Introducción: La hepatitis autoinmune (HAI) es una enfermedad inflamatoria crónica del hígado. Es una entidad que no se puede considerar infrecuente, por la falta de datos epidemiológicos, es poco reconocida y tiene implicaciones en el riesgo y aparición de enfermedad hepática avanzada; así mismo, es poco reconocida por los clínicos, y muchas veces se detecta en estadios avanzados. El objetivo de éste estudio es describir las características sociodemográficas, clínicas y de laboratorio, así como, los tratamientos recibidos y la respuesta a éstos, y los desenlaces de interés de los pacientes adultos con diagnóstico de hepatitis autoinmune atendidos en un hospital universitario de la ciudad de Cali, Colombia. Materiales y métodos: Estudio observacional de cohorte histórica, incluyó pacientes mayores de 18 años de ambos sexos con diagnóstico de HAI atendidos en los servicios de urgencias, consulta externa, cuidado intensivo y hospitalización del Hospital Universitario Fundación Valle del Lili entre enero del 2014 y diciembre del 2019. Resultados: Un total de 389 pacientes cumplieron los criterios de inclusión (fig.1). El 86% de los pacientes eran mujeres, la mediana de edad era de 50 años (RIC 36-60). Sobre el tratamiento farmacológico, prednisolona y azatioprina fueron los medicamentos más frecuentemente utilizados para el tratamiento de inducción y de mantenimiento. El esquema de prednisolona o prednisolona con azatioprina se aplicó en el 77%, otro tipo de tratamientos iniciales se dieron en 27 pacientes. Conclusión: La hepatitis autoinmune es una patología cada vez más buscada, cuyo pronóstico está relacionado con la detección, estadificación y tratamiento tempranos. Las dificultades en el diagnóstico histológico en países de bajos recursos pone de manifiesto el requerimiento de buscar alternativas no invasivas y disponibles para detección de fibrosis.
Glucagon-like peptide one-receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) are drugs that differ in their pharmacological composition and homology to human GLP-1 and are used most frequently for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and weight loss. There are isolated reports of eosinophilic adverse reactions associated with GLP-1 RA. We present the case of a 42-year-old female patient who, after starting weekly subcutaneous semaglutide, developed eosinophilic fasciitis with favorable clinical evolution after the discontinuation of semaglutide and the initiation of immunosuppression. A review of the eosinophilic adverse events that have been previously reported with GLP-1 RA is provided.
Background Meningeal tuberculosis (MTB) is the most lethal and disabling form of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection. In Colombia, it represents the second most frequent extrapulmonary location. Co-infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the factors that most impacts their clinical results. Therefore, in this article we present the experience of 10 years of managing patients with MTB, with and without HIV coinfection. Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted between January 2008 and December 2018, with clinical information from patients diagnosed with MTB at Teaching Hospital Fundación Valle del Lili. Using absolute and relative frequency tables, sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes were described, according to HIV infection status. P values < 0.05 were taken as significant and 95% confidence intervals were used for comparison of proportions. Results 61 patients with MTB diagnosed were enrolled. They represented 6.43% of all TB locations in the institutional registry. HIV coinfection was found in 26.2% of cases (n=16). Most of patients were men (65.6%), from urban areas (78.7%), and a median age of 39 years. Acute and subacute evolution of the infection was observed in half of the patients (50.8%). Also 85% presented some degree of neurological impairment. Bacteriological demonstration was achieved in 60.6% of all cases. 88% received drugs for sensitive TB, for a median of 9.5 months, and 52.5% received concomitant steroids drugs. Of the 36 subjects with information about their outcome, 42.6% were successful at treatment, 1 failed in the non-HIV group and 9 died (1 with HIV). 77% of all deaths were associated with TB. Conclusion MTB generates a significant burden disease. The characteristics of its insidious clinical presentation and the difficulty in achieving bacteriological demonstration in all patients make its timely diagnostic and therapeutic approach challenging. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures
El sarcoma de Ewing es una neoplasia de hueso y tejidos blandos, cuyo manejo se relaciona con toxicidad hematológica. Este aspecto representa un desafío médico y ético en los pacientes testigos de Jehová quienes, por sus creencias religiosas, rechazan la aplicación de hemoderivados, con riesgo de que se descontinúe la quimioterapia o de que se utilicen dosis subóptimas.Se presenta el caso de una mujer colombiana de 34 años, testigo de Jehová, con diagnóstico de sarcoma de Ewing con estadificación clínica IIB (T1N0M0) en las regiones maxilar y mandibular izquierdas, tratada con quimioterapia, quien presentó un valor mínimo de hemoglobina de hasta 4,5 g/dl y tuvo indicación quirúrgica como parte del tratamiento.En estos pacientes, la decisión de practicar una transfusión comprende implicaciones éticas que requieren alternativas terapéuticas y un abordaje multidisciplinario.
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