“Objective: We aimed to identify factors associated with severe accidental burns in patients ≤12 years old. Materials and methods: We conducted a matched case-control study, in which we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of children treated in a single institution from 2014-2016. We classified the cases (patients with severe burns) and controls (patients with non-severe burns) according to the criteria of the American Burn Association. We used multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis to identify the relationship between the etiology of burns and their severity. Results: We reviewed 180 cases and 90 controls. The most common etiology of burns was boiling water in both cases (65.6%) and controls (83.3%). Most burns occurred inside the home (84.1%) and in the afternoon (37.4%). Multivariate analysis identified that severe burns were mainly due to exposure to fire ...

“Objective: We aimed to identify factors associated with severe accidental burns in patients ≤12 years old. Materials and methods: We conducted a matched case-control study, in which we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of children treated in a single institution from 2014-2016. We classified the cases (patients with severe burns) and controls (patients with non-severe burns) according to the criteria of the American Burn Association. We used multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis to identify the relationship between the etiology of burns and their severity. Results: We reviewed 180 cases and 90 controls. The most common etiology of burns was boiling water in both cases (65.6%) and controls (83.3%). Most burns occurred inside the home (84.1%) and in the afternoon (37.4%). Multivariate analysis identified that severe burns were mainly due to exposure to fire ...

El propósito de este estudio fue describir las características de la enfermedad por citomegalovirus (CMV) en pacientes que recibieron trasplante de corazón, revisar la presentación clínica y el tratamiento farmacológico de los pacientes que desarrollaron la enfermedad por CMV, en Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular (INCOR), en Lima, que es un centro de trasplante cardíaco en Perú.

Se presenta el primer reporte de caso pediátrico de enfermedad por citomegalovirus resistente a ganciclovir y valganciclovir postrasplante cardiaco en un hospital público peruano, con una presentación inusual. La resistencia a estos fármacos fue evidente luego de 277 días de evolución de la enfermedad, ante la no remisión de la sintomatología y la persistencia de una carga viral elevada. La posterior administración de foscarnet condujo a una mejora clínica y de laboratorio, hasta la remisión de la enfermedad.

El presente estudio investigó las principales causas de mortalidad por VIH/SIDA en el Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo (HNDM) durante los años 2001 al 2004, igualmente estableció el perfil demográfico y epidemiológico de los pacientes fallecidos, su estado inmunológico, su estadio al diagnostico y la frecuencia de las enfermedades oportunistas y su relación con la sobrevida. Para obtener los datos se seleccionó la historia clínica de pacientes con ELISA para VIH reactivo, así como los pacientes fallecidos en el HNDM entre enero del 2001 a Junio 2004. Se encontró que el 77.6 por ciento de los pacientes fueron masculinos, los grupos etareos más afectados fueron de 25 a 34 años; solo el 48.5 por ciento no tuvo antecedente de infección de transmisión sexual (ITS), el resto presento sífilis diagnosticada por serologia o ulcera genital. La tendencia sexual predominante fue heteros...

Se presenta el caso de un paciente varón de 19 años con tres semanas de enfermedad, fiebre, diaforesis, tos, pérdida de peso, disnea progresiva. Llegó al servicio de Emergencia con síntomas de insuficiencia cardiaca. Los estudios demostraron derrame pericárdico moderado. Se realizó una ventana pericárdica donde se evidenció liquido pericárdico hemorrágico. El estudio histológico del pericardio y de un ganglio mediastínico reveló uninfiltrado crónico granulomatoso y caseificante, sugerente de tuberculosis pericárdica. Respondió favorablemente al tratamiento antituberculoso más prednisona.

Se presenta el caso de un paciente varón de 19 años con tres semanas de enfermedad, fiebre, diaforesis, tos, pérdida de peso, disnea progresiva. Llegó al servicio de Emergencia con síntomas de insuficiencia cardiaca. Los estudios demostraron derrame pericárdico moderado. Se realizó una ventana pericárdica donde se evidenció liquido pericárdico hemorrágico. El estudio histológico del pericardio y de un ganglio mediastínico reveló uninfiltrado crónico granulomatoso y caseificante, sugerente de tuberculosis pericárdica. Respondió favorablemente al tratamiento antituberculoso más prednisona.

“Objectives: We aimed to describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of Peruvian military personnel diagnosed with HIV. Furthermore, we determined the frequency of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) adherence, the complications and mortality. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients diagnosed with HIV, confirmed by Western blot at a single institution from 1989-2020. Descriptive analyses were performed for all the variables using mean and standard deviation (SD) in the case of quantitative variables, and frequency and percentage for qualitative variables. Results:Ofthe 161 patients included, 95.7% were males and the mean age was 39.59 years (SD= 16.45 years). Most had college or higher education (67.7%) and were on active duty at diagnosis (77%). 35.4% had AIDS at diagnosis; 28.6% opportunistic infections; and 8.1% tube...

“Objectives: We aimed to describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of Peruvian military personnel diagnosed with HIV. Furthermore, we determined the frequency of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) adherence, the complications and mortality. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients diagnosed with HIV, confirmed by Western blot at a single institution from 1989-2020. Descriptive analyses were performed for all the variables using mean and standard deviation (SD) in the case of quantitative variables, and frequency and percentage for qualitative variables. Results:Ofthe 161 patients included, 95.7% were males and the mean age was 39.59 years (SD= 16.45 years). Most had college or higher education (67.7%) and were on active duty at diagnosis (77%). 35.4% had AIDS at diagnosis; 28.6% opportunistic infections; and 8.1% tube...

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculosis deaths have decreased worldwide over the past decade. We sought to evaluate the effect of HIV status on tuberculosis mortality among patients undergoing treatment for tuberculosis in Lima, Peru, a low HIV prevalence setting. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study of patients treated for tuberculosis between 2005 and 2008 in two adjacent health regions in Lima, Peru (Lima Ciudad and Lima Este). We constructed a multivariate Cox proportional hazards model to evaluate the effect of HIV status on mortality during tuberculosis treatment. Results: Of 1701 participants treated for tuberculosis, 136 (8.0 %) died during tuberculosis treatment. HIV-positive patients constituted 11.0 % of the cohort and contributed to 34.6 % of all deaths. HIV-positive patients were significantly more likely to die (25.1 vs. 5.9 %, P <...