radiol.]|[Department of Radiologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC (United States); Temple, H.T. [Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia (United States)]|[Department of Orthopedic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC (United States); Sweet, D.E. [Department of Orthopedic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC (United States)

1998-05-01

Focal myositis is a pseudotumor of soft tissue that typically occurs in the deep soft tissue of the extremities, and is a relatively rare lesion. There is a wide clinical spectrum, with approximately one-third of patients with focal myositis subsequently developing polymyositis, and clinical symptoms of generalized weakness, fever, myalgia, and weight loss, with elevation of creatine phosphokinase. We report the case of a patient with focal myositis who subsequently developed myositis ossificans-like features. (orig.) With 3 figs., 25 refs.

Pseudotumoural hypertrophic neuritis of the facial nerve

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Zanoletti, E; Mazzoni, A; Barbò, R

2008-01-01

In a retrospective study of our cases of recurrent paralysis of the facial nerve of tumoural and non-tumoural origin, a tumour-like lesion of the intra-temporal course of the facial nerve, mimicking facial nerve schwannoma, was found and investigated in 4 cases. This was defined as, pseudotumoral hypertrophic neuritis of the facial nerve. The picture was one of recurrent acute facial palsy with incomplete recovery and imaging of a benign tumour. It was different from the well-known recurrent ...

A Case Study on Idiopathic Orbital Pseudotumor: Surgery and ...

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one year revealed a gradual improvement in the vision of all the patients. The VA of the right eye for all the patients ... Hunt syndrome, pituitary histiocytosis, idiopathic meningitis ... computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging ...

Tumor-like calcifications with scleroderma. Thibierge-Weissenbach-Syndrome

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Meyer, E.; Kulenkampff, H.A.; Kortenhaus, H.

1987-12-01

In patients with progressive scleroderma, interstitial calcifications are present to a varying extent. They are mostly located in the soft tissues of the fingers, resembling points, commas or dashes. They may also appear as 'calcinosis universalis' and reach a considerable size. Thus they mimic proliferative tumors. Scintigraphy, proving the existence of further calcifications can be helpful. We report the case of a female patient who presented with such a 'pseudotumor' of unusual size, site and extent in the lumbar region.

Focal myositis of the thigh: unusual MR pattern

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Llauger, Jaume; Palmer, Jaume; San Roman, Luis; Bague, Silvia; Matias-Guiu, Xavier; Doncel, Antonio

2002-01-01

Focal myositis is a commonly referenced, infrequently reported and poorly documented benign inflammatory pseudotumor which may be misdiagnosed clinically as a malignant tumor. We report the clinicopathologic features and magnetic resonance imaging findings in a case of focal myositis in the thigh of a 55-year-old woman. A different radiologic presentation of this disorder is described. The gross appearance of the lesion, previously undescribed, appears to be rather specific for such a pseudoneoplastic disorder, and correlates very well with the magnetic resonance imaging features. (orig.)

Focal myositis of the thigh: unusual MR pattern

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Llauger, Jaume; Palmer, Jaume; San Roman, Luis [Department of Radiology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona (Spain); Bague, Silvia; Matias-Guiu, Xavier [Department of Pathology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona (Spain); Doncel, Antonio [Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona (Spain)

2002-05-01

Focal myositis is a commonly referenced, infrequently reported and poorly documented benign inflammatory pseudotumor which may be misdiagnosed clinically as a malignant tumor. We report the clinicopathologic features and magnetic resonance imaging findings in a case of focal myositis in the thigh of a 55-year-old woman. A different radiologic presentation of this disorder is described. The gross appearance of the lesion, previously undescribed, appears to be rather specific for such a pseudoneoplastic disorder, and correlates very well with the magnetic resonance imaging features. (orig.)

Immunoglobulin G4-Related Sclerosing Disease Involving the Urethra: Case Report

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Choi, Jin Woo; KIm, Sang Youn; Cho, Jeong Yeon; Kim, Seung Hyup; Moon, Kyung Chul

2012-01-01

Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related sclerosing disease is a systemic disease characterized by extensive IgG4-positive plasma cells and T-lymphocyte infiltration in various organs. We described the imaging findings of an IgG4-related inflammatory pseudotumor in the urethra. The urethral mass showed isoattenuation on unenhanced CT images, delayed enhancement on enhanced CT images, iso- to slight hyper-intensity on T1 and T2 weighted magnetic resonance images, diffusion restriction on diffusion weighted images, and heterogeneously low echogeneity on ultrasonography.

Epithelioid malignant mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis with deciduoid features: An unusual malignancy clinically masquerading an inguinal hernia

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Sharique Ahmed

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Paratesticular/scrotal and inguinal canal mass lesions in elderly patients may pose a diagnostic challenge to both the surgeon as well as the pathologist. In most cases, these represent hernial sacs with their contents, and true neoplasms like lipomas, rhabdomyosarcomas, and fibrous pseudotumors are infrequent. Malignant mesotheliomas arising from the tunica layers are rare cause of inguinal and paratesticular tumors. Herein, we report a case of an elderly patient who presented with an inguinal hernia which pathologically had features of deciduoid malignant mesothelioma.

Alterações cutâneas no Kwashiorkor: relato de caso de um homem adulto após cirurgia abdominal Cutaneous manifestations of kwashiorkor: a case report of an adult man after abdominal surgery

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Danielle Mann

2011-12-01

Full Text Available Kwashiorkor é um tipo de desnutrição proteico-energética em que há deficiência dietética de proteína, embora a ingestão de calorias se mantenha adequada. As manifestações cutâneas incluem pele xerótica, com aspecto de esmalte descascado, típica coloração avermelhada a branco-acinzentada dos cabelos, o sinal da bandeira e edema mais evidente, nos membros inferiores e na face, dando aspecto de lua cheia. O presente artigo relata o caso de um paciente adulto, do sexo masculino, previamente submetido à duodenopancreatectomia para tratamento de pancreatite crônica associada ao pseudotumor em cabeça de pâncreas que evoluiu com alterações cutâneas de kwashiorkor após tuberculose pulmonar.Kwashiorkor is a type of protein-energy malnutrition where diet protein deficit is found, in spite of appropriate caloric intake. Cutaneous manifestations include xerosis, with abnormally dry skin that has a flaking enamel paint aspect, a typical red to gray-white hair color, the "flag sign" and more evident edema in lower limbs and face, giving it a full moon appearance. This article reports a case of a male adult patient who had undergone Whipple surgery for treatment of chronic pancreatitis associated with pseudotumor of the pancreatic head that progressed to cutaneous manifestations of kwashiorkor after pulmonary tuberculosis.

Postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans

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2018-06-01

La bronquiolitis obliterante es una enfermedad pulmonar crónica infrecuente y grave producto de una lesión del tracto respiratorio inferior. En nuestro país, es más frecuente observarla secundaria a una lesión viral grave, en especial, por adenovirus. La bronquiolitis obliterante se caracteriza por la oclusión parcial o total del lumen de los bronquiolos respiratorios y terminales por tejido inflamatorio y fibrosis, que produce la obstrucción crónica de la vía aérea. Este consenso discute el estado actual del conocimiento en las diferentes áreas de la bronquiolitis obliterante secundaria a una lesión infecciosa.

Manifestaciones periodontales de los estados fisiológicos de la mujer

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Enrique Rotemberg Wilf

Full Text Available Las hormonas sexuales esteroideas además de jugar un rol en la endocrinología reproductiva, regulan diversas funciones tisulares. En presencia de placa bacteriana asociada a cambios inflamatorios, estas hormonas influyen en la instalación y progreso de la enfermedad periodontal. Las hormonas sexuales femeninas esteroideas por sí mismas son insuficientes para producir cambios gingivales. Intervienen en l homeostasis del periodonto alterando la respuesta de los tejidos periodontales y la acción que sobre éstos ejerce la placa bacteriana, contribuyendo indirectamente a la enfermedad periodontal. Las principales hormonas sexuales femeninas esteroideas que han mostrado este efecto son los estrógenos y la progesterona

Interleucina-6: ¿amiga o enemiga? Bases para comprender su utilidad como objetivo terapéutico = Interleukin-6: friend or foe? Basis to understand its utility as a therapeutic target

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Saavedra Ramírez, Publio Giovanni

2011-06-01

Full Text Available Las citocinas son moléculas de comunicación intercelular. Exhiben una gran cantidad de funciones en diferentes sistemas y procesos orgánicos; en particular, ejercen una acción muy importante en los mecanismos que producen la inflamación. La interleucina-6 es una molécula pleiotrópica con acciones proinflamatorias y antinflamatorias. Diversas fuentes de evidencia la vinculan de modo importante y directo con la fisiopatología de diferentes enfermedades autoinmunes. Este artículo revisa las bases moleculares y los diversos efectos biológicos de esta citoquina, así como la experiencia clínica acumulada hasta la fecha con terapias dirigidas al bloqueo de sus acciones proinflamatorias en pacientes con artritis reumatoide.

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Oscar F. Ramos M.

1995-07-01

Full Text Available Efectos anti-androgenicos del ddt : El DDT es un pesticida órganoclorado desarrollado durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y actualmente de uso común para el control de la malaria. / Clonacion y caracterización de un tercer locus implicado en la enfermedad de Alzheimer: La enfermedad de Alzheimer es un trastorno degenerati vo del sistema nervioso central, el cual se manifiesta en el adulto por pérdida progresiva de la memoria hasta la demencia total. / caracterización molecular de un Autoantigeno involucrado en la Esclerosis múltiple:  La esclerosis múltiple es una enfermedad autoinmune que se caracteriza por una destrucción de la mielina mediada por los linfocitos T, B Y los macrófagos.

Elastofibroma dorsi: computed tomography and magnetic resonance findings in two cases

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Cano, A.; Bravo, F.; Garrido, J.; Ortega, R.

2001-01-01

The elastofibroma dorse is a benign, nonencapsulated pseudotumor consisting of a proliferation of fibrous tissue and elastic fibers accompanied by fatty tissue. It is usually locate in the scapular region and can be unilateral or bilateral. The computed tomography and magnetic resonance findings are characteristic and, in the proper clinical context, practically pathognomonic: a fat-containing subcapsular mass with an attenuation coefficient and signal intensity similar to those of the adjacent muscles. We report two new cases of elastofibroma dorsi that fulfilled all the clinical and radiologic criteria, enabling the preoperative diagnosis. (Author) 15 refs

Elastofibroma dorsi: computed tomography and magnetic resonance findings in two cases; Elastofibroma dorsal: hallazgos en TC y RM. A proposito de dos casos

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Cano, A.; Bravo, F.; Garrido, J.; Ortega, R. [Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia. Cordoba (Spain)

2001-07-01

The elastofibroma dorse is a benign, nonencapsulated pseudotumor consisting of a proliferation of fibrous tissue and elastic fibers accompanied by fatty tissue. It is usually locate in the scapular region and can be unilateral or bilateral. The computed tomography and magnetic resonance findings are characteristic and, in the proper clinical context, practically pathognomonic: a fat-containing subcapsular mass with an attenuation coefficient and signal intensity similar to those of the adjacent muscles. We report two new cases of elastofibroma dorsi that fulfilled all the clinical and radiologic criteria, enabling the preoperative diagnosis. (Author) 15 refs.

A case of proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (PR3-ANCA positive/IgG4-related lung disease

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Hirokazu Touge

2017-01-01

Full Text Available IgG4-related lung disease (IgG4-RLD is a rare and chronic progressive autoimmune disease. We report a case of IgG4-related inflammatory pseudo-tumor of the lung that was seropositive for proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (PR3-ANCA. A 61-year-old male had a mass lesion in the right lower lung field in chest X-ray. Transbronchial lung biopsy resulted in a pathological diagnosis of IgG4-RLD. The condition was improved by hormonal therapy.

Psuedotumoral gastric varices

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Yoon, Yong Kyu; Kim, Choon Won

1974-01-01

The roentgenographic recognition of gastric varices often is difficult, even when there is a history of liver disease or splenomegaly without demonstrable esophageal varices. An apparant polypoid filling defect with exaggerated mucosal folds in proximal portion of the gastric body and funds on upper GI series, accompanied by hematemesis and splenomegly should suggest the presence of pseudotumoral gastric varices. We have an experience a case of polypoid filling defects in gastric fundus of psudotumoral gastric varices of 49 years old Korean woman, which was diagnosed by surgical and histopathological findings

Gastric volvulus following left pneumonectomy in an adolescent patient

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Benjamin A. Farber

2015-10-01

Full Text Available Gastric volvulus is a rare post-pneumonectomy complication. Although it has been described previously, published cases are limited to an older patient population. We report the youngest case of postpneumonectomy gastric volvulus to date, occurring in an 18-year-old male with a history of inflammatory myofibroblastic pseudotumor who underwent left intrapericardial pneumonectomy, and presented 13 years later with chronic intermittent mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus. While postpneumonectomy gastric volvulus is a rare occurrence, it should remain in the differential diagnosis in postoperative thoracic surgical patients presenting with chest pain.

Gastric Volvulus Following Left Pneumonectomy in an Adolescent Patient

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Farber, Benjamin A.; Lim, Irene Isabel P.; Murphy, Jennifer M.; Price, Anita P.; Abramson, Sara J.; La Quaglia, Michael P.

2015-01-01

Gastric volvulus is a rare post-pneumonectomy complication. Although it has been described previously, published cases are limited to an older patient population. We report the youngest case of postpneumonectomy gastric volvulus to date, occurring in an 18-year-old male with a history of inflammatory myofibroblastic pseudotumor who underwent left intrapericardial pneumonectomy, and presented 13 years later with chronic intermittent mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus. While postpneumonectomy gastric volvulus is a rare occurrence, it should remain in the differential diagnosis in postoperative thoracic surgical patients presenting with chest pain. PMID:26504742

Falla ovárica precoz

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José Pacheco

2010-07-01

Full Text Available La falla ovárica precoz es una amenorrea secundaria que se presenta en una mujer antes de los 40 años, que conlleva a hipoestrogenismo, infertilidad y las consecuencias de la menopausia prematura, como osteoporosis, enfermedad cardiovascular, trastornos neurovegetativos, entre otros. Se presenta agotamiento folicular, por dotación insuficiente de folículos o destrucción acelerada de los ovocitos. Las causas son varias, pero predominan las genéticas, autoinmunes y las iatrogénicas. Entre las causas genéticas, son frecuentes las deleciones Xq y Xp, las translocaciones, aberraciones numéricas (47,XXX, 45,X0, premutaciones de X frágil, entre otros. Entre las enfermedades autoinmunes son de importancia la insuficiencia poliglandular tipo I y II. Las iatrogenias pueden ser quirúrgicas en ovarios o trompas y, con la presencia del cáncer de mama en mujeres jóvenes, el tratamiento oncológico puede destruir las células germinales, por lo que hoy se sugiere utilizar técnicas de preservación de la función ovárica y de la fertilidad. En el manejo de la falla ovárica precoz, una vez determinada la causa, se sugiere el uso de terapia estrogénica, aunque no se ha hecho investigación en el tipo de hormona a utilizar, dosis y consecuencias a largo plazo. Tener presente la prevención y manejo de la osteoporosis y la enfermedad cardiovascular. Con relación a la infertilidad, se está realizando criopreservación de embriones y ovocitos para autodonación, así como criopreservación de tejido ovárico cortical para autotrasplante posterior, con éxitos y limitaciones. Los agonistas de GnRH podrían actuar en proteger los ovarios en casos de quimioterapia. Se observa con atención la terapia génica experimental en casos de falla ovárica precoz.

[Benign tumors and pseudotumors of temporo-mandibular joint: radiologic aspects].

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Izzo, L; Caputo, M; Buffone, A; Casullo, A; Perrone, A; Sassi, S; Impara, L; Luppi, G; Mazza, D; Marini, Marina

2005-01-01

Benign tumors and tumor-like lesions that involve temporo mandibular joint are very rare. Those more frequent are osteochondroma, chondroma, osteoma, pigmented villonodular synovitis and synovial chondromatosis. The Authors report six cases of patients affected by these pathologies in which imaging, such as TC, MRI and/or ortopantomography have been useful to have a diagnosis.

Computed tomography and histopathological findings in pseudotumors of the orbit

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Ishibashi, Yasuhiko; Watanabe, Takao; Yoshimoto, Takashi; Suzuki, Jiro

1981-01-01

The CT scan findings of 4 cases of orbital tumor, in which transcranial orbital decompression was performed because of no improvement by medication, were reported. The first case was a 71-year-old female with exophthalmos, decreased vision and ocular movement disturbance of the left eye. CT scan demonstrated an abnormal high density area in the left retrobulbar region with a thickened medial rectal muscle. Specimens were taken from a thickened medial rectal muscle. The histological examination revealed angitis. The second case was a 38-year-old female with exophthalmos, blepharoptosis, chemosis, decreased vision and ocular movement disturbance of the left eye. CT scan showed exophthalmos of the left eye, but no focal abnormality. Specimens were taken from fatty tissue-in the left retrobulbar region. The histological examination revealed no abnormal inflammatory changes. The third case was a 37-year-old female with orbital pain, exophthalmos and ocular movement disturbance of the right eye. CT scan demonstrated a growing abnormal high density area in the right retrobulbar region. Specimens were taken from the abnormal tissue in the right retrobulbar region. The histological examination revealed inflammatory changes of muscle and nerve. The forth case was a 61-year-old male with diplopia and exophthalmos. CT scan demonstrated an abnormal high density area in the left retrobulbar region. Specimens were taken from an abnormal tissue in the left retrobulbar region lying against the lateral wall of the orbit. The histological examination revealed severe infiltrations with lymphocytes and plasma cells. Transcranial orbital decompression improved the exophthalmos and ocular movement in all cases. (author)

Computed tomography and histopathological findings in pseudotumors of the orbit

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Ishibashi, Y.; Watanabe, T.; Yoshimoto, T.; Suzuki, J. (Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan). School of Medicine)

1981-09-01

The CT scan findings of 4 cases of orbital tumor, in which transcranial orbital decompression was performed because of no improvement by medication, were reported. The first case was a 71-year-old female with exophthalmos, decreased vision and ocular movement disturbance of the left eye. CT scan demonstrated an abnormal high density area in the left retrobulbar region with a thickened medial rectal muscle. Specimens were taken from a thickened medial rectal muscle. The histological examination revealed angitis. The second case was a 38-year-old female with exophthalmos, blepharoptosis, chemosis, decreased vision and ocular movement disturbance of the left eye. CT scan showed exophthalmos of the left eye, but no focal abnormality. Specimens were taken from fatty tissue in the left retrobulbar region. The histological examination revealed no abnormal inflammatory changes. The third case was a 37-year-old female with orbital pain, exophthalmos and ocular movement disturbance of the right eye. CT scan demonstrated a growing abnormal high density area in the right retrobulbar region. Specimens were taken from the abnormal tissue in the right retrobulbar region. The histological examination revealed inflammatory changes of muscle and nerve. The forth case was a 61-year-old male with diplopia and exophthalmos. CT scan demonstrated an abnormal high density area in the left retrobulbar region. Specimens were taken from an abnormal tissue in the left retrobulbar region lying against the lateral wall of the orbit. The histological examination revealed severe infiltrations with lymphocytes and plasma cells. Transcranial orbital decompression improved the exophthalmos and ocular movement in all cases.

Inflammatory diseases of the orbit; Entzuendungen der Orbita

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Zimmer, A.; Reith, W. [Universitaetsklinikum des Saarlandes, Klinik fuer Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Homburg (Germany)

2008-12-15

Inflammatory conditions belong to the most important diseases of the orbit. Children and adolescents are mostly affected and the most common cause is secondary pathogen invasion from acute sinusitis. However in adults most cases involve idiopathic orbital inflammation, previously termed pseudotumor orbitae. Clinical presentation may include painful exophthalmus, skin redness and warming, chemosis and disturbed eye motility. The challenge for imaging investigations, mainly a combination of CT scanning and MRI, is to distinguish inflammatory from malignant conditions, to define the extent of lesions and to document possible complications, such as cavernous sinus thrombosis, meningoencephalitis or cerebral abscesses. Serious potential consequences of orbital infections, including loss of vision or death, are still a risk factor and must be averted by avoidance of delays in diagnosis and appropriate clinical management. (orig.) [German] Entzuendliche Veraenderungen zaehlen zu den wichtigen Erkrankungen der Orbita. Meist sind Kinder und Jugendliche betroffen, wobei eine fortgeleitete Infektion der Nasennebenhoehlen die haeufigste Ursache darstellt. Bei Erwachsenen handelt es sich in den meisten Faellen um eine idiopathische Orbitaentzuendung - frueher unter dem Begriff Pseudotumor orbitae zusammengefasst. Zu den Leitsymptomen zaehlen schmerzhafter Exophthalmus, Ueberwaermung und Roetung der Haut, Chemosis sowie eine Bewegungseinschraenkung des Bulbus. Die Rolle bildgebender Verfahren - hier ergaenzen sich Computer- und Magnetresonanztomographie - besteht in der Differenzierung inflammatorischer und tumoroeser Prozesse und insbesondere in der Darstellung der Laesionsausdehnung sowie dem Nachweis von Komplikationen, wie einer Sinus-cavernosus-Thrombose, einer Meningoenzephalitis oder zerebralen Abszessen. Auch heute noch koennen Infektionen der Orbita schwerwiegende Folgen wie komplette Erblindung oder Tod nach sich ziehen. (orig.)

Escleritis posterior: a propósito de un caso

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Isabel Ambou Frutos

Full Text Available Las enfermedades inflamatorias de la esclera son infrecuentes. Involucran tanto la esclera como la epiesclera y se caracterizan por su cronicidad, dolor y por ser una causa potencial de ceguera. Su asociación con enfermedades sistémicas, frecuentemente de causa autoinmune, y la aparición de graves complicaciones oculares, conllevan una terapia sistémica agresiva con antinflamatorios no esteroideos, corticoesteroides y agentes inmunosupresores, los cuales se pueden utilizar solos o combinados. Presentamos el caso de un paciente masculino de 37 años de edad quien acudió al Cuerpo de Guardia por dolor ocular intenso, asociado a ojo rojo, disminución de la agudeza visual y cifras elevadas de tensión ocular del ojo derecho, a quien le fue diagnosticada una escleritis posterior.

Dermatomiositis y síndrome de evans asociado a infección por HTLV-1

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David Loja-Oropeza

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Paciente mujer de 55 años de edad, natural de Ayacucho, con antecedente de dermatomiositis desde hace 3 años, recibió tratamiento irregular con prednisona. Dos meses antes del ingreso presenta anemia hemolítica autoinmune y púrpura trombocitopénica idiopática, recibió pulsos de metilprednisolona y transfusión de paquetes globulares. Al ingreso, soporosa, mal estado general, marcada pérdida ponderal, deshidratada, livedo reticularis en miembros inferiores, onicodistrofia y onicolisis múltiple en los dedos de ambos pies. Western Blot positivo para HTLV-1. Evoluciona con hipoglicemia recurrente. Reportamos un caso de dermatomiositis y síndrome de Evans presentados en el contexto de una infección por virus linfotrópico humano tipo 1.

Splenic tuberculosis. Report of twelve cases

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Adil, A.; Chikhaoui, N.; Ousehal, A.; Kadiri, R.

1995-01-01

Tuberculosis of the spleen is not exceptional. The authors report ten cases which occurred with a predominance in young male adults. All patients had at least one other site of tuberculosis without any HIV infection. All patients had focal splenic lesions in the form of scattered hypo-echogenic and hypodense nodules. These nodules had a pseudo-tumor appearance in one case. CT-guided puncture was performed in one case. Splenic tuberculosis is not as rare as is sometimes thought. The CT-guided splenic puncture is now performed routinely and remains the ideal diagnostic approach. (authors). 9 refs., 5 figs

Posterior Femoral Single Limb Osteotomy for the Removal of Well-Fixed Modular Femoral Neck Components

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Keith A Fehring

2017-07-01

Full Text Available Modular neck femoral components were introduced to optimize femoral neck anteversion, leg length, offset, and stability in total hip arthroplasty. However, concerns have been raised in recent years regarding early failure of these implants due to corrosion, pseudotumor, as well as fracture of the modular neck. Removing modular neck femoral implants is challenging as removal of the modular femoral neck leaves a proximally coated femoral stem level with the proximal bone of the femoral neck. We describe a posterior femoral single limb osteotomy  (posterior cut of an extended trochanteric osteotomy for the removal of a modular neck femoral component.

Computed tomography of the orbital tumors

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Choi, Jai Korl; Lee, Hwang Bok; Kang, Eun Young; Seol, Hae Young; Suh, Won Hyuck; Ahn, Byeong Yeob

1987-01-01

The development of computed tomography (CT) provided a noninvasive safe technique for imaging the orbit in any plane exquisitely demonstrating its normal anatomy as well as its pathologic process. The orbit is an ideal structure to be examined by CT because of large difference of absorption values between the intraorbital fat, muscle, optic nerve and vessels. In this study, the authors reviewed CT findings of 66 pathologically proven orbital tumors and tumorous conditions among the total of 98 cases who had taken orbital CT scan because if exophthalmos, ocular pain, diplopia and other ophthalmologic symptoms suggesting orbital masses during the period of 3 years. For the analysis of characteristic CT findings of the orbital lesions, all lesions are divided into 4 groups according to the site of origin, i.e., tumors arising in the eyeball (group 1); from intraconal space (group 2); from extraconal space (group 3); and from extraorbital regions (group 4). The results are as follows; 1.Extra tumor detection and localization was possible in 63 cases. Thus the detection rate was 95% with CT scan. 2.Among 36 males and 30 females, their age ranged from 10 months to 72 years. 3.Intraocular tumors (group 1) were 10 cases. Retinoblastoma occurred wholly in the young children under 5 years and combined with calcification in 57%. Choroidal melanoma occurred wholly in adults. 4.Intraconal tumors (group 2) were 9 cases. Vascular tumors (7 cases) were the most frequent and well enhancing mass. 5.The tumors arising in the extraconal region (group 3) were pseudotumor (12 cases), lymphoma (3 cases), dermoid cyst (4 cases), metastasis (2 cases), adenoid cystic carcinoma (1 case) and teratoma (1 case). A case of lymphoma demonstrating retrobulbar ill defined mass with scleral l thickening could not be differentiated from the pseudotumor which showing similar finding. 6.The lesions arising from extraorbital region (group 4) were PNS cancer (9 cases), mucocele (3 cases), lid cancer (4

Computed tomography of the orbital tumors

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Choi, Jai Korl; Lee, Hwang Bok; Kang, Eun Young; Seol, Hae Young; Suh, Won Hyuck [College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Ahn, Byeong Yeob [Han Mi Hospital, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

1987-04-15

The development of computed tomography (CT) provided a noninvasive safe technique for imaging the orbit in any plane exquisitely demonstrating its normal anatomy as well as its pathologic process. The orbit is an ideal structure to be examined by CT because of large difference of absorption values between the intraorbital fat, muscle, optic nerve and vessels. In this study, the authors reviewed CT findings of 66 pathologically proven orbital tumors and tumorous conditions among the total of 98 cases who had taken orbital CT scan because if exophthalmos, ocular pain, diplopia and other ophthalmologic symptoms suggesting orbital masses during the period of 3 years. For the analysis of characteristic CT findings of the orbital lesions, all lesions are divided into 4 groups according to the site of origin, i.e., tumors arising in the eyeball (group 1); from intraconal space (group 2); from extraconal space (group 3); and from extraorbital regions (group 4). The results are as follows; 1.Extra tumor detection and localization was possible in 63 cases. Thus the detection rate was 95% with CT scan. 2.Among 36 males and 30 females, their age ranged from 10 months to 72 years. 3.Intraocular tumors (group 1) were 10 cases. Retinoblastoma occurred wholly in the young children under 5 years and combined with calcification in 57%. Choroidal melanoma occurred wholly in adults. 4.Intraconal tumors (group 2) were 9 cases. Vascular tumors (7 cases) were the most frequent and well enhancing mass. 5.The tumors arising in the extraconal region (group 3) were pseudotumor (12 cases), lymphoma (3 cases), dermoid cyst (4 cases), metastasis (2 cases), adenoid cystic carcinoma (1 case) and teratoma (1 case). A case of lymphoma demonstrating retrobulbar ill defined mass with scleral l thickening could not be differentiated from the pseudotumor which showing similar finding. 6.The lesions arising from extraorbital region (group 4) were PNS cancer (9 cases), mucocele (3 cases), lid cancer (4

Biosíntesis de los productos del ácido araquidónico y su repercusión sobre la inflamación

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Andrés O Pérez Ruiz

1998-08-01

Full Text Available La liberación de ácido araquidónico o de otros ácidos grasos insaturados de 20 átomos de carbono, el icosatrienoico y el ecosapentanoico, de las reservas hísticas, es la primera fase de la síntesis de las prostaglandinas, tromboxanos y leucotrienos. Una vez liberado el ácido araquidónico de las reservas hísticas, se inicia su transformación en prostaciclina, prostaglandinas y tromboxano mediante la ciclación e incorporación de oxígeno molecular, catalizada por la ciclooxigenasa que está presente en la mayoría de las células. Las lipooxigenasas metabolizan también el ácido araquidónico hasta dar diversos productos con el grupo hidroxi-peroxi en posiciones distintas e incrementar así la síntesis de leucotrienos. Los metabolitos del ácido araquidónico, tanto de la vía de la ciclooxigenasa como de la lipooxigenasa, tienen una definida e importante participación en las diversas etapas del proceso inflamatorio. Diversos fármacos contribuyen a mejorar el proceso inflamatorio al inhibir enzimas específicas.The release of arachidonic acid or other unsaturated 20-carbon fatty acids, the icosatrienoic and icopentanoic acids, from hystic reserves is the first phase of the prostaglandins, thromboxines and leukotrienes synthesis. Once the arachidonic acid is released from thystic reserves, it is then turned into prostacyclines, prostaglandins and thromboxines through molecular oxygen cycling and addition catalyzed by cyclooxygenase present in the majority of cells. The lipoxygenases also metabolize the arachidonic acid into various products with hidroi-peroxi group in different positions and thus increase the leukotriene biosynthesis. The arachidonic acid metabolites resulted from both cycloxigenase and lipoxygenase action have a defined and important role in the various inflammatory process phases. Several pharmaceuticals assist in improving the inflammatory process by the inhibition of specific enzymes.

Síndrome de Grisel en el adulto e inestabilidad cráneo cervical. Odontoidectomía endoscópica transnasal y fijación occípito-cervical. Reporte de caso y revisión de literatura

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Herrera, Roberto; Rojas, Héctor; Estramian, Ariel; Gómez, Julieta; Ledesma, José Luis; Pablo, José; Pastore, Julián

2018-01-01

Resumen Introducción: La patología de la unión cráneo-cervical es poco frecuente en la práctica neuroquirúrgica diaria. En general la mayor parte de estas lesiones son de origen traumático o reumatológico. La inestabilidad atlanto-axial de origen inflamatorio (Síndrome de Grisel) es una rara entidad de la que solo se han reportado 16 casos adultos en la literatura. Esta patología se caracteriza por el desarrollo de una lesión osteolítica a nivel de la articulación atlanto-axoidea posterior a un evento infeccioso, generalmente de las vías aéreas superiores. Descripción del caso: Presentamos el caso de una paciente de 76 años quien concurre en consulta por un cuadro clínico de inestabilidad cráneo espinal secundaria a una lesión osteolítica, con compromiso de C1 y C2. La sintomatología comenzó posteriormente a un proceso infeccioso respiratorio. Se realizó una fijación occípito-cervical posterior y una Odontoidectomía con descompresión anterior por vía endoscópica transnasal. La paciente evolucionó con resolución completa de los síntomas. Los cultivos fueron negativos y el estudio de anatomía patológica concluyó cambios inflamatorios inespecíficos. Conclusión: Hasta hace algunos pocos años la única opción para abordar esta patología era la vía transoral con técnica microquirúrgica. Hoy en día la endoscopía nos brinda muchas ventajas técnicas por lo que constituye una opción a tener en cuenta en la planificación de los abordajes a la unión cráneo-cervical. PMID:29430326

Granuloma telangiectásico en cavidad oral

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Antonio José Díaz Caballero

Full Text Available El granuloma telangiectásico se considera como una lesión benigna no neoplásica de la mucosa gingival de tipo reactivo asociado a trauma. Durante varios años tuvo diferentes nombres dentro de los que destacan granuloma piógeno del embarazo o gravídico, hemangioma capilar lobular y épulis. Histológicamente se caracteriza por una proliferación vascular, infiltrado inflamatorio crónico y tejido de granulación. El objetivo del presente caso es describir las características clínicas e histológicas de un granuloma telangiectásico en cavidad oral y su plan de tratamiento. Llega a consulta paciente femenina de 50 años de edad, refiere presentar sangrado gingival en repetidas ocasiones en zona posterior de la arcada dentaria superior, durante el cepillado o con el consumo de algunos alimentos. Clínicamente se observa prótesis provisional desadaptada en órganos dentarios 11 al 15. Al retirar la prótesis es notorio un aumento de volumen en la encía interdental, con aspecto eritematoso, que sangra con facilidad. El reporte de anatomía patológica mostró una lesión con engrosamiento del epitelio escamoso, formación de nuevos vasos sanguíneos e infiltrado inflamatorio crónico. Diagnosticado como granuloma telangiectásico. La lesión fue eliminada quirúrgicamente por alargamiento coronal con reducción ósea. Ocho días después de la cirugía se evidencia proceso de cicatrización sin ninguna complicación. La lesión presentó recidiva transcurrido seis meses. Ello nos lleva a destacar la importancia del control de factores locales, como la presencia de prótesis desadaptadas y el acúmulo de placa bacteriana luego de la eliminación quirúrgica de este tipo de lesiones.

Parámetros inflamatorios en saliva y sangre en niños y adolescentes sanos

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Ninoska Tahis Viera Sirit; Thais Teresita Morales Rojas; Alejandra Isabel Morón Medina; Rita Mireya Navas Perozo; Adriana Beatriz Pedreañez Santana

2011-01-01

En la actualidad se ha mostrado interés en el empleo de la saliva para ser utilizada como una alternativa de diagnóstico, predicción y progresión de diversas enfermedades con relación a otros fluidos corporales. Los objetivos trazados para la realización de este trabajo fueron: correlacionar las concentraciones en saliva y sangre de IL-1, IL-6, TNF-a, sustancias reactivas al ácido tiobarbitúrico y O2- de niños y adolescentes sistémicamente sanos. Se realizó un estudio de corte transversal en ...

Parámetros inflamatorios en saliva y sangre en niños y adolescentes sanos

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Ninoska Tahis Viera Sirit

2011-09-01

Full Text Available En la actualidad se ha mostrado interés en el empleo de la saliva para ser utilizada como una alternativa de diagnóstico, predicción y progresión de diversas enfermedades con relación a otros fluidos corporales. Los objetivos trazados para la realización de este trabajo fueron: correlacionar las concentraciones en saliva y sangre de IL-1, IL-6, TNF-a, sustancias reactivas al ácido tiobarbitúrico y O2- de niños y adolescentes sistémicamente sanos. Se realizó un estudio de corte transversal en 23 niños y adolescentes sanos, entre 4 y 17 años de edad. Se les realizaron evaluaciones clínicas para determinar las condiciones bucales y estudios inmunológicos con el propósito de identificar los niveles de citosinas, a través del ensayo inmunoenzimático indirecto, el O2- por método citoquímico y las sustancias reactivas al ácido tiobarbitúrico, a través del ensayo colorimétrico. Hubo diferencia significativa entre las muestras de saliva y las de sangre periférica respecto a las citosinas y sustancias reactivas al ácido tiobarbitúrico estudiadas. Los resultados fueron: IL-1 en sangre= 1,646 ± 0,13 pg/mL y de IL-1 en saliva= 552,36 ± 75,7 pg/mL; IL-6 en sangre= 3,506 ± 1,85 pg/mL, e IL-6 en saliva= 26,89 ± 9,97 pg/mL. Al analizar el TNF-a en sangre fue de 12,91 ± 3,05 pg/mL y en saliva= 43,56 ± 6,44 pg/mL, las sustancias reactivas al ácido tiobarbitúrico en sangre= 9,46 ± 3,26 nmol/mL y en saliva= 1,26 ± 0,03 nmol/mL. No se observó correlación estadísticamente significativa entre las muestras de sangre y saliva para los valores de IL-1, IL-6 y sustancias reactivas al ácido tiobarbitúrico. En cuanto al TNF-a se evidenció una correlación significativa, r s= 0,78. No se evidenciaron células positivas para el O2- en las muestras estudiadas. Los resultados del análisis de correlación obtenido entre las muestras salivales y séricas, no aportaron evidencias suficientes para sugerir que la saliva pueda ser utilizada como fluido corporal que permita sustituir la determinación sérica de IL-1, IL-6 y sustancias reactivas al ácido tiobarbitúrico. En cuanto al TNF-a se evidenció una correlación significativa, lo cual podría plantear la posible sustitución de muestras séricas por salivales.

Complicaciones neurológicas de la endocarditis infecciosa: controversias

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Federico A. Silva, MD., MSc

2011-07-01

Full Text Available En la endocarditis infecciosa aguda se describen complicaciones neurológicas entre 20% y 40% de los casos, lo cual representa un importante factor que predice morbimortalidad, secuelas y discapacidad. Esta entidad se caracteriza por un amplio espectro clínico debido a su compleja fisiopatología, que involucra entre otros, fenómenos inflamatorios, inmunes, infecciosos y embólicos. A pesar de la notable frecuencia de las complicaciones neurológicas en la endocarditis infecciosa, dadas especialmente por enfermedad cerebrovascular y neuroinfecciones, aun existen controversias acerca de algunos aspectos diagnósticos y terapéuticos, en parte por la poca evidencia disponible, las cuales se discuten a continuación, a partir de una serie de casos atendidos en la Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia.

Endocarditis trombótica no bacteriana (Libman-Sacks

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Antonio García-Valentín

2006-07-01

Full Text Available Mujer de 47 años ingresada en 2002 por ictus. Se diagnosticó masa valvular aórtica. Se intervino realizándose exéresis de trombo no bacteriano (Fig 1a, b. Durante el estudio de trombofilia fue diagnosticada de síndrome antifosfolípido primario (SAP, inciándose anticoagulación. Hasta la fecha, ha padecido múltiples accidentes cerebrovasculares, isquémicos y hemorrágicos. Está en diálisis peritoneal con probable origen en SAP. SAP es un trastorno autoinmune caracterizado por fenómenos trombóticos iterativos y alargamiento de tiempos de coagulación. La cirugía cardiaca conlleva morbimortalidad por tromboembolias, suponiendo un reto en el manejo de la circulación extracorpórea. Las complicaciones tromboembólicas son frecuentes durante el seguimiento.

SOME NEUROCHEMICAL DISTURBANCES IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

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Vladimir V. Markelov

2006-04-01

Full Text Available ABSTRACTThe data presented in this manuscript suggest a pivotal role of the central nervous system (CNS in the regulation of immune status. We describe here that some neurochemical disturbances may provoke development of various diseases including multiple sclerosis. Some theoretic and practical backgrounds, how to improve the multiple sclerosis sufferers and patients with other autoimmune disorders, are also given.RESUMENLos datos que presentamos en este manuscrito, sugieren un papel guia del sistema nervioso central (SNC en la regulación del estado inmune. Describimos aquí que varias alteraciones neuroquímicas pueden provocar el desarrollo de varias enfermedades, incluyendo esclerosis múltiple. También se comenta acerca del trasfondo teórico y práctico, y cómo mejorar a víctimas y pacientes con esclerosis múltiple y otras alteraciones autoinmunes.

Acute traumatic tear of latissimus dorsi muscle in an elite track athlete

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Mehmet Mesut Çelebi

2013-05-01

Full Text Available Soft tissue injuries constitute 30-50% of all sports related injuries; however, injury to the latissimus dorsi muscle is quite rare with only a few cases reported in the literature. Herein, we describe an acute traumatic tear of the latissimus dorsi muscle in an elite track athlete, which has not been reported in the track and field sports before. The injury was caused by forceful resisted arm adduction that took place at hurdling and starting from the block. A pseudotumor appearance in the axillary region was misdiagnosed as a mass. The diagnosis was made by ultrasound alone and the patient was managed conservatively.

Incomplete paraplegia caused by extramedullary hematopoiesis in a patient with thalassemia intermedia.

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Hisamud-Din, Nurhasyimah; Mustafah, Nadia Mohd; Fauzi, Aishah Ahmad; Hashim, Natiara Mohamad

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Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is the production of blood cell precursors outside the bone marrow that occur in various hematological diseases. In patients with thalassemia intermedia, ineffective erythropoiesis drives compensatory EMH in the liver, pancreas, pleura, spleen, ribs and spine. We describe a patient with thalassemia intermedia who presented with acute neurological symptoms caused by paraspinal EMH, which responded well to combination therapy of steroid, hypertransfusion, laminectomy and excision of pseudotumor and hydroxyurea therapy to boost the formation of fetal haemoglobin. Prompt recognition of EMH based on clinical presentation and typical radiological findings should be made. Early treatment is recommended to prevent irreversible damage to the spinal cord.

Ultrasonography, angiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance in nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver

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Patriarche, C.; Pelletier, G.; Attali, P.; Ladouch-Badre, A.; Fabre, M.; Roche, A.; Etienne, J.P.

1988-01-01

Ultrasonographic, computed tomographic, and angiographic abnormalities of nodular regenerative hyperplasia have been described in very few cases. We report here the case of a 50-year-old man with round, well-limited hypoechogenic lesions involving the two lobes of the liver, and hypervascular, poorly delineated angiographic lesions. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance of the liver were normal. Histological examination of large liver specimens provided by intraoperative biopsy allowed the diagnosis of nodular regenerative hyperplasia. Such a pseudo-tumoral ultrasonographic and angiographic pattern must be recognized in order to avoid diagnostic and therapeutic mistakes, especially since percutaneous liver biopsy usually fails to diagnose this disease. (author)

Acromioclavicular joint cyst: nine cases of a pseudotumor of the shoulder

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Tshering Vogel, Dechen W.; Anderson, Suzanne E. [University Hospital of Bern, Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Bern (Switzerland); Steinbach, Lynne S. [University of California San Francisco, Department of Radiology, San Francisco, California (United States); Hertel, Ralph [University Hospital of Bern, Department of Orthopedics, Plastic and Hand Surgery, Bern (Switzerland); Bernhard, Juerg [Burgerspital, Department of Rheumatology, Solothurn (Switzerland); Stauffer, Edouard [University Hospital of Bern, Department of Pathology, Bern (Switzerland)

2005-05-01

(1) To analyse the imaging appearances of nine patients with acromioclavicular joint cysts presenting as shoulder masses for tumor staging with operative, histopathological and joint aspiration findings. Retrospective review of imaging and correlation with clinical, operative and surgical notes. Images were reviewed by two musculoskeletal radiologists by consensus. Nine patients who presented clinically with a shoulder mass were evaluated by radiographs (n=9), ultrasound (n=1), conventional arthrography (n=3), MRI (n=6; with direct MR arthrography n=2, indirect MR arthrography n=4). All patients had a focal mass superior to the AC joint, with a size ranging from 1.5 cm to 6 cm and a mean of 3.27 cm. Correlation was available with surgery (n=7), histopathology (n=2) and cyst aspiration (n=2). Two patients were managed conservatively. Geyser sign was positive in all three arthrograms. All MRIs revealed extensive rotator cuff tears with a column of fluid extending from the glenohumeral joint through the rotator cuff tear into the acromioclavicular joint and acromioclavicular cyst. Chondrocalcinosis was seen in the acromioclavicular joint cyst (n=2) and in the glenohumeral joint (n=1). Aspirate in two patients contained calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals. (orig.)

Acromioclavicular joint cyst: nine cases of a pseudotumor of the shoulder

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Tshering Vogel, Dechen W.; Anderson, Suzanne E.; Steinbach, Lynne S.; Hertel, Ralph; Bernhard, Juerg; Stauffer, Edouard

2005-01-01

(1) To analyse the imaging appearances of nine patients with acromioclavicular joint cysts presenting as shoulder masses for tumor staging with operative, histopathological and joint aspiration findings. Retrospective review of imaging and correlation with clinical, operative and surgical notes. Images were reviewed by two musculoskeletal radiologists by consensus. Nine patients who presented clinically with a shoulder mass were evaluated by radiographs (n=9), ultrasound (n=1), conventional arthrography (n=3), MRI (n=6; with direct MR arthrography n=2, indirect MR arthrography n=4). All patients had a focal mass superior to the AC joint, with a size ranging from 1.5 cm to 6 cm and a mean of 3.27 cm. Correlation was available with surgery (n=7), histopathology (n=2) and cyst aspiration (n=2). Two patients were managed conservatively. Geyser sign was positive in all three arthrograms. All MRIs revealed extensive rotator cuff tears with a column of fluid extending from the glenohumeral joint through the rotator cuff tear into the acromioclavicular joint and acromioclavicular cyst. Chondrocalcinosis was seen in the acromioclavicular joint cyst (n=2) and in the glenohumeral joint (n=1). Aspirate in two patients contained calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals. (orig.)

Características clínicas, perfil hormonal y marcadores de autoinmunidad de pacientes con enfermedad de Graves.

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Deysy Cieza Diaz

2008-10-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Describir las características clínicas, el perfil hormonal y los marcadores de autoinmunidad de pacientes con enfermedad de Graves (EG, atendidos en el servicio de endocrinología de un hospital general. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo de pacientes con diagnóstico de EG atendidos en el servicio de endocrinología del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia durante el año 2005. Los pacientes fueron identificados utilizando el Registro Diario de Atención y Otras Actividades del consultorio externo. Para el análisis estadístico se utilizó el programa SPSS versión 12,0. Resultados: Se revisaron 111 historias clínicas. La edad promedio fue de 40,6 ± 14 años. El 71,2% eran mujeres. El 20,7% tenía antecedente familiar de otra enfermedad autoinmune. El tiempo de enfermedad promedio antes de la consulta fue 18,9 ± 30,4 meses. Los síntomas más frecuentes fueron: tremor, piel delgada, palpitaciones y baja de peso. El peso promedio de la glándula tiroides estimado por palpación fue 69 ± 27,5 gr, 38,7% presentaba exoftalmos y 18,9% mixedema pretibial. El perfil hormonal mostró TSH suprimida, T4 libre y T3 total elevados. El 86,7% de los casos tenía autoanticuerpos anti-peroxidasa tiroidea (anti-TPO positivo. En 95,5% el tratamiento incluyó el uso de tionamidas. El análisis bivariado mostró que las mujeres tuvieron antecedente familiar de enfermedad tiroidea autoinmune en mayor frecuencia que los varones (27,8 vs. 9,4% (p=0,04. Conclusión: La población estudiada con EG fueron con mayor frecuencia mujeres entre la tercera y sexta década de la vida. El peso estimado de la glándula tiroides fue tres veces lo normal, con alta frecuencia de oftalmopatía y mixedema. La mayoría tiene marcadores humorales de autoinmunidad y el tratamiento inicial se basa en el uso de tionamidas. (Rev Med Hered 2008; 19:152-157.

Cardiomiopatía periparto Peripartum cardiomyopathy

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Jorge E Velásquez V

2008-02-01

Full Text Available La cardiomiopatía periparto es una entidad clínica con una frecuencia variable de acuerdo con la zona en estudio. Se caracteriza por disfunción sistólica del ventrículo izquierdo y posterior aparición de síntomas de falla cardiaca, los cuales ocurren durante el último mes de gestación y los primeros meses post- parto. Su etiología aún no es clara, pero se plantean diferentes teorías, las cuales se basan en fenómenos inflamatorios, infecciosos y auto-inmunes. Recientemente, se describieron alteraciones relacionadas con el estrés oxidativo, que podrían explicar en gran medida esta patología. Su presentación clínica guarda gran similitud con las demás causas de falla cardíaca, aunque se han descrito presentaciones atípicas. Su diagnóstico requiere alto nivel de sospecha y debe considerarse en toda mujer con síntomas de falla cardíaca durante el periparto. El tratamiento convencional de la falla cardiaca crónica que incluye beta-bloqueadores, inhibidores de la enzima convertidora de angiotensina y diuréticos, además de los adelantos en el diagnóstico y manejo de la falla cardiaca aguda, permitió cambiar la historia de la enfermedad al disminuir la mortalidad y recuperar la función sistólica del ventrículo izquierdo. Las gestaciones posteriores al desarrollo de esta entidad, dependerán de la recuperación completa de la función cardíaca, sin disminuir el riesgo de recurrencia. Todavía existen múltiples preguntas por responder en áreas como etiología, factores de riesgo, tratamiento y marcadores pronósticos que permitan prevenir y manejar en forma oportuna y segura tanto a la madre como a su hijo.Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a clinical entity with a variable frequency according to the zone of the study. It is characterized by a systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle and posterior appearance of heart failure symptoms that occur during the last month of pregnancy and the first post-partum months. Its etiology

Hepatitis autoinmune en niños: evolución de 20 casos del norte de México

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J. Nares-Cisneros

2014-10-01

Conclusiones: Es necesario sospechar la HAI en pediatría para poder realizar un diagnóstico temprano y así establecer el tratamiento oportuno. Determinar el tipo de HAI nos permitirá establecer el diagnóstico adecuado y elaborar un mejor pronóstico respecto a tasas de recaídas y complicaciones.

CYCLO-OXYGENASE 2 IS PRESENT IN THE MAJORITY OF LESIONAL SKIN FROM PATIENTS WITH AUTOINMUNE BLISTERING DISEASES

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Ana Maria Abreu Velez

2013-10-01

Full Text Available Introduction: The in situ immune response within skin biopsies from patients affected by autoimmune skin blistering diseases (ABDs is not well characterized. Aim: Based on the fact that the ABD immune response is considered an adaptive immune response, both an innate immune response and inflammation would be expected in these diseases. Our investigation investigates the presence of cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2, since this enzyme is commonly involved in innate immune responses. Methods: We utilized immunohistochemistry (IHC to evaluate the presence of COX-2 in lesional skin biopsies of patients affected by ABDs. We tested 30 patients with endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF, 15 controls from the endemic area, and 15 biopsies from healthy controls from the USA. We also tested archival biopsies from patients with selected ABDs, including 20 patients with bullous pemphigoid, 20 with pemphigus vulgaris, 8 with pemphigus foliaceus and 12 with dermatitis herpetiformis. Results: Most ABD biopsies stained positive for COX-2 in the lesional blister and/or the dermal inflammatory infiltrate, accentuated in the upper neurovascular plexus. In BP and EPF, the COX-2 staining was also seen in the sweat glands. All controls were negative. Conclusions: We document that COX-2 is expressed in lesional skin of patients with ABDs.

Color doppler energy (CDE) : initial ten-months experience

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Ro, Young Jin; Son, Hyun Ju; Lee, Suck Hong; Kim, Byung Soo; Han, Kook Sang; Nam, SAng Hwa; Lee, Keum Seob; Shin Se Kwon

1996-01-01

Color Doppler imaging(CDI) has shortcomings, including random noise, aliasing, and angle dependence. To overcome these, a method using CD US, termed power doppler or Color Doppler Energy(CDE), has recently been introduced. The purpose of this study was to show the clinical usefulness of CDE. We retrospectively analyzed the CDI and CDE of 61 cases(20 renal pseudotumors, 8 musculoskeletal inflammations, 17 epididymitis or epididymo-orchitis, 3 varicoceles, 1 normal testis, 1 hepatocellualr carcinoma, 7 renal cell carcinoma, 1 renal angiomyolipoma, and 3 splenic varices). CDI and CDE scans were obtained at the same region with constant scan plane. The color gain was increased until noise first became perceptible, and scans were always obtained in such a way that the maximum amount of vascularity was shown. Thereafter, the vascularity, vascular displacement, and the vascular relationship between CDI and CDE were compared. In 17 of 20 cases of pseudotumor in the kidney, normal vascularity was identified in CDI and CDE, but was more cleary visible in CDE. In three cases, there was no visible vascularity in CDI, but normal vascularity in CDE. In eight cases of musculoskeletal inflammation and 17 cases of epididymitis with or without orchitis, the vascularity was increased due to hyperemia, which was more prominently seen in CDE than in CDI. In three varicoceles, CDE appeared to be better in demonstrating low velocity flow. In one patient who was suspected of having acute testicular torsion, CDE was helpful in excluding this suspicion. In one case of hepatocellualr carcinoma, seven cases of renal cell carcinoma, one case of renal angiomyolipoma, and three cases of splenic varices, CDE was better than CDI in showing the vascularity, vascular relationship, and vascular displacement

Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Graves' orbitopathy in MRI; Diagnose und Differenzialdiagnose der endokrinen Orbitopathie in der MRT

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Daubner, D.; Spieth, S.; Engellandt, K.; Kummer, R. von [Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Abteilung Neuroradiologie, Institut und Poliklinik fuer Radiologische Diagnostik, Dresden (Germany)

2012-06-15

Imaging of Graves' orbitopathy (GO) includes radiological and nuclear medicine procedures. Depending on the method used they provide information about the distribution and activity of the disease. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not only a helpful tool for making the diagnosis it also enables differentiation of the active and inactive forms of GO due to intramuscular edema. The modality is therefore appropriate to evaluate the disease activity and the course of therapy. The disease leads to the typical enlargement of the muscle bodies of the extraocular muscles. The inferior rectus, medial rectus and levator palpebrae muscles are mostly involved. Signal changes of the intraconal and extraconal fat tissue are possible and a bilateral manifestation is common. The differential diagnosis includes inflammatory diseases and tumors, of which orbital pseudotumor (idiopathic, unspecific orbital inflammation), ocular myositis and orbital lymphoma are the most important. The specific patterns (localization, involvement of orbital structures and signal changes) can be differentiated by MRI. (orig.) [German] Die Bildgebung der endokrinen Orbitopathie (EO) umfasst radiologische und nuklearmedizinische Verfahren, die je nach Methode Aussagen zur Verteilung und Aktivitaet der Erkrankung liefern. Die Magnetresonanztomographie (MRT) ist nicht nur zur Diagnosestellung hilfreich, sondern auch in der Lage, die aktive von der inaktiven Form anhand des intramuskulaeren Oedems zu unterscheiden. Das Verfahren eignet sich deshalb auch zur Aktivitaetsbeurteilung und zur Bewertung einer Therapie im Verlauf. Die Erkrankung fuehrt zu einer typischen Verdickung des Muskelbauchs der extraokulaeren Augenmuskeln, wobei die Mm. rectus inferior, rectus medialis und levator palpebrae am haeufigsten betroffen sind. Signalveraenderungen des intra- und extrakonalen Fettgewebes sind moeglich, und eine bilaterale Manifestation ist haeufig. Die Differenzialdiagnose umfasst neben anderen

Aggressive keloid-mimicking tumor in Melanosuchus niger in captivity

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Washington Luiz Assunção Pereira

2013-07-01

Full Text Available The objective of this note is to describe a case of exuberant scarring formation, with keloid characteristics and pseudo-tumoral configuration in a male Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger, with an estimated age of 60 years, belonging to the Zoobotanical Park at the Emílio Goeldi Museum, located in Belém, Pará, Brazil. The alteration appeared on the right posterior limb involving two distal phalanges of the lateral digit and measured 12.4cm at the greatest width. The keloid tissue was surgically removed and samples were processed and analyzed histopathologically, revealing growth made up of fibrous connective tissue with the habitual morphology, which was structurally mature in the more central areas.

Benign focal liver lesions: discrimination from malignant mimickers.

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Alobaidi, Mohammad; Shirkhoda, Ali

2004-01-01

Focal lesions of the liver often have various imaging characteristics which may be interpreted as either benign or malignant. Understanding the underlying pathophysiology of these liver lesions may lead to characteristic imaging manifestations, which direct the radiologist to the diagnosis. Benign lesions include congenital hepatic cyst, autosomal dominant polycystic disease, hemangioma, focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH), hepatic adenoma, inflammatory pseudotumor, peliosis hepatis, focal fatty infiltration, hamartoma, and infectious processes such as hepatic abscess, echinococcal cyst, and candidiasis. Characteristic imaging features, clinical symptoms, and treatment/prognosis will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on key reliable features of each disease to develop a method of discriminating these lesions from other benign and malignant disorders.

Bilateral multiple extraocular muscle metastasis from breast carcinoma

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Ramesh Murthy

2011-01-01

Full Text Available We report a rare presentation of an initially misdiagnosed case of a pseudotumor, which on histopathology was diagnosed as bilateral breast metastases of lobular carcinoma involving multiple extraocular muscles. A 61-year-old lady presented with external ophthalmoplegia and diplopia. Incisional biopsy was performed using a lid crease approach and the patient received radiotherapy and hormonal therapy. Following prolonged hormonal therapy, complete remission was achieved, with improvement in ocular motility and resolution of diplopia, about 18 months after the initial presentation. Multiple extraocular muscle involvement by breast carcinoma metastasis is very rare and should be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially in patients with a prior history of breast carcinoma.

Alopecia areata por uso de leflunomida en una paciente con artritis reumatoide: reporte de caso y revisión de literatura

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María Ignacia Molina Molina

2016-03-01

Full Text Available La artritis reumatoide es una enfermedad de tipo autoinmune. Por su carácter altamente invalidante, requiere de manejo farmacológico agresivo. Para ello, habitualmente se hace necesario el uso de drogas inmunomoduladoras agrupadas bajo el nombre de fármacos antirreumáticos modificadores de la enfermedad. Uno de los utilizados con mayor frecuencia es la leflunomida, la cual por su mecanismo de acción es capaz de suprimir ejes fundamentales en el proceso de la enfermedad. Sin embargo, su uso no se encuentra exento de efectos secundarios. Si bien existen series que reportan que los efectos adversos más prevalentes son diarrea, náuseas, exantema y alopecia, existen escasos reportes de casos de alopecia areata universal secundaria al uso de leflunomida. A propósito de un caso en el Hospital Regional de Talca, se realizó una revisión de la literatura acerca del tema.

Aspectos éticos en Pediatría, las inmunodeficiencias primarias

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Martha Leonor Paradoa Pérez

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Las inmunodeficiencias primarias son enfermedades genéticas, caracterizadas por infecciones crónicas devastadoras que conllevan a la muerte, al desarrollo de tumores y a enfermedades autoinmunes, y la mayoría de estas enfermedades cursan en la edad pediátrica. Desde la última década del pasado siglo, el desarrollo de la tecnología, el surgimiento del Proyecto del Genoma Humano y la profundización en los aspectos bioéticos, han dado lugar a especificidades en la atención médica e investigativa del paciente pediátrico y del que desarrolla una enfermedad inmunológica. Este trabajo recoge los aspectos bioéticos más importantes y los dilemas éticos con los que se enfrenta el inmunólogo pediátrico en la atención al paciente con inmunodeficiencia primaria, el cual demanda la atención de, prácticamente, todas las especialidades pediátricas.

Miopatía inflamatoria con compromiso inicial de músculos respiratorios y artritis reumatoidea

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Martín Hunter

2014-10-01

Full Text Available Las miopatías inflamatorias constituyen un grupo heterogéneo de enfermedades musculares adquiridas de presentación subaguda, crónica y a veces aguda. Las entidades clínicas más frecuentes son la dermatomiositis, la polimiositis, la miositis necrotizante autoinmune y la miositis por cuerpos de inclusión. Suelen presentarse con debilidad muscular con predominio proximal y simétrica, pero rara vez comprometen los músculos respiratorios. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 39 años con miopatía inflamatoria inespecífica que presentó insuficiencia respiratoria secundaria a hipoventilación alveolar por debilidad muscular y requirió asistencia respiratoria mecánica. Respondió favorablemente y de forma rápida tras el tratamiento instaurado con inmunosupresores (corticoides y metotrexato e inmunoglobulina humana endovenosa. Se utilizó ventilación no invasiva como alternativa a la intubación orotraqueal con adecuada tolerancia.

Diagnóstico. Historia y examen físico

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Álvaro Pérez Martín

2014-01-01

Full Text Available El médico de familia tiene un papel clave en el diagnóstico y manejo del paciente artrósico. El diagnóstico es fundamentalmente clínico y radiológico, y se debe realizar una anamnesis completa junto con una exploración articular meticulosa. La anamnesis debe dirigirse a detectar la existencia de factores de riesgo y sintomatología clínica compatible. Debemos averiguar las características del dolor distinguiendo si es mecánico o inflamatorio y realizar una exploración exhaustiva articular valorando la existencia de dolor, deformidad, limitación de la movilidad, tanto activa como pasiva, crepitación, presencia de derrame articular e inflamación. El diagnóstico diferencial debe realizarse con todas las enfermedades que afecten a las articulaciones y/o produzcan rigidez en ellas.

La enfermedad de Kimura: comunicación de un caso en un varón caucásico y revisión de la literatura Kimura disease: Report of a case in a Caucasian male and revision of the literature

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J.M. López-Arcas Calleja

2006-12-01

Full Text Available La enfermedad de Kimura es un trastorno inflamatorio que afecta principalmente a sujetos de origen asiático. Se manifiesta por la existencia de masas de tejido subcutáneo y subplatismal generalmente en la cabeza y el cuello. Suele acompañarse de linadenopatías, y aumento de los niveles de eosinófilos e IgE en sangre periférica. Comunicamos un caso de enfermedad de Kimura, descubierto en un varón caucasiano, tras una biopsia excisional de una masa cervical.Kimura disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder mainly involving Asians. It often presents as soft-tissue nodes or lymphadenopathy of the head and neck. Commonly associated with increased levels of eosinophils and IgE in peripheral blood. We report a case of Kimura disease in a Caucasian, diagnosed after lymph node and submaxillary gland removal.

Pseudotumor Cerebri Resulting in Empty Sella Syndrome and Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiencies

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2017-09-16

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Pseudotumor Cerebri Resulting in Empty Sella Syndrome and Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiencies

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2017-09-14

A 17 year old male was referred to pediatric endocrinology with concerns for stalled puberty in the setting of known PTC. He was diagnosed with PTC...size led to a preliminary laboratory evaluation. This resulted In a referral to pediatric endocrinology for significantly low testosterone and an...studies were reviewed and a partially empty sella was appreciated by a pediatric radiologist on retrospective evaluation (Image 1 ). There were no

Pseudotumoral ganglion cyst of a finger with unexpected remote origin: multimodality imaging

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Bouilleau, Loic; Malghem, Jacques; Omoumi, Patrick; Simoni, Paolo; Vande Berg, Bruno C.; Lecouvet, Frederic E.; Barbier, Olivier

2010-01-01

The case of a ganglion cyst in the pulp of a fifth finger in an elderly woman initially mimicking a soft tissue tumor is described. Most typical sites of ganglion cysts are well documented at the wrist and in the vicinity of inter-phalangeal and metacarpo-phalangeal joints. In this case, ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a cystic lesion within the pulp of the fifth finger and indicated carpal osteoarthritis as the distant - and unexpected - origin of the lesion. The suggested diagnosis of ganglion cyst was confirmed by computed tomography arthrography (CT arthrography) of the wrist, which showed opacification of the cyst on delayed acquisitions after intra-articular injection into the mid-carpal joint, through the fifth flexor digitorum tendon sheath. The communications between the degenerative carpal joint, the radio-ulnar bursa, the fifth flexor digitorum tendon sheath and the pedicle of the cyst were well demonstrated. (orig.)

Histochemical and ultrastructural study of an elastofibroma dorsi coexisting with a high grade spindle cell sarcoma

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M Alberghini

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Elastofibroma dorsi is a pseudotumoral fibroproliferative lesion characterized by polymorphic fiber-like deposits of elastinophilic material. Several theories have been reported explaining the pathogenesis of elastofibroma. Recent cytogenetic studies have demonstrated chromosomal instability in elastofibromas, not normally observed in non-neoplastic tissues. These chromosomal defects are commonly observed in aggressive fibromatosis too. Such clinical observations suggest a multistage pathogenetic mechanism for the onset of elastofibroma. This study, using histochemical, immunohistochemical staining techniques, and ultrastructural examination, describes the detection of an otherwise typical elastofibroma contextual to a high grade sarcoma. Hence, the coexistence of elastofibroma and high-grade sarcoma may suggest a causal link between the two pathological entities. The results obtained suggest that the coexistence of the two pathological entities is conceivably coincidental.

Giant cervico-facial mycetoma caused by Streptomyces somaliensis in a 14-year-old girl

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Laouali Salissou

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Mycetomas are inflammatory pseudo-tumors in multiple locations that affect the skin, the subcutaneous tissues and, sometimes, the bones. Their treatment depends on the type of parasite. Fungal mycetomas, also called eumycetomas, are treated mainly through surgery, while actinomycotic mycetomas are treated primarily with drugs. We report here the case of a 14-year-old girl afflicted with a giant cervico-facial mycetoma. The patient was born to poor and illiterate parents in a rural area of the Diffa province, at 1500 km from the capital city of Niamey. Histological examination of a biopsy specimen allowed a diagnosis of actinomycetoma due to Streptomyces somaliensis. The patient showed a remarkable sensitivity to ketoconazole, but she ultimately died due to a lack of sufficient medication.

Magnetic resonance neurography for the identification of pudendal neuralgia

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Claudia P. Cejas

2017-06-01

Full Text Available The pudendal nerve entrapment is an entity understudied by diagnosis imaging. Various causes are recognized in relation to difficult labors, rectal, perineal, urological and gynecological surgery, pelvic trauma fracture, bones tumors and compression by tumors or pelvic pseudotumors. Pudendal neuropathy should be clinically suspected, and confirmed by different methods such as electrofisiological testing: evoked potentials, terminal motor latency test and electromyogram, neuronal block and magnetic resonance imaging. The radiologist should be acquainted with the complex anatomy of the pelvic floor, particularly on the path of pudendal nerve studied by magnetic resonance imaging. High resolution magnetic resonance neurography should be used as a complementary diagnostic study along with clinical and electrophysiological examinations in patients with suspected pudendal nerve neuralgia.

Tumors of the soft tissues of the knee in childhood; Osteo-articulaire masse des tissus mous de genou. Imagerie des masses des tissus mous du genou chez l'enfant

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Ludig, T.; Mainard, L.; Galloy, M.A.; Arnould, V.; Gerber, R.; Hoeffel, J.C. [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nancy-Brabois, 54 - Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy (France)

1998-04-01

Soft tissue tumors of the knee are rare in childhood. Modern imaging modalities are very useful to evaluate these tumors. Their diagnosis has to be considered in view of the clinical content, their precise location and imaging features. Succinct review of the normal anatomy of the knee is made. We offer a diagnostic approach to these tumors in children including conventional radiology, ultrasound and MRI. We discuss the role of the different imaging techniques available for the diagnosis of these lesions, including pseudo-tumors such as popliteal cysts, hematoma, ossifying myositis, extra-articular benign and malignant tumors, as well as intra-articular lesions, synovial lipoma, osteochondromatosis and pigmented villo-nodular synovitis. MRI is particularly useful to evaluate the extent of the malignant tumors. (authors)

Sensitivity improvement of Cerenkov luminescence endoscope with terbium doped Gd{sub 2}O{sub 2}S nanoparticles

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Cao, Xin; Chen, Xueli, E-mail: xlchen@xidian.edu.cn, E-mail: jimleung@mail.xidian.edu.cn; Cao, Xu; Zhan, Yonghua; Liang, Jimin, E-mail: xlchen@xidian.edu.cn, E-mail: jimleung@mail.xidian.edu.cn [Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education and School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi' an, Shaanxi 710071 (China); Kang, Fei; Wang, Jing [Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi' an, Shaanxi 710032 (China); Wu, Kaichun [Department of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi' an, Shaanxi 710032 (China)

2015-05-25

Our previous study showed a great attenuation for the Cerenkov luminescence endoscope (CLE), resulting in relatively low detection sensitivity of radiotracers. Here, a kind of radioluminescence nanoparticles (RLNPs), terbium doped Gd{sub 2}O{sub 2}S was mixed with the radionuclide {sup 68}Ga to enhance the intensity of emitted luminescence, which finally improved the detection sensitivity of the CLE by using the radioluminescence imaging technique. With the in vitro and in vivo pseudotumor experiments, we showed that the use of RLNPs mixed with the radionuclide {sup 68}Ga enabled superior sensitivity compared with the radionuclide {sup 68}Ga only, with 50-fold improvement on detection sensitivity, which guaranteed meeting the demands of the clinical diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract tumors.

Gingival plasma cell granuloma

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Amitkumar B Pandav

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Plasma cell granuloma, also known as inflammatory pseudotumor is a tumor-like lesion that manifests primarily in the lungs. But it may occur in various other anatomic locations like orbit, head and neck, liver and rarely in the oral cavity. We here report an exceedingly rare case of gingival plasma cell granuloma in a 58 year old woman who presented with upper gingival polypoidal growth. The histopathological examination revealed a mass composed of proliferation of benign spindle mesenchymal cells in a loose myxoid and fibrocollagenous stroma along with dense infiltrate of chronic inflammatory cells predominantly containing plasma cells. Immunohistochemistry for kappa and lambda light chains showed a polyclonal staining pattern confirming a diagnosis of plasma cell granuloma.

Fatores imunogenéticos associados ao diabetes mellitus do tipo 1 Factores inmunogenéticos asociados a la diabetes mellitus tipo 1 Immunogenetic factors associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Ana Paula Morais Fernandes

2005-10-01

Full Text Available O diabetes mellitus do tipo 1 tem sido considerado uma doença auto-imune órgão-específica, decorrente da destruição seletiva das células betapancreáticas. Apresenta patogenia complexa, envolvendo a participação de vários fatores, dentre esses a susceptibilidade imunogenética com forte associação aos genes de histocompatibilidade (HLA, eventos ambientais e resposta auto-imune com presença de auto-anticorpos e/ou linfócitos auto-reativos, culminando em anormalidades metabólicas. Neste estudo, a revisão da literatura descreve os mecanismos pelos quais determinados fatores conferem susceptibilidade para o seu desencadeamento e, adicionalmente, as inovações na predição dessa desordem que, certamente, contribuirão para a assistência de enfermagem aos pacientes portadores do diabetes tipo 1.La Diabetes Mellitus tipo 1 ha sido considerada una enfermedad autoinmune órgano-específica debido a la destrucción selectiva de las células beta pancreáticas. Presenta una patogenia compleja, involucrando la participación de varios factores, entre esos la susceptibilidad inmunogenética con fuerte asociación a los genes de histocompatibilidad (HLA, eventos ambientales y respuesta autoinmune con presencia de auto-anticuerpos y/o linfocitos auto-reactivos, culminando en anormalidades metabólicas. En este estudio, la revisión de la literatura describe los mecanismos por los cuales determinados factores resultan en susceptibilidad para su desarrollo y, adicionalmente, las innovaciones en la predicción de ese desorden que, por cierto, van a contribuir para la atención de enfermería a los pacientes portadores de la diabetes tipo 1.Type 1 diabetes mellitus has been considered an organ-specific autoimmune disease derived from the selective destruction of pancreatic beta cells. It presents a complex pathogenesis, involving the participation of several factors, including the immunogenetic susceptibility with strong association to

Búsqueda De Nuevos Biomarcadores De La Cognición En Esquizofrenia

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Rafael Penadés

2015-12-01

Numerosos estudios apoyan la asociación de diversos marcadores inflamatorios con el estado cognitivo en esquizofrenia. El desarrollo de terapias eficaces en el rendimiento cognitivo se ha centrado en las últimas décadas en la búsqueda de fármacos inmunomoduladores o antiinflamatorios. Por otro lado, se ha demostrado la implicación de la prolactina y su función en la cognición y transición a la psicosis, así como en el pronóstico y diagnóstico de la esquizofrenia con independencia del tratamiento antipsicótico. En cuanto a factores neurotróficos, un estudio reciente correlaciona los niveles de BDNF con la mejoría cognitiva en pacientes diagnosticados de esquizofrenia tratados con rehabilitación cognitiva. Concluimos que, a pesar de la diversidad de biomarcadores asociados con el estado cognitivo en esquizofrenia, el BDNF es el biomarcador que acumula mayor evidencia en la literatura científica actual.

Raiva humana: estudo neuropatológico de trinta casos

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R. V. C. Assis

1984-12-01

Full Text Available O estudo epidemiológico e neuropatológico concernente a trinta autópsias de encefalite rábica foi realizado, tendo sido os dados obtidos comparados com aqueles da literatura. Não houve relação estatística entre a topografia lesional e o local da mordida, entre o período de incubação ou a duração da doença e a presença ou ausência de inclusões virais (IV assim como entre a intensidade do processo inflamatorio (PI e a presença de IV. A dispersão do PI e das IV através o SNC foi diretamente proporcional à sua intensidade. A estrutura mais freqüentemente comprometida pelo PI foi o mesencéfalo, seguido pelo bulbo, ponte e medula espinhal. A estrutura mais intensamente afetada foi o bulbo. As IV foram particularmente proeminentes no hipocampo e cerebelo.

Celulitis orbitaria como forma de presentación de la sinusitis complicada en el niño

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Odette Pantoja Pereda

2012-03-01

Full Text Available La sinusitis aguda es un proceso inflamatorio de la mucosa de los senos paranasales, de etiología bacteriana principalmente. Es más frecuente en las edades escolares y en las épocas de mayor circulación de los virus respiratorios. Se desarrolla cuando se afecta el drenaje normal de los senos y se retienen las secreciones mucosas. Las complicaciones más severas, como celulitis y abscesos periorbitarios, son raras. La celulitis orbitaria es una entidad poco frecuente, cuya importancia radica en que puede asociarse a la pérdida de la visión y otras complicaciones. Se presenta el caso de un paciente de 6 años, afectado con celulitis orbitaria, secundaria a sinusitis, y se comentan las peculiaridades del diagnóstico y el tratamiento, con el objetivo de alertar al pediatra para su diagnóstico temprano, lo que optimizaría su tratamiento.

Absceso subperióstico de la órbita de foco dentario: reporte de un caso

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Félix Antonio Torres Cotrina

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Un paciente varón de 35 años fue admitido en el Servicio de Oftalmología del Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza con una historia de 15 días de proptosis, diplopía, limitación de la motilidad ocular, dolor y agudeza visual de cuenta dedos a 40 cm en su ojo izquierdo. No hubo antecedentes de fiebre, trauma, sinusitis, ni evidencia de medicación previa. Tuvo caries dentales sin tratamiento. Se instaló terapia con corticoide pensando en un síndrome inflamatorio inespecífico de la órbita. Una semana después se obtuvo material purulento después de una aspiración con aguja fina, por lo que se inició terapia antibiótica. Luego de la punción-aspiración los signos orbitarios empeoraron pero a los pocos días se obtuvo buena respuesta. Se discute el caso y se revisa la literatura pertinente.

Enfermedad periodontal y embarazo. Revisión de la literatura

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B. María De Los Ángeles Herane, DRA.

2014-11-01

Full Text Available La gingivitis del embarazo es una enfermedad inflamatoria producida por bacterias con una alta prevalencia, que va del 35 al 100%, según estudios. La severidad de la gingivitis aumentó gradualmente y alcanzó su peak en el tercer trimestre, seguido por una súbita disminución de la severidad en postparto, el cual se correlacionó con un aumento gradual en el nivel plasmático de progesterona y niveles de estrógenos que alcanzan su peak en el tercer trimestre y que sufren una repentina caída después del postparto. La asociación entre gingivitis y aumento de los esteroides sexuales sistémicos ha sido extensamente reportada y los mecanismos biológicos detrás de este florido estado inflamatorio han sido estudiados por décadas. Este artículo muestra el rol de las hormonas sexuales femeninas en la gravedad de la gingivitis aunque la higiene bucal sea buena constantemente.

Virus linfotrópico humano de células T tipo 1 (HTLV-1: Una infección endémica en el Perú

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Eduardo Gotuzzo H

2004-10-01

Full Text Available El artículo tiene como objetivo presentar una revisión de aspectos clínicos de la infección por el virus linfotrópico humano de células T tipo 1 (HTLV-1, poniendo énfasis en información relevante para los médicos en el Perú. Luego de presentar algunos aspectos virológicos y epidemiológicos, tratamos los temas de la transmisión y de las enfermedades asociadas con el virus. Se discute específicamente las siguientes enfermedades asociadas: leucemia linfoma de células T del adulto, paraparesia espástica tropical, estrongiloidiasis, sarna, tuberculosis, dermatitis infectiva y coinfección con VIH. En conclusión, HTLV-1 es una infección endémica en el Perú. El espectro de enfermedades asociadas comprende síndromes inflamatorios, enfermedades linfoproliferativas e infecciones oportunistas.

MÉTODO EXTENDIDO DE HILDEBRAND EN LA ESTIMACIÓN DE LA SOLUBILIDAD DE LA INDOMETACINA EN MEZCLAS ACETATO DE ETILO + ETANOL

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Miller Ruidiaz

2010-03-01

Full Text Available La indometacina (IMC es un anti-inflamatorio no esteroidal de amplio uso en la actualidad, sin embargo, sus propiedades fisicoquímicas aún no han sido estudiadas en su totalidad. En la presente investigación, se aplicó el método extendido de solubilidad de Hildebrand (MESH al estudio de la solubilidad de la IMC en mezclas binarias acetato de etilo + etanol a 298,15 K. Se obtuvo una adecuada capacidad predictiva del MESH al utilizar un modelo polinómico regular de quinto orden, relacionando el parámetro de interacciónWcon el parámetro de solubilidad de las mezclas solventes. Sin embargo, las desviaciones obtenidas en la solubilidad estimada, fueron de magnitud semejante a las obtenidas al calcular esta propiedad directamente, utilizando una regresión empírica regular del mismo orden, de la solubilidad experimental del fármaco en función del parámetro de solubilidad de las mezclas disolventes.

Anticuerpos antitiroperoxidasa y antitransglutaminasa en familiares de primer grado de personas con diabetes tipo 1 y su relación con algunas características clínicas, bioquímicas e inmunológicas Antithyroperoxidase and antitransglutaminase antibodies in first degree relatives of type 1 diabetes persons and its relation to some clinical, biochemical and immunological features

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Levi González Rivero

2010-08-01

Full Text Available INTRODUCCIÓN: los anticuerpos antitiroperoxidasa (AcTPO y antitransglutaminasa (ATGt son útiles marcadores de enfermedad tiroidea autoinmune y enfermedad celíaca, respectivamente. Su presencia en familiares de primer grado de personas con diabetes tipo 1 no se ha descrito en Cuba. OBJETIVO: determinar las frecuencias de los AcTPO y ATGt en familiares de primer grado de personas con diabetes tipo 1 y su relación con algunas características clínicas, bioquímicas e inmunológicas. MÉTODOS: en un grupo de 285 sujetos se realizó la medición del AcTPO y en 262 individuos la de ATGt. Se incluyeron casos entre los 2 y 65 años de edad. Se registraron datos sobre edad, sexo, color de la piel, antecedentes personales, historia familiar de obesidad, diabetes tipo 2, enfermedad tiroidea y enfermedad celíaca. Se interrogaron síntomas y exploraron signos clínicos de enfermedad celíaca y enfermedad tiroidea autoinmune. Se determinó glucemia, insulinemia, AcTPO, ATGt y autoanticuerpos asociados a diabetes tipo 1 (AGAD y AIA-2, así como la resistencia a la insulina mediante el índice HOMA-IR. RESULTADOS: las frecuencias de AcTPO y ATGt positivos fueron 5,3 y 1,9 %, respectivamente. La historia familiar de enfermedad tiroidea, el temblor muscular fino y el exoftalmos se relacionaron con la presencia de AcTPO. Malabsorción intestinal, diarrea persistente, dolor abdominal recurrente y antecedente personal de hepatopatía se asociaron con la presencia de ATGt. Se encontró asociación entre los ATGt y el AIA-2. La resistencia a la insulina no se asoció con la presencia de AcTPO ni de ATGt. CONCLUSIONES: en los familiares de primer grado de personas con diabetes tipo 1 las frecuencias de AcTPO y ATGt son bajas. Algunos antecedentes, síntomas y signos vinculados con enfermedad celíaca y enfermedad tiroidea autoinmune pueden ser indicadores prácticos previos a la indicación de estos autoanticuerpos.INTRODUCTION: the antithyroperoxidase (TPOAb and

Clinical and radiological findings in arnold chiari malformation

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Khan, A.A.; Bhatti, S.N.; Ahmed, E.; Aurangzeb, A.; Ali, A.; Khan, A.; Afzal, S.; Khan, G.

2010-01-01

Background: The Chiari Malformation I (CMI) is a disorder of uncertain origin that has been traditionally defined as downward herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. The anomaly is a leading cause of syringomyelia and occurs in association with osseous abnormalities at the cranio vertebral junction. In contrast to other Chiari malformations, CMI tends to present in the second or third decade of life and is sometimes referred to as the 'adult-type' Chiari malformation. The objective was to document clinical and radiological findings in Arnold Chiari Malformation-I. Method: This was a descriptive study carried out in Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad at Neurosurgery Department during July 2008 - July 2010. We examined a prospective cohort of 60 symptomatic patients. All patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging of the head and spine. Results: There were 40 female and 20 male patients. The age of onset was 24.9 +- 15.8 years. Common associated radiological problems included syringomyelia (60%), scoliosis (25%), and basilar invagination (12%), increased cervical lordosis 5 (8.5%), and Klippel Feil syndrome 2 (3.3%). The most consistent magnetic resonance imaging findings were obliteration of the retrocerebellar cerebrospinal fluid spaces (70% patients), tonsillar herniation of at least 5 mm (100% patients), and varying degrees of post fossa anomalies. Linical manifestations were headaches, pseudotumor-like episodes, a Meniere's disease-like syndrome, lower cranial nerve signs, and spinal cord disturbances in the absence of syringomyelia. Conclusion: These data support accumulating evidence that CMI is a disorder of the para-axial mesoderm that is characterised by underdevelopment of the posterior cranial fossa and overcrowding of the normally developed hindbrain. Tonsillar herniation of less than 5 mm does not exclude the diagnosis. Clinical manifestations of CMI seem to be related to cerebrospinal fluid disturbances (which are responsible

Clinical and radiological findings in arnold chiari malformation

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Khan, A A; Bhatti, S N; Ahmed, E; Aurangzeb, A; Ali, A; Khan, A; Afzal, S; Khan, G [Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad (Pakistan). Department of Neurosurgery

2010-04-15

Background: The Chiari Malformation I (CMI) is a disorder of uncertain origin that has been traditionally defined as downward herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. The anomaly is a leading cause of syringomyelia and occurs in association with osseous abnormalities at the cranio vertebral junction. In contrast to other Chiari malformations, CMI tends to present in the second or third decade of life and is sometimes referred to as the 'adult-type' Chiari malformation. The objective was to document clinical and radiological findings in Arnold Chiari Malformation-I. Method: This was a descriptive study carried out in Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad at Neurosurgery Department during July 2008 - July 2010. We examined a prospective cohort of 60 symptomatic patients. All patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging of the head and spine. Results: There were 40 female and 20 male patients. The age of onset was 24.9 +- 15.8 years. Common associated radiological problems included syringomyelia (60%), scoliosis (25%), and basilar invagination (12%), increased cervical lordosis 5 (8.5%), and Klippel Feil syndrome 2 (3.3%). The most consistent magnetic resonance imaging findings were obliteration of the retrocerebellar cerebrospinal fluid spaces (70% patients), tonsillar herniation of at least 5 mm (100% patients), and varying degrees of post fossa anomalies. Linical manifestations were headaches, pseudotumor-like episodes, a Meniere's disease-like syndrome, lower cranial nerve signs, and spinal cord disturbances in the absence of syringomyelia. Conclusion: These data support accumulating evidence that CMI is a disorder of the para-axial mesoderm that is characterised by underdevelopment of the posterior cranial fossa and overcrowding of the normally developed hindbrain. Tonsillar herniation of less than 5 mm does not exclude the diagnosis. Clinical manifestations of CMI seem to be related to cerebrospinal fluid disturbances (which are responsible

Luteoma Recorrente da Gravidez com Virilização Materna e Fetal Recurrent Luteoma of Pregnancy with Maternal and Fetal Virilization

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Amadeu Ramos da Silva Filho

2001-09-01

Full Text Available Os luteomas da gravidez são pseudotumores ovarianos diagnosticados pelo exame ultra-sonográfico ou durante realização de cesariana e laqueadura pós-parto. Determinam, na segunda metade da prenhez, sinais de virilização materna em um quarto dos casos, o mesmo ocorrendo com a metade dos fetos femininos destas gestantes virilizadas nos quais se observa hipertrofia clitoridiana ou fusão labial. As dosagens séricas maternas dos hormônios androgênicos durante a prenhez e do sangue umbilical por ocasião do parto revelam taxas significativamente aumentadas. No exame ultra-sonográfico apresentam-se como estruturas sólidas ou cístico-sólidas, que após o parto tendem a regredir com o ovário readquirindo as dimensões normais em poucas semanas. Os autores apresentam uma paciente que em duas gestações sucessivas apresentou virilização materna e fetal. Ao exame ultra-sonográfico foram evidenciadas imagem ovariana nodular e dosagens elevadas dos androgênios plasmáticos.Luteomas of pregnancy are ovarian pseudotumors diagnosed by ultrasound, during cesarean section or at postdelivery tubal ligation. Twenty-five per cent of the cases appear around the second half of pregnancy. Usually there are signs of maternal virilization and 50% are detected because female newborns show clitorimegaly and/or labial fusion. The concentrations of androgenic steroids in the maternal blood during pregnancy and in the cord blood at child-birth show significantly increased rates. The ultrasound shows solid or cystic-solid structures and few weeks after the delivery they decrease and the ovary size returns to normal. The authors report a case of a patient who exhibited virilization signs in two consecutive pregnancies as well as in the two female fetuses. At adnexal sonographic examination a solid tumoral image was found in both pregnancies. Serum androgen levels were increased.

Robust augmented reality registration method for localization of solid organs' tumors using CT-derived virtual biomechanical model and fluorescent fiducials.

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Kong, Seong-Ho; Haouchine, Nazim; Soares, Renato; Klymchenko, Andrey; Andreiuk, Bohdan; Marques, Bruno; Shabat, Galyna; Piechaud, Thierry; Diana, Michele; Cotin, Stéphane; Marescaux, Jacques

2017-07-01

Augmented reality (AR) is the fusion of computer-generated and real-time images. AR can be used in surgery as a navigation tool, by creating a patient-specific virtual model through 3D software manipulation of DICOM imaging (e.g., CT scan). The virtual model can be superimposed to real-time images enabling transparency visualization of internal anatomy and accurate localization of tumors. However, the 3D model is rigid and does not take into account inner structures' deformations. We present a concept of automated AR registration, while the organs undergo deformation during surgical manipulation, based on finite element modeling (FEM) coupled with optical imaging of fluorescent surface fiducials. Two 10 × 1 mm wires (pseudo-tumors) and six 10 × 0.9 mm fluorescent fiducials were placed in ex vivo porcine kidneys (n = 10). Biomechanical FEM-based models were generated from CT scan. Kidneys were deformed and the shape changes were identified by tracking the fiducials, using a near-infrared optical system. The changes were registered automatically with the virtual model, which was deformed accordingly. Accuracy of prediction of pseudo-tumors' location was evaluated with a CT scan in the deformed status (ground truth). In vivo: fluorescent fiducials were inserted under ultrasound guidance in the kidney of one pig, followed by a CT scan. The FEM-based virtual model was superimposed on laparoscopic images by automatic registration of the fiducials. Biomechanical models were successfully generated and accurately superimposed on optical images. The mean measured distance between the estimated tumor by biomechanical propagation and the scanned tumor (ground truth) was 0.84 ± 0.42 mm. All fiducials were successfully placed in in vivo kidney and well visualized in near-infrared mode enabling accurate automatic registration of the virtual model on the laparoscopic images. Our preliminary experiments showed the potential of a biomechanical model with fluorescent

Can p63 serve as a biomarker for giant cell tumor of bone? A Moroccan experience

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Hammas Nawal

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Multinucleated giant cell-containing tumors and pseudotumors of bone represent a heterogeneous group of benign and malignant lesions. Differential diagnosis can be challenging, particularly in instances of limited sampling. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of the P63 in the positive and differential diagnosis of giant cell tumor of bone. Methods This study includes 48 giant cell-containing tumors and pseudotumors of bone. P63 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Data analysis was performed using Epi-info software and SPSS software package (version 17. Results Immunohistochemical analysis showed a P63 nuclear expression in all giant cell tumors of bone, in 50% of osteoid osteomas, 40% of aneurysmal bone cysts, 37.5% of osteoblastomas, 33.3% of chondromyxoide fibromas, 25% of non ossifiant fibromas and 8.3% of osteosarcomas. Only one case of chondroblastoma was included in this series and expressed p63. No P63 immunoreactivity was detected in any of the cases of central giant cell granulomas or langerhans cells histiocytosis. The sensitivity and negative predictive value (NPV of P63 immunohistochemistry for the diagnosis of giant cell tumor of bone were 100%. The specificity and positive predictive value (PPV were 74.42% and 59.26% respectively. Conclusions This study found not only that GCTOB expresses the P63 but it also shows that this protein may serve as a biomarker for the differential diagnosis between two morphologically similar lesions particularly in instances of limited sampling. Indeed, P63 expression seems to differentiate between giant cell tumor of bone and central giant cell granuloma since the latter does not express P63. Other benign and malignant giant cell-containing lesions express P63, decreasing its specificity as a diagnostic marker, but a strong staining was seen, except a case of chondroblastoma, only in giant cell tumor of bone. Clinical and radiological

Lung inflammatory pseudo tumor

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Veliz, Elizabeth; Leone, Gaetano; Cano, Fernando; Sanchez, Jaime

2005-01-01

The inflammatory pseudo tumor is a non neoplastic process characterized by an irregular growth of inflammatory cells. We described the case of a 38 year-old patient, she went to our institute for a in situ cervix cancer and left lung nodule without breathing symptoms; valued by neumology who did bronchoscopy with biopsy whose result was negative for malignancy. She went to surgery in where we find intraparenquima nodule in felt lingula of approximately 4 cms, we remove it; the result was: Inflammatory pseudotumor. This pathology is a not very frequent, it can develop in diverse regions of the organism, it is frequent in lung. The image tests are not specific for the diagnose, which it is possible only with the biopsy. The treatment is the complete resection. (The author)

Neuro-ophthalmology and neuro-otology update.

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Gold, Daniel R; Zee, David S

2015-12-01

This review summarizes topical papers from the fields of neuro-ophthalmology and neuro-otology published from August 2013 to February 2015. The main findings are: (1) diagnostic criteria for pseudotumor cerebri have been updated, and the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial evaluated the efficacy of acetazolamide in patients with mild vision loss, (2) categorization of vestibular disorders through history and ocular motor examination is particularly important in the acute vestibular syndrome, where timely distinction between a central or peripheral localization is essential, (3) the newly described "sagging eye syndrome" provides a mechanical explanation for an isolated esodeviation that increases at distance in the aging population and (4) eye movement recordings better define how cerebellar dysfunction and/or sixth nerve palsy may play a role in other patients with esodeviations that increase at distance.

Extramedullary hematopoiesis: a rare occurrence in the sinonasal tract.

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Bizzoni, Andrea; Lombardi, Davide; Maroldi, Roberto; Incardona, Paolo; Nicolai, Piero

2010-04-01

Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is a systemic reaction to inadequate hematopoiesis. We report two exceedingly rare cases of EMH involving the paranasal sinuses. The first patient, a 30-year-old man, presented with a maxillary sinus mass. The lesion was excised by endoscopic surgery: definitive histology identified foci of EMH within an inflammatory fibromyxoid pseudotumor. The second case occurred in a 29-year-old man affected by intermediate beta-thalassemia. He was hospitalized with a diagnosis of sphenoid sinus mucocele secondary to an ethmoid lesion. The patient underwent endoscopic excision of the mass and drainage of the sphenoid mucocele. At definitive histology, a diagnosis of EMH was established. Herein, the presenting modalities, imaging profile, and treatment options of this rare EMH localization are reviewed. Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Inflammatory pseudotumor causing deep vein thrombosis after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty.

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Memon, Adeel Rasool

2013-01-01

Metal-on-metal hip resurfacings have recently been associated with a variety of complications resulting from adverse reaction to metal debris. We report a case of extensive soft tissue necrosis associated with a huge pelvic mass causing extensive deep vein thrombosis of the lower limb secondary to mechanical compression of the iliac vein. This is a rare and unusual cause of deep vein thrombosis after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty.

Anticuerpos anti LKM-1 y crioglobulinemia en hepatitis crónica autoinmune y por virus C de la hepatitis

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Jirón V,M. Isabel; Ardiles S,Adriana; Parra B,M Adriana; Orellana V,Juana

2000-01-01

Background: Anti liver kidney microsome antibodies (LKM-1) have been recently incorporated to the study and classification of chronic autoimmune hepatitis (HC-A1). The presence of anti LKM-1 antibodies and essential cryoglobulinemia is frequent in virus C associated chronic hepatitis (HC-VC). Aim: To study the frequency of anti LKM-1 antibodies and cryoglobulin levels in patients with HC-AI, HC-VC and cryptogenic cirrhosis. Patients and methods: Forty two patients were studied. Nineteen adult...

Dermatomyositis as the first manifestation of small cell carcinoma: case report and literature review

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Herman Ahumada Piña

2016-11-01

Full Text Available Resumen La dermatomiositis es una miopatía inflamatoria autoinmune, asociada a manifestaciones dermatológicas. Su vinculación con neoplasias está ampliamente reportada, siendo más común en el cáncer pulmonar, especialmente en carcinoma de células pequeñas probablemente por su origen en precursores de células neuroendocrinas, así como también en cáncer de mama y ovario. La baja frecuencia de dermatomiositis dificulta la sospecha de las lesiones subyacentes entre las posibilidades diagnósticas de las enfermedades sistémicas con manifestaciones cutáneas. Por ello siempre se debe considerar la alta probabilidad de una neoplasia, con reportes de hasta 75% en la población oriental y cerca de 40% en general. En este artículo se presenta un caso poco frecuente de dermatomiositis con lesiones de distribución en chal, como debut sintomático de un carcinoma pulmonar de células pequeñas.

PENFIGOIDE DE MEMBRANAS MUCOSAS: A PROPÓSITO DE DOS CASOS CLÍNICOS

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Beatriz E Casnati Guberna

Full Text Available El penfigoide de membranas mucosas representa un heterogéneo grupo de enfermedades ampollares, autoinmunes y crónicas, que afecta las mucosas y /o la piel. Es una patología que origina como secuelas, cicatrices que motivan importantes incapacidades funcionales en las mucosas involucradas, provocando ceguera, dificultades en la masticación, la deglución o en la respiración. Su diagnóstico, tratamiento y control deben ser realizados por un equipo multidisciplinario. Se presentan dos casos clínicos de penfigoide de membranas mucosas de localización oral, por considerarlos de interés, dadas sus manifestaciones clínicas y la diferente evolución en cada uno de ellos. Se describen los métodos de diagnóstico y tratamientos durante 4 años de seguimiento y control, realizados en la Cátedra de Semiología y Patología BMF, Clínica de Estomatología de la Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de la República

Transferencia de grasa autóloga en esclerodermia localizada y multicéntrica

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Alberto-Magno Lott-Caldeira

Full Text Available La esclerodermia es una enfermedad autoinmune multisistémica caracterizada por una inflamación crónica del tejido conectivo. Intentando encontrar la técnica ideal para obtener el mejor resultado quirúrgico posible con un abordaje menos invasivo, proponemos la utilización de injertos autólogos de grasa para tratar las deformidades producidas por esta patología. Presentamos el caso de una paciente con diagnóstico de esclerodermia, difusa, multicéntrica, con compromiso extenso y severo de la cara y de varios segmentos corporales, con lesiones múltiples en placa (morfea y lineales (golpe de sable en cara, mamas y abdomen. Formulamos un plan de tratamiento quirúrgico basado en las posibilidades de remodelación y reestructuración facial y corporal con transferencia de tejido graso en 4 tiempos quirúrgicos consecutivos realizados en un período de 8 años. Consideramos que la transferencia de grasa es útil para la reversión de las alteraciones anatómicas y clínicas de la esclerodermia.

Aspergilosis invasiva en unidad de cuidado intensivo

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Mónica M. Toro-Lezcano

Full Text Available La aspergilosis invasiva (AI es causada por la inhalación de conidias del moho Aspergillus spp. , el cual tiene como hábitat el suelo. Ha sido descrita en pacientes con trasplante de médula ósea y neutropenia grave (<500 neutrófilos/mm 3 . Los pacientes que ingresan a la unidad de cuidado intensivo (UCI también pueden ser susceptibles a la AI, con otros factores de riesgo tales como: enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC, cirrosis hepática, enfermedades autoinmunes en manejo inmunosupresor y trasplante de órgano sólido, en donde la mortalidad puede llegar al 80%. Se describe el caso de un hombre de 56 años con antecedente de tabaquismo, sin confirmación espirométrica de EPOC, que presentó AI pulmonar durante su estancia en UCI. El diagnóstico fue confirmado por histopatología de úlcera en carina, cultivo de aspirado traqueal y galactomanan en lavado broncoalveolar. Voriconazol fue su tratamiento, con buena respuesta clínica.

Estudio de efectos de estímulos inflamatorios periféricos sobre un modelo de enfermedad de Parkinson

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Tarelli, Rodolfo

2013-01-01

La Enfermedad de Parkinson (EP) es una de las enfermedades neurodegenerativas de mayor incidencia en personas mayores de 65 años. Es de progresión lenta y su rasgo distintivo es la degeneración neuronal en la región de la sustancia nigra pars compacta (SN). Un hallazgo pato-fisiológico uniformemente observado tanto en modelos animales como en pacientes con EP es que la muerte de las neuronas de la SN se encuentra acompañada por activación de la microglía. Numerosa evidencia apunta a un efecto...

Clinical utility of MR imaging in chronic progressive radiation myelopathy

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Melki, P.S.; Halimi, P.; Wibault, P.; Doyon, D.

1990-01-01

This paper defines the diagnostic and prognostic value of MR imaging in chronic progressive radiation myelopathy 9CPRM). In this series, MR imaging showed excellent sensitivity (199%) for the demonstration of radiation-induced lesions of the spinal cord. Fifty percent of the cases showed spinal cord hypertrophy (pseudotumoral, 33%; cystic, 17%) occurring within 8 months of the clinical onset of myelopathy. The remaining 50% showed spinal cord atrophy, which occurred more than 8 months following the onset of myelopathy. These medullary lesions were located at least partially in the radiation field but extended beyond its boundaries in 73% of the cases. MR imaging helped to establish disease prognosis: spinal cord hypertrophy was usually associated with neurologic deterioration and fatal outcome within a mean of 11.5 months; in spinal atrophy, neurologic deficit was often static and survival rates were better

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung in pregnancy mimicking carcinoid tumor

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Venkata Nagarjuna Maturu

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT are uncommon neoplasms of the lung in adults. They constitute less than 1% of all lung neoplasms and usually present as parenchymal masses. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. They are characterized by spindle-shaped tumor cells (fibroblasts/myofibroblasts in a background of lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate. About 50% of the tumors harbor an ALK gene rearrangement. They have to be differentiated from inflammatory pseudotumors (IPT, which show increased number of IgG4 plasma cells on immunostaining and are negative for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK protein. Herein, we present a case of a 28-year old female who presented with hemoptysis and was diagnosed with an IMT of lung in the first trimester of pregnancy. We have not only reviewed the occurrence of IMT during pregnancy but also discuss the management options for IMT during pregnancy.

[Development of the lung cancer diagnostic system].

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Lv, You-Jiang; Yu, Shou-Yi

2009-07-01

To develop a lung cancer diagnosis system. A retrospective analysis was conducted in 1883 patients with primary lung cancer or benign pulmonary diseases (pneumonia, tuberculosis, or pneumonia pseudotumor). SPSS11.5 software was used for data processing. For the relevant factors, a non-factor Logistic regression analysis was used followed by establishment of the regression model. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 system development platform and VB.Net corresponding language were used to develop the lung cancer diagnosis system. The non-factor multi-factor regression model showed a goodness-of-fit (R2) of the model of 0.806, with a diagnostic accuracy for benign lung diseases of 92.8%, a diagnostic accuracy for lung cancer of 89.0%, and an overall accuracy of 90.8%. The model system for early clinical diagnosis of lung cancer has been established.

Computer tomography findings and causes of unilateral exophthalmos

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Chen Fangni; Xie Sumin; Tang Haiyong

2010-01-01

Objective: To evaluate the common cause of unilateral exophthalmos and CT findings. Methods: The CT manifestations of 267 cases of unilateral exophthalmos were reviewed. 41 cases were confirmed by surgery and pathology. 68 cases were confirmed by biopsy. Diagnosis was made in 158 cases on the basis of typical history, laboratory findings and response to treatment. Results: The lesions were intraocular (10 cases), intraorbital (230) and periorbital lesions (27). The most common causes of unilateral exophthalmos included inflammatory pseudotumor (67 cases), pleomorphic adenoma or carcinoma of lachrymal gland (44), cavernous angioma (22), carotid cavernous fistula (20) and varices (18). The CT appearances were exophthalmos, intraocular or periorbital tumor, extraocular muscle hypertrophy. The contrast enhancement was variable without enhancement in necrotic areas. Conclusion: CT scan is valuable for diagnosis and displaying the structural change of unilateral exophthalmos. (authors)

Mecanismos moleculares de acción de algunas drogas inmunosupresoras Molecular mechanisms of action of some immunosuppresive drugs

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Ana C. Liberman

2008-12-01

Full Text Available Los tratamientos utilizados para desordenes inmunológicos son de origen empírico, utilizando drogas inmunosupresoras identificadas a través de la selección de un gran número de compuestos naturales y sintéticos. Las drogas inmunosupresoras son ampliamente utilizadas en tratamientos clínicos de desordenes autoinmunes, en la prevención de rechazo a transplantes así como también en desordenes de carácter no autoinmune tales como las alergias. El diseño de las terapias inmunosupresoras está basado en controlar una respuesta inmune exacerbada. La base fisiopatológica de este concepto es en modular la acción de células mononucleares, siendo el principal punto de control las células T. Estas drogas inhiben la función normal de protección del sistema inmune llevando a la aparición de complicaciones en las terapias de inmunosupresión. Las drogas inmunosupresoras tienen diferentes blancos en el proceso de inmunidad celular. Según su modo de acción pueden clasificarse en cuatro categorías: drogas antinflamatorias de la familia de los corticosteroides, inmunosupresoras específicas inhibidoras de la calcineurina, citotóxicas o antiproliferativas y anticuerpos específicos. En este trabajo describimos el mecanismo de acción molecular de agentes inmunosupresores tales como, esteroides, ciclosporina, tacrolimo, azatioprina, ciclofosfamida, sirolimus, mofetil mecofenolato, leflunomida y anticuerpos específicos, para contribuir a la comprensión de cómo utilizar y mejorar estos agentes.A number of natural and synthetic substances are used in the treatment of immunological disorders. The immunosuppressive drugs are widely utilized in clinical treatments of autoimmune disorders, in the prevention of transplant rejection as well as in non-autoimmune diseases such as allergy. The design of immunosuppressive therapies is based on the control of the exacerbated immune response. The pathophysiologic mean of this concept is to modulate the

Adipocitos, obesidad visceral, inflamación y enfermedad cardiovascular

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Fernando Manzur, MD.,FACC.

2010-09-01

Full Text Available La obesidad es un importante problema de salud a nivel mundial. Se considera el resultado de la combinación de factores genéticos, alimentación inadecuada y falta de actividad física regular. La ingestión de una dieta de alta densidad energética, es la principal causa de obesidad visceral o central, ya que el exceso de energía se almacena en los adipocitos, que aumentan en tamaño y en número, o ambos, en especial los viscerales, produciendo un incremento en la tasa de lipólisis, que a su vez, estimula la secreción de citoquinas por leucocitos, macrófagos y adipocitos, y conduce a estado proinflamatorio, resistencia a la insulina y disfunción endotelial. Esta última, favorecida por el proceso inflamatorio, puede ser el vínculo de unión entre la obesidad y la enfermedad cardiovascular. Así, la disfunción del tejido adiposo representa el mecanismo etiopatogénico en el desarrollo de enfermedad cardiovascular, iniciado por la obesidad visceral.

Nuevas intervenciones en hipertensión arterial pulmonar

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Juan Esteban Gómez Mesa

2017-09-01

Full Text Available El manejo farmacológico de la hipertensión arterial pulmonar se basa en agentes que actúan en tres vías principales: endotelina 1, prostaglandina I2 y óxido nítrico. La mayoría de estudios clínicos para aprobación de medicamentos desarrollados para tratar esta condición, han sido cortos y enfocados en el cambio en la caminata de 6 minutos. Al tener en cuenta que las diferentes formas de hipertensión arterial pulmonar tienen como denominador común para las alteraciones moleculares y celulares el entrecruzamiento celular con la pared vascular asociado a procesos inflamatorios e inmunes inapropiados, disbalance entre la síntesis y degradación de matriz extracelular, alteraciones genéticas (gen BMPR2 en hipertensión arterial pulmonar hereditaria y epigenéticas, se requiere un mejor entendimiento de la fisiopatología de la enfermedad, lo cual permitirá desarrollar nuevos tratamientos o intervenciones en estos pacientes en cada uno de estos niveles.

Síndrome de Kounis o angina alérgica

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Pablo Alejandro Villamil-Munévar

2017-07-01

Full Text Available El síndrome de Kounis es la asociación de síndrome coronario agudo secundario a una reacción de anafilaxis, la cual es producida por mediadores inflamatorios y vasoactivos liberados principalmente por activación y degranulación de mastocitos que actúan en el sistema cardiovascular. Es una patología subdiagnosticada por cuanto no es considerada en los servicios de urgencias y cuidado coronario pues son pocos los registros en la literatura médica. El síndrome de Kounis es producido por diferentes mediadores como medicamentos, medios de contraste, enfermedades alérgicas, mastocitosis, venenos de insectos, etc.; en sí todo lo que conlleve a la activación de mastocitos puede producir el síndrome. Se puede presentar en cualquier grupo etáreo dado que ha sido descrito en niños y adultos. Debido a la falta de estudios clínicos, hasta el momento no hay un consenso acerca del tratamiento de esta patología.

Fisiopatología de la hipertensión arterial pulmonar

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Herney Manuel Benavides-Luna

2017-09-01

Full Text Available El balance entre agentes vasoconstrictores y vasodilatadores, así como factores mitogénicos y antimitogénicos derivados del endotelio, está alterado en algunas situaciones y trae como resultado final un aumento en la presión arterial pulmonar. La disfunción endotelial es promovida por estímulos como hipoxia, acidosis, radicales libres, mediadores inflamatorios, tensión tangencial causada por aumento del flujo sanguíneo pulmonar de izquierda a derecha por cortocircuito intracardiaco y fibrina derivada de tromboembolia. La disfunción endotelial y el remodelado vascular son dos procesos importantes que explican el desarrollo de hipertensión pulmonar. El enfoque terapéutico de esta entidad ha progresado rápidamente en los últimos años, pero aún no existe un tratamiento ideal. Estrategias para el futuro pueden incluir mejoría en los métodos para administrar los medicamentos disponibles, combinaciones de los mismos, nuevos grupos terapéuticos y la posibilidad de terapia genética.

Solitary cysticercosis of the biceps brachii in a vegetarian: a rare and unusual pseudotumor

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Abdelwahab, Ibrahim Fikry; Klein, Michael J.; Hermann, George; Abdul-Quader, Mohammed

2003-01-01

We report a 40-year-old man with cysticercosis presenting as a solitary tumor in the biceps brachii muscle. Physical examination revealed an intramuscular mass and magnetic resonance imaging suggested a cyst. The histologic diagnosis was a cysticercus. Such solitary presentation of muscular cysticercosis is extremely rare with only a handful of sporadic reports in the literature. (orig.)

Solitary cysticercosis of the biceps brachii in a vegetarian: a rare and unusual pseudotumor

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Abdelwahab, Ibrahim Fikry [Department of Radiology, New York Methodist Hospital Affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 506 Sixth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (United States); Klein, Michael J. [Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 (United States); Hermann, George [Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 (United States); Abdul-Quader, Mohammed [Department of Radiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032 (United States)

2003-07-01

We report a 40-year-old man with cysticercosis presenting as a solitary tumor in the biceps brachii muscle. Physical examination revealed an intramuscular mass and magnetic resonance imaging suggested a cyst. The histologic diagnosis was a cysticercus. Such solitary presentation of muscular cysticercosis is extremely rare with only a handful of sporadic reports in the literature. (orig.)

Immunoglobulin G4-Related Inflammatory Pseudotumor Presenting as a Solitary Mass in the Stomach

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Hong Ryeol Cheong

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD is a relatively recently recognized entity that is histopathologically characterized by an extensive infiltration of lymphocytes and IgG4-positive plasma cells with dense fibrosis. IgG4RD is now known to affect any organ system, and a few cases of gastrointestinal lesions have also been reported. However, solitary IgG4RD of the stomach is still very rare. Furthermore, as it can mimic malignant conditions, it is important to recognize this disease to avoid unnecessary surgery. Herein, we present a case of IgG4RD presenting as an isolated subepithelial mass in the stomach.

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease presenting as a pseudotumor of the temporomandibular joint

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Vargas, A.; Teruel, J.; Pont, J.; Velayos, A.; Trull, J.; Lopez, E.

1997-01-01

We report a case of a 66-year-old white woman with calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease. The patient related a 2-month history of swelling with tenderness over the left pre-auricular region. A CT scan suggested a synovial chondromatosis. Surgical removal was done and histologic study showed CPPD crystals. This disease rarely involves the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and is not usually considered in the differential diagnosis. To our knowledge, only 14 cases have been reported in the literature. (orig.)

Prevalence of venous sinus stenosis in Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC using digital subtraction angiography (DSA

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Mohamed Hamdy Ibrahim

2014-06-01

Conclusion: Studying the intracranial venous system in patients with PTC is an important step in understanding the pathophysiology of the disease. Detection of venous sinus stenosis opens the way to a novel therapeutic option for refractory patients like venous sinus stenting.

Efecto del montelukast sobre la concentración de mediadores inflamatorios en el modelo de artritis gotosa múrida

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Ponce, Loida; Bermúdez, Mariangélica; Miranda, Jorgelin; Verzura, Julie; Tovar, Robert; Corado, José

2016-01-01

El tratamiento de la artritis gotosa controla parcialmente la enfermedad con efectos secundarios importantes. El montelukast es un antagonista selectivo de los receptores de leucotrienos LTD4, útil en el tratamiento de rinitis alérgica y asma bronquial. Investigaciones previas han reportado un potente efecto antiinflamatorio de montelukast en el modelo de artritis gotosa múrida. Este estudio investigó el efecto de montelukast sobre la concentración de leucotrienos cisteinil y LTB4, interleuci...

Mammary neoplasm inflammatory: clinic presentation: combined treatment value; Cancer inflamatorio de mama: presentacion clinica: valor de los tratamientos combinados

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Viola Alles, A; Sabini Gaye, G; Barrios Herrera, E; Muse Sevrini, I

1995-06-01

On a total of 1152 patients bearing of cancer of she suckles tried in the period 1978-1988, 41 of she(3.5% )corresponding to the variety inflamatory. Her ages was understood between 26 and 73 years , was been 15(63,5% )postmenopause. Clinically they presented commitment mammary exclusive 34,1%, invasion ganglionar lorregional 48,7% and 17% was disseminated remaining. The initial treatment bases on 3-4 cycles of chemotherapy type FCA, safe in patient with more years that they received the association CMF. All then were irradiated with dose of 5000-6000 cGy on she suckles and territories ganglionares. Finish the treatment with 6 to 8 additional cycles of the patients' chemotherapy. Nobody it was subjected to surgical. The middle survive of the population's total it was of 22 meses, has been of 26 for the premenopause and 15 for the posmenopause. The percentage of relapses arrive to 30% and 45% in the located ways they were disseminated during its evolution. It highlights that the therapeutic strategy you bases on the association open chemotherapy, radiotherapy remaining the possibility of the handling of high citostatics dose with or without transplants of osseous medulla osea (Author) [Spanish] Sobre un total de 1152 pacientes portadoras de cancer de mama tratadas en el periodo 1978-1988, 41 de ellas(3.5%)correspondieron a la variedad inflamatoria. Sus edades estaban comprendidas entre 26 y 73 an os,siendo 15(63,5%) posmenopausicas. Clinicamente presentaron compromiso mamario exclusivo 34,1%, invasion ganglionar lorregional 48,7% y estaban diseminadas 17% resptantes. El tratamiento inicial se baso en 3-4 ciclos de quimioterapia tipo FCA, salvo en pacientes anosas que recibieron la asociacion CMF. Todas ellas luego se irradiaron con dosis de 5000-6000 cGy sobre mama y territorios ganglionares. Se culmino el tratamiento con 6 a 8 ciclos adicionales de quimioterapia. Ninguna de las pacientes fue sometida a cirugia. La sobrevida media del total de la poblacion fue de 22 meses, siendo de 26 para las premenopausicas y 15 para las posmenopausicas. El porcentaje de recidivas llego al 30 % y 45% de las formas localizadas se diseminaron durante su evolucion. Se destaca que la estrategia terapeutica se baso en la asociacion qumio-radioterapia, quedando abierta la posibilidad del manejo de altas dosis de citostaticos con o sin trasplantes de madula osea(Au)

Processos inflamatorios cronicos do sistema nervoso central: aspectos neurocirurgicos Inflamatory chronic processes of the central nervous system: neurosurgical aspects

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Nubor Orlando Facure

1976-03-01

Full Text Available São relatados 35 casos de pacientes com síndrome de hipertensão intra-craniana causada por processos inflamatórios crônicos do sistema nervoso central. Apesar da multiplicidade dos agentes etiológicos, a conduta neuro-cirúrgica para a solução da hipertensão intracraniana é semelhante nestes processos. Os pacientes foram divididos em dois grupos. O grupo 1 inclui 7 pacientes nos quais o quadro clínico e neuro-radiológico era de lesão expansiva intracerebral. Estes pacientes foram submetidos a cranotomia com exerese do processo expansivo: tratava-se de cisticercos múltiplos em 5 casos, tuberculoma em um e granuloma blastomicótico em outro. A mortalidade foi nula e não houve recidiva da hipertensão intracraniana. Nos pacientes do grupo 2 as lesões fundamentais são representadas pela ependimite granulosa e leptomeningite crônica das cisternas basais. Os quadros clínico e neuro-radiológico são de hidrocefalia com dilatação ventricular e frequentemente sem sintais neurológicos focais. O prognóstico nestes casos é mais grave devido quase sempre à progressão da doença. Nos 28 pacientes incluídos neste grupo o tratamento de escolha foi a derivação ventriculoatrial ou ventrículoperitonial. A mortalidade foi de 39,2%.A study into the neurosurgical approach to thirty-five patients with increased intracranial pressure due to inflamatory diseases affecting the central nervous system and meninges is reported. The entities under consideration were found to have similar surgical aspects despite the heterogeneity of etiologic agents. As regards the surgical treatment, two groups of cases were recognized. Group 1 comprises 7 patientes with symptoms of a space-occupying lesion; in these patients craniotomies were perfomed with good results. Group 2 included the remainder 28 cases with acquired hydrocephalus. In this group differents methods for ventricular drainage were used, but ventriculo-auriculostomy and specially ventriculo-peritoneal shunts proved to give more gratifying results. Chemotherapy was administred when the etiologic agent was disclosed. Corticosteroids were institued to reduce inflammatory reations and cerebral edema. A review of the literature supported the practical classification and surgical techniques employed.

Ausencia de asociación entre marcadores inflamatorios y síntomas depresivos en adultos colombianos: un estudio transversal

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Gerardo Mantilla-Mora

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Antecedentes: varios informes relacionan la presencia de asociación entre trastorno depresivo mayor y niveles séricos elevados de biomarcadores de inflamación. Objetivo: evaluar la asociación entre síntomas depresivos y los niveles séricos de proteína C reactiva (PCR e interleucina 6 (IL6. Metodología: se adelantó un estudio transversal entre los empleados adultos de una Escuela de Medicina. Para correlacionar los niveles de PCR e IL6 con el puntaje de la prueba CES-D, se utilizó regresión lineal y binomial. Resultados: un total de 159 personas participaron: 55.4% hombres, de entre 22 y 73 años de edad (media: 40.8 años. Hay asociación entre los IL6 > 3 pg/mL y obesidad, y entre el log de los niveles de PCR con ser mayor de 48 años y tener alteraciones inflamatorias de la cavidad oral. No se encontró asociación entre los niveles de PCR o IL6 con el puntaje de la CES-D. Conclusión: En esta población, no se encontró asociación entre los niveles séricos de IL6 y PCR con la presencia de síntomas depresivos.

IgG4-related cardiovascular disease. The emerging role of cardiovascular imaging

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Mavrogeni, Sophie, E-mail: soma13@otenet.gr; Markousis-Mavrogenis, George; Kolovou, Genovefa

2017-01-15

Highlights: • Assessment of serum IgG4 levels and involved organ biopsy are necessary for diagnosis of IgG4-related disease. • CV involvement may manifest as cardiac pseudotumors, inflammatory periaortitis, coronary arteritis and/or pericarditis. • Echocardiography and vascular ultrasound are the most commonly used non-invasive, non-radiating imaging techniques. • CT can assess periarteritis and coronary artery aneurysms, while 18FDG-PET shows FDG uptake at the area of the lesion. • CMR offers an integrated imaging of CV system, including assessment of disease acuity, extent of fibrosis and can guide further treatment. - Abstract: Immunoglobulin 4-related disease (IgG4-related disease) is a systemic inflammatory disease that presents with increases of serum IgG4. It may affect various systems, including the cardiovascular (CV) system. Assessment of serum IgG4 levels and involved organ biopsy are necessary for diagnosis. IgG4-related disease is characterized by fibrosclerosis, lymphocytic infiltration and presence of IgG4-positive plasma cells. The disease usually responds to treatment with corticosteroids and/or immunosuppressive medication. CV involvement may manifest as cardiac pseudotumors, inflammatory periaortitis, coronary arteritis and/or pericarditis. IgG4-related cardiovascular disorders can severely affect patient prognosis. Various imaging techniques, including echocardiography, Computed Tomography (CT), 18FDG-PET, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) and cardiac catheterisation, have been successfully used for early disease detection and follow-up. Echocardiography and vascular ultrasound are the most commonly used non-invasive, non-radiating imaging techniques for the evaluation of IgG4-related CV disease. Periaortitis/periarteritis can be also assessed by CT, showing a soft tissue thickening around arteries. Coronary artery aneurysms can be easily diagnosed by coronary CT. In case of active periarterial or coronary artery inflammation, 18

IgG4-related cardiovascular disease. The emerging role of cardiovascular imaging

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Mavrogeni, Sophie; Markousis-Mavrogenis, George; Kolovou, Genovefa

2017-01-01

Highlights: • Assessment of serum IgG4 levels and involved organ biopsy are necessary for diagnosis of IgG4-related disease. • CV involvement may manifest as cardiac pseudotumors, inflammatory periaortitis, coronary arteritis and/or pericarditis. • Echocardiography and vascular ultrasound are the most commonly used non-invasive, non-radiating imaging techniques. • CT can assess periarteritis and coronary artery aneurysms, while 18FDG-PET shows FDG uptake at the area of the lesion. • CMR offers an integrated imaging of CV system, including assessment of disease acuity, extent of fibrosis and can guide further treatment. - Abstract: Immunoglobulin 4-related disease (IgG4-related disease) is a systemic inflammatory disease that presents with increases of serum IgG4. It may affect various systems, including the cardiovascular (CV) system. Assessment of serum IgG4 levels and involved organ biopsy are necessary for diagnosis. IgG4-related disease is characterized by fibrosclerosis, lymphocytic infiltration and presence of IgG4-positive plasma cells. The disease usually responds to treatment with corticosteroids and/or immunosuppressive medication. CV involvement may manifest as cardiac pseudotumors, inflammatory periaortitis, coronary arteritis and/or pericarditis. IgG4-related cardiovascular disorders can severely affect patient prognosis. Various imaging techniques, including echocardiography, Computed Tomography (CT), 18FDG-PET, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) and cardiac catheterisation, have been successfully used for early disease detection and follow-up. Echocardiography and vascular ultrasound are the most commonly used non-invasive, non-radiating imaging techniques for the evaluation of IgG4-related CV disease. Periaortitis/periarteritis can be also assessed by CT, showing a soft tissue thickening around arteries. Coronary artery aneurysms can be easily diagnosed by coronary CT. In case of active periarterial or coronary artery inflammation, 18

Perineal nodular induration ("Biker's nodule"): report of two cases with fine-needle aspiration cytology and immunohistochemical study.

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Khedaoui, Radia; Martín-Fragueiro, Luz M; Tardío, Juan C

2014-02-01

Perineal nodular induration (PNI) is a fibroblastic pseudotumor that presents almost exclusively in male cyclists. It develops in the soft tissues of the perineum immediately posterior to the scrotum, as a bilateral or single, central or lateralized mass. Although well known to sport medicine specialists, it is a scarcely documented entity in the pathology literature. We present 2 cases of PNI with fine-needle aspiration cytology and immunohistochemistry. They consisted of a paucicellular fibroblastic proliferation containing CD34-reactive spindle and epithelioid cells, small foci of fibrinoid degeneration, numerous blood vessels, and entrapped groups of mature fat cells. Our cases show that the histopathological features of PNI are more varied than those previously described and its immunohistochemical profile is wider. A central cystic focus and a zonal pattern are not consistent features of this entity. The lesional cells can express CD34, a hitherto unreported immunohistochemical finding.

Clinical application of multi-detector CT-guided percutaneous coaxial biopsy for pulmonary lesions

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Jia Ningyang; Liu Shiyuan; Zhang Dianbo; Xiao Xiangsheng; Li Wentao; Li Chenzhou

2008-01-01

Objective: To evaluate the clinical application of multi-slice CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic lung coaxial-biopsy for pulmonary lesions. Methods: 152 times of 143 patients were performed with percutaneous transthoracic coaxial biopsy under multiple-slice CT-guidance. Analysis was carried out to investigate the diagnostic accuracy and the relationship between the size of the lesions for coaxial biopsy, together with the complications. Results: The diagnostic accuracy was 94.9% with specificity of 100%, including malignant tumors 116 cases (squamous cell cancer 48 cases, adenocarcinoma 34, small cell undifferentiated carcinoma 6, large cell carcinoma 4, bronchial alveolar carcinoma 8, metastatic carcinoma 16) and 19 cases of benign ones(TB 7 cases, inflammatory pseudotumor 9, hematoma 1, lung abscess 1). The size of lesion had a significant influence on the diagnostic accuracy. Conclusions: Percutaneous transthoracic coaxial lung biopsy is a safety method, possessing a high diagnostic accuracy. (authors)

Neurologic disturbances in case of breast cancer disseminated into cranial bones

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Tarasyuk, S.V.; Letyagin, V.P.

1986-01-01

The paper presents data on 52 cases of breast cancer disseminated into cranial vault bones (2 into the orbit). Metastases into the brain (2) and meninges (6) were detected in 17 cases with the aid of computerized tomography of the brain and examination of cerebrospinal fluid. The latter cases were not included into the study group. Metastases into cranial bones were identified by craniography and scanning of the skeleton. Half the patients (18 out of 35) revealed the following neurologic syndromes which were determined by the site of metastases into cranial vault bones and tumour growth pattern (into cranial cavity or soft tissues of the head): lesions in ramus primus nervi trigemini, greater occipital nerve, migraine, pseudotumorous and pseudoencephalitic syndromes. Cases of such neurologic disorders require an all-round examination including ophthalmooscopy, EEG, computerized tomography of the brain, craniography and scanning of the skeleton

MR imaging of orbital disease

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Yamashita, Yasuyuki; Sato, Ryuiti; Sakamoto, Yuji; Kojima, Ryutaro; Takahashi, Mutsumasa; Maruoka, Syouko; Okamura, Ryoichi; Oguni, Tatsuro.

1989-05-01

Sixty five cases with orbital and ocular lesions were evaluated by MRI in comparison with high resolution CT. MRI was performed with spin echo techniques (short TR/TE and long TR/TE) using a 0.22 tesla resistive unit (Toshiba MRT-22A) or a 1.5 tesla superconductive unit (Siemens Magnetom). MRI was superior to CT in (1) detecting ocular lesions and vitreous changes, (2) differentiating a tumor from the adjacent extraocular muscles and optic nerves, (3) identifying the lesion in the orbital apex and demonstrating the posterior extent of the tumor and (4) detecting the abnormal flow in the orbital vascular structures. Although some tumors had specific signal intensities including hemangioma, menigioma, and pseudotumor, majority of tumors revealed non-sepcific signal intensities. CT was superior to MRI in detection for small and calcified lesions as well as visualization of bone details. (author).

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor appendix with concomitant mucosal dysplasia, simulating pseudomyxoma on preoperative aspiration cytology

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Kaushik Majumdar

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT has been described as a pseudosarcomatous proliferation of spindled myofibroblasts admixed with lymphoplasmacytic cells. The various terminologies like inflammatory pseudotumor, plasma cell granuloma, and inflammatory myofibrohistiocytic proliferation, used to describe this entity, highlight the controversial etiopathogenesis of this relatively indolent neoplasm. IMT has now been described in different anatomic locations. However, cases occurring in the gastrointestinal tract are rare with very few cases described in the appendix. We present a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor appendix with mucosal dysplasia in a 41-year-old male, presenting with abdominal pain and lump in the right iliac fossa. Aspiration cytology yielded few atypical epithelial cells and spindle cells in a mucinous background, suggesting the possibility of pseudomyxoma peritonei. Awareness of IMT appendix with rare presence of mucosal dysplasia may help in preventing overzealous resection, especially in situations that on preoperative evaluation may suggest malignancy.

Magnetic resonance imaging of intraorbital tumors

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Inoue, Tooru; Fukui, Masashi; Matsushima, Toshio; Fujii, Kiyotaka; Hasuo, Kanehiro

1991-01-01

Ten cases of histologically confirmed intraorbital tumors were studied with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Two meningiomas were nearly isointense on the T 1 -weighted image (T 1 WI) and the T 2 -weighted image (T 2 WI) relative on the cerebral cortex. The hemangiopericytoma, lacrimal gland tumor, optic glioma, and encephalocele were hypointense on the T 1 WI. The pseudotumor was hypoisointense on both the T 1 WI and the T 2 WI. The metastatic tumor (prostatic carcinoma) was hyperintense on both the T 1 WI and the T 2 WI. Gd-DTPA MRI was performed in five cases. The anatomical relationships between the tumor and the orbital tissue could be discriminated well by means of the coronal and sagittal views. MRI is thus found to be useful for the preoperative diagnosis of the intraorbital tumor and the selection of the surgical approach. (author)

Clinical utility of curcumin extract.

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Asher, Gary N; Spelman, Kevin

2013-01-01

Turmeric root has been used medicinally in China and India for thousands of years. The active components are thought to be the curcuminoids, primarily curcumin, which is commonly available worldwide as a standardized extract. This article reviews the pharmacology of curcuminoids, their use and efficacy, potential adverse effects, and dosage and standardization. Preclinical studies point to mechanisms of action that are predominantly anti-inflammatory and antineoplastic, while early human clinical trials suggest beneficial effects for dyspepsia, peptic ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, uveitis, orbital pseudotumor, and pancreatic cancer. Curcumin is well-tolerated; the most common side effects are nausea and diarrhea. Theoretical interactions exist due to purported effects on metabolic enzymes and transport proteins, but clinical reports do not support any meaningful interactions. Nonetheless, caution, especially with chemotherapy agents, is advised. Late-phase clinical trials are still needed to confirm most beneficial effects.

Round atelectases

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Hanke, R.; Kretzschmar, R.

1983-01-01

a) For several reasons Sinner's paper calls for critical remarks: His term ''Pleuroma'' for a neither pleural nor tumorous but intrapulmonary and atelectatic mass lesion lacks any anatomical and histological basis and is misleading at that because it pretends a tumor of the pleura; his statement in the summary that atelectatic pseudotumors of the lung show a tumorcell-like cytoarchitecture is surprising without being further discussed by the author; he encourages risky invasive diagnostical procedures even in cases where the radiological diagnosis of round atelectasis is unmistakable; already known radiologic features of round atelectases are presented by him as hitherto undescribed; his conceptions of the formal development of round atelectases and of their most characteristic features can not be agreed with. b) The different forms of round atelectases and their residuals are presented with tomograms and with diagrams of their formal development from our point of view. (orig.) [de

Materials directed to implants for repairing Central Nervous System

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Canillas, M.

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Central Nervous System (CNS can be damaged by a wide range of injuries and disorders which entail permanent disability in some cases. Moreover, CNS repairing process presents some complications. The natural repair mechanism, which consists on the glial scar formation, is triggered by the inflammatory process. Molecules delivered during these processes, inflammation and glial scar formation as well as oxygen and glucose deficiencies due to the injury, create an inhibitory environment for axon regeneration and remyelination which is known as “secondary injury”. Biomaterials are taking up an even more important role in repairing CNS. Physicochemical properties of some ceramic materials have inspired different applications to repair CNS as substrates, electrodes or molecule vehicles. Based on their biocompatibility, capability to neutralize reactive species involved in the inflammatory processes and their versatile processing to obtain scaffolds with different shapes and sizes, ceramics are a succulent offer in nervous tissue engineering. Furthermore, their possibilities have been increased with polymeric-ceramics composites development, which have given rise to new interesting horizon.Existen diferentes tipos de lesiones o desordenes del Sistema Nervioso Central (SNC que pueden provocar graves secuelas e incluso en algunos casos una discapacidad permanente. Además, el proceso de reparación del SNC tiene algunas complicaciones. El mecanismo natural de reacción a una lesión, el cual consiste en la formación de una cicatriz glial, es desencadenado por un proceso inflamatorio. Las moléculas liberadas durante estos procesos, la inflamación y formación de la cicatriz glial, así como la deficiencia en oxígeno y glucosa debidos a la lesión, crean un ambiente que inhibe la regeneración axonal creando la llamada “lesión secundaria”. Los biomateriales están adquiriendo un papel cada vez más importante en la reparación de SNC. Las

Clinic and echocardiographic characteristics of pericardial effusions in a university hospital, Medellín, Colombia Características clínicas y ecocardiográficas de los derrames pericárdicos en pacientes del Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paúl

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Carlos José Jaramillo G.

2002-03-01

Full Text Available Purpose: To determine the clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of pericardial effusions. Methods: Retrospective information was obtained from medical records of all patients who were diagnosed with echocardiographic pericardial effusions. Results: We studied 62 medical records of patients with echocardiographic pericardial effusions. We obtained medical records of 28 (45.2% patients with mild effusion, 19 (30.6% with moderate effusion and 15 (24.2% with severe effusion. Fourteen patients (22.6% showed inflammatory signs of pericarditis. Inflammatory signs had an Odds Ratio of 5.1. (CI 95% 1.28 to 23 wich was significant (p = 0.006. Uremia was the most common diagnosis in all patients (22.6% followed by metastatic tumors (14.5%, pyogenic pericarditis (11.3%, acute idiopathic pericarditis (11.3% and others. Conclusions: In almost all patients, etiology of pericardial effusion is the same of the underlying condition, but if the cause is unknown, the size of effusion, inflammatory signs and the presence of cardiac tamponade may help suggest etiology. Objetivos: determinar las características clínicas y ecocardiográficas de los derrames pericárdicos. Metodología: revisar retrospectivamente las historias clínicas de los pacientes con diagnóstico de derrame pericárdico hecho por ecocardiografía transtorácica entre febrero de 2000 y agosto de 2001. Resultados: se evaluaron las historias clínicas de 62 pacientes con diagnóstico de derrame pericárdico; 28 (45.2% presentaron derrames leves, 19 (30.6% derrames moderados y 15 (24.2% derrames severos; 21 (33.9% pacientes presentaron taponamiento cardíaco y el 50% de éstos tenían derrame severo. Se buscó la presencia de signos inflamatorios y se encontró que 14 (22.6% de los pacientes los presentaban. Además, estos pacientes tuvieron 5 veces más probabilidad de presentar taponamiento cardíaco (OR = 5.40. La principal causa de derrames pericárdicos fue la uremia (22.6%, seguida

Artritis reumatoide como forma de presentación de un timoma

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Juan Antonio Velasco Franco

2016-12-01

Full Text Available El timo juega un importante papel en la maduración de los linfocitos T y en la tolerancia inmune, una alteración a dicho nivel podría desencadenar una reacción de linfocitos contra antígenos propios, dando lugar a reacciones autoinmunes . Presentamos el caso de un paciente de 65 años diagnosticado hacía 4 años de artritis reumatoide seropositiva controlada con prednisona 2.5 mg al día que ingresa por cuadro síncopal situacional (defecatorio con recuperación espontánea. En las exploraciones complementarias destaca la presencia en la radiografia de torax de una masa mediastínica confirmada en TAC y con biopsia compatible con timoma. Tras el hallazgo casual del timoma y 2 años después de extirpación del mismo el paciente se encuentra asintomático sin tratamiento corticoideo en en lo que respecta a artritis y con negativización en controles posteriores a la cirugía de factor reumatoide y anticuerpos anticitrulinados en descenso.

Bloqueo aurículo-ventricular de primer grado en tirotoxicosis aguda First degree atrio-ventricular block in acute thyrotoxicosis

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Antonio R. Vilches

2004-02-01

Full Text Available El cuadro clínico de la tirotoxicosis incluye síntomas cardiovasculares variados. La taquicardia sinusal es el trastorno electrocardiográfico más frecuente y los trastornos de conducción son extremadamente raros como modo de presentación. Comunicamos un caso de bloqueo aurículo-ventricular de primer grado en una paciente con hipertiroidismo recién diagnosticado y que comenzó días antes de la consulta con un cuadro general inespecífico. Su evaluación ulterior demostró que se trataba de una tirotoxicosis aguda autoinmune, y su tratamiento con metimazol corrigió el trastorno totalmente. Se discuten los mecanismos fisiopatológicos involucrados y las implicancias clínicas desde el punto de vista del internista.Thyrotoxicosis may present with a variety of cardiovascular symptoms. Sinus tachycardia is the most frequently encountered electrocardiographic abnormality and conduction disturbances are extremely uncommon. We present a case of first degree atrio-ventricular block in a patient with newly diagnosed hyperthyroidism and discuss the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms and the clinical implications from the internist’s standpoint.

Repercusión perinatal de los trastornos inmunológicos del embarazo Perintal effect of immunological disorders during pregnancy

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Rafael J. Manotas Cabarcas

1993-03-01

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En esta revisión se analizan varios trastornos de índole inmunológica, comprobada o supuesta, que ocurren durante el embarazo, a saber: hipertensión, diabetes mellitus, hipertiroidismo, hipotiroidismo, trombocitopenia aloinmune y autoinmune, lupus eritematoso sistémico y miastenia gravis. En cada caso se describen la patogénesis y los efectos perinatales y se hacen consideraciones diagnósticas y terapéuticas para la orientación del obstetra y del pediatra.

Several disorders of proven or supposed immunological nature, that occur during pregnancy are described, namely: arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, alloimmune and autoimmune thrombocytopenia, erythematous systemic lupus and myastenia gravis. The pathogenesis and perinatal effects of each one are described and diagnostic and therapeutic considerations are made for orientation of obstetricians and pediatricians.

La artritis idiopática juvenil y su relevancia dentro de las enfermedades reumatologicas de la infancia

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Dr. González M. Benito

2012-07-01

Full Text Available El dolor y la inflamación que afecta a las articulaciones o tejidos periarticulares son motivo frecuente de consulta a nivel pediátrico. Dentro de los diagnósticos diferenciales se encuentran las enfermedades reumatológicas. En los últimos años ha cambiado el pronóstico y visión que se tenía de estas enfermedades gracias a los nuevos conocimientos sobre la patogenia y a la incorporación de nuevas terapias con agentes biológicos, basados en anticuerpos monoclonales y que se ha traducido en un cambio en los tratamientos convencionales de estas enfermedades. La Artritis Reumatoidea Juvenil, actualmente denominada Artritis Idiopática Juvenil (AIJ, constituye la enfermedad más frecuente dentro del espectro de estos cuadros autoinmunes. El objetivo de esta presentación es dar a conocer las diversas formas de AIJ y los principales hallazgos clínicos y de laboratorio que pueden orientar al clínico acerca de estas enfermedades y así iniciar un tratamiento oportuno que asegure un buen pronóstico de la enfermedad.

Síndrome hemofagocítico secundario a infecciones graves en un quemado

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Carolina V. Mahuad

2013-06-01

Full Text Available El síndrome hemofagocítico constituye una entidad infrecuente, heterogénea, subdiagnosticada, y muchas veces fatal. En los casos secundarios, los desencadenantes pueden ser numerosos, tales como infecciones, fármacos, enfermedades autoinmunes y neoplasias. El mecanismo fisiopatogénico se explica por la presencia de una función disminuida o defectuosa de células NK y linfocitos T citotóxicos, que resulta en una activación inmune inefectiva y descontrolada, conduciendo al daño celular, falla multiorgánica y proliferación macrofágica con hemofagocitosis. Existen diferentes opciones terapéuticas, mayormente combinaciones de citostáticos y esteroides, cuyo objetivo es la supresión de la respuesta inmune descontrolada. Ocasionalmente, la condición clínica de algunos pacientes con síndrome hemofagocítico impide la utilización de esquemas terapéuticos intensivos. Comunicamos el caso de un paciente quemado grave, que reúne los criterios diagnósticos de síndrome hemofagocítico, quien presentó una evolución favorable con el tratamiento combinado de esteroides e inmunoglobulinas endovenosas.

Determinación de marcadores inflamatorios y anabólicos articulares en caballos jóvenes estabulados con osteocondrosis tarsocrural

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Jorge Carmona

2010-04-01

Full Text Available Objetivo. Describir los valores de las concentraciones en líquido sinovial (LS de prostaglandina E2 (PGE2, óxido nítrico (NO, ácido hialurónico (HA y proteína total (PT en caballos jóvenes estabulados con osteocondrosis (OC tarsocrural y correlacionar los valores de estos marcadores con el recuento total de células del LS, el grado de efusión sinovial (ES y con el grado de cojera (GC. Materiales y métodos. Las concentraciones en LS de PGE2 fueron determinadas mediante ELISA, las de NO fueron valoradas por la reacción de Greiss, las de HA fueron medidas con radioinmunoanálisis RIA y las de PT mediante refractometría. Resultados. Once caballos entre 8 y 36 meses fueron incluidos. La mediana y el rango (R de los grados de ES y GC fueron de 1.5 (R: 0.5-2 y 0 (R: 0-2, respectivamente. La mediana de la concentración de PGE2 y NO, respectivamente fue 130.6 pg/mL (R: 41-231.7 pg/mL y 2.92 mM (R: 1.3-6.3 mM.. La concentración de HA presentó una mediana de 312.4 mg/mL (R: 70-543.5 mg/mL. La concentración promedio de PT fue de 1.2±-0.36 g/dL. Se observó correlación negativa estadísticamente significativa entre las concentraciones sinoviales de HA y el grado de efusión sinovial (ñ=-0.7; p= 0.048 y el grado de cojera (ñ=-0.78; p=0.014. Conclusiones. La concentración de HA en LS de caballos con OC podría estar negativamente correlacionada con la gravedad de los signos clínicos.

Determinación de marcadores inflamatorios y anabólicos articulares en caballos jóvenes estabulados con osteocondrosis tarsocrural

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Carmona, Jorge; López, Catalina; Prades, Marta

2010-01-01

Objetivo. Describir los valores de las concentraciones en líquido sinovial (LS) de prostaglandina E2 (PGE2), óxido nítrico (NO), ácido hialurónico (HA) y proteína total (PT) en caballos jóvenes estabulados con osteocondrosis (OC) tarsocrural y correlacionar los valores de estos marcadores con el recuento total de células del LS, el grado de efusión sinovial (ES) y con el grado de cojera (GC). Materiales y métodos. Las concentraciones en LS de PGE2 fueron determinadas mediante ELISA, las de NO...

Determinación de marcadores inflamatorios y anabólicos articulares en caballos jóvenes estabulados con osteocondrosis tarsocrural

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Carmona, Jorge; López, Catalina; Prades, Marta

2010-01-01

Objetivo. Describir los valores de las concentraciones en líquido sinovial (LS) de prostaglandina E2 (PGE2), óxido nítrico (NO), ácido hialurónico (HA) y proteína total (PT) en caballos jóvenes estabulados con osteocondrosis (OC) tarsocrural y correlacionar los valores de estos marcadores con el recuento total de células del LS, el grado de efusión sinovial (ES) y con el grado de cojera (GC). Materiales y métodos. Las concentraciones en LS de PGE2fueron determinadas mediante ELISA, las de NO ...

Análise comparativa histopatológica entre a hérnia de disco contida e extrusa Análisis comparativo histopatológico entre hernia discal contenida y extruida Comparative histopathologic analysis of contained and extruded disc herniation

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Luciano Miller Reis Rodrigues

2011-01-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Nosso estudo tem o objetivo de estudar as alterações histopatológicas, tais como neovascularização, infiltrado inflamatório, celularidade, apoptose, degeneração mucoide, alterações granulares e calcificação presentes nos tipos de hérnia (contida e extrusa, e também avaliar essas diferenças entre o núcleo pulposo e ânulo fibroso. MÉTODOS: Foram analisados 65 discos lombares, os quais foram divididos em três grupos: hérnia extrusa com 25 casos, hérnia contida com 28 casos e 12 discos sem alteração degenerativa. Os fragmentos removidos foram separados em ânulo fibroso e núcleo pulposo. Foi realizada análise semiquantitativa por microscopia óptica das alterações histopatológicas. RESULTADO: Em relação aos parâmetros avaliados na análise comparativa entre ânulo fibroso e núcleo pulposo não houve variação estatística significativa entre os grupos, o que mostra que ambas as regiões são semelhantes. A hérnia extrusa apresentou maior proporção de infiltrado inflamatório e neovascularização. As alterações degenerativas não apresentaram uma variação significante conforme o tipo de hérnia. CONCLUSÕES: Na hérnia de disco há uma relação entre neovascularização, infiltrado inflamatório e o tipo de hérnia. Não há diferença histopatológica em relação à porção do disco intervertebral analisada.OBJETIVO: Nuestro estudio tiene el objetivo de analizar las alteraciones histopatológicas tales como neovascularización, infiltrado inflamatorio, celularidad, apoptosis, degeneración mucoide, alteraciones granulares y calcificación, presentes según los tipos de hernia (contenida y extruida, así como evaluar esas diferencias entre el núcleo pulposo y el anillo fibroso. MÉTODOS: Se analizaron 65 discos lumbares, que se dividieron en tres grupos: hernia extruida en 25 casos, hernia contenida en 28 casos y 12 discos sin alteración degenerativa. Los fragmentos extraídos se separaron en

Tumefactive multiple sclerosis requiring emergency craniotomy: case report and literature review.

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Munarriz, Pablo M; Castaño-Leon, Ana M; Martinez-Perez, Rafael; Hernandez-Lain, Aurelio; Ramos, Ana; Lagares, Alfonso

2013-01-01

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, characterized by focal neurological dysfunction with a relapsing and remitting course. Tumor-like presentation of MS (or "tumefactive"/"pseudotumoral" presentation) has been described before with a certain frequency; it consists of a large single plaque (>2cm) with presence of edema and mass effect and it is hard to distinguish from a brain tumor. However, we present a very rare case of a 53-year-old woman with a right temporal mass that turned out to be a MS plaque, who deteriorated within hours (brain herniation with loss of consciousness and unilateral mydriasis) and required an emergency craniotomy. We also present a review of the literature. It appears that only 4 cases of emergency craniotomy/craniectomy required in a patient with a tumor-like MS plaque have been reported before. Copyright © 2012 Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved.

[Neuroimaging of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the central nervous system of children].

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De La Hoz Polo, M; Rebollo Polo, M; Fons Estupiña, C; Muchart López, J; Cruz Martinez, O

2015-01-01

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease characterized by the accumulation within tissues of anomalous dendritic cells similar to Langerhans cells. The clinical presentation varies, ranging from the appearance of a single bone lesion to multisystemic involvement. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement, manifesting as diabetes insipidus secondary to pituitary involvement, has been known since the original description of the disease. Two types of CNS lesions are currently differentiated. The first, pseudotumoral lesions with infiltration by Langerhans cells, most commonly manifests as pituitary infiltration. The second, described more recently, consists of neurodegenerative lesions of the CNS associated with neurologic deterioration. This second type of lesion constitutes a complication of the disease; however, there is no consensus about the cause of this complication. Our objective was to describe the radiologic manifestations of LCH in the CNS in pediatric patients. Copyright © 2013 SERAM. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

Benign Intracranial Hypertension with Particular Reference to Its Occurrence in Fat Young Women

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Wilson, Donald H.; Gardner, W. James

1966-01-01

Benign intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), a syndrome common to a number of disorders, is characterized by headaches and blurred vision. The patient is alert and has papilledema without localizing signs. Air studies show normal ventricles under increased pressure. The authors describe 61 consecutive cases of this pseudotumour, 48 of which were in fat young women, and propose that this group represents a clinical entity that has hitherto received little attention. In these 61 patients, 40 complete-exchange pneumoencephalograms showed normal ventricles, normal fluid volume and prominent cortical sulci. In 32, subtemporal decompression resulted in prompt and lasting relief. Three patients had late convulsive seizures after surgery. Seven patients had nasal quadrantanopsias, the implications of which are discussed. The authors believe that the high intracranial pressure in this condition is due to cerebral hyperemia, not brain edema. Further investigation will perhaps demonstrate a relationship between obesity, vascular dilatation and increased intracranial pressure. ImagesFig. 1 PMID:5296376

[A case of mediastinum actinomycosis by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans].

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Razafimanjato, N N M; Portela, A M; Radu, D M; Guiraudet, P; Destable, M D; Seguin, A; Martinod, E

2016-12-01

The actinomycosis is a suppurative infection due to an anaerobic and microaerophillic bacteria called actinomyces. Only few case reports are described for the mediastinal locations of this rare entity. We report a new case of inflammatory pseudotumor in the mediastinum due to Aggregatibacte actinomycetemcomitans revealed by hemoptysis. The mediastinoscopy procedure with biopsy was needed to confirm the definitive bacteriological diagnosis by a positive culture. During the postoperative course, a cutaneous fistula was found which had a favourable evolution after appropriate antibiotherapy. Through this case report, the authors insist upon the importance of considering the diagnosis of mediastinal actinomycosis when facing non-specfic mediastinal mass symptoms and also about the interest of systematic bacterioscopic examination and histopathologic examination on nodes' biopsies to avoid to be lost on pathology of mediastinal tumor or tuberculosis. In practise, we caution the non-expert during biopsies because of this lesion's invasive characteristic especially in the confined space of the mediastinum. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of inguinal lymph nodes, simulating lymphoma

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Akansha Gandhi

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Multiple enlarged lymph nodes in an elderly female patient can have varied etiologies as well as histologic pictures. We are presenting the case of a 53-year-old female who presented with inguinal lymphadenopathy with fever, which was clinically misconstrued as lymphoma. Cytology could not exclude a lymphoma. Histology led to the unusual diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of lymph node in this case. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lymph node is a rare, distinctive reactive proliferative pattern in the lymph node which involves proliferation of the connective tissue elements of the lymph node, admixed with lymphocytes, plasma cells, eosinophils, and histiocytes. Multiple etiologic agents have been suggested in existing literature. Despite extensive search, no definite attributable cause could be sought. It is now widely accepted that inflammatory pseudotumor of the lymph node is a non-neoplastic proliferation which has a benign clinical course and excellent prognosis after surgical resection.

Skeletal changes in congenital fibrinogen abnormalities

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Lagier, R.; Bouvier, C.A.; van Strijthem, N.

1980-01-01

We report anatomico-radiologic study of humerus, femur, and tibia from a case of total congenital afibrinogenemia. Juxtatrabecular hemorrhages occur mainly in metaphyses and seem to be related to normal lines of stress. They may lead to the formation of intraosseous cysts and to a remodelling of bone trabeculae. The radiologic lesions in a second case, diagnosed as congenital dysfibrinogenemia, are similar to those found in Case 1 (femoral trabeculae remodelling) but also resemble some alterations described in hemophilia (pseudotumor of the right iliac bone). Anatomic study of the lesions in Case 2 was not possible. The significance of these observations could be better defined by a more extended skeletal study (radiologic and when feasible anatomic) of patients with congenital clotting defects and especially with inherited disorders of the fibrinogen molecule. It would also be worthwhile investigating manifest or latent hemostatic disorders (particularly at the fibrinogen level) in patients with solitary or aneurysmal bone cysts, and even with bone infarct or unexplained trabecular remodelling.

Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Graves' orbitopathy in MRI

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Daubner, D.; Spieth, S.; Engellandt, K.; Kummer, R. von

2012-01-01

Imaging of Graves' orbitopathy (GO) includes radiological and nuclear medicine procedures. Depending on the method used they provide information about the distribution and activity of the disease. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not only a helpful tool for making the diagnosis it also enables differentiation of the active and inactive forms of GO due to intramuscular edema. The modality is therefore appropriate to evaluate the disease activity and the course of therapy. The disease leads to the typical enlargement of the muscle bodies of the extraocular muscles. The inferior rectus, medial rectus and levator palpebrae muscles are mostly involved. Signal changes of the intraconal and extraconal fat tissue are possible and a bilateral manifestation is common. The differential diagnosis includes inflammatory diseases and tumors, of which orbital pseudotumor (idiopathic, unspecific orbital inflammation), ocular myositis and orbital lymphoma are the most important. The specific patterns (localization, involvement of orbital structures and signal changes) can be differentiated by MRI. (orig.) [de

MSCT-guided percutaneous transthoracic biopsy of lung lesions by using BARD gun: its clinical application

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Xu Biao; Chen Gang; Wei Lu

2009-01-01

Objective: To discuss the clinical application of MSCT-guided BARD gun biopsy in diagnosing pulmonary lesions. Methods: Under MSCT-guidance percutaneous transthoracic biopsy of lung with BARD gun was performed in 68 patients with pulmonary lesions. Results: All the procedures were well performed with the technical successful rate of 100%. The final diagnosis was based on the pathological findings or clinical follow-up observation. The accuracy of the qualitative diagnosis was 94.1%. Of 68 patients, squamous cell carcinoma was found in 30, adenocarcinoma in 21, metastases in 7, inflammatory pseudotumor in 3, lung abscess in 2, and tuberculosis in one. The false-negative rate in making diagnosis was 5.9%. The complication occurrence was 8.8%. Conclusion: BARD gun has the advantage of making coaxial-multipoint biopsy. With the help of MSCT-guidance and the full use of the operating advantage of BARD gun, this technique is safe and reliable, with higher accuracy and less complications. (authors)

[Focal myositis: An unknown disease].

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Gallay, L; Streichenberger, N; Benveniste, O; Allenbach, Y

2017-10-01

Focal myositis are inflammatory muscle diseases of unknown origin. At the opposite from the other idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, they are restricted to a single muscle or to a muscle group. They are not associated with extramuscular manifestations, and they have a good prognosis without any treatment. They are characterized by a localized swelling affecting mostly lower limbs. The pseudo-tumor can be painful, but is not associated with a muscle weakness. Creatine kinase level is normal. Muscle MRI shows an inflammation restricted to a muscle or a muscle group. Muscle biopsy and pathological analysis remain necessary for the diagnosis, showing inflammatory infiltrates composed by macrophages and lymphocytes without any specific distribution within the muscle. Focal overexpression of HLA-1 by the muscle fibers is frequently observed. The muscle biopsy permits to rule out differential diagnosis such a malignancy (sarcoma). Spontaneous remission occurs within weeks or months after the first symptoms, relapse is unusual. Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier SAS.

Focal myositis of lower extremity responsive to botulinum A toxin.

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Mitrovic, Josko; Prka, Zeljko; Zic, Rado; Marusic, Srecko; Morovic-Vergles, Jadranka

2014-01-01

Focal myositis is a rare, mostly benign disease (pseudotumor) of skeletal muscle, histopathologically characterized by interstitial myositis and tumorous enlargement of a single muscle. The etiology of focal myositis remains unknown; however, localized myopathy has been postulated to be caused by denervation lesions. This case report describes a patient that presented with clinical, laboratory, electromyoneurography, and magnetic resonance imaging features of focal myositis complicated with intervertebral disk protrusion in the lumbosacral spine affected with radicular distress. In most cases, focal myositic lesions show spontaneous regression, relapses are rare, and long-term prognosis is good. There is a wide spectrum of therapeutic options, from no therapy at all through nonsteroidal antirheumatics and glucocorticoids to radiotherapy, surgical excision, and immunosuppressants. In the patient presented, treatment with glucocorticoids, methotrexate, and surgical excision failed to produce satisfactory results. Clinical improvement, pain relief, and reduction in lower leg volume were only achieved by local infiltration of botulinum A toxin.

Peripheral ossifying fibroma. A case report

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Karen Nair Vallejos Duarte

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Introduction: Peripheral ossifying fibroma, a pseudotumoral injury, considered within simple reactive hyperplasia, which in general has a definite cause and is often reversible. Objective: To present a case of an injury to a patient, which manifested as a radiolucent and asymptomatic injury lesion. Its differential diagnosis, which is based on clinical manifestations and conventional radiographic study, is controversial. Case Description: A case is presented in a male patient with 51-year-old with a lesion in the maxillary incisor-canine area, aspects of which were suggestive of granuloma telangiectasico. Previous clinical and radiographic evaluation, the patient underwent surgical resection of the lesion and was sent for histopathological examination, showing compact osteoid material revealing the peripheral final diagnosis, ossifying fibroma. Conclusion: The professional dentist must have knowledge and ability to clinical management of oral pathologies, to make a correct diagnosis and treatment, for it is essential to perform a biopsy, to avoid possible disputes between the clinical and histological diagnosis.

IgG4 Cholangiopathy

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Yoh Zen

2012-01-01

Full Text Available IgG4 cholangiopathy can involve any level of the biliary tree which exhibits sclerosing cholangitis or pseudotumorous hilar lesions. Most cases are associated with autoimmune pancreatitis, an important diagnostic clue. Without autoimmune pancreatitis, however, the diagnosis of IgG4-cholangiopathy is challenging. Indeed such cases have been treated surgically. IgG4-cholangiopathy should be diagnosed based on serological examinations including serum IgG4 concentrations, radiological features, and histological evidence of IgG4+ plasma cell infiltration. Steroid therapy is very effective even at disease relapse. A Th2-dominant immune response or the activation of regulatory T cells seems to be involved in the underlying immune reaction. It is still unknown why IgG4 levels are specifically elevated in patients with this disease. IgG4 might be secondarily overexpressed by Th2 or regulatory cytokines given the lack of evidence that IgG4 is an autoantibody.

Tomographic findings of lobar consolidation in primary pulmonary tuberculosis; Aspectos tomograficos da consolidacao lobar na tuberculose pulmonar primaria

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Pereira, Bruno Alberto Falcao [Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris (France); Macedo, Solange Goncalves David de [Hospital Municipal Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil). Setor de Pneumologia; Nogueira, Renata do Amaral [Clinica de Diagnostico por Imagem (CDPI), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil). Setor de Pediatria; Castiel, Lola Celeste Pantoja [Clinica Radiologica Dr. Samuel Castiel, Porto Velho, RO (Brazil); Penna, Claudia Renata Rezende [Hospital Municipal Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil). Servico de Radiologia Pediatrica], e-mail: cr-penna@uol.com.br

2009-03-15

Objective: To describe tomographic findings of lobar consolidation as early manifestation of primary pulmonary tuberculosis. Materials and methods: The present study was developed at Hospital Municipal Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, in the period between 2002 and 2006, retrospectively evaluating tomographic findings in four children aged from 3 to 14 months with lobar consolidation as an early manifestation of primary pulmonary tuberculosis. Results: The most frequently found radiological pattern was lobar consolidation with calcifications, cavitation and intermingle necrotic areas, associated with bulging fissure. Signs of bronchogenic dissemination and lymph node enlargement were observed in all of the four children. Consolidation with a pseudotumor aspect and masslike effect was observed in one case. Conclusion: The cases included in the present study have demonstrated that primary pulmonary tuberculosis manifested as lobar consolidation presents typical tomographic images such as cavitation, hypodense areas and calcifications intermingled with consolidation. The association with lymph node enlargement with central necrosis and signs of bronchogenic dissemination reinforce the diagnosis of tuberculosis. (author)

Role of ultrasonography in the ocular and the orbital diseases

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Kim, S. R.; Kim, K. S.; Lee, Y. C.; Park, S. S.

1984-01-01

With conventional methods including orbital arteriography, orbital venography, penumoobitography and positive contrast orbitography, imaging of eyeball and orbit is not only difficult, invasive or expensive but also nonspecific in result. Ultrasonography provides safe, specific and reliable way to obtain image of eyeball and orbit. Fifty six ultrasonograms of 50 patients which were referred under the impression of various ophthalmic diseases were analyzed. 1. Sixteen cases were normal. 2. Ocular diseases were 26 cases and extraocular orbital diseases were 8 cases. 3. Among the ocular diseases, 9 foreign body cases, 6 retinal detachment cases, 5 vitreous hemorrhage 4. Among the extraocular orbital diseases, 6 pseudotumor cases, 1 pseudolymphoma, 1 eyelid cyst case were diagnosed. 5. Ultrasonic findings were specific enough to differentiated from diseases and well corresponded with clinical and pathological diagnosis. 6. It can be concluded that ultrasonography is one of the most reliable imaging method in ocular and extraocular orbital diseases

Delayed radionecrosis of the cerebral hemispheres following betatron electron beam irradiation for scalp cancer. Pathological and clinical findings in one case

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Buge, A.; Escourolle, R.; Rancurel, G.; Gray, F.; Pertuiset, B.F.

1979-01-01

Three years following an irradiation by the Betatron's electron beam of an epithelioma in left parieto occipital area of the scalp in a female patient aged 77, early suffering from high blood pressure, a fatal pseudo-tumoral brain necrosis occurs presenting as a rapidly increasing from of Wernicke's aphasia. The necropsy shows intense radionecrosis lesions of the brain and the bone, free of any parenchymatous malignant proliferation note-wortly for the striking density of microvascular changes as previously described in radiation therapy. The case observed some years ago, allows to definite again the limits doses of the extracranial irradiations now estimated at 1760 rets. That is the 'Nominal Standard Dose' (NSD) measured by rets and taking into account the number of seances (N) and the duration of irradiation (T) which would be to take the place of 'the total dose' (D) (rads). These dosimetric criteria themselves must be adjusted to the age and the vascular features of each patient [fr

Magnetic resonance imaging of intraorbital tumors

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Inoue, Tooru; Fukui, Masashi; Matsushima, Toshio; Fujii, Kiyotaka; Hasuo, Kanehiro (Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (Japan). Faculty of Medicine)

1991-12-01

Ten cases of histologically confirmed intraorbital tumors were studied with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Two meningiomas were nearly isointense on the T[sub 1]-weighted image (T[sub 1]WI) and the T[sub 2]-weighted image (T[sub 2]WI) relative on the cerebral cortex. The hemangiopericytoma, lacrimal gland tumor, optic glioma, and encephalocele were hypointense on the T[sub 1]WI. The pseudotumor was hypoisointense on both the T[sub 1]WI and the T[sub 2]WI. The metastatic tumor (prostatic carcinoma) was hyperintense on both the T[sub 1]WI and the T[sub 2]WI. Gd-DTPA MRI was performed in five cases. The anatomical relationships between the tumor and the orbital tissue could be discriminated well by means of the coronal and sagittal views. MRI is thus found to be useful for the preoperative diagnosis of the intraorbital tumor and the selection of the surgical approach. (author).

Tomographic findings of lobar consolidation in primary pulmonary tuberculosis

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Pereira, Bruno Alberto Falcao; Macedo, Solange Goncalves David de; Penna, Claudia Renata Rezende

2009-01-01

Objective: To describe tomographic findings of lobar consolidation as early manifestation of primary pulmonary tuberculosis. Materials and methods: The present study was developed at Hospital Municipal Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, in the period between 2002 and 2006, retrospectively evaluating tomographic findings in four children aged from 3 to 14 months with lobar consolidation as an early manifestation of primary pulmonary tuberculosis. Results: The most frequently found radiological pattern was lobar consolidation with calcifications, cavitation and intermingle necrotic areas, associated with bulging fissure. Signs of bronchogenic dissemination and lymph node enlargement were observed in all of the four children. Consolidation with a pseudotumor aspect and masslike effect was observed in one case. Conclusion: The cases included in the present study have demonstrated that primary pulmonary tuberculosis manifested as lobar consolidation presents typical tomographic images such as cavitation, hypodense areas and calcifications intermingled with consolidation. The association with lymph node enlargement with central necrosis and signs of bronchogenic dissemination reinforce the diagnosis of tuberculosis. (author)

Delayed radionecrosis of the cerebral hemispheres following betatron electron beam irradiation for scalp cancer. Pathological and clinical findings in one case

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Buge, A; Escourolle, R; Rancurel, G; Gray, F; Pertuiset, B F [Clinique Neurologique de la Salpetriere, 75 - Paris (France)

1979-01-01

Three years following an irradiation by the Betatron's electron beam of an epithelioma in left parieto occipital area of the scalp in a female patient aged 77, early suffering from high blood pressure, a fatal pseudo-tumoral brain necrosis occurs presenting as a rapidly increasing from of Wernicke's aphasia. The necropsy shows intense radionecrosis lesions of the brain and the bone, free of any parenchymatous malignant proliferation note-wortly for the striking density of microvascular changes as previously described in radiation therapy. The case observed some years ago, allows to definite again the limits doses of the extracranial irradiations now estimated at 1760 rets. That is the 'Nominal Standard Dose' (NSD) measured by rets and taking into account the number of seances (N) and the duration of irradiation (T) which would be to take the place of 'the total dose' (D) (rads). These dosimetric criteria themselves must be adjusted to the age and the vascular features of each patient.

Surgical treatment of gallbladder polypoid lesions

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Pejić Miljko A.

2003-01-01

Full Text Available INTRODUCTION Polypoid lesions of the gallbladder can be divided into benign and malignant categories. Malignant polypoid lesions include carcinomas of the gallbladder, which is the fifth most common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract and the most common malignancy of the biliary tract. Benign polypoid lesions of the gallbladder are divided into true tumors and pseudotumors. Pseudotumors account for most of polypoid lesions of the gallbladder, and include polyps, hyperplasia, and other miscellaneous lesions. Adenomas are the most common benign neoplasms of the gallbladder. Cholesterol polyps are the most common pseudotumors of the gallbladder. The polyps can be single or multiple, usually less than 10 mm in size. They have no predilection for any particular gallbladder site, and usually are attached to the gallbladder wall by a delicate, narrow pedicle. No malignant potential has been identified for this type of pseudotumor. Adenomas are the most common benign neoplasms of the gallbladder. They have no predilection site in the gallbladder, and may also be associated with gallstones or cholecystitis. The premalignant nature of adenomas remains controversial. Ultrasonography (US has been demonstrated to be significantly better in detecting polypoid lesions of the gallbladder as compared with computed tomography and cholecystography. A mass fixed to the gallbladder wall of normal thickness, without shadowing, is seen in case of gallbladder polyp. Since gallbladder cancers usually present as polypoid lesions, differentiation between benign polypoid lesion and malignant lesion can be very difficult, even with high-resolution imaging techniques. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospectively we have analyzed 38 patients with ultrasonographicaly detected gallbladder polyps during the period from January 1995 to December 2000, who were treated at surgical department of Health Centre in Uzice and at Surgical clinic of Clinical Centre in Nis. We have analyzed

Alteraciones en el eje intestino-riñón durante la enfermedad renal crónica: causas, consecuencias y propuestas de tratamiento

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Ivan Armando Osuna-Padilla

2017-07-01

Full Text Available La enfermedad renal crónica y el estado urémico se asocian con alteraciones en la permeabilidad intestinal y cambios en la microbiota intestinal, provocando una mayor producción y translocación de toxinas urémicas como sulfato de indoxilo (IS y sulfato de p-cresilo (pCS, detonando una respuesta inflamatoria. El estado inflamatorio y el incremento en concentraciones séricas de IS y pCS se han asociado con una mayor mortalidad, mayor número de eventos cardiovasculares y mayores alteraciones en el metabolismo mineral y óseo. Se han estudiado diversas estrategias nutricionales y farmacológicas para modular la microbiota intestinal y mejorar las alteraciones en la permeabilidad intestinal, entre ellas la suplementación con probióticos, prebióticos y simbióticos, modificaciones en la composición de la dieta y uso de agentes adsorbentes. El objetivo del presente trabajo es realizar una revisión de las causas de las alteraciones intestinales y de la microbiota intestinal en el paciente con enfermedad renal crónica, analizando las consecuencias de dichos cambios y las intervenciones estudiadas hasta la actualidad.

Ascariasis hepática: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura

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Martha Tuñón Pitalua

2014-01-01

Full Text Available El absceso hepático causado por áscaris es una presentación muy rara; constituye el 1 % de todos los casos y puede estar compuesto por huevos y/o gusanos adultos. Se presenta caso de mujer de 70 años, admitida por urgencias, con dolor tipo cólico en hemiabdomen superior, vómito, fiebre y sensación de masa; trae reporte de ecografía con colelitiasis, áscaris en el colédoco y aumento del tamaño pancreático. La TAC muestra imagen con aspecto de colección en hígado y parte anterior del páncreas. La biopsia hepática reporta infiltrado inflamatorio crónico mixto de predominio eosinofílico con células gigantes multinucleadas y necrosis, asociado a estructuras circulares compatible con ascariasis. Se realiza tratamiento con antibióticos y antihelmínticos, con evolución satisfactoria. En la literatura consultada son raros los casos reportados de ascariasis hepática, por lo cual es pertinente el reporte del caso.

Plantas cubanas con efecto antiinflamatorio

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Ada Ivis Regalado Veloz

Full Text Available La actividad antiinflamatoria suscita gran interés científico en el área farmacológica, debido a que muchas enfermedades en su evolución cursan por procesos inflamatorios (artritis reumatoide, ateroesclerosis, cáncer, diabetes, gota, asma, dermatitis, trastornos neurodegenerativos y diversas dolencias menores. Las enfermedades inflamatorias constituyen un problema de salud importante, debido a la falta de medicamentos eficaces y seguros para su uso por periodos prolongados. Hoy en día se trabaja en la búsqueda de alternativas de antiinflamatorios más seguros, en el que las plantas medicinales, una de las formas más antiguas de tratamiento, constituyen una elección a considerar. En este trabajo se realizó una revisión bibliográfica, sobre especies de plantas que crecen en Cuba que le reportan propiedades farmacológicas como antinflamatorios. En la revisión de la literatura se utilizó la base de datos Medline (vía PubMed, así como revistas nacionales desde el periodo de 2000 hasta el presente, con las palabras claves "inflamación" y "plantas cubanas antiinflamatorias" o "actividad antiinflamatoria" y "plantas medicinales".

Histiocitosis de Células de Langerhans

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Lis Arocho

2017-07-01

Full Text Available Histiocitosis de células de Langerhans (HCL es una singular enfermedad idiopática, la cual se caracteriza por proliferación clónica de células de Langerhans. HCL puede presentarse como una simple lesión osteolitica o puede afectar múltiples sistemas en el cuerpo. Oralmente se puede preceder manifestaciones sistémicas o simular desordenes infecciosos/inflamatorios. El reporte de este caso presenta a un varón de 3 años de edad referido a la clínica del programa Postdoctoral de Odontopediatria en la Universidad de Puerto Rico para evaluar una posible enfermedad periodontal en los segundos molares deciduos. En la evaluación clínica se observó inflamación extraoral bilateral en los lados izquierdo y derecho del rostro obliterando los ángulos mandibulares. La piel suprayacente estaba intacta y sin sintomatología. En la evaluación intraoral mostró inflamación localizada en la mucosa suprayacente de los molares deciduos en ambos lados con cierto grado de movilidad. Este caso ejemplifica la necesidad tanto de pediatras como odontopediatras de estar conscientes que HCL puede simular lesiones periodontales.

Guidelines for Clinical Practice: Hymenoptera sting allergy in children: 2017 update

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2017-10-01

Las picaduras por himenópteros son frecuentes en la infancia. La mayoría producen reacciones locales, consecuencia de un mecanismo inflamatorio, no alérgico, no tienen progresión y se resuelven con simples medidas terapéuticas. Las reacciones más extensas, generalmente, están asociadas a mecanismos alérgicos, mediados por inmunoglobulina E. Su máxima expresión, la anafilaxia, presenta síntomas cutáneos, respiratorios, cardiovasculares, digestivos y/o neurológicos, con riesgo de muerte. La prevalencia de anafilaxia en pacientes con mastocitosis sistémica es más alta. La familia Hymenoptera, que incluye hormigas coloradas, abejas y avispas, es la causante de las picaduras de mayor riesgo, potencialmente fatales. Los pilares del diagnóstico son la historia clínica, la identificación del insecto, y las pruebas diagnósticas cutáneas y/o in vitro interpretadas por el especialista en Alergia e Inmunología. La inmunoterapia con veneno es el tratamiento de elección para prevenir reacciones anafilácticas por picaduras de himenópteros.

Implicaciones del endotelio en la insuficiencia cardiaca

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Beatriz Wills Sanín

2014-10-01

Full Text Available El papel del endotelio en la insuficiencia cardíaca (IC ha sido el centro de intensa investigación, puesto que tiene importantes implicaciones sistémicas expresadas en su efecto vasomotor, hemostático e inflamatorio. Existen diferencias individuales en el patrón de la disfunción endotelial de acuerdo a la etiología y severidad de la IC. La disfunción endotelial tiene un importante valor pronóstico en la IC y, aunque aún necesitamos conocer más aspectos de relevancia clínica, es evidente que esta condición se relaciona con desenlaces negativos en estos pacientes. Estamos a la espera de nuevos agentes farmacéuticos dirigidos específicamente al endotelio vascular. En esta revisión, nuestro objetivo es ofrecer un análisis crítico y contemporáneo de la evidencia disponible sobre las consecuencias patológicas y pronóstico de las anomalías endoteliales que definen el inicio, la historia natural y, en última instancia, los desenlaces en la IC.

Sialoadenitis bacteriana crónica recurrente de la infancia. Caracterización clínica

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Carlos Ávila-Sánchez

2015-03-01

Full Text Available La sialoadenitis recurrente es el segundo cuadro inflamatorio más frecuente que afecta a la glándula parótida, precedida por la parotiditis viral. Esta afección tiene un cuadro clínico muy similar a la sialoadenitis, motivo por el cual se debe considerar dentro de los  iagnósticos diferenciales. La sialoadenitis recurrente se caracteriza por episodios periódicos de inflamación y aumento de volumen de la glándula parótida acompañados de fiebre y malestar general que alternan con intervalos de remisión en los que la glándula es clínicamente asintomática. En el Instituto Nacional de Pediatría consideramos al concepto Sialoadenitis bacteriana crónica recurrente de la infancia como la definición más específica y completa para referirse a esta enfermedad. Debido a su recurrencia decidimos escribir este artículo para señalar sus características clínicas.

Valor del estudio celular del esputo en el seguimiento de las enfermedades inflamatorias de la vía aérea

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Juan Antonio Mazzei

2012-08-01

Full Text Available El análisis celular del esputo, espontáneo u obtenido mediante la técnica de esputo inducido, se ha transformado en una herramienta ampliamente difundida para la evaluación y orientación del tratamiento de las enfermedades inflamatorias de la vía aérea, principalmente asma, enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y bronquitis eosinofílica. Se han aportado evidencias sobre la utilidad de la técnica del esputo inducido, validada y estandarizada, para ser empleada en pacientes con dificultades para expectorar. Numerosas investigaciones dieron cuenta de la efectividad de basar las decisiones terapéuticas en el componente inflamatorio de la vía aérea mediante el recuento de células en el esputo. Varios estudios mostraron que, en pacientes con asma el análisis celular de esputo guía en la determinación de estrategias para disminuir las exacerbaciones y para mejorar la función pulmonar, aun en pacientes con asma grave, para disminuir el remodelamiento; también se ha descrito su utilidad en pacientes con EPOC, para la disminución de las exacerbaciones.

La peroxidación lipídica en la etiopatogenia de la enfermedad periodontal inflamatoria

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Bárbara E García Triana

Full Text Available Las especies reactivas del oxígeno están implicadas en la etiopatogenia de la inflamación. Durante la activación de los leucocitos, se liberan grandes cantidades de estas especies, cuya función es la eliminación de los agentes patógenos. Si las defensas antioxidantes de los tejidos no funcionan eficientemente, son inducidas reacciones radicálicas que afectan a las biomoléculas. El ataque a los lípidos de la membrana celular provoca su peroxidación, con la consiguiente formación de nuevas especies radicálicas y metabolitos tóxicos. La presencia de un fuerte infiltrado inflamatorio en los tejidos periodontales, durante la enfermedad periodontal inflamatoria, ha sugerido la posible participación de las especies reactivas del oxígeno en la etiopatogenia de esta enfermedad. Se supone que el ataque de estas sustancias a los tejidos periodontales con deficiente defensa antioxidante, provoca la aparición de la peroxidación lipídica, que puede conducir a la lisis celular y la activación de proteasas.

Pleuresia inflamatoria en la infancia: Conducta quirúrgica

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Arturo L. Delgado Delgado

2003-04-01

Full Text Available La neumonía complicada por pleuresía ha sido siempre un proceso que ha afectado la morbilidad y mortalidad en la edad pediátrica y en ocasiones necesita de algún proceder quirúrgico para su solución. La decisión inicial de si realizar solo una punción pleural o agregarle una pleurostomía mínima, puede ser controversial, por lo que se decidió realizar un estudio de todos aquellos niños que fueron ingresados en el Hospital Pediátrico Universitario de San Miguel del Padrón con neumonía complicada por pleuresía inflamatoria (pleuresía durante un proceso inflamatorio pulmonar, a los cuales hubo que realizarles algún proceder quirúrgico para la solución de su derrame, en el período de enero de 2000 a enero de 2001; se estudiaron los expedientes clínicos de 10 pacientes; se les conformaron tablas y figuras. El grupo de edad más afectado fue el de 1 a 5 años con un 40 %. El sexo no tuvo preponderancia y la localización más frecuente del proceso inflamatorio (90 % fueron el pulmón derecho, y entre estas la base derecha con un 40 %. Al 50 % de los pacientes se le realizó solamente una punción pleural y a la otra mitad se le añadió una pleurostomía, y tenía el 30 % en este último grupo más de 150 mL en la punción inicial; a 5 pacientes hubo que realizarles una pleurostomía mínima. Con estos resultados se consideró que en el momento de la punción pleural inicial el hallazgo macroscópico de aspecto fibrino purulento es indicativo de pleurostomía, así como este aspecto en el líquido de una segunda punción de ser necesario ésta y una celularidad mayor de 175 ´ 106, y una glucosa menor de 1 mmol/L en el microscópico del líquido de la primera, si se hace necesario realizar una segunda punción o los mismos resultados del líquido proveniente de esta segunda o cualquier otra punción.Pneumonia complicated due to pleurisy has always been a process affecting morbidity and mortality at the pediatric age and on

Síndrome metabólico vs síndrome de insulinorresistencia. Diferentes términos, clasificaciones y enfoques: ¿existe o no? Metabolic syndrome vs insulin resistance syndrome. Different terms, classifications and approaches: Does it exist or not?

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Raúl Orlando Calderín Bouza

2006-12-01

Full Text Available Aunque Gerald M. Reaven describió en 1988 el síndrome X, múltiples nombres ha recibido este con el decursar del tiempo. Los de mayor aceptación son: síndrome metabólico (SM y síndrome de insulinorresistencia (SIR. El primero se refiere a una constelación de factores de riesgo de lípidos y no lípidos de origen metabólico, mientras que el segundo, el más completo y adecuado, describe un grupo de anormalidades y resultados clínicos relacionados, que ocurren más comúnmente en individuos con insulinorresistencia (IR e hiperinsulinemia compensatoria asociada a un estado inflamatorio crónico. Se ha cuestionado por algunos autores su existencia, pero las evidencias de que existe hablan por sí solas. El objetivo de esta revisión es hacer un análisis de los diferentes enfoques y clasificaciones para su diagnóstico, recomendar la clasificación de la NCEP-ATP III, por su factibilidad, aplicación en la práctica clínica y en los estudios epidemiológicos, e insistir en la visión de que el SIR es la resultante de la IR, así como de un estado inflamatorio crónico asociado a varios factores de riesgo cardiovascular (FRCV y de situaciones clínicas afines que le confieren a este un riesgo elevado de desarrollar diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM 2 y enfermedad cardiovascular (ECV.Eventhough Gerald M Reavaen described in 1988 the X syndrome, it has received multiple names in the course of time. The metabolic syndrome (MS and the insulin resistance syndrome (IRS are the most accepted. The first refers to a series of risk factors of lipids and nonlipids of metabolic origin; whereas the second, the most complete and adequate, describes a group of abnormalities and related clinical results that appear more commonly in individuals with insulin resistance (IR and compensatory hyperinsulinemia associated with a chronic inflammatory state. Some authors have questioned its existence, but the evidences speak for themselves. The objective of this review

Crecimiento y desarrollo de niños y jóvenes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1

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Enrique Rotemberg Wilf

Full Text Available Resumen La diabetes mellitus es un síndrome metabólico que se caracteriza por hiperglucemia con alteración en el metabolismo de los carbohidratos, proteínas y grasas, causada por deficiencias en la producción o en la utilización de la insulina. Es la enfermedad endocrinometabólica más frecuente de la infancia y adolescencia. La diabetes tipo 1 es una condición crónica debido a la destrucción de las células beta de los islotes de Langerhans del páncreas por enfermedad autoinmune o sin causa conocida. El crecimiento y desarrollo general y cráneo facial del individuo van a estar influenciados por distintos factores que actúan interrelacionados. Los profesionales de la salud deben controlar la evolución del niño con diabetes 1 especialmente durante la pubertad. Es probable encontrar diferencias de crecimiento y desarrollo entre jóvenes con eficaz o con pobre control glucémico, en especial si la enfermedad es de inicio prepuberal y si es o no diagnosticada en forma precoz. La diabetes mellitus tipo 1 puede afectar la salud buco-dental de niños y adolescentes, con posibles consecuencias en la vida adulta

[Orofacial clinical manifestations in adult patients with variable common immunodeficiency].

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Chávez-García, Aurora Alejandra; Moreno-Alba, Miguel Ángel; Elizalde-Monroy, Martín; Segura-Méndez, Nora Hilda; Romero-Flores, Jovita; Cambray-Gutiérrez, Julio César; López-Pérez, Patricia; Del Rivero-Hernández, Leonel Gerardo

2015-01-01

Common variable immunodeficiency is the primary immunodeficiency (CVID) frequently found in adults. Its prevalence is estimated from 1:25,000 to 75,000 alive newborns; there are variations by ethnic groups, it is estimated about 50-70% in Caucasian patients. Oral cavity lesions are rarely found in adult patients with CVID, there are reports about lesions on pediatric patients mostly caused by infections. To describe the orofacial lesions (oral, maxillofacial and neck area) affecting adults with CVID. A transversal, prospective study was done in patients with CVID attended at Specialties Hospital, CMN SXXI, Mexico City. Patients where examined by the oral and maxillofacial surgeon and clinical findings were reported, then the descriptive analysis of the lesions was done. We evaluated 26 patients, 16 female and 10 males, average age of 38.6 years. In 18/26 patients we found oral lesions on 7 different types. The most frequent was minor salivary glands hiperplasia (19/26),petechiae (12/26) and herpetic ulcers (7/26). In head and neck, we found 4 different lesions, the most common was lymphadenopathy <2cm (4/26). The immunologic alterations associated to CVID favors the development of lesions mainly of infectious and probably autoinmune origin that affects the oral cavity and head and neck area.

Síndrome de Felty: Presentación de un caso y revisión bibliográfica Felty's syndrome: A case report and literature review

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M Domínguez

Full Text Available El síndrome de Felty se caracteriza por reunir la tríada compuesta por: artritis reumatoide, neutropenia y esplenomegalia. Es una enfermedad autoinmune poco frecuente, con compromiso sistémico, articular y extra articular. Se desarrolla en personas de mediana edad, con historia de artritis reumatoide crónica deformante. El diagnóstico es eminentemente clínico y el tratamiento está enfocado a disminuir el dolor articular, las altas tasas de infecciones y evitar las deformidades óseas. Presentamos una paciente de 69 años de edad, diagnosticada en nuestro hospital, motivo por el que realizamos revisión bibliográfica de la entidad.Felty's syndrome has such as main feature the triad composed by: rheumatoid arthritis, neutropenia and splenomegaly. It is unusual autoimmune disease that compromises the nervous system as well as joint affectation and extra joint. This illness develops in middle aged subjects with arthritis rheumatoid chronic deform history. The diagnosis is clinical and the focus treatment is to diminish the articular pain, to reduce the infections high rates and to avoid the bony deformities. We report a clinical case of a patient who is 69 years-old, she was diagnosed in our hospital and we reviewed the bibliographic entity.

Manifestaciones reumáticas de la infección por el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH

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Gloria María Vásquez Duque

2005-02-01

Full Text Available Con la aparición del VIH/SIDA se ha puesto de manifiesto un espectro de manifestaciones clínicas reumáticas. El compromiso articular incluye las artralgias, la artritis por VIH, el síndrome de Reiter, la artritis psoriásica y la espondiloartropatía indiferenciada. También se ha documentado una miopatía inducida por el VIH en cuyo diagnóstico diferencial se deben tener en cuenta la miopatía inducida por zidovudina y la debida a toxoplasmosis, cuya presentación clínica es más parecida a la miopatía inducida por el VIH que a otras afecciones musculares. El síndrome de linfocitosis con infiltración difusa es una entidad parecida al síndrome de Sjögren, que es exclusiva de los pacientes VIH positivos, con algunas diferencias en la presentación clínica e inmunológica. Por último, es frecuente la presencia de fenómenos autoinmunes el más común de los cuales es la hipergamaglobulinemia policlonal. También se han descrito diferentes tipos de vasculitis como parte de esta enfermedad.