A5007395989- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
- Hepatitis C virus research
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Microscopic Colitis
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón
2020-2025
Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre
2023
A 37-year-old HIV-positive male with a history of cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) presented chronic bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss despite an undetectable viral load CD4 count 200 cells/mm³. Colonoscopy gastroscopy revealed ulcers erythematous-violaceous borders, biopsies confirmed intestinal KS through HHV-8 positivity. Treated paclitaxel, the patient showed significant clinical endoscopic improvement. Visceral KS, though rare at higher counts, should be suspected in...
Summary Background Ulcerative proctitis (UP) can have a milder, less aggressive course than left‐sided colitis or extensive colitis. Therefore, immunosuppressants tend to be used in patients with this condition. Evidence, however, is scarce because these are excluded from randomised controlled clinical trials. Our aim was describe the characteristics of refractory UP and their disease‐related complications, identify need for immunosuppressive therapies. Methods We identified prospective...
Colonic impaction due to a fecaloma is very frequent complication in patients with chronic constipation. Most cases respond conservative measures such as digital disimpaction or treatment oral laxatives and enemas. However, some fecalomas could be refractory these treatments requiring aggressive endoscopic surgical removal. Even more, there are few of death reported usual treatments. We report, for the first time, case patient huge laxative enemas resolved conservatively single irrigation...
Less than 5% of patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) portal hypertension (PH) develop atypical shunt (in regions other the esophagus or stomach). Within this group are varices associated a stoma, for example ones an uretero-ileostomy which infrequent. They diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, as they can cause hemorrhages due to PH. We present clinical case about stoma varicose bleeding latest guidelines management PH do not mention them their treatment low incidence.
Abstract Background Ulcerative proctitis may have a mild and less aggressive course, although evidence is scarce because these patients are excluded from participation in randomized controlled clinical trials. The aim to identify characteristics complications associated with ulcerative refractory conventional therapy. Methods Patients included the prospectively maintained ENEIDA registry GETECCU were included. Socio-demographic data evaluated. We defined based on ECCO guidelines...