0000000000284257
AUTHOR
J. Calvo
Behçet´s disease: restrospective study
Objetivo: Desde que se establecieron los criterios para el diagnóstico de la enfermedad de Behçet (EB), se han publicado numerosas manifestaciones clínicas asociadas a esta enfermedad. Intentamos estudiar la expresión de estas manifestaciones en 24 pacientes de nuestro hospital. Material y métodos: Se diseñó un estudio retrospectivo desde 1990-2000 de los pacientes diagnosticados de EB en el Hospital General de Valencia. El diagnóstico de EB se realizó según los criterios de Grupo Internacional para el estudio de la enfermedad de Behçet. Los antecedentes personales, la expresión y evolución clínica fue revisada. Resultados: De los 24 casos, catorce (58%) fueron varones y diez (42%) mujeres.…
Stimulated whole salivary flow rate: The most appropriate technique for assessing salivary flow in Sjogren syndrome
Background We sought to determine the most appropriate method for measuring salivary flow to aid the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Specifically, we compared the unstimulated whole salivary flow rate (UWSFR) with the stimulated whole salivary flow rate (SWSFR). Material and Methods This case-control study comprised one group of 103 patients with SS and a control group of 50 healthy people. We measured the UWSFR and SWSFR in both groups according to the guidelines established by Navacet (1993). Results The UWSFR and SWSFR were significantly lower in the patient group compared with the controls (p < 0.01). Among the participants in the patient group, we found a decreased UWSFR in 84 in…
In vitro cardiac performance in the sub-antarctic notothenioids Eleginops maclovinus (subfamily eleginopinae), Paranotothenia magellanica, and Patagonotothen tessellata (subfamily nototheniinae)
There is lack of information concerning species diversification in the Non-Antarctic Nototheniid fish both in relation with their variation in organismal performance and in the morphofunctional characteristics underlying this variation. This work was designed to study in three Sub-Antarctic Nototheniids, Eleginops maclovinus, Patagonotothen tessellata, and Paranotothenia magellanica, cardiocirculatory features that may reflect interspecific differences in organismal performance, which in rum may explain aspects of evolutionary and ecological diversity. Haematocrit values were similar in all three species (between 28 and 3?), being in the range of that observed in other red-blooded Nototheni…
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw associated with bisphosphonates and denosumab in osteoporosis
OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical characteristics and evolution of our series of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ) associated with denosumab in osteoporotic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We present 10 new cases of MRONJ in patients receiving denosumab for osteoporosis. We describe the mean doses of denosumab, previous bisphosphonate intake, and the clinical characteristics associated with the osteonecrosis, such as local contributing factors, symptoms, and evolution after treatment. RESULTS: The mean number of denosumab doses was 3.4 2.2. In 90% of patients, there was a prior history of oral bisphosphonate intake, with a mean duration of 46.78 25.11 months. The most c…