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Atypical lymphangioma and hyperkeratosis in a patient with morbid obesity,
Morán-Mariños,Cristian; Nieto-Gutierrez,Wendy; Pacheco-Mendoza,JosmelAbstract Lymphangioma is a rare and understudied pathology that is usually detected in the first decade of life, and its appearance in adults is rare. This report details a 51-year-old man with morbid obesity who presented, for the last eight months, multiple asymmetric tumor lesions with extension to the scrotal region. The diagnosis of circumscribed lymphangioma with associated infection was confirmed. This c...
Possible association between dysnatremias and mortality during hospitalization ...
Mezones-Holguin,Edward; Niño-Garcia,Roberto; Herrera-Añazco,Percy; Taype-Rondan,Álvaro; Pacheco-Mendoza,Josmel; Hernandez,Adrian V.Abstract Objective: To evaluate the association between dysnatremias or dyschloremias and mortality during hospitalization in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) or chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing acute hemodialysis. Methods: We carried out a retrospective cohort study on adult patients undergoing acute hemodialysis with AKI or CKD diagnosis at a public hospital in Lima, Peru. Dysnatremias were cate...
Factors associated with mortality in a population with acute kidney injury unde...
Herrera-Añazco,Percy; Taype-Rondan,Alvaro; Pacheco-Mendoza,Josmel; Miranda,J JaimeAbstract Introduction: Patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) in developing countries are described in a profile of young age, with less comorbidities, with unifactorial, and with a lower mortality compared to patients in developed countries. Objective: To assess mortality in patients with acute kidney injury undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and its associated factors in a developing country setting. Methods: Retr...
ANCA-Positive pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis in a patient with syst...
Herrera-Añazco,Percy; Velásquez-Castillo,Percy; Pacheco-Mendoza,Josmel; Valenzuela-Rodriguez,Germán; Asato-Higa,CarmenAbstract The pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis (PICGN) is generally associated with small-vessel vasculitis with a few reported cases associated with other autoimmune diseases such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). We present the case of a female 34-year-old patient with acute kidney injury symptoms with indication for renal replacement therapy in the context of clinical SLE diagnosis. A kidney bi...