Publications by authors named "Maria Raigosa"
Background: Warfarin is an oral anticoagulant which is widely used in the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic events, to which multiple adverse effects are attributed; nevertheless, descriptions of hypersensitivity reactions to this medication are rare.
Case Report: A 59-year-old patient with a history of mesenteric thrombosis, who had previously received long-term treatment with warfarin. Upon discontinuation of the medication, the patient experienced a recurrence of thrombosis at a hepatosplenic level, with a subsequent hypersensitivity reaction upon administration of the coumarin.
Background: Several reports show deficiencies in the knowledge of physicians about the diagnostic criteria and the treatment of anaphylaxis, a condition that can have fatal consequences.
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of physicians in Colombia on the fundamental aspects of anaphylaxis in diagnosis and treatment.
Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study, carried out through a survey of 11 questions that evaluate clinical aspects of anaphylaxis, addressed to general practitioners and specialists in different health areas resident in Colombia.
Background: Solar urticaria is a rare type of inducible urticaria characterized by wheal and erythema formation shortly after exposure to sunlight or to an artificial light source; its pathophysiology is not yet entirely understood. The treatment of choice, in addition to exposure avoidance, consists in antihistamine administration.
Clinical Case: This is the case of a 27-year-old woman with no personal history of allergic diseases and with a 2-year history of erythema and wheals in photo-exposed areas associated with sunlight exposure for periods longer than 10 minutes.