Acute Lung Toxicity After Intralesional Bleomycin Sclerotherapy.

Bleomycin has progressively been used to treat low-flow vascular malformations in children. No significant systemic side effects have been reported in large series after low doses, but some authors are still concerned about its use. We report a case of a severe acute lung toxicity after a low dose of a second bleomycin intralesional injection in a 5-year-old girl.

Use of carotid compression in a patient with arteriovenous malformation.

We report a case of a patient with a high flow arteriovenous malformation (AVM)i n the orbit, who developed a severe compartment syndrome, and was successfully treated with manual carotid compressions. The patient suffered a progressive proptosis, restriction of ocular motility and decreased of the visual acuity of the right eye. Embolization had a high risk of serious complications due to fistula location, so an alternative treatment consisting in carotid compressions was prescribed.

[Acute vertebral fracture and vertebral reinforcement techniques].

The high incidence of fractures by fragility and, especially of the vertebral fractures in osteoporotic postmenopausal women, forces us to approach this subject once more. In this manuscript epidemiological data that indicates the magnitude of the problem will be updated. Treatment alternatives to decrease back pain produced by vertebral fracture are will be reviewed, and the prevention of the occurrence of new osteoporotic fractures of any type, through the administration of suitable antiresorptive and bone-forming pharmacological agents to increase bone mineral density will also be addressed.