Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2012
Case Reports[Leser-Trélat sign associated with gastric cancer: report of one case].
We report a 66-year-old male presenting with malaise, heartburn and pruritic seborrheic keratoses in both feet of sudden onset, suggesting a Leser-Trélat sign. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy disclosed a gastric cancer. The patient was subjected to a total gastrectomy and during follow up, the skin lesions had disappeared.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2012
[Clinical characteristics, complications and mortality in 506 patients with infective endocarditis and determinants of survival rate at 10 years].
Rates of morbidity and mortality in Infective Endocarditis (IE) remain high and prognosis in this disease is still difficult and uncertain. ⋯ The microbiologic diagnosis of IE must be urgently improved in Chile. Mortality rates are still high (26.1%) partly because of a high incidence of negative blood cultures and the need for more surgical valve interventions during in-hospital period. Long term prognostic factors for mortality should be identified early to improve outcome.