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Autor(es): Monteverde, María Pía; Coronel Acosta, Shadia; Segura, Eddy R.
Editorial: Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle
Revista: Colombia Médica (Colomb. Med.)
Fecha de publicación: mar 2016
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viernes, 8 de abril de 2016
Carrion's disease after blood transfusion.
Bartonella bacilliformis is a pathogen that is endemic in some areas of the Andean region of Peru, southern Ecuador and southern Colombia. This pathogen causes so-called Carrion's disease, a biphasic disease with acute and chronic phases (called Oroya fever and "Peruvian wart" respectively1-3). In the absence or delay of antibiotic treatment, the mortality rate in the acute phase is up to 88%1. The acute phase is characterised by fever and severe anaemia and may be followed, several weeks or months later, by the chronic eruptive phase due to endothelial cell proliferation2. No animal reservoir has been identified to date and it is considered that healthy carriers act as a pathogen reservoir in endemic areas.
Autor(es): Pons, Maria J; Lovato, Pedro; Silva, Jaquelyne; Urteaga, Numan; Del Valle Mendoza, Juana; Ruiz, Joaquim
Evolución del concepto de cambio climático y su impacto en la salud pública del Perú
The term “climate change” is not a new concept but its impact on public health is under constant review. We know that climate has already changed and will continue to change for centuries with the rise in average global temperature, and the associated rise in sea level. This fact makes mitigation efforts relevant only in the very long term and for generations of humans whose parents have not yet been born. When we talk about public health in the context of climate change, we are talking about adaptation. In the present, countries that are currently the most affected by climate change are precisely countries like Peru, without a significant carbon footprint at the global level but that are highly sensitive to the effects of climate. Without reliable climate projections, the health impact of climate change can be uncertain and complicated. Nevertheless, at the local level, every district can identify its vulnerabilities and define priorities to protect the health of its population. There are, and it can also be developed, environmental health indicators that can help monitor how well we are adapting and how prepared we are for changes in the climate. Adaptation to climate change implies improving living conditions, enhancing epidemiological surveillance systems and extending access to healthcare. The fight against the effects of climate change in public health is a fight against poverty and inequality, and that is nothing new in Peru.
Autor(es): Sánchez Zavaleta, Carlos A.
Editorial: Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS)
Revista: Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica) (ISSN: 1726-4634)
Fecha de publicación: Marzo 2016
Mercado de divisas
Entrevista a Antonio Andrade Pinelo, Docente de Finanzas de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas UPC.
Collision tumour of large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and adenocarcinoma in the stomach: A case report.
Concurrence of adenocarcinoma and large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach is a rare condition. Here, we report a case of gastric collision tumour with large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. A 71-year-old Peruvian man presented with nausea, epigastric pain, and weight loss for seven months. An Endoscopic evaluation revealed a huge ulcerative and infiltrative mass in the upper and middle third of the stomach. The patient underwent a D2 total gastrectomy. Microscopically, two separated and attached ulcerative lesions were recognised. The proximal to the cardial lesion showed neuroendocrine morphology and immunoreactivity for synaptophysin, and the other a moderated tubular adenocarcinoma Borrmann type III. Both lesions invaded serosa and lymph nodes metastases were found in 17 of 41 lymph nodes retrieved (one lymph node with neuroendocrine metastatic deposits).
Autor(es): Payet, Eduardo; Pilco, Pau I; Montes, Jaime; Cordero Morales, Alejandra; Savitzky, Maria Jose;Stenning Persivale, Karoline
Editorial: Cancer Intelligence
Fecha de publicación: Enero 2016
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