Factores genéticos en artritis psoriática (inglés)
Korendowych E, McHugh N. Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Upper Borough Walls, BA1 1RL Bath, United Kingdom. ekorendowych@doctors.org.uk. The genetic factors that are associated with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are intricately linked with those that predispose to psoriasis itself. The strongest association is with human leukocyte antigen-Cw*0602, although true susceptibility may lie with one of […]
Vasculitis cutánea (inglés)
Hayat S, Berney SM. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA. sberne@lsuhsc.edu. Vasculitis is defined as inflammation of blood vessels and can affect multiple organs. Several classification systems exist to categorize vasculitis such as vessel size, presence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, pathogenesis of the […]
Infecciones en niños y jóvenes adultos con malencias óseas (inglés)
Aditya H. Gaur, M.D. 1, Tiebin Liu, M.S.P.H. 2, Katherine M. Knapp, M.D. 1, Najat C. Daw, M.D. 3 4, Bhaskar N. Rao, M.D. 5 6, Michael D. Neel, M.D. 5 6, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, M.D. 3 4, Diane Brand, R.N. 1, Elisabeth E. Adderson, M.D. 1 4 7 * Keywords bone tumor therapy […]
Artritis reumatoide (inglés)
Lehrstuhl fur Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie der Justus-Liebig Universitat Giessen, Abteilung fur Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Kerckhoff-Klinik Bad Nauheim. Summary. The development of novel anti-rheumatic drugs revolutionizes currently therapeutic strategies and diagnostic management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, facilitating the goal of true remission instead of only symptomatic treatment as in former years. Since […]
Osteoporosis e Hipogonadismo en hombres (inglés)
Hairmyres Hosptital, East Kilbride G75 8RG. It is estimated that almost 1 in 10 men will suffer a fracture caused by osteoporosis after the age of 50 years. Among those are a considerable number of men who will fracture their hip. A number of therapies have demonstrated efficacy in improving bone density in men, and […]
Neurofibromatosis Tipo 1 (inglés)
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 29(4):532-539, July/August 2005. Restrepo, Carlos S MD; Riascos, Roy F MD; Hatta, Ami A MD; Rojas, Rafael MD Abstract: Summary: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant congenital dysplasia of the neural crest cells that affects the development of tissue and structures arising from the 3 germinal layers. Affected […]
Ultrasonografía , Tomografía Computerizada y Resonancia Magnética (inglés)
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 29(4):438-445, July/August 2005. Bipat, Shandra MSc *; Phoa, Saffire S. K. S MD, PhD *; van Delden, Otto M MD, PhD *; Bossuyt, Patrick M M PhD +; Gouma, Dirk J MD, PhD ++; Lameris, Johan S MD, PhD *; Stoker, Jaap MD, PhD * Abstract: Objective: To compare ultrasonography […]
Conceptos de osteoporosis y resistencia de hueso (inglés)
Geriatric Section, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX 75390-8889, USA. craig.rubin@utsouthwestern.edu OBJECTIVE: Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength and increased fracture risk. The factors that contribute to bone strength include bone mineral density (BMD) and bone quality, which encompasses factors such as bone turnover, microarchitecture, mineralization, and […]
Viviendo con una artritis crónica
The treatment and care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is complex and various health professionals with different areas of expertise may be involved. The objective of this article is to review the treatments and their efficacy as provided by health care professionals in RA care. The requirements for further research in this area are […]
Radiografía de la cabeza radial: ver una alternativa
D. Horsfielda, and C.F. Siegeristb Abstract The presentation of patients at the trauma unit complaining of elbow pain following a fall onto an outstretched hand is a common occurrence and radiological examination is often helpful to detect bony abnormality. This short communication describes a radiographic technique that may be useful in the demonstration of the […]