Early Mortality and Health Care Costs in Patients Recently Diagnosed With Kaposi Sarcoma at the National Cancer Institute, Mexico City.

Background: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a marker of advanced HIV disease; it is still the most frequent AIDS-associated malignancy in Mexico despite universal access to antiretroviral therapy, reflecting a gap in early HIV diagnosis.

Methods: The objectives of the study were to describe people with HIV with KS who died within 30 days of admission at INCan (National Cancer Institute) and to quantify resources and years of life lost (YLL). We collected demographic data, HIV-related variables, all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, hospitalizations, and estimated YLL and disability-adjusted life years.

Rheumatoid arthritis-related interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD): a possible association between disease activity and prognosis.

Objectives: We hypothesized that RA disease activity might be associated with the survival of RA-ILD patients. To evaluate this possibility, we analyzed data on disease activity during follow-up in an RA-ILD cohort and compared disease activity between surviving patients and those who died during follow-up.

Methods: RA-ILD patients referred for medical evaluation and treatment at a single center, with CDAI scores during all follow up were included.

Rheumatoid arthritis-related interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD): methotrexate and the severity of lung disease are associated to prognosis.

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) manifestation. The worst survival has been associated with usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) definitive pattern in high-resolution chest tomography (HRCT) scans. Moreover, the use of methotrexate in RA-ILD is controversial.

Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: lung inflammation evaluated with high resolution computed tomography scan is correlated to rheumatoid arthritis disease activity.

Objective: To describe the association between rheumatoid arthritis disease activity (RA) and interstitial lung damage (inflammation and fibrosis), in a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD).

Methods: A retrospective study of RA patients with interstitial lung disease (restrictive pattern in lung function tests and evidence of interstitial lung disease in high resolution computed tomography (HRCT)). Patients were evaluated to exclude other causes of pulmonary disease.