Publications by authors named "Vicente Aldasoro Caceres"
Background: With the arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020, it was proposed to make the change from intravenous (IV) tocilizumab (TCZ) to its subcutaneous formulation, in order to avoid rheumatological patients having to go to the day hospital and guarantee enough IV TCZ for those critical patients with COVID who needed it. The aim of this study was to describe the rate and reasons for switching back to IV TCZ from subcutaneous TCZ.
Methods: We included patients from the rheumatology service that were on treatment with IV TCZ in February 2020 and were followed up until March 2021.
Objectives: Describe patients with noninfectious aortitis and their response to treatment in a regional hospital.
Methods: Review of patients with noninfectious aortitis, diagnostic technique used and immunosuppressive therapy received.
Results: We report 8 patients (7 women and one man) diagnosed with aortitis by positron emission tomography (PET).
Objective: Describe the demographic characteristics and disorders of patients with diagnosis of Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) in the December 2008 - January 2014 period.
Methods: Medical records were reviewed from diagnosis of MAS and after discharge until January 2014. Patients were divided into 4 groups according to the primary disease: Autoimmune (AI), Hemato - oncologic (HO), Infectious (Inf) and Oncologic (Onc).
Introduction: Hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) occurs in autoimmune diseases and belongs to the hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis group of diseases. This paper describes the features of 2 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented HS as the initial clinical manifestation.
Clinical Observations: Both patients had prolonged fever not associated to an infectious process and did not respond to broad-spectrum antibiotics.