PURPOSE We evaluated the efficacy of the alpha1-adrenergic antagonist tamsulosin for conservative expulsive therapy in patients with ureteral colic due to juxtavesical stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 60 consecutive symptomatic patients with stones located in the juxtavesical tract of the ureter were randomly divided into group 1--30 who received oral floroglucine-trimetossibenzene 3 ...

AIM To determine the sequential therapy of childhood nephrotic syndrome (NS) with presumed minimal change nephropathy using the evidence from clinical trials. METHODS Meta-analysis of 22 randomized controlled trials was performed, using frequency of relapse and side effects of therapeutic regimes. RESULTS A meta-analysis of seven trials comparing duration of therapy for initial onset showed...

Se valoró un hombre de 68 años en la consulta externa infectología por diagnóstico reciente infección VIH. Consultó 15 meses antes pérdida no intencionada peso (30 kg) asociada a astenia y adinamia. Aunado al cuadro, llevaba seis presentando tos con expectoración, sin disnea, otra sintomatología relacionada. Negó distermias, sudoración nocturna, disnea o síntomas gastrointestinales. No obstante...

As if receiving a diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) were not terrible enough, consider the impact when a parent learns of the disease’s progressive and inexorable effects on their son’s heart. A relentless search for effective therapies against relentless cardiomyopathy ensues. Those with access to well-informed teams at centers dedicated to interdisciplinary DMD care may get timel...

Background: The Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society develop practice parameters as strategies for patient management based on analysis of evidence. Objective: To review available evidence on corticosteroid treatment of boys with Duchenne dystrophy. Methods: Relevant literature was reviewed, abstracted, and...