The adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is key to the therapeutic success of HIV patients and associated to depressive symptoms (DS) in several studies. However, there are few publications regarding mid-aged women; a period in which the menopausal status could play an important role.

The adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is key to the therapeutic success of HIV patients and associated to depressive symptoms (DS) in several studies. However, there are few publications regarding mid-aged women; a period in which the menopausal status could play an important role.

El Dr. José Arriola Montenegro y Dr. Renato Beas Nino de Guzman. explican su experiencia para llegar a realizar su residencia médica en EE. UU.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic is evolving in Latin America despite implementation of government measures. We report a familial cluster in Lima, Peru, with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Two young and two middle-aged adults with a wide range of COVID-19 manifestations experienced successful management under telehealth outpatient monitoring. Telehealth monitoring was scheduled as suggested by Peruvian Ministry of Health Guidelines and was performed by a designated physician who assessed the patients and prescribed treatment. On May 14, 2020, a 25-year-old male, who worked treating COVID-19 patients, reported constitutional symptoms and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Clinical improvement was achieved with azithromycin and ivermectin therapy. He had been in contact with his parents (Cases 2 and 3) and his sister (Case 4)....

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are two common comorbidities that share similar pathophysiological mechanisms. There is a growing interest in the potential of targeted therapies to improve outcomes in patients with coexisting HFrEF and NAFLD. This manuscript reviews current and potential therapies for patients with coexisting HFrEF and NAFLD. Pharmacological therapies, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, mineralocorticoids receptor antagonist, and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, have been shown to reduce fibrosis and fat deposits in the liver. However, there are currently no data showing the beneficial effects of sacubitril/valsartan, ivabradine, hydralazine, isosorbide nitrates, digoxin, or beta blockers on NAFLD in patients with HFrEF. This study highlights the imp...

Hemangiomas are defined as soft tissue lesions in the maxillofacial or oral region. Hemangiomas of salivary glands constitute 30% of the non-epithelial tumors in major salivary glands. Benign tumors in salivary glands are located 85% in parotid gland and 13% in submandibular gland. We present a case of submandibular hemangioma in an infant patient that had some complications and a challenging diagnosis. A 3-month-old female patient presented a giant hemangioma located in the submandibular, preauricular and right malar region with purplish color that during hospitalization had a cardiorespiratory arrest as a severe complication of the disease.

Objetivo: Evaluar si existe asociación entre la sintomatología climatérica (SC) y la adherencia al Tratamiento Antirretroviral de Gran Actividad (A-TARGA) en mujeres de mediana edad (40 a 59 años) con infección por el Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana (VIH). Método: Se realizó un estudio transversal analítico en tres hospitales Ministerio de Salud en Lima, Perú. La SC fue medida con el Menopause Rating Scale y categorizada en: sin sintomatología (SS), con sintomatología leve (SCL), con sintomatología moderada (SCM) y con sintomatología severa (SCS). Las pacientes se clasificaron como adherentes y no adherentes al TARGA de acuerdo con la puntuación global del cuestionario de evaluación de adherencia al tratamiento antirretroviral (CEAT-VIH). Asimismo, se evaluó la edad, orientación sexual, esquema de tratamiento, tiempo de enfermedad, estadio menopaúsico, riesgo de depre...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between menopausal status and female sexual function among mid-aged women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study of 221 sexually active HIV-infected women ages 40 to 59 years, based on a secondary analysis of a three-hospital survey in Lima, Perú. We classified menopausal status according to Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop criteria (STRAW+10); this exposure variable was categorized as binary (non-postmenopausal and postmenopausal) and-for exploratory analysis-as multinomial (pre-, peri-, and postmenopausal). We defined low sexual function (LSF) using the 6-item Female Sexual Function Index (total score ≤19). Socio-demographic and clinical variables were assessed, including age, used highly active antiretroviral therapy scheme, disease duration, depressive symptoms, and co-morbiditi...