Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2024-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.09.006
Andrés Pérez Hurtado, Isabel Martínez Cordellat, Roxana González Mazario, Elena Grau García, José Andrés Román Ivorra
{"title":"Rhupus syndrome: Description of 9 cases with special attention to the HLA-DR genotype.","authors":"Andrés Pérez Hurtado, Isabel Martínez Cordellat, Roxana González Mazario, Elena Grau García, José Andrés Román Ivorra","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.09.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2024.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Rhupus is a very rare syndrome of overlapping rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), characterized by the presence of erosive polyarthritis associated with symptoms and signs of SLE and the presence of high specificity autoantibodies. The analysis of HLA-DR molecules would allow us to genetically characterize patients diagnosed with rhupus, being able to differentiate them from the HLA-DR profile of patients with RA and SLE.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Cross-sectional observational study of 9 patients diagnosed with rhupus in whom the HLA-DR genotype was genetically characterized.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Rhupus is usually more frequent in women with initial diagnosis of RA. The most frequent clinical manifestations are articular and, serologically, ANA, RF and anti-CCP positivity stand out. The most frequent HLA-DR were HLA-DR1, HLA-DR3, HLA-DR4, HLA-DR7 and HLA-DR13.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A higher proportion of HLA-DR1 and DR9 was observed in patients with rhupus compared to RA and SLE, as well as a lower proportion of HLA-DR2, DR6 and DR8, which would help the early characterization of these patients prior to the overlap diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142623859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.09.007
Jorge Esteban-Sampedro, Víctor Moreno-Torres, Mario Martín-Portugués
{"title":"Higher mortality risk from lung and hematological neoplasms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: An observational study from the Spanish National Registry.","authors":"Jorge Esteban-Sampedro, Víctor Moreno-Torres, Mario Martín-Portugués","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.09.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2024.09.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Evaluating the impact of solid organ neoplasms (SON) and hematological neoplasms (HN) on mortality among RA patients in a nationwide study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective, observational comparison of SON and HN-related deaths in RA patients and the general Spanish population was conducted (Spanish Hospital Discharge Database). Binary logistic regression analyzed the impact of RA on mortality risk from each neoplasm.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 2016 to 2019, 139,531 neoplasm-related deaths were recorded, including 813 (0.6%) from RA patients. Patients with RA presented a lower mortality rate from SON (85.1% vs 91.2%, OR 0.99), mainly due to colorectal carcinoma (8% vs 10.6%, OR 0.67) and hepatocarcinoma (1% vs 2.7%, OR 0.44), but higher lung neoplasms risk (20.2% vs 18.6%, OR 1.31). HN-related deaths were also more prevalent in RA patients (14.9% vs 8.8%, OR 1.73), especially B and T/NK non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (6% vs 2.8%, OR 2.12) and myeloid leukemia (4.4% vs 2.3%, OR 1.92).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>RA patients might have a higher mortality risk from lung and hematologic neoplasms. Reducing immunosuppressive burden and developing early-detection programs should be primary goals in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.09.010
Juan J López-Núñez, Adrián Steinherr
{"title":"Thromboprophylaxis in medical patients with and without cancer.","authors":"Juan J López-Núñez, Adrián Steinherr","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.09.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2024.09.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.08.011
Verónica Vallejo Herrera, Carmen Morales Puerta, María José Vallejo Herrera
{"title":"Pancreatic abscess due to Salmonella: A case study.","authors":"Verónica Vallejo Herrera, Carmen Morales Puerta, María José Vallejo Herrera","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.08.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2024.08.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142583709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2024-11-03DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.07.027
María Molina-Zayas, María Del Mar Del Águila García, Rafael J Esteban de la Rosa
{"title":"Importance of genetic study in primary hyperoxaluria type1. Case report.","authors":"María Molina-Zayas, María Del Mar Del Águila García, Rafael J Esteban de la Rosa","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.07.027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2024.07.027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142569065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.08.014
Miguel Mansilla-Polo, Daniel Martín-Torregrosa, Sara Becerril-Andrés
{"title":"Scorpion fish sting.","authors":"Miguel Mansilla-Polo, Daniel Martín-Torregrosa, Sara Becerril-Andrés","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.08.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2024.08.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142564772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2024-10-29DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.08.004
Adrián Peláez, Joan B Soriano, María Rodrigo-García, José L Peñalvo, Julio Ancochea, Esteve Fernández
{"title":"Trends in mortality in Spain, with a special focus on respiratory-related conditions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Adrián Peláez, Joan B Soriano, María Rodrigo-García, José L Peñalvo, Julio Ancochea, Esteve Fernández","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.08.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2024.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the global burden of respiratory morbidity and mortality. In Spain, 2020 saw a 68.5% surge in deaths from respiratory diseases compared to 2019, largely due to COVID-19. This study aims to describe respiratory disease mortality in Spain from 2019 to 2022, focusing on the intersection of COVID-19, pre-existing respiratory conditions, and specific health determinants.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We analyzed mortality data from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE), covering 102 causes of death, including tuberculosis, COVID-19, and lung cancer as respiratory-related conditions. The analysis considered absolute death counts and proportions by sex, age, and region, along with percentage changes in proportional mortality. Logistic regression models were used to identify factors potentially associated with COVID-19 and respiratory-specific mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2022, Spain reported 98,128 deaths from respiratory diseases, accounting for 21.1% of all deaths and ranking as the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. Although deaths due to COVID-19 decreased in 2021 and 2022, there was a notable rise in other respiratory causes, indicating a lasting post-pandemic impact. Factors linked to higher mortality included male gender, older age, being divorced, and residing in urban areas, with significant regional variability.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite overall mortality returning to pre-pandemic levels, this study highlights a significant increase in respiratory disease deaths in Spain in 2022 compared to 2019.</p>","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142546352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.04.016
{"title":"Síndrome de hiperaflujo: una causa de insuficiencia cardíaca reversible en hemodiálisis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.04.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.04.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":"163 8","pages":"Pages 423-424"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141469453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medicina ClinicaPub Date : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2024.05.019
Galya Mihaylova , Vasil Vasilev , Mariya Kosturkova , Mariana Petkova , Maria Radanova
{"title":"Anti-factor H autoantibodies in patients with lupus nephritis","authors":"Galya Mihaylova , Vasil Vasilev , Mariya Kosturkova , Mariana Petkova , Maria Radanova","doi":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.05.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcli.2024.05.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Lupus nephritis (LN) is a disease marked by autoantibodies against complement components. Autoantibodies against negative complement regulator factor H (anti-FH) are prevalent in aHUS, are associated with deletion of factor H-related protein 1 (FHR1) gene, and have overt functional consequences. They are also observed in C3 glomerulopathies. The frequency and relevance of anti-FH in LN are poorly studied.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>The aim of our investigation was to screen for the presence of anti-FH and FHR1 gene deletion in a cohort of LN patients and to evaluate their association with LN activity.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>ELISA test and Western blot for detection of anti-FH and FHR1 deletion were used, respectively. Patients’ clinical and laboratory parameters regarding anti-FH role were processed by statistical analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Anti-FH were found at low level in a small number of LN patients – 11.7% (7/60) and were not associated with deletion of FHR1. Anti-FH did not correlate with ANA titers, anti-dsDNA, C3/C4 hypocomplementemia, eGFR, proteinuria, or active urinary sediment in LN patients. A weak correlation was found between anti-FH and anti-C3 levels. Anti-FH were linked with endocapillary proliferation and histological activity index. Four anti-FH positive patients had severe to moderate LN as per the BILAG renal score.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Anti-FH autoantibodies are an accessory finding in LN and are more likely to manifest during the active phase of the disease. Due to their low frequency and plasma levels, they do not seem suitable for routine laboratory investigation in patients with LN.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18578,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Clinica","volume":"163 8","pages":"Pages 375-382"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141603877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}