Gac Med Mex
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In Mexico, seroprevalence of Entamoeba histolytica is 8.4%. The intestinal amebiasis in patients with acute leukemia of novo, after the start of chemotherapy (CT) in the Hematology Service of the CMN 20 de Noviembre is 12%, even if patients show a negative baseline coprological test. ⋯ Tinidazole, in patients with acute de novo leukemia who initiate induction CT, is effective in the prevention of intestinal amebiasis, during the induction stage, if administered at 2 g/day, for five days, starting on day 1 of the CT.
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Atherosclerotic carotid artery disease (CAD) is a major risk factor for cerebrovascular disease. ⋯ In asymptomatic subjects without a history of ischemic stroke, age and hypertension were the most important risk factors for macrovascular disease. Diabetes mellitus was associated with microvascular disease. Obesity alone was not a major determinant of CAD or WMD.
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Observational Study
Clasificación de patrones anormales de autofluorescencia retiniana en el edema macular diabético.
Patients with diabetic macular edema can develop fundus autofluorescence alterations; thus far, these alterations have been more widely studied with scanning or confocal laser systems. ⋯ Different fundus autofluorescence phenotypic patterns are observed with flash camera systems in patients with diabetic macular edema. A more accurate phenotypic classification could help establish prognostic factors for visual loss or for the design of clinical trials for diabetic macular edema.
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In Mexico, there are no appropriate statistical data on aortic disease, which can be treated with medical management or open or endovascular surgical approach. ⋯ An elevated rate of complications is reported for aortic pathologies due to underdiagnosis, which results in management being more complicated and prognosis unfavorable. The creation of a national aortic disease registry is crucial to standardization in the approach and optimization of results.
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CD30+ anaplastic large T cell lymphoma is a cutaneous primary lymphoma in which there is no evidence of systemic disease; histopathological study is required for its diagnosis. ⋯ The prognosis of CD30+ anaplastic large T cell lymphoma in the studied population was dependent on clinical stage. The treatment at early stages has favorable results.