Publications by authors named "Moises Casarrubias-Ramirez"
Background: Involuntary weight loss (IWL) is associated with a bad prognosis. A causal diagnosis is difficult and the priority is to identify those patients at risk of a serious underlying disease, such as malignant neoplasia.
Objective: External validation of a prognostic index of neoplasia in patients with IWL.
The Systemic Sclerosis Questionnaire (SySQ): Validation of the translation of the original German version into Spanish and its relationship to the disease and to quality of life.
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed)
April 2020
Objective: Translation, transculturation and validity of the self-administered questionnaire for functionality (Systemic Sclerosis Questionnaires [SySQ]) for use in Spanish patients with systemic sclerosis and its relationship to the severity of the disease and to quality of life.
Patients And Methods: We conducted an observational analytical study to perform a cross-cultural validation of the self-administered questionnaire on functionality in scleroderma. The validity of the form and content was evaluated by an expert panel.
Background: Gastric carcinoma causes about 700 000 deaths worldwide per year. Is feasible detect it in earlier stages. The aim of this article is to assess the atrophy in the mucosa neighboring an intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma by comparing the Sydney vs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains a syndrome with difficult approach and changing spectrum. Our aim was to compare two series of FUO patients seen at the Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico La Raza, Mexico City.
Methods: Data from FUO series from 1979-87 were compared with those from 2004-14 series.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to compare the clinical features and treatment outcomes of primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV) and secondary central nervous system vasculitis (SCNSV) in patients treated with intravenous cyclophosphamide (IV-CYC) and glucocorticosteroids (GCS).
- Both groups exhibited similar neurological symptoms, but SCNSV patients had more frequent general symptoms and abnormal lab results.
- After treatment, PCNSV patients showed significantly better relapse-free survival compared to SCNSV patients, despite both groups displaying similar neuroimaging results.
Background: Hematologic manifestations of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are a well-recognized complication of the disease and may be clinically important. Our objective was to determine the risk factors for anemia and its correlation with HIV treatment-naïve infected patients without co-infection or opportunistic diseases.
Findings: We performed a cross-sectional comparative study in which HIV treatment-naïve infected patients with anemia were compared with a control group of HIV patients without anemia.