Publications by authors named "Rafael Daroca-Perez"
Olmesartan-induced enteropathy associated with antiphospholipid syndrome.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
October 2023
Olmesartan-induced enteropathy (OIE) is an emergent enteropathy related to this angiotensin II receptor blocker. Main clinical manifestation is chronic diarrhea and duodenal biopsy is characterized by villous atrophy. Therefore, it is necessary to exclude other causes of enteropathy such as celiac disease, autoimmune enteropathy, intestinal lymphoma, parasitic infections, immunodeficiencies, or Crohn disease.
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- PCT (Procalcitonin) is an important diagnostic tool for bacterial infections, but its effectiveness in elderly patients had not been extensively studied prior to this research.* -
- The study involved 161 elderly patients (75 years and older) split into two groups: one with probable bacterial infections and another with noninfectious diseases, to assess the validity of PCT levels in diagnosis.* -
- Results showed that PCT had a sensitivity of 72% and specificity of 92% for diagnosing bacterial infections in the elderly, indicating it can effectively help identify infections in this population.*