[Hepatotoxicity caused by antituberculosis drugs in pediatrics].

The clinical profile of hepatotoxicity induced by tuberculosis drugs varies and the re-introduction of therapy for patients who developed this condition is controversial.5 pediatric cases treated throughout a period of 10 years in the Pediatric Department of Hipolito Unanue National Hospital are presented.2 individuals showed an asymptomatic increase of transaminases, 2 individuals had hepatitis, and 1 individual had acute liver failure.

[Comparative study on the protective effect of two immunization schemes using a hepatitis B recombinant vaccine in vulnerable health science students].

Objective: Demonstrate the protective effect of hepatitis B in vaccine vulnerable health sciences students, under 30 years with three schemes the vaccination, two of them are conventional three doses and another one with two doses.

Hypothesis: Three schedules of vaccination dosage schemes hepatitis B produce antibody response over 10 IU/ml.

Design: Analytical, experimental, longitudinal.

[Gastric histoplasmosis simulating a malignant gastric ulcer].

The case evaluated hereunder is that of a young patient, from a Histoplasmosis-endemic area, reporting chronic abdominal pain. An upper gastric endoscopy evidenced the presence of gastric compromise, characterized by evident infiltrating ulcerous damage simulating a carcinoma. The final diagnosis was chronic disseminated histoplasmosis with gastric compromise.

[Clinical-epidemiological characteristics in caustics ingestion patients in the Hipólito Unanue National Hospital].

Unlabelled: The ingestion of caustic substances represents a serious problem, often with devastating consequences on the esophagus and the stomach.

Objectives: 1) Determine the main caustic substance ingested and the lesions on the esophageal-gastric mucose. 2) Find out the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of these patients in our hospital.