Publications by authors named "Andres F Romero"
Article Synopsis
- - This study evaluated pediatric patients with encephalitis across 14 Colombian hospitals from July 2017 to July 2020, focusing on factors that could increase their risk of requiring admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
- - Out of 202 children studied, the majority were male, with bacterial infections being the most common cause; approximately 39% needed treatment in the PICU primarily due to conditions like generalized seizures and low leukocyte counts in cerebrospinal fluid.
- - The findings can help healthcare providers identify children most at risk for severe cases, aiding in better decision-making for PICU admissions based on specific risk factors related to their encephalitis.
Background: Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is one of the most severe presentations of COVID-19 infection in pediatrics. Currently, we have few studies that describe the characteristics of this condition in Colombian children.
Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children hospitalized with MIS-C in Neiva, Colombia.
Summary: Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) can develop as a complication of SARS CoV-2 infection, involving the gastrointestinal system mainly by vasoconstriction, edema, glandular hyperplasia, and a procoagulant state leading to direct tissue injury.
Method: ology: a series of cases including 8 patients with MIS-C treated in two highly complex institutions is presented. These patients, had abdominal symptoms of surgical management.
Introduction: Gigantism is a rare pediatric disease characterized by increased production of growth hormone (GH) before epiphyseal closure, that manifests clinically as tall stature, musculoskeletal abnormalities, and multiple comorbidities.
Materials And Methods: Case series of 6 male patients with gigantism evaluated at the Endocrinology Service of Hospital de San José (Bogotá, Colombia) between 2010 and 2016.
Results: All patients had macroadenomas and their mean final height was 2.