Publications by authors named "Alcides A Greca"
For better management of patients with febrile neutropenia, our study investigated the epidemiologic, microbiologic, and clinical characteristics of adult inpatients with febrile neutropenia and their mortality-associated factors. To this end, we carried out a prospective, observational, multicenter study in 28 Argentinian hospitals between 2007 and 2012. We included 515 episodes of febrile neutropenia from 346 patients, median age 49 years.
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- - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation in the joints and sometimes leads to severe complications beyond the joints, particularly in long-term cases.
- - A 56-year-old woman with a history of highly active RA experienced a surprising remission during pregnancy, lasting for 7 years without treatment, but later developed Felty's syndrome and other serious complications.
- - The case highlights the rare occurrence of prolonged joint remission without treatment and underscores the need for managing inflammation to prevent severe extra-articular issues, even when joint symptoms are absent.
Pneumonias are a major cause of morbidity and mortality and their prognosis depends on many factors including nutritional status. This study analyzed the relationship between malnutrition and the risk of death in Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) patients. This is a prospective observational study.
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