Publications by authors named "Jorge Cruz-Cruz"
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- The study looked at how patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Puerto Rico perceive and use medical cannabis since its legalization in 2017.
- About 27% of the surveyed patients reported using cannabis, but many had limited knowledge about it, with 78% not discussing their use with their doctors.
- Despite their lack of knowledge, a significant portion believed cannabis helped improve their symptoms, indicating a need for better communication and education between patients and healthcare providers about cannabis therapy.
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- - Gastric cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths globally, often linked to chronic infection by a common bacterium, which can lead to gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM), a key pre-cancerous condition.
- - A study analyzed pathology data from nearly 44,000 endoscopy biopsies in Puerto Rico from 2012-2014 and found a GIM prevalence rate of 10.7%, with a significant portion of reports lacking critical risk subtype information.
- - The findings suggest higher GIM prevalence among Puerto Rican Hispanics compared to non-Hispanic populations in the U.S., highlighting the need for improved standardization in biopsy protocols and pathology reporting to enhance GIM surveillance.
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that can mimic a variety of symptoms leading to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. We report the case of 48 year-old woman, in whom initial presentation of MG with predominance of bulbar symptoms was mistaken for thyroid disease complications. Subsequently, correct diagnosis and optimal management resulted on significant improvement of her functional state.
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