Publications by authors named "Alan Gamboa Meza"
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- - Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare disorder that involves abnormal growth of lymph nodes, and it's even rarer to see it with autoimmune diseases like autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA).
- - A 53-year-old woman with a long history of a specific type of CD was treated for anemia in the emergency department, leading to a diagnosis of hemolytic anemia.
- - The patient was successfully treated with rituximab and steroids, recovering well within seven days, marking the first known case to effectively use this treatment combination for both CD and AIHA.
Cocaine, the second most used illicit drug, is associated with cardiovascular, pulmonary, and other complications. Lung involvement associated with cocaine use, also known as "crack lung syndrome" (CLS), can elicit new-onset and exacerbate chronic pulmonary conditions. A 28-year-old female with a history of chronic controlled asthma arrived at the Emergency Department (ED), referring to cocaine inhalation, followed by symptoms compatible with an asthmatic crisis, requiring immediate steroid and bronchodilator therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory arteritis affecting large vessels, predominantly the aorta and its main branches. Diagnosis is usually delayed in most patients owing to the absence of typical clinical manifestations in the acute phase until the development of substantial arterial symptoms. The purpose of this case report is to describe abdominal pain being an uncommon symptom in TA.
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