[Silent myocardial infarction diagnosed by myocardial perfusion SPECT in a young woman with systemic lupus erythematosus].

Premature atherosclerosis and its consequent heart disease play a crucial role in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, even in premenopausal women. It is one of the leading causes of death in long evolution lupus. We present the case of a 42-year-old premenopausal woman, smoker, with a history of hypertension, cholecystectomy and lupus for 23 years, treated with NSAID, steroids and antimalarial drugs.

[Preoperative CA15.3 serum levels and cellular proliferation in patients having infiltrating ductal carcinomas of the breast].

Objective: To study the possible correlations between the preoperative CA15.3 serum levels and the cellular proliferation, measured by S-phase (SP), in patients having infiltrating ductal carcinomas (IDC) of the breast

Material And Methods: The study group included 79 patients with an age ranged between 39 and 86 yrs (64,8 +/- 11,8). Ploidy and S-phase were measured by cytometry (Fascam.

Prevalence and risk factors for anal cytologic abnormalities and human papillomavirus infection in a rural population of HIV-infected males.

Purpose: This study was designed to determine the prevalence and risk factors for anal squamous intraepithelial lesions and human papillomavirus infection in a rural population of HIV-infected males.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed. Risk factors were collected.