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Analysis of headache management in Andalusia. Neurologia 2023:S2173-5808(23)00032-9. [PMID: 37120110 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2023.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Headache is a frequent reason for consultation between primary care physicians, emergency services physicians, and neurology specialists; however, it is not always well managed. The Andalusian Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group (SANCE) aimed to analyse headache management at different levels of care. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study with data gathered through a retrospective survey in July 2019. Participants completed a series of structured questionnaires on different social and work-related variables from 4 different groups of healthcare professionals (primary care [PC], emergency departments, neurology departments, headache units). RESULTS A total of 204 healthcare professionals completed the survey: 35 emergency department physicians, 113 PC physicians, 37 general neurologists, and 19 neurologists specialising in headache. Eighty-five percent of PC physicians reported prescribing preventive drugs, which were maintained for at least 6 months (59%), with flunarizine and amitriptyline being the most commonly used. Most patients attended at neurology consultations (65%) are referred by PC physicians, with changes in the headache pattern being the main reason for referral (74%). Healthcare professionals across all levels of care showed great interest in headache and in receiving training in headache management (97% of PC physicians, 100% of emergency services physicians, 100% of general neurologists). CONCLUSIONS Migraine sparks great interest among healthcare professionals from different levels of care. Our results also reveal a lack of resources for headache management, which is reflected in the long waiting times. Other means of bilateral communication between different levels of care should be explored (e.g., e-mail).
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Importance of the nursing role at the beginning of treatment with CPAP. Sleep Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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[Clinical management of patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia in Spain]. Actas Urol Esp 2011; 35:580-8. [PMID: 21959065 DOI: 10.1016/j.acuro.2011.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2011] [Revised: 07/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To identify clinical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in Spain and its associated health care resources. MATERIAL AND METHODS A qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted through telephone interviews to general practitioners (GP) and urologists. Information about diagnosis, pharmacologic treatment and follow-up was collected. Results were clustered according to the key variables considered as drivers of clinical practice patterns: BPH diagnosis, severity classification, treatment initiation and follow up of patients. RESULTS 153 GP and 154 urologists participated in the study. 7 different clinical patterns were identified in primary care (PC). Resource use during diagnosis is relatively homogeneous, reporting a range of 2.0 to 2.6 visits employed and being the most frequent test performed PSA and urine test. Follow-up is heterogeneous; frequency of follow-up visits oscillates from 3.2 to 7.0 visits/patient/year and type of tests performed is different among patterns and within the same pattern. In Urology, 3 clinical patterns were identified. Resource use is homogeneous in the diagnosis and in the follow-up; urologists employed 2 visits in diagnosis and a range of 2.1 to 3.2 visits/patient/year in the follow-up. The most frequent tests both in diagnosis and follow-up are PSA and digital test. CONCLUSIONS BPH management shows variability in PC, identifying 7 different clinical practice patterns with different resource use during the follow-up among patterns and within the same pattern. The implementation of clinical guidelines could be justified to reduce heterogeneity.
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BACKGROUND Histopathological studies have shown the presence of oestrogenic receptors in the anal sphincter, which presumes a role in muscular trophism for circulating oestrogens. This could explain the increase in faecal incontinence (FI) in postmenopausal women. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of topical oestrogens (TE) in controlling symptoms of FI in postmenopausal women. Hypothesis The application of TE in postmenopausal women with FI improves continence. METHOD We performed a prospective double-blind randomized trial applying TE to the anal mucosa in postmenopausal women with FI. STUDY PERIOD 2005-2006. The patients were randomized into two groups: I--topical estriol, II--placebo. In both groups, the ointment was applied three times daily for a period of 6 weeks. We compared Wexner's FI score and the FI quality of life scale, before commencing and after 6 weeks of application. RESULTS In this period we evaluated 36 patients. Average age: 67 years (48-84). Group I: 18 patients and group II: 18 patients, one patient was excluded. Wexner's FI score in group I was 11 (5-18) and 7 (0-19) with pre- and postapplication respectively (P = 0.002). Wexner's FI score in group II was 12 and 9 with pre- and postapplication respectively (P = 0.013). When we compared the results between both groups, this was not statistically significant (P = 0.521). CONCLUSION There is improvement of continence in both groups that had the ointment applied; nonetheless this study could not show that TE improves FI more than a placebo does.
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Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of novel sugiol beta-amino alcohol analogs. Eur J Med Chem 2006; 41:1327-32. [PMID: 16828933 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2006.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 06/02/2006] [Accepted: 06/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A series of beta-amino alcohol analogs of sugiol were synthesized in a straightforward manner. The in vitro antiproliferative activities were examined in the human solid tumor cell lines A2780, SW1573 and WiDr. The most potent analogs induced considerably growth inhibition in the range 1.5-6.7 microM. The results showed that beta-amino alcohol analogs are more potent than the parent compound. In addition, the derivatives with secondary amine fragments showed more active than those bearing tertiary amines.
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Effects of coumarin and 7OH-coumarin on bcl-2 and Bax expression in two human lung cancer cell lines in vitro. Cell Biol Int 2005; 29:703-8. [PMID: 15964220 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2005.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2004] [Revised: 03/27/2005] [Accepted: 04/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Coumarin and its derivative 7-hydroxycoumarin (7-OHC) have antitumor and antimetastatic properties. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible effects of these compounds on expression of the bcl-2 and Bax oncoproteins in two human lung cancer cell lines, A427 and Calu-1. The cells were cultured in vitro for 24 h in RPMI 1640 with 1.5% (v/v) ethanol, 1.0 mM ethanolic coumarin or 1.0 mM ethanolic 7-OHC. Viability was determined in each cell line by an MTT assay. Total protein was extracted from cell lysates and the bcl-2 and Bax oncoproteins were identified. Western blotting showed a decrease in bcl-2 and an increase in Bax in A427 cells cultured with coumarin or 7-OHC. Neither drug changed bcl-2 expression in Calu-1 cells compared to solvent controls, and Bax expression was only slightly increased by coumarin. We conclude that 7-OHC is a more potent inhibitor of cell proliferation than coumarin and has more marked effects on oncoprotein expression. Also, the A427 cell line was more sensitive to the drugs than Calu-1.
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Fluorocytometric analysis of induced sputum cells in an asthmatic population. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2004; 14:108-13. [PMID: 15301299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bronchial mucosal inflammation is the major pathogenic process in asthma. In the latest years, induced sputum (IS) examination has become an important non-invasive method of assessing airway inflammation. Flow cytometry has been recently applied to the study of IS though it is not exempt of methodological difficulties. The aim of the present study was to further study if the fluorocytometric analysis of IS could represent a reliable tool to assess the presence of bronchial activated lymphocytes in stable mild asthmatic patients. METHODS Induced sputa from controls and asthmatic patients were processed in isotonic 3mM dithiothreitol (DTT), a mucolytic agent required for cell dispersion. The individualized cells were then stained with monoclonal antibodies for three-colour flow-cytometric analysis. Total IgE and ECP were measured in serum and in the sputum fluid phase. RESULTS The cellularity of asthmatic sputa is enriched in eosinophils (mean, 26.63%) with respect to controls, but not in lymphocytes. However, lymphocytes from asthmatics show increased surface expression of activation markers (CD25 in T cells, CD23 in B cells). Surprisingly, no differences were observed in the detected levels of CD54 on IS lymphocytes and eosinophils between asthmatics and non-asthmatics. Furthermore, there was a significantly higher concentration of ECP and total IgE in the sputum from the asthmatic group. CONCLUSION Fluorocytometric analysis of induced sputum is a reliable non-invasive method for the study of bronchial immune cells. It could provide complementary information on activated cells in the bronchial mucosa even in non-smokers, mild and stable asthmatics and it is reasonable to speculate that it will be useful in monitoring the effect of the treatment in these patients.
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BACKGROUND Flax (Linum usitatissimum) seeds are increasingly used in bread and as laxatives. Hypersensitivity to linseeds has been infrequently described, and we report a case of anaphylaxis induced by linseed ingestion in a 39-year-old woman. METHODS AND RESULTS The clinical course, as well as positive skin prick tests and histamine release tests performed with linseed extracts, suggested a type I hypersensitivity as the underlying cause for the patient's multisystemic involvement. The presence of linum-specific IgE in her serum was confirmed by immunoCAP assay. CONCLUSION Linum seeds might be a source of allergic sensitization that should be taken into account due to its widespread distribution at health food stores.
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[T gamma-delta lymphocytes and their role in hypersensitivity processes in the digestive and respiratory mucosa]. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2002; 30:273-82. [PMID: 12396962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Specific antigenic recognition by the immune system relies on receptors that T and B lymphocytes display on their plasmatic membranes. Most T cells express an antigen receptor integrated by an a chain and a b chain, the TcR-alphabeta. There is also a second population of T cells, minority in blood, spleen and lymph nodes, which expresses a different type of TcR, the TcR-gammadelta. These cells, termed gammadelta T cells, are probably implicated in the innate immunity, and are preferentially located in epithelia, where they are known as "gammadelta intraepithelial lymphocytes" (gammadelta IEL). The intestinal gammadelta IEL population (gammadelta i-IEL) is particularly abundant and it might have, at least in part, an extrathymic origin. An increase in the gammadelta i-IEL population has been described in intestinal hypersensitivity processes like Alimentary Allergy and, characteristically, Celiac Disease, but its significance is not well known. The second best known gammadelta IEL subset is the one located in the respiratory mucosa. Recent data suggest that these gammadelta IEL might play a role in protecting the normal airway function while being also implicated in allergic airway diseases, like Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma, due to their pro-inflammatory functions. This review focuses on the general characteristics of this yet poorly known and intriguing T cell population, whose relevance is increasingly acknowledged.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens/immunology
- Asthma/immunology
- Celiac Disease/immunology
- Cell Movement
- Digestive System/immunology
- Epithelial Cells/immunology
- Gastric Mucosa/immunology
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
- Intestinal Mucosa/immunology
- Lymphoid Tissue/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Mucous Membrane/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/immunology
- Respiratory System/immunology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- Thymus Gland/cytology
- Thymus Gland/immunology
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SHP-1 expression in peripheral T cells from patients with Sezary syndrome and in the T cell line HUT-78: implications in JAK3-mediated signaling. Leukemia 2002; 16:1470-7. [PMID: 12145687 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2001] [Accepted: 02/18/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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SHP-1 is a key tyrosine phosphatase that acts as a negative regulator of signal transduction in lymphocytes, which has been found down-regulated in several T cell lines derived from human T cell malignancies. The standardization of a sensitive ELISA for the quantification of SHP-1 protein in peripheral T and B lymphocytes has enabled us to quantify the SHP-1 content of freshly isolated T cells from patients with Sezary syndrome and in the Sezary T cell line HUT-78. In all cases, a dramatic decrease in the content of this protein, when compared with the content in healthy volunteer controls, was observed. These results were corroborated when the expression of SHP-1 mRNA was analyzed. In order to study whether there was any correlation between SHP-1 protein expression and tyrosine phosphorylated state of JAK3, the state of phosphorylation of JAK3 was studied in the T cell line HUT-78, and found to be highly phosphorylated. These results suggest that SHP-1 might be involved in maintaining the IL-2R/JAK3 signaling pathway under control and point towards a role of SHP-1 in the pathogenesis of the disease.
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The effect of dithiothreitol on VLA-4 detection in peripheral blood and induced sputum cells. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2002; 30:203-8. [PMID: 12199964 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-0546(02)79122-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Induced sputum has been shown to be a reliable technique for investigating airway inflammation non-invasively. Flow cytometry could provide useful information in this area. However, the viscosity of the sample entails the use of a mucolytic agent. Dithiothreitol (DDT) is the most frequently used agent although it could affect detection of different inflammatory markers. METHODS To measure the effect of DDT on the detection of certain adhesion molecules in eosinophils and lymphocytes, sputum was induced from seven non-smoking asthmatic and non-asthmatic subjects treated with 0.1 M DDT. The samples were analyzed by flow cytometry. Whole blood samples from the same subjects were also processed with DTT and analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS Very late activated antigen-4 (VLA-4) levels on eosinophils in intracellular and surface staining were much lower than expected. VLA-4 on lymphocytes was also altered but less so than on eosinophils. VLA-4 levels were also decreased on blood cells after DTT treatment. No abnormalities were found in the detection of CD29 on eosinophils and the beta7-chain in lymphocytes. CONCLUSIONS Flow cytometry could be used as a complementary method to induced sputum in the investigation of airway inflammation. However, DTT could interfere with the detection of some inflammatory markers, as is the case with VLA-4.
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[Advances in the diagnosis of celiac disease: anti-transglutaminase antibodies and intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes]. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2002; 25:416-22. [PMID: 12069705 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-5705(02)70276-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Los linfocitos T γδ y su papel en procesos de hipersensibilidad en la mucosa digestiva y respiratoria. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0301-0546(02)79137-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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[Dyspepsia-related quality of life. Spanish adaptation and validation of the questionnaire Dyspepsia-Related Health Scale]. Med Clin (Barc) 2001; 117:567-73. [PMID: 11714453 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(01)72182-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dyspepsia affects about 25 % of the population and may cause an important decrease in quality of life. The aim of this work was to perform a Spanish validation and adaptation of the questionnaire DRHS (Dyspepsia Related Health Scale), a tool that assesses dyspepsia-related quality of life. PATIENTS AND METHOD The study was carried out in 234 subjects, 163 with symptoms of dyspepsia and 71 health volunteers. Two rheumatologists, 2 general practitioners, 1 gastroenterologist, 1 clinical pharmacologist, 1 pharmacoepidemiologist and 1 psychologist were involved in the work. The process of adaptation and validation included translation and re-translation, pilot study in 16 patients, dimensionality, reliability and validity (of content, of construct, convergent, predictive and discriminative). RESULTS The mean age was 49.1 years (SD: 18) and 60.7 % were females. The between-judges agreement rate of Hambleton and Rovinelli, which evaluates the content validity, was lower than 0.41. The construct validity assessed by the factorial analysis of responses showed that each subscale may be considered unidimensional in both health volunteers and individuals with dyspepsia. Reliability was satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha = 0.92) and stability of measures (test-retest) was excellent with a correlation coefficient of 0.95. The convergent validity, assessed by means of the EuroQoL, was only moderate with a correlation coefficient of 0.54 (p < 0.001). The predictive validity, assessed by administering the questionnaire 12 days after treating dyspepsia, showed a correlation coefficient of 0.47 between the two measures (p < 0.001). There was also a relationship between scores variation and outcome. CONCLUSIONS The Spanish version of the DRHS, so-called QoL-PEI (questionnaire of quality of life related with problems of stomach and intestine), displays good metric properties and is able to predict the evolution of dyspepsia. The results of this study show that this tool is essentially unidimensional, yet it can be used on a multidimensional form to perform a differentiated assessment of each evaluated case.
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Occupational asthma caused by grass pea used in the industrial processing of parquet. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2001; 29:207-11. [PMID: 11720656 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-0546(01)79058-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND although grass pea belongs to the leguminoseae family, allergic reactions to its flour have rarely been described. Clinical and immunological studies were performed to confirm a type I hypersensitivity mechanism in a case of occupational asthma to grass pea flour exposure, used in the industrial processing of parquet. METHODS occupational asthma was diagnosed according to patient history, PEFR monitoring and a specific bronchial challenge test. Skin prick test with an aqueous grass pea flour extract, specific IgE determinations (CAP assay) and IgE immunoblot tests were performed. RESULTS skin prick test with the extract showed a positive immediate response, and negative response in controls. Specific IgE to grass pea was positive (9.57 KU/l). Immunoblotting demonstrated the presence of specific serum IgE that recognized 3 proteins in the extract (MW 46, 32 and 28 kDa). PEFR monitoring showed positive results. Bronchial challenge test with the extract elicited an isolated immediate response. CONCLUSIONS as far as we know this is the first time that IgE mediated occupational asthma caused by grass pea is reported and it is also the first time that its allergens are characterized. Grass pea flour might constitute a relevant occupational allergen in this unreported source of exposure in parquet manufacturers.
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Patients allergic to fish usually present with skin reactions after handling raw fish. Less frequently, these reactions are seen without symptoms after oral intake, often in chefs and food handlers. We have attempted to explain the skin selectivity of such reactions in a 36-year-old woman with contact urticaria after handling raw fish. We obtained aqueous extracts of raw and cooked fish (sole and hake) for in vivo (prick test) and in vitro (SDS-PAGE, IgE Immunoblot) tests. Prick-by-prick test, 20-min closed patch test, rub test with fresh and cooked fish (sole, hake and cod) and specific IgE (CAP-system) to sole, cod and hake were performed. The strength of positive reaction to raw fish was greater than to cooked fish on both prick and prick-by-prick testing. Rub tests showed positive responses only to raw fish. Specific IgEs to sole (45 KU/l), hake (66.9 KU/l) and cod (18.7 KU/l) were obtained. IgE immunoblot recognized 3 antigens of 25, 48, 56 kDa in raw sole and 1 of 42 kDa in raw hake extracts. No IgE binding was observed with the cooked extracts or control sera. Our findings strongly suggest a Type-I hypersensitivity to fish. Immunoblot analyses demonstrated a loss of specific IgE binding to cooked extracts. We have reported a case of contact urticaria caused by heat-sensitive raw-fish allergens in a patient who probably became sensitized via the cutaneous route.
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[Protein-losing enteropathy after Fontan's operation]. An Pediatr (Barc) 2001; 54:39-42. [PMID: 12737793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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During a study of intestinal parasitic infections in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients, a parasite belonging to the phylum Myxozoa, recently described from human samples, was identified in one sample. When this parasite was stained by the modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining method, the features of the spores were identified: they were pyriform in shape, had thick walls, and had one suture and two polar capsules, with each one having four or five coils. The suture and two polar capsules were observed with the chromotrope-modified stain. The number of stools passed was more than 30 per day, but oocysts of Isospora belli were also found. Upon reexamination of some formalin- or merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde-preserved samples an identical parasite was found in another sample from a patient presenting with diarrhea. Strongyloides stercoralis larvae and eggs of Hymenolepis nana and Ascaris lumbricoides were also found in this sample. Given that both patients were also infected with other pathogens that cause diarrhea, the possible pathogenic role of this parasite could not be established. The probable route of infection also could not be established.
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[Interpretation of the Paul-Bunnell test]. Med Clin (Barc) 2001; 116:598-9. [PMID: 11412640 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(01)71916-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Occupational rhinitis and asthma by Lathyrus sativus flour: characterization of allergens. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2001; 107:743-4. [PMID: 11295670 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.113567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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[Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Colombia]. Rev Neurol 2000; 31:1101-3. [PMID: 11205538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the commonest demyelinating condition of the nervous system. It is characterized by numerous demyelinating areas or plaques of demyelination which are found dispersed throughout the nervous system. It has been shown that MS is less frequent in tropical regions than in subtropical regions. In Latin America particularly, there are some studies which show this phenomenon. However, in Colombia no studies of prevalence of MS have been done. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in five provinces of Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Santander, Risaralda and Bolivar). PATIENTS AND METHODS The capture-recapture method was used for two sources to determine the number of cases defined on the criteria of Poser et al seen between July 1995 and June 2000. RESULTS The prevalence (cases of MS per 100,000 inhabitants) varied between 1.48 in Antioquia (95% CI 1.12; 1.78) and 4.98 in Risaralda (95% CI 3.52; 6.43). Seventy two percent were women. The regions included in this study represented 25% of the population of Colombia. CONCLUSIONS There is a low prevalence of MS which is as expected in tropical areas. Persons with MS in these regions may be very useful in the study of other factors involved in the aetiology of MS (genetic). The capture-recapture method is an excellent tool for carrying out prevalence studies since it is cheap and requires little time.
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Phenolic compounds of Dragon's blood from Dracaena draco. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2000; 63:1297-1299. [PMID: 11000044 DOI: 10.1021/np000085h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Three new compounds, 2,4,4'-trihydroxydihydrochalcone (1), 3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-5,7-dimethoxychroman (2), and 7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)chromone (3), were isolated from the resin "Dragon's blood" obtained from Dracaena draco along with 18 known compounds. The structures of 1, 2, and 3 were determined using MS and NMR techniques.
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[Iron intake and pharmacologic supplements in medium and long-distance runners]. SANGRE 1996; 41:195-200. [PMID: 8755207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess in a group of female runners the iron uptake and pharmacological supplementation, plus the variation induced in haematological values and iron deposits. MATERIAL AND METHODS The total and haeme Fe uptake as well as the blood parameters were studied in a group of 25 female median and long distance runners and in a control group comprised of 82 women with no sport activities. Eleven of the runners had usually been on pharmacologic iron supplementation. All of the subjects completed a diet regimen for 7 days controlled by means of food weighing. RESULTS Total Fe ingestion was significantly higher in the runners (13.6 mg/day) than in the control group (11.3 mg/day (p < 0.01), although the minimum established by the Diet Recommendations was reached by neither group. The ingestion of haeme-Fe was higher in non-supplemented runners (1.64 mg/day) with regard to those on iron supplementation (1.39 mg/day) and the women of the control group (1.34 mg/day). Serum ferritin levels were also higher in non-supplemented runners (38.1 ng/mL), with lowest values in the runners receiving iron supplement (29.7 ng/mL). CONCLUSIONS Serum ferritin levels in female runners appear to be related with the ingestion of haeme-Fe rather than with total iron ingestion. On the other hand, the pharmacologic iron supplementation given here appears inadequate for most of the runners studied.
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Myasthenia gravis beginning during pregnancy, partum or puerperium: a distinct clinical entity. INVESTIGACION CLINICA 1995; 36:99-100. [PMID: 7548308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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[The first myocardial infarct in the elderly patient]. ARCHIVOS DEL INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGIA DE MEXICO 1994; 64:531-5. [PMID: 7726688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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UNLABELLED Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients over 65 years of age represent more than half of the patients with AMI. Among them, between 60 and 80% represent the first AMI. The objective of this study is to evaluate the behavior of AMI in this group of patients. The clinical charts of patients over 65 years of age with ischemic heart disease admitted into the hospital during the past two years, were reviewed. We used the international criteria (clinical, ECG, enzymatic, echocardiographic and scintigraphic studies) for the diagnosis of AMI. Patients with previous AMI were excluded. We included 274 patients (68% males and 32% females). The age varied from 65 to 91 years with an average of 71.7 +/- 5.3 years. Typical symptoms were present in 90.5% and atypical in 9.5% of the cases, being the latest most frequent in those over 75 years of age. RISK FACTORS cigarette smoking was present in 60% of the patients, hypertension in 52% and diabetes mellitus in 37%. Both of them were associated in 21%. In 144 cases (52.5%) the MI localization was anterior and in 130 (47.5%) inferior; among them 47 patients (36%) had extension to the right ventricle and 7 (2.5%) had a non Q AMI. COMPLICATIONS Type I-II VPCs of Bernard Lown were present in 18% and type V 10.2%. Compete AV block in 14.2% (all of them with inferior wall MI); bifascicular block in 55 and mitral insufficiency due to papillary muscle dysfunction in 6.5%.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Low frequency hereditary deafness in man with childhood onset. Am J Hum Genet 1981; 33:209-14. [PMID: 7211837 PMCID: PMC1684949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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A large kindred of hereditary deaf affected with a progressive sensorineural loss that begins during childhood with the low audiologic frequencies is described. Deafness progresses slowly through adolescence, when losses of up to 70 decibels are often detected. Affected adults present profound losses at all frequencies. Genetically, this deafness is transmitted as a simple, dominant, and autosomal mutation. No associated abnormalities have been detected in studies involving medical examinations, care histories, quantitation of several blood serum components, electrocardiograms, electrophoretograms, and karyotypes.
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[Evolution of rheumatic cardiopathy]. REVISTA CHILENA DE PEDIATRIA 1980; 51:179-83. [PMID: 7422962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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[Visceral larva migrans (clinical case)]. REVISTA CHILENA DE PEDIATRIA 1979; 50:53-4. [PMID: 542670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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[Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)]. REVISTA CHILENA DE PEDIATRIA 1979; 50:10-4. [PMID: 120566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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[Adrenal hemorrhage in the newborn infant]. REVISTA CHILENA DE PEDIATRIA 1979; 50:64-7. [PMID: 545461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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