Gemma López-Molina , María Irigoyen-Otiñano , María Mur-Laín
{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of elderly population during the pandemic","authors":"Gemma López-Molina , María Irigoyen-Otiñano , María Mur-Laín","doi":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 10","pages":"Pages 522-523"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142707278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early-onset colorectal cancer: should population screening be brought forward to 45 years of age, by when?","authors":"Juan J. Sebastián Domingo","doi":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.04.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.04.019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 8","pages":"Pages 404-406"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142531699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Enrique Rodríguez-Guerrero , Azahara Fernández-Carbonell , María López-Soldado
{"title":"Atypical Lemierre’s syndrome due to thrombophlebitis of the anterior jugular vein. A case report","authors":"Enrique Rodríguez-Guerrero , Azahara Fernández-Carbonell , María López-Soldado","doi":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.04.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.04.022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 8","pages":"Pages 424-425"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142531693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarelis Infante Hernández , Juan Gómez Rivas , Jesús Moreno Sierra
{"title":"Benign prostatic hyperplasia","authors":"Sarelis Infante Hernández , Juan Gómez Rivas , Jesús Moreno Sierra","doi":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.04.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.04.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a histopathologic definition associated with enlargement of the prostate gland that causes obstruction of the lower urinary tract and manifests clinically with characteristic symptoms that are what bring patients for consultation.</div><div>Urinary tract symptoms are common, especially in an increasingly aging population. Diagnosis and the decision on when and how to treat depend on the patient's quality of life and objective clinical parameters.</div><div>An individualized, risk-based approach is necessary to guide conservative, pharmacologic, or surgical treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 8","pages":"Pages 407-414"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142531700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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.medcle.2024.05.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.05.011","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":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 8","pages":"Pages 375-382"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142531690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cristina Martinez-Molina , Jose Maria Guardiola Tey , Jesus Ruiz-Ramos , Anna Feliu , Mireia Puig-Campmany , Silvia Vidal , Hèctor Corominas
{"title":"Adverse reactions to Janus kinase inhibitors: Study of their incidence and predictive factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis","authors":"Cristina Martinez-Molina , Jose Maria Guardiola Tey , Jesus Ruiz-Ramos , Anna Feliu , Mireia Puig-Campmany , Silvia Vidal , Hèctor Corominas","doi":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.05.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.05.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objective</h3><div>The safety profile of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors has acquired attention due to post-marketing observed adverse drug reactions. The study focuses on the analysis of adverse reactions related to tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib, and filgotinib in rheumatoid arthritis patients, including identifying predictive factors linked to their occurrence.</div></div><div><h3>Patients and methods</h3><div>Observational retrospective study. Adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis from a university hospital receiving JAK inhibitor treatment between September 2017 and January 2024 were included. The cumulative incidence of each adverse reaction was calculated using the Naranjo scale. Risk factors for developing adverse reactions were identified through logistic regression analyses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Two hundred twenty-three patients were included, with 28.7% presenting adverse reaction related to JAK inhibitor treatment. The adverse drug reactions with the highest cumulative incidence were infections and gastrointestinal disorders. Infections included: upper respiratory tract (4.5%), cellulitis (3.1%), urinary tract (2.7%), herpes zoster (1.8%). Gastrointestinal disorders comprised: abdominal pain (4.0%), diarrhea (3.6%), nausea and vomiting (3.6%), gastrointestinal perforation (1.3%), diverticulitis (0.9%). Classified at 0.5% were: headache, paresthesias, skin rash, severe neutropenia, insomnia, dyspnea, hypertensive crisis. As risk factors, were identified: the treatment with a non-selective JAK inhibitor (OR adjusted: 4.03; 95% CI: 1.15–14.10; <em>P</em> = 0.029) and older age (OR adjusted: 1.03; 95% CI: 1.00–1.05; <em>P</em> = 0.036).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Infections and gastrointestinal disorders represented the adverse reactions related to JAK inhibitor treatment with the highest cumulative incidence, with risk factors for their occurrence being non-selective JAK inhibitor treatment and older age of the patient.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 8","pages":"Pages 391-396"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142531692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}