Polymyalgia rheumatica: A case series from Colombia and analysis of Latin America.

Objective: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common inflammatory disease in patients over 50 years. Information about the disease in Latin America (LATAM) is scarce. We aimed to evaluate a group of Colombian patients with PMR and to conduct a systematic review of PMR in LATAM.

[Diminished apoptosis in nasal mucosa of patients with persistent allergic rhinitis].

Objective: To assess apoptosis frequency in the nasal mucosa of patients with perennial allergic rhinitis.

Patients And Methods: Eleven patients and five healthy subjects accepted to participate, from 10 to 16 years old. None of them had evidence of acute infectious disease, tobacco exposure or use of corticosteroids, antileukotrienes, antihistamines or immunotherapy.