Revista médica de Chile
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Diabetic microangiopathy is one of the main causes of erectile dysfunction. ⋯ Erectile dysfunction is common among diabetic patients and closely associated with an inadequate metabolic control.
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Revista médica de Chile · Dec 2013
Biography Historical Article[The portrait of medicine and Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)].
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most important representatives of the modernist movement of the Viennese Secession. The most notable works carried out at his golden age were the "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I" and "The kiss". In 1901 he paints "Medicine" where he returns to the entanglement of floating bodies -the lifetime- among which appears the skeleton of death; a female figure stands out from the column to represent freedom from pain. ⋯ During the advance of enemy troops, and fearing that these works would become spoils of war, it was decided to burn the castle where they remained confiscated. Therefore, countless artworks were lost. The progressive development of symbolic or abstract motifs already emphasized the freedom of spirit that permeated all the avant-garde of early twentieth century.
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2013
Review Case Reports[Acrodermatitis enteropathica: report of one case].
Acrodermatitis enteropathica is an uncommon disease caused by hereditary or acquired zinc deficiency. It is characterized by a triad of alopecia, diarrhea and acral and periorificial dermatitis. ⋯ We report a 31-year-old indigent and drug addict female with a cutaneous-mucous syndrome characteristic of acrodermatitis enteropathica. She had a positive clinical evolution after Zinc supplementation.
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2013
[Characteristics of trauma patients admitted to the intensive care unit of a general hospital in Chile].
Trauma is an important cause of death among young adults. ⋯ The characteristics and evolution of PT and ST of this series of patients are similar to those described abroad. Mortality was in agreement with ISS and APACHE II scores.
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2013
Observational Study[Prognostic value of the lethal triad among patients with multiple trauma].
Patients who have suffered multiple traumatic injuries, have a serious risk for death. Hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy are three complications in these patients, whose presence is known as lethal triad and indicates bad prognosis. ⋯ The presence of the lethal triad among patients with multiple trauma is associated with a higher mortality and ISS.