[Acute monoarthritis in a third level hospital].

Introduction: Acute monoarthritis (AM) represents a relevant cause of morbidity that requires prompt medical care. The study of synovial fluid becomes relevant to allow a rapid diagnostic approach. The main objective of the study was to determine the frequency and clinical-analytical characteristics of episodes of AM and acute bursitis evaluated in a hospital during a period of 6 years.

[Creatine phosphokinase enzyme elevation in two third-level hospitals of Córdoba].

Introduction: HyperCKemia is defined as the elevation of creatine phosphokinase (CK) levels greater than 1.5 times the upper limit (CK>285 U/L), being produced by multiple causes, which vary according different populations. The main objective of the study was to know the frequency of hyperCKemia in two hospitals in Córdoba and its main causes.

Clinical and Serological Features in Latin American IgG4-Related Disease Patients Differ According to Sex, Ethnicity, and Clinical Phenotype.

Background/objective: Data on IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) come almost exclusively from cohorts from Asia, Europe, and North America. We conducted this study to describe the clinical presentation, phenotype distribution, and association with sex, ethnicity, and serological markers in a large cohort of Latin American patients with IgG4-RD.

Methods: We performed a multicenter medical records review study including 184 Latin American IgG4-RD patients.

IgG4-Related Disease: Mimickers and Diagnostic Pitfalls.

Background: The tendency of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) to form pseudotumors, as well as its multisystemic nature, makes it the perfect mimicker of many conditions. Moreover, some clinical, serological, radiological, or histological features of the disease might be shared with some mimickers.Recently, 4 clinical phenotypes have been identified, and patients grouped in each phenotype have distinctive demographic, clinical, and serological features and outcomes, and, as expected, for each phenotype, a set of differential diagnoses should be considered.

Differential diagnosis between pancreatic involvement in IgG4-related disease and pancreatic cancer.

IgG4-related disease is a systemic disorder characterised by diffuse or tumoural inflammatory lesions. It can mimic pancreatic cancer, leading to errors in diagnosis and treatment increasing rates of morbidity and mortality in patients. The aim of this review is to take a differential diagnostic approach to these two entities using epidemiology, clinical and laboratory findings, imaging and histopathology.

[Nosocomial urinary tract infection: an analysis beyond urinary catheterization].

Introduction: Nosocomially acquired urinary tract infections (NAUTI) represent an important public health issue, but its characteristics when they are not catheter associated (CA-UTI) or when they take place outside intensive care units (ICU) are poorly understood.

Objectives: To determine the patients' characteristics, etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of NAUTI, both CA-UTI and no CA-UTI, in general ward and ICU.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analytic cross-sectional study, between 2009 and 2013, in a third level universitary hospital.

[Characteristics of bloodstream infections in adult patients of two third level centers of Córdoba, Argentina.].

Background: Bloodstream infections (BI) are associated with high morbidity and mortality.

Objective: To determine epidemiological, microbiological and clinical features of community (CA-BI) and nosocomial bloodstream infections (N-BI).

Methods: Bacteremia and fungemia events were retrospectively analyzed in two third-level hospitals between April 2009 and August 2013.

[Nephrocalcinosis and proximal tubulopathy in Sjögren's Syndrome.].

Primary Sjögren's syndrome is a systemic and chronic autoimmune disease. Renal involvement may occur in up to 30% of patients. The incidence of tubulopathies ranges from 2.

[Uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women: etiology and antimicrobial resistance].

Our objectives were to determine the etiology and analyze the antibiotic resistance profiles of microorganisms causing uncomplicated urinary tract infections in our setting. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted. In vitro antimicrobial resistance of urine cultures was analyzed.

Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome: Case series and review of the literature.

Objective: To describe clinical manifestations, antecedents, comorbidities and associated treatments, imaging findings, and follow-up in patients with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

Methods: A retrospective, descriptive analysis of admitted patients was performed between June 2009 and May 2014 in a third-level care hospital. We evaluated age, sex, comorbidities, symptoms, values of blood pressure at admission, renal function, medication and time elapsed until the disappearance of symptoms.

Streptococcus agalactiae bacteremia in non-pregnant adult patients at two teaching hospitals.

Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (GBS) is a frequent pathogen in immunocompromised adults. The aim of this study was to determine the relative frequency, clinical presentation, antimicrobial susceptibility profile, and risk factors associated with GBS bacteremia in non-pregnant adult patients. We conducted a retrospective analysis of blood cultures performed in two hospitals between the years 2009-2013.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is an infrequent idiopathic disorder. It has been associated with autoimmune disorders, of which systemic lupus erythematosus is the most outstanding. The basis of its diagnosis relies on the histological examination of lymph nodes, which typically reveals necrosis surrounded by histiocytes with crescentic nucleus, immunoblasts and plasma cells, and absence of neutrophils.