Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Apr 2006
Case Reports[Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-positive vasculitis associated to the use of propylthiouracil. Report of four cases].
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-positive vasculitis is an uncommon complication of the use of propylthiouracil. When it occurs, it affects multiple organs as any systemic vasculitis. ⋯ In three patients, a skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. The condition subsided when propylthiouracil was discontinued, but one female patient required the use of prednisone.
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Revista médica de Chile · Apr 2006
[The absence of brainstem reflexes does not predict short term mortality in anoxic ischemic coma].
Anoxic-ischemic coma has a poor outcome with a high rate of mortality and morbidity. Therefore, clinical predictors of prognosis are needed for therapeutic decision-making. ⋯ Thirty day survival in this group of patients was 29% and the absence of brainstem reflexes was not a predictor of mortality.