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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Neonatal hearing loss affects 1-3 from every 1000 live newborns. For optimal language and social development, proper diagnosis and treatment must be established before the first 6 months of age. In Chile, screening for ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Patients who receive allo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) could develop graft versus host disease and/or graft versus tumour effect. These immunological responses can happen even with perfect fully HLA matched ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Extramedullary plasmocytoma is a rare plasmatic cell neoplasia which mostly compromises the head and neck (80-90%). On initial presentation they must be differentiated from multiple myeloma This may prove to be difficult ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Phlegmasia Caerulea Dolens is a rare complication of deep vein thrombosis. It presents with a sudden onset of pain, swelling, discoloration and arterial compromise of the affected limb. There’s usually history of prothrombotic ...
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Biofeedback y entrenamiento muscular del piso pélvico en la rehabilitación de la incontinencia fecal (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Objective: To evaluate biofeedback plus Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) on Fecal Incontinence (FI) treatment included at Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Service. Method: Prospective cohort. Patients who had FI ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)An acute left ventricular disfunction, induced by physical or emotional stress, has been described,known as Tako-tsubo syndrome. Acute coronary disease has shown to be its most important differential diagnosis, based on ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Klotho, a recently described gene, is mainly expressed in the kidney, and encodes a proteinnecessary for the activity of fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR), especially FGFR1. TheKlotho protein has two variants, a ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)The basal cell carcinoma of the prostate is a rare tumor. It usually presents as an obstruction to urine flow, mimicking prostatic hyperplasia with low or normal PSA. We report a 76 years old man with irritative and ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Recently, two proteins have been discovered, named Klotho and FGF23, which are involved in several physiologic phenomena. One of the most relevant is the reduction of phosphatemia and the increase of phosphaturia. This ...
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Bacterial resistance to B-lactam antibiotics is becoming a matter of great concern. The rapid emergence of extended spectrum B-lactamases (ESBLs) in Enterobacteriaceae has made the carbapenems the drugs of choice to treat ...
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Interconsultas al Servicio de Otorrinolaringología en el Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)The objective of this paper is to analyze the consultations performed by the Ear, Nose and Throat service from Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile (HCUCH) in other services of the hospital during the year 2006. Using ...
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(Springer, 2011)The introduction of antitumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents has improved the outcome for many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To date, the only replicated genetic predictor of anti-TNF response is the −308 G > ...
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(Springer, 2011)Background Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been observed in several disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Studies have shown abnormalities of motor function in obese patients, and there is ...
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(Elsevier, 2011)Objectives. To evaluate the role of trkA receptor as a potential tumor marker in serous epithelial ovarian cancer and its relationship with the angiogenic factors expression as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2011)Introducción: Los cuidadores de personas secueladas de un Accidente Cerebro Vascular (ACV), perciben que durante los primeros meses carecen de la información necesaria sobre el proceso de su familiar, afectando sobre su ...
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(Elsevier, 2011)Inflammatory cascades are increasingly recognized as an important pathophysiological mechanism in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). In contrast, the effect of ICH on the systemic immune system has barely been investigated. ...
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Acute and fulminant hepatitis induced by flutamide: Case series report and review of the literature (MEXICAN ASSOC HEPATOLOGY, 2011)Flutamide is a non-steroidal anti-androgenic drug, commonly used in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, acne and hirsutism. This drug may induce various degrees of liver injury, including acute liver failure (ALF), ...
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(2011)Background: The detection of hyperechogenicity of the substantia nigra using trans cranial sonography can be predictive of the diagnosis of Parkinson Disease. Aim: To report an experience with transcranial sonography for ...
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(SOC CIRUJANOS CHILE, 2011-02)Microencapsulation is a technique that protects viable cells in semi-permeable membranes, which allow passage of essential molecules while stopping larger molecules, such as antibodies, involved in the death of transplanted ...
