Una niña de 27 días nacida a las 34 semanas y 4 días con antecedentes prenatales de sífilis materna tratada con penicilina presentó una masa en el cuero cabelludo que aumentaba de tamaño desde el nacimiento. Desde su nacimiento la paciente presenta una lesión eritematosa y...
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At the University of Minnesota a team of researchers has developed a 3D printed light sensing wearable that can help people with light-sensitive diseases, such as lupus, to understand more about the types of light that can exacerbate their symptoms. Many people with lupus are ...
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Una mujer caucásica de 69 años con antecedentes médicos de convulsiones, accidente vascular cerebral y enfermedad de Parkinson acude al SEM para evaluación de un episodio de 30 minutos de debilidad en las extremidades superiores e inferiores izquierdas y caída facial izquie...
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Científicos de la Universidad McGill en Canadá crearon una técnica que utiliza la cavitación mediada por ultrasonido para hacer que los bioadhesivos se adhieran mejor a los tejidos del cuerpo, incluidas las superficies húmedas que suelen ser un desafío para dichos materiales. ...
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A 33-year-old female presented with a progressively worsening rash for one week. The patient just finished hiking the John Muir Trail, a backpacking trip that encompassed three weeks and over 240 miles. On the last days of the trip, the patient started to develop a severely...
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Científicos de la Universidad de Nottingham en el Reino Unido han creado un vendaje quirúrgico diseñado específicamente para facilitar y mejorar la terapia fototérmica después de la resección del melanoma. El vendaje permite una terapia fototérmica de infrarrojo cercano que du...
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A 59-year-old gentleman experiencing homelessness with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis C, alcohol use disorder, and tobacco dependence presented to the emergency department (ED) with severe, worsening right eye pain, blurry vision, swelling, redness, and pu...
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A 17-month-old girl with a history of eczema presents to the pediatric emergency department for evaluation of a rash. The rash is different from her usual eczema, developed three days prior to presentation, and is described as red with yellow crusting. Her mother also notic...
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Genetic modification offers huge potential in treating a wide variety of conditions, but the devil is in the details. Previously explored methods to deliver genes into cells, such as using viral vectors, have been connected with safety issues. As such, the potential of gene th...
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