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Microscopic colitis is a form of chronic and recurrent inflammatory bowel disease characterized by non-bloody, watery diarrhea, macroscopically normal colonic mucosa, and characteristic histopathological findings. Some drugs have been described as triggers of colonic inflammation in predisposed individuals, while others may exacerbate microscopic colitis that evolves on its own. We present the case of a patient diagnosed with active microscopic colitis in relation to taking fluoxetine at high doses.
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) is recommended as a rescue treatment of malignant distal biliary obstruction (MBDO) after failed ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD). A 64-year-old male was admitted for painless obstructive jaundice and anemia. For religious reasons, he refused any blood transfusions. Abdominal computed tomography scan showed a pancreatic tumor with dilation biliary tree and liver metastasis. ERCP failed and advanced biliary cannulation technique such as precut were avoided due to a high risk of bleeding. We avoided the two transmural EUS-BD approaches, which include EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy and EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy, due to smaller targets and considered riskier in this patient. Since the gallbladder was markedly distended and the cystic duct was patent, we performed a cholecystogastrostomy with a 15x10 mm electrocautery lumen-apposing metal stent (EC-LAMS) as a second option of biliary drainage. After a week, the serum bilirubin levels decreased to normal values and the patient was uneventfully discharged. At follow-up, he refused to receive chemotherapy and died six months later due to cancer progression.
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Objetivo: Estudiar la frecuencia de sintomatología ansiosa y los factores relacionados a ésta en mujeres con artritis reumatoide (AR) que acuden a un hospital general de Lima. Métodos: Se incluyeron pacientes mujeres con AR a quienes se les aplicó una ficha con las variables sociodemográficas, la escala visual analógica (EVA) para medir intensidad de dolor, el Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire (M-HAQ)para evaluar discapacidad funcional y una escala de ansiedad (EA-72) construida y validada en el Perú para determinar presencia o ausencia de ansiedad clínicamente significativa. Resultados: Se encontraron 68 pacientes con ansiedad clínicamente significativa (46,57%) entre las 146 pacientes evaluadas. El análisis multivariado mostró que la discapacidad funcional con puntaje de M-HAQ > 2(OR = 6,89) y el dolor > 5cm según la EVA (OR = 3,27) fueron factores relacionados a ansiedad clínicamente significativa en las pacientes con AR mientras que el grado de instrucción superior (OR = 0,25) fue un factor protector. Conclusiones: Este estudio muestra que una alta proporción de pacientes con AR presenta ansiedad clínicamente significativa y que ésta se relaciona con la discapacidad funcional, el dolor y un menor grado de instrucción.
Objectives: To study the frequency of anxiety symptomatology and related factors in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a general hospital in Lima. Methods: Female patients with RA were included. We administered a questionnaire to evaluate socio-demographic data, the visual analogue scale (VAS) to measure pain intensity, the Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire (M-HAQ) to study functional disability and an anxietyscale (EA-72) constructed and validated in Peru to determine the presence or absence of clinically significant anxiety. Results: 68 subjects with clinically significant anxiety (46.57%) were found among 146 RA patients. Multivariate analysis showed that functional disability with a score of M-HAQ > 2 (OR = 6.89) and pain > 5 cm according to VAS (OR = 3.27) were factors related to anxiety in patients with RA while the high educational level (OR=0.25) was a protective factor. Conclusions: This study shows that a high percentage of RA patients had clinically significant anxiety and that it was related tofunctional disability, pain and a lower educational level.
