It is world widely accepted that a relatively small proportion of chronic disease can be explained by genetic factors alone. Although information about environmental exposure is important to comprehensively evaluate chronic diseases, this information is not sufficiently or accurately assessed by comparison with genomic factors. Human research on this topic has generally focused...
Introduction:The hemolytic uremic syndrome in its atypical variety is a rare thrombotic microangiopathy, with high morbidity and mortality if a timely diagnosis is not available to allow an adequate specific treatment.Clinical case:Patient with a confirmed diagnosis of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome treated with eculizumab with total remission and satisfactory clinical...
Objective:To detect immediate emotional needs in Instituto Nacional de Pediatría health personnel derived from the September 19th, 2017 earthquake, and contribute to reduce or control affliction, suffering, sadness and anxiety that appeared as a consequence of this traumatic event, and identify those in need of specialized intervention and refer them to corresponding services...
Introduction:Acute appendicitis is the leading cause of abdominal surgery in children. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish appendicitis from other conditions, which can lead to delayed diagnosis. The pediatric score for appendicitis and the Lintula score are scoring systems based on the presence or absence of symptoms and signs that have been validated in the pediatric...
Introduction:The hemolytic uremic syndrome in its atypical variety is a rare thrombotic microangiopathy, with high morbidity and mortality if a timely diagnosis is not available to allow an adequate specific treatment.Clinical case:Patient with a confirmed diagnosis of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome treated with eculizumab with total remission and satisfactory clinical...
Introduction: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an uncommon autosomal dominant disease, characterized by mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation and gastrointestinal polyps, which are the cause of recurrent intestinal obstructions, secondary to invagination. This case provides evidence to consider more conservative surgical treatments and prevent these patients from being constantly subjected to...
It is world widely accepted that a relatively small proportion of chronic disease can be explained by genetic factors alone. Although information about environmental exposure is important to comprehensively evaluate chronic diseases, this information is not sufficiently or accurately assessed by comparison with genomic factors. Human research on this topic has generally focused...
Objective:To present and describe a feedback technique in children with ileostomy that allows to increase the growth curve and decrease anastomotic dehiscence and postoperative dermatitis.Material and methods:We present 7 patients with ileostomy, treated with the refeeding technique during 2014 in the ColorectalCenter. We review why the derivation was performed, the age and the...
Introduction:Acute appendicitis is the leading cause of abdominal surgery in children. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish appendicitis from other conditions, which can lead to delayed diagnosis. The pediatric score for appendicitis and the Lintula score are scoring systems based on the presence or absence of symptoms and signs that have been validated in the pediatric...
Criterios pediátricosHigiene respiratoria. Etiqueta de tosRespiratory hygiene. Cough warningJosé Luis Castañeda-Narvá́ez¹ * Hilda Herná́ndez-Orozco¹ Eduardo Arias-de la Garza¹ Esther Ortega-Martínez¹ 1Departamento de Infectologia, Comite de infecciones Asociadas con la Atención en Salud. México. IntroducciónLas enfermedades respiratorias son causa importante de atención en los...