Publications by authors named "Arturo Olascoaga-Lugo"

Background: Hodgkin lymphoma is a malignant neoplasm of B lymphoid cells whose histologic characteristic is the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells in an inflammatory environment.

Case Report: A 37-year-old woman with a history of up to 40°C fever for four months, progressive and bilateral decrease in hearing acuity, weight loss of up to 6 kg, cervical lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia. Auditory sensory neuropathy was confirmed.

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Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic inflammatory disease of unknown cause. It is characterized by the presence of noncaseating granuloma on a biopsy specimen. Clinical presentation varies across case report series with myriad of symptoms ranging from fever, respiratory symptoms, and skin lesions, or atypical symptoms like heart block or neurological symptoms.

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The ultrasound as care at the bedside of the patient, or POCUS (Point-Of-Care Ultrasound), has taken today a primary place as a complementary tool in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients in different intensive care units and health care services. One of these specialties is internal medicine, since in the area of hospitalization patients with complex and critical clinical conditions are treated, who benefit from this tool for diagnostic complementation, monitoring and performing safer procedures. The pulmonary ultrasound is a tool to integrate the signs, symptoms and physical examination, for a better diagnostic accuracy and monitoring of patients.

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