Relationship of quality and duration of sleep with arterial hypertension in a Colombian population.

Introduction. Alterations in the quality and duration of sleep are risk factors for the development of arterial hypertension in Eastern countries. However, in Latin America there are few studies researching this association.

Performance of the First-Trimester Cervical Consistency Index to Predict Preterm Birth.

: Preterm birth (PTB) remains a significant global health challenge. Previous attempts to predict preterm birth in the first trimester using cervical length have been contradictory. The cervical consistency index (CCI) was introduced to quantify early cervical changes and has shown promise across various clinical scenarios in the mid-trimester, though testing in the first trimester is lacking.

Frailty syndrome and end-stage kidney disease outcomes at a Latin American dialysis center.

Introduction: Frailty syndrome generates a high risk of adverse outcomes and mortality, and its prevalence is elevated in patients with end-stage kidney disease. Few studies have reported the prevalence and outcomes of frailty in populations from less developed countries.

Objective: To identify the clinical outcomes and factors associated with the frailty syndrome in patients with stage five chronic kidney disease who started renal replacement therapy - both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis- in a dialysis center in Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Burns in the context of a shared psychotic disorder in a Colombian referral centre: A case report.

Introduction: Shared paranoid disorder is characterised by the development of psychotic symptoms in people who have a close affective bond with a subject suffering from a mental disorder. This case is the first case of burn injuries reported in the context of this disorder.

Case: We describe a young couple, with a similar pattern of burns caused by contact with a griddle.

The global prevalence of human fascioliasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Fascioliasis is a parasitic zoonosis that can infect humans and be a source of significant morbidity. The World Health Organization lists human fascioliasis as a neglected tropical disease, but the worldwide prevalence of fascioliasis data is unknown.

Objective: We aimed to estimate the global prevalence of human fascioliasis.

Burns in the Context of a Shared Psychotic Disorder in a Colombian Referral Centre: a Case Report.

Introduction: Shared paranoid disorder is characterised by the development of psychotic symptoms in people who have a close affective bond with a subject suffering from a mental disorder. This case is the first case of burn injuries reported in the context of this disorder.

Case: We describe a young couple, with a similar pattern of burns caused by contact with a griddle.

UBA2 variants underlie a recognizable syndrome with variable aplasia cutis congenita and ectrodactyly.

Purpose: The human chromosome 19q13.11 deletion syndrome is associated with a variable phenotype that includes aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) and ectrodactyly as specific features. UBA2 (ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme 2) lies adjacent to the minimal deletion overlap region.

[Acute myocardial infarction without obstructive coronary disease secondary to thyrotoxicosis due to toxic multinodular goiter].

Acute myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) represents a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice. Documentation of an ischemic substrate is necessary for its diagnostic approach, with a treatment that must be specific according to the identified etiology. A group of these patients presents ischemia secondary to an alteration in the oxygen supply/demand ratio.

Vagino-rectal colonization prevalence by Streptococcus agalactiae and its susceptibility profile in pregnant women attending a third-level hospital.

Introduction: Streptococcus agalactiae is the main etiological agent causing invasive infection of the newborn with symptoms that may be associated with septicemia, pneumonia or meningitis and prevalences up to 50% worldwide where there is an increase in antibiotic resistance. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of vagino-rectal colonization by S. agalactiae and its sensitivity profile in pregnant women attending a third-level hospital.

Chorea gravidarum: Case report and review of the literature.

Objective: To present a case of chorea gravidarum and conduct a review of the published literature on the treatment for this condition, and on maternal and fetal prognosis.

Methods: Case presentation of a 16-year-old primiparous patient admitted to a Level III public hospital at 8 weeks of gestation complaining of involuntary head and limb movements and right lower limb hyperreflexia lasting three days. The patient had a history of Sydenham chorea.

[WAGR syndrome by heterozygous deletion of the WT1 gene. Pediatric case report].

WAGR syndrome (Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and mental retardation) is an uncommon genetic disorder due to the deletion of the 11p13 region that contains the WT1 and PAX6 genes. It involves a distinctive combination of clinical conditions, with aniridia and Wilms tumor being the most notable. We present a 17-month-old infant with microcephaly, ocular alterations (buphthalmos, leukocoria, bilateral aniridia), scrotal hypoplasia, undescended testes and neurodevelopmental delay who underwent multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification study for WT1, showing haploinsufficiency in the probes that hybridize to the 11p13 region, compatible with an heterozygous deletion of the gene.

Analysis of previous training with simulated models on the success rate of ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block. Prospective cohort study.

Introduction: The teaching based on simulation and acquisition of skills is changing the paradigm of education and restructuring the clinical residences, with the aim of acquiring better skills, increasing procedural success, reducing complications, as well as providing safe, effective, and efficient and focused care of the patient. Peripheral nerve blocks have advanced as techniques for anatomical repairs, use of neurostimulator, and ultrasound. The posgraduate anaesthesiology program implemented a teaching program that included phases of theoretical teaching, training with simulated models, and application in real scenarios.

[Late infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy: case report].

Metachromatic leukodystrophy is an uncommon autosomal recessive disease caused by the deficiency of the arylsulfatase A lysosomal enzyme, which causes a progressive demyelin-ation with subsequent neurological manifestations. Between its manifestation forms, the one presenting in late childhood has the worst prognosis. Magnetic resonance plays an important role in the characterization of underlying abnormalities, which makes it possible to rule out other clinical conditions and approximate a diagnosis that is later confirmed by the appropriate molecular studies.

[Pleuropulmonary blastoma: case report].

Pleuropulmonary Blastoma corresponds to a malignant primary lung disorder, exclusive of pediatric age, infrequent and of aggressive characteristics. Age on diagnosis is 1 month-12 years. Rates per sex are equal.

[Peroxisomal disorder, rhizomelyc chondrodysplasia punctata type 1: case report].

Introduction: Peroxisomal diseases are a group of monogenic disorders that include defects in peroxisome biogenesis or enzyme dificiencies. Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata type 1 (RCDP1) belongs to the first group, caused by autosomal recessive mutations on PEX7 gene, encoding for PTS2 receptor. The aims of this report are to describe a genetic disease of low prevalence, explaining its main characteristics and the importance of the diagnostic approach and genetic counseling.

[Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and multiple hormonal deficiency, an unusual association. Clinical case].

Cornelia de Lange syndrome is a genetic disease characterized by distinctive facial features, failure to thrive, microcephaly and several malformations associated. Its main endocrinological features are anomalies of the genitalia. We present a 13-year-old boy, who suffered from complicated aspiration pneumonia and showed Cornelia de Lange syndrome phenotype, with global developmental delay, suction-swallowing abnormalities, short stature and abnormal genitalia associated.

[Mucopolysaccharidosis: clinical features, diagnosis and management].

The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of rare (orphan) diseases, characterised by a deficiency of enzymes involved in the metabolism of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) at lysosomal level. When there is a deficiency of a particular enzyme there is an accumulation of GAGs in the cells resulting in progressive cellular damage, which can affect multiple organ systems and lead to organ failure. Diagnosis is based on knowledge of the clinical manifestations, performing biochemical analyses to identify the type of GAG that is accumulating, and confirm the type of disorder with the corresponding enzymatic determination.

Approach to prediagnostic clinical semiology, noticed by mothers, of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Introduction: Recognizing early symptoms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) may help to make an early diagnosis. The objective of this study is to identify clinical manifestations preceding the diagnosis of childhood ALL from the maternal perspective and to establish the time elapsed from the first manifestation to the diagnosis.

Case Study: Six hospitals located in Bogotá and Bucaramanga (Colombia) participated.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a 2-year-old girl whose mother was previously diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome: a case report.

Background: The role of maternal exposures and conditions in the origin of childhood cancer has been a subject of growing interest, but current evidence is inconclusive.

Case Presentation: We present a case detected in a multicenter case-control study evaluating the association between parental risk factors and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The patient is a Colombian girl who was diagnosed with ALL-L1 when she was 2 years old.

[Hemiparesis and facial palsy caused by methotrexate].

Methotrexate used in the treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia, can cause neurotoxicity, including a rare presentation with hemiparesis. We describe two teenagers, who during the implementation of the M phase of the protocol, suffered hemiparesis, facial paresis and dysarthria which quickly reversed. Leukemia involvement of the central nervous system and stroke, were ruled out.

[Costs associated with nosocomial pneumonia in Universitary Hospital of Santander-Colombia, 2007-2009].

Objective: Estimate the excess of costs associated with nosocomial pneumonia not related to mechanical ventilation and clinical interventions that influence the cost.

Methods: A paired cohort study by time of occurrence of nosocomial event. The exposed groups were patients with nosocomial pneumonia and unexposed patients without this infection, whose diagnosis by the time of admission into the hospital was similar.

[Human rabies encephalitis by a vampire bat bite in an urban area of Colombia].

Human rabies encephalitis by a vampire bat bite in an urban area of Colombia A case of rabies encephalitis is presented in a teenaged male, which developed four months after a bat bite in the urban area of Floridablanca, Santander Province, Colombia. The complex clinical manifestations prevented the confirmation of an antemortem diagnosis, principally because of the lengthy incubation period and the absence of other similar urban cases. Despite application of several therapies, including the Milwaukee protocol, the patient died 19 days after hospital admission.

[Congenital tuberculosis associated with maternal disseminated miliary tuberculosis].

Untreated tuberculosis during pregnancy presents a serious risk for transmission of disease to the newborn and can result in adverse perinatal and obstetrical outcomes. Tuberculosis during pregnancy and congenital tuberculosis are infrequent conditions and are difficult to diagnose due the non-specificity of the symptoms. A case report is presented of a woman who had no children previously with disseminated miliary tuberculosis.