Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2024
Case ReportsNon-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infection in AIDS Patients: A Detailed Description of 4 Cases, Including Histopathological Finding.
Non tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are important opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS. ⋯ NTM infections in patients with AIDS generate a prolonged morbidity, frequent readmissions, require an extended combination treatment that may present interactions with ART, and are associated with different complications, including calcium and phosphorus disorders. Its diagnosis is complex in the absence of special blood cultures, requiring a microbiological study in multiple samples and with different techniques, including the support of histopathology.
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2024
[Hematopoietic Transplantation Outcomes in Patients with HLA-Identical, Haploidentical, and Unrelated Donors at a University Hospital in Chile].
Allogeneic transplantation (HSCT) is a curative option for several hematological diseases. Our center has privileged the use of identical family donors (IFD) or haploidentical (HD) donors. However, the chances of finding family donors may be challenging in small families or unsuitable donors. In these cases, there is the possibility of obtaining hematopoietic precursors from unrelated donors (URD) with complete or almost complete HLA compatibility. ⋯ our experience shows that the results of DNR, DFI, and DFH are similar. 15% of patients were transplanted with URD because of the absence of suitable family donors.
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2024
Case Reports[Amphotericin B Liposomal Lock Therapy in Fungal Peritonitis in a Patient With Peritoneal Dialysis: Regarding a Challenging Case].
Fungal peritonitis is a rare complication associated with peritoneal dialysis, whose standard management consists of systemic antifungal therapy associated with early removal of the peritoneal dialysis catheter. This report describes and analyzes the use of lock therapy with intracatheter liposomal amphotericin B in a clinical case of fungal peritonitis.
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2024
[Breast Cancer in Male Patients of the Aconcagua Valley During the Period 2013-2018].
Breast cancer in men is a rare disease, accounting for around 1% of all cancers in males. Diagnosis often occurs in advanced stages due to low awareness of this disease in males. ⋯ Despite the limited sample size, the results suggest that factors such as age and clinical and histopathological variables are not significantly associated with survival in men with breast cancer. These findings highlight the need for further research with larger sample sizes to better understand this population's survival factors.