Objective: To describe the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients with neurological complications due to opportunistic infections at the Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue in Lima, Peru (2017-2019). Materials and methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was conducted with medical records of patients older than 18 years diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and neurological complications due to opportunistic infections. The study variables were analyzed with descriptive statistics using the IBM SPSS Statistics V25. Results: Forty-five (45) medical records were analyzed: the average age was 34.38 ± 11.19 years, 73.30 % were males, 31.10 % were from the district of Ate, 53.30 % completed secondary education, 24.40 % were unemployed, 67.90 % (n = 19/28) were heterosexual and 17.20 % had tuberculosis as comorbidity. The most common clinica...

Objetivos: Describir las características clínicas y sociodemográficas de los pacientes con VIH/SIDA con complicaciones neurológicas por infecciones oportunistas en el Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue, 2017-2019, Lima-Perú. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal y retrospectivo. Se incluyeron historias clínicas de pacientes hospitalizados, mayores de 18 años con diagnóstico VIH/SIDA, con complicaciones neurológicas por infecciones oportunistas. Las variables de estudio fueron analizadas con el programa SPSS versión 25, mediante estadística descriptiva. Resultados: Se analizaron 45 historias clínicas; la edad promedio fue de 34,38 ± 11,19 años, predominando el sexo masculino (73,3%). El 31,1% procedía del distrito de Ate, 53,3% tenía secundaria completa y el 24,4% estaba desempleado. El 67,9% (n=19/28) eran heterosexuales y 17,...

Objective: To describe the clinical and surgical profile of patients with sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) who underwent thoracic surgery at Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo between 2017 and 2022. Materials and methods: A descriptive and retrospective research involving patientswith sequelae of pulmonary TB who underwent thoracic surgery. Data were recorded using Excel365, and descriptive statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 26. Results: Atotal of 31 medical records were reviewed. The mean age was 43.90 ± 16.185 years, with a malepredominance (61.30 %). Most patients came from Lima (54.80 %) and the Peruvian highlands(41.90 %), and 29.00 % had completed secondary education. Harmful habits—alcohol and tobaccouse—were reported in 25.80 % (n = 8), and 16.10 % (n = 5) had diabetes mellitus. Regarding TBhistory, 71.00 % (n = 22) of cases were newly diagnosed d...