Publications by authors named "F Aizpuru Barandiaran"

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  • A study was conducted to evaluate two cases of filamentary keratitis in patients with high levels of anti-CCP antibodies, typically associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but without prior RA diagnosis.
  • The first patient, a 77-year-old man, showed no development of RA over three years, while the second patient, an 84-year-old man, developed RA 16 months after presenting with severe eye symptoms.
  • The findings suggest that elevated anti-CCP levels in patients with filamentary keratitis might be an early indicator of RA, highlighting the need for further research on the connection between anti-CCP antibodies and eye conditions in RA.
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Background: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics and therapeutic management of coinfection by mycobacteria in the authors hospital.

Methods: Two cases of coinfection detected in mixed cultures in agar 7H11 or simultaneous positive cultures in several evaluable clinical samples (blood cultures for MAI and M. kansasii and sputum or stools for M.

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