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Semergen ; 39(3): 161-4, 2013 Apr.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23540990

ABSTRACT

Home paracentesis is a relatively simple and safe. Applied in the field of palliative home care by primary care physicians significantly increases patient comfort and gratitude from both patient and family, and avoids continuous visits to hospital emergency services to perform this technique on a regular basis. The patient is terminal, usually with pain, with distant metastases and multiple symptoms, where transfers by ambulance, waiting times, continuous admissions and discharges, have a big impact. We report a case of a patient with end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma in which we performed home paracentesis in collaboration with the palliative care support team of our hospital, with good results. Home monitoring by the primary care physician can help to improve both the care and the quality of life of these patients by increasing coordination between care levels and avoid hospital admissions.


Subject(s)
Home Care Services , Palliative Care , Paracentesis , Primary Health Care , Aged, 80 and over , Humans , Male
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SEMERGEN, Soc. Esp. Med. Rural Gen. (Ed. impr.) ; 39(3): 161-164, abr. 2013. ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-111328

ABSTRACT

La paracentesis evacuadora domiciliaria es una técnica relativamente sencilla y segura. Aplicada en el ámbito de los cuidados paliativos domiciliarios por parte de los médicos de atención primaria aumenta de forma considerable el bienestar del paciente y la gratitud tanto de éste como de sus familiares, al evitarle los continuos traslados a los servicios de urgencias hospitalarios para realizar dicha técnica de forma periódica. Se trata de pacientes terminales, habitualmente con dolor, con metástasis a distancia y síntomas múltiples, en los que los traslados en ambulancia, esperas, ingresos y altas continuos tienen un gran impacto. Presentamos el caso de un paciente con hepatocarcinoma en estadio terminal en el que hemos realizado una paracentesis evacuadora domiciliaria con buenos resultados en colaboración con el equipo de soporte de cuidados paliativos de nuestra área hospitalaria. El seguimiento domiciliario por el médico de atención primaria puede contribuir a mejorar tanto la asistencia como la calidad de vida de estos pacientes al aumentar la coordinación entre niveles y evitar ingresos hospitalarios (AU)


Home paracentesis is a relatively simple and safe. Applied in the field of palliative home care by primary care physicians significantly increases patient comfort and gratitude from both patient and family, and avoids continuous visits to hospital emergency services to perform this technique on a regular basis. The patient is terminal, usually with pain, with distant metastases and multiple symptoms, where transfers by ambulance, waiting times, continuous admissions and discharges, have a big impact. We report a case of a patient with end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma in which we performed home paracentesis in collaboration with the palliative care support team of our hospital, with good results. Home monitoring by the primary care physician can help to improve both the care and the quality of life of these patients by increasing coordination between care levels and avoid hospital admissions (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Aged, 80 and over , Primary Health Care/methods , Primary Health Care/trends , Primary Health Care , Paracentesis/methods , Paracentesis/trends , Paracentesis , Palliative Care/methods , Palliative Care/trends , Palliative Care , Primary Health Care/organization & administration , Primary Health Care/standards , Palliative Care/organization & administration , Palliative Care/standards , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/complications , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/epidemiology , Hepatomegaly/complications
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SEMERGEN, Soc. Esp. Med. Rural Gen. (Ed. impr.) ; 34(8): 425-427, oct. 2008. ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-73656

ABSTRACT

La leishmaniasis aislada de laringe es una forma muy poco frecuente de leishmaniasis mucosa, hasta tal punto que su presentación en la clínica habitual es excepcional. En nuestro medio y en todo el área mediterránea, se asocia fundamentalmente con la infección por Leishmania donovani infantum. Presentamos un caso de leishmaniasis laríngea diagnosticado en nuestro hospital. Se trata de un paciente sin antecedentes de viajes al extranjero ni infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH). El único antecedente relevante es la toma crónica de esteroides inhalados como consecuencia del asma bronquial que padecía. El diagnóstico se realizó por observación directa del protozoo en la biopsia de la mucosa laríngea. El tratamiento empleado ha sido la anfotericina B y la evolución clínica ha sido satisfactoria (AU)


Isolated laryngeal leishmaniasis is a very uncommon form of leishmaniasis mucous membrane, up to such a point that its presentation in the usual clinical practice is rare. In both our setting and in the entire mediterranean area, it is fundamentally associated to Leishmania donovani infantum infection. We present a case of laryngeal leishmaniasis diagnosed in our hospital. This patient had no background of having travelled abroad or of HIV infection. The only relevant background is chronic administration of inhaled steroids due to his bronchial asthma. Diagnosis was by direct observation of the protozoan in the biopsy of the laryngeal mucous membrane. Treatment has been B-amphotericin with satisfactory clinical evolution (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Aged , Leishmaniasis/diagnosis , Leishmania infantum/isolation & purification , Leishmaniasis/etiology , Leishmaniasis/drug therapy , Leishmania infantum/pathogenicity , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Clinical Evolution , Laryngeal Mucosa/microbiology , Laryngeal Mucosa/pathology
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Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-63846

ABSTRACT

La colitis ulcerosa es una enfermedad inflamatoria crónica que en un 95% de los casos se circunscribe al recto-sigma, lugar donde empieza y progresa en sentido ascendente. La lesión histológica es siempre continua, de forma que no hay zonas sanas dentro del área afectada, siendo esta una de las principales características que la diferencian de la enfermedad de Crohn. La afectación de forma segmentaria y en tramos diferentes del tubo digestivo, aunque descrita en la literatura médica, se considera excepcional. Presentamos el caso clínico de un paciente diagnosticado en nuestro hospital de colitis ulcerosa, que en curso de la colonoscopia se objetivó afectación inflamatoria de los primeros 5 cm del recto, con normalidad del resto de colon, alcanzándose el ciego y apreciándose en el ostium apendicular lesiones de aspecto inflamatorio.Se tomaron biopsias de la mucosa rectal y del ostium apendicular. El estudio anatomopatológico confirmó el diagnóstico en ambas muestras


Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that is limited to the rectum-sigma, place where it starts and progresses in ascending sense, in 95% of the cases. The histological lesion is always continuous so that there are no healthy areas inside the affected area. This is one of the main characteristics that differentiates it from Crohn's disease. The segmentary form and that found in different sections of the colon, although described in the medical literature, is considered to be exceptional. We present the clinical case of a patient diagnosed in our hospital of ulcerative colitis. During the colonoscopy, inflammatory affectation of the first 5 cm of the rectum, with normality of the rest of the colon, was found. We reached to the cecum where we observed lesions with an inflammatory aspect in the appendiceal opening. Biopsies of the rectal mucous and of the ostium appendiceal were obtained. The pathology study confirmed the diagnosis in both samples


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adult , Colitis, Ulcerative/complications , Colitis, Ulcerative/physiopathology , Rectum/physiopathology , Appendix/physiopathology
5.
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-63834

ABSTRACT

El síndrome de fatiga crónica (SFC) es una afección relativamente poco frecuente, aunque se estima que está infradiagnosticada. Su diagnóstico es complejo y necesariamente multidisciplinar. Los criterios definitorios de caso se establecieron por el Center for Disease Control (CDC) en 1988 y fueron consensuados y simplificados por Fukuda et al en 1994. Se trata de una enfermedad globalmente poco conocida por los profesionales, a pesar de su severidad, tendencia a la cronicidad y carecer en la actualidad de un tratamiento eficaz. Presentamos un caso clínico de una paciente de nuestra consulta diagnosticada de SFC. El interés del caso radica en la tortuosidad de todo el proceso previo hasta llegar al diagnóstico, en el que se ha invertido casi tres años, debido a la complejidad de la sintomatología y a la necesidad de excluir cualquier tipo de patología que pueda producir fatiga de forma crónica. La positividad de determinadas pruebas diagnósticas o la concurrencia de otras patologías asociadas pueden interferir en la demora de dicho diagnóstico, como ocurre en el caso que presentamos. Una vez concluidos todos los estudios, y establecido el diagnóstico, la falta de unidades específicas para realizar el seguimiento de estos pacientes hace que dicha responsabilidad recaiga sobre el médico de Atención Primaria


Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a relatively uncommon disease although it is estimated to be underdiagnosed. Its diagnosis is complex and must be multidisciplinary. The defining criteria of the case were established by Center for Disease Control (CDC) in 1988 and were agreed on and simplified by Fukuda et al. in 1994. This disease is little known worldwide by the professionals in spite of its severity, tendency to become chronic and currently lacks an effective disease. We present a clinical case of a female patients diagnosed in our clinic of CFS. The interest of this case is found in the indirect pathway during all the previous steps to reach a diagnosis. It took almost three years, due to the complexity of the symptoms and the need to exclude all types of diseases that could cause chronic fatigue. The positivity of certain diagnostic tests or the concurrence of other associated diseases may interfere in the delay of such diagnosis, as occurred in the case we are presenting. Once all the studies are concluded and the diagnosis established, the lack of specific units to conduct the follow-up of these patients throws the responsibility of them on the primary health care doctor


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Adult , Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic/diagnosis , Asthenia/etiology , Galantamine/therapeutic use , Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic/drug therapy , Carnitine/therapeutic use , Magnesium Sulfate/therapeutic use , Diagnosis, Differential
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Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-63751

ABSTRACT

La infección por el virus de Epstein-Barr (VEB) tiene una distribución mundial. Es especialmente frecuente en niños y adultos jóvenes. Su principal manifestación clínica es la mononucleosis infecciosa. Habitualmente el curso clínico es benigno, llegando a ser subclínica en algunas ocasiones. Las complicaciones neurológicas son muy poco frecuentes y se observan en un porcentaje inferior al 1% de todos los afectados. En los adultos su presentación se considera excepcional. En este trabajo presentamos el caso clínico de un paciente adulto joven sin antecedentes de interés, que en el curso de una infección aguda por VEB desarrolló una cerebelitis postinfecciosa. El interés de este caso clínico radica en la secuencia con la que han ido apareciendo los síntomas en el tiempo y su carácter excepcional. El enfoque diagnóstico se hizo desde Atención Primaria. La evolución ha sido satisfactoria y en la actualidad, 2 meses después de la fase aguda, se encuentra prácticamente asintomático


Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection has a worldwide distribution. It is especially frequent in children and young adults. Its main clinical manifestation is infectious mononucleosis. The clinical course is usually benign, and sometimes subclinical. The neurological complications are very rare and are observed in a percentage less than 1% of all those affected. Its presentation is considered to be rare in adults. In this work, we present the clinical case of a young adult patient with no background of interest who, during the course of an acute infection due to EBV, developed postinfectious cerebellitus. The interest of this clinical case is found in the sequence in which the symptoms have been appearing in time and its rare character. The diagnostic approach was made from primary care. Evolution has been satisfactory and currently, 2 months after the acute phase, the patient is practically asymptomatic


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adult , Encephalitis/etiology , Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/complications , Herpesvirus 4, Human/pathogenicity , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use
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