A5004721391- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Bartonella species infections research
- Public Health and Environmental Issues
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
- Urticaria and Related Conditions
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia
2020-2022
Medico
2020-2021
Revista Conamed
2020-2021
Coronavirus 2019 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children occurred Peru as of March 2020, leading to pediatric patients' hospitalization areas adapted for this purpose at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital. In beginning, demand was low, but it increased gradually. Consistent with international reports, majority patients presented mild or moderate symptoms. Nonetheless, there were also severe cases, even fatal ones.To describe characteristics and clinical outcome COVID-19 hospitalized...
Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 is a potentially severe and rare condition that still needs better understanding to guide its management. Reports worldwide, especially in Latin America, are scarce. This report presents ten cases of pediatric children between 2 12 years old treated Peruvian hospital, diagnosed using the Centers for Disease Control Prevention criteria. Severe acute respiratory coronavirus was detected through serological tests...
The spider bite of the genus Loxosceles is a public health problem in regions Latin America. In Peru, it occurs more frequently homes coastal region and could have serious consequences, including death case cutaneous visceral loxoscelism (CVL). pediatric patient with suspected presented below. clinical picture developed marked edema face neck, without developing respiratory distress evidence systemic compromise. slow resolution lack response to treatment choice for angioedema allowed us...
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease with multisystem involvement, alternating clinical course, and which constitutes a diagnostic challenge, greater activity in the pediatric age group, also darkens its prognosis. In this article, we report case of ten year old female patient who debuted systemic gastrointestinal, renal hematological involvement; chronic course coupled varied spectrum suggested possibility.

 Objetivo: Describir el caso de un escolar con enfermedad por arañazo gato asociado a púrpura trombocitopénica, como manifestación atípica infección Bartonella henselae.
 Material y métodos: Revisión historia clínica, cuadro clínico sugestivo, antecedente epidemiológico confirmado prueba serológica.
 Resultados: Paciente varón 8 años, acude emergencia 10 días caracterizada fiebre 38.5 - 39.5 o C, aumento volumen en antebrazo derecho 7 días, 3 petequias tórax,...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem worldwide. The actual magnitude of this epidemic is underestimated due to difficulties in diagnosis children and the limited reporting disease. Diagnosis childhood TB represents challenge, since infection child usually presents with nonspecific clinical manifestations often asymptomatic, which delays diagnosis, leading age group at high risk disseminated infection. We describe case preschool boy meningeal tuberculosis, subacute...
More child abuse cases are reported in Peru every year; however, there is no official report that describes the actual incidence, especially of most vulnerable population such as infants. Signs physical generally involve brain injury and constitute shaken baby syndrome or pediatric abusive head trauma, which a challenging diagnostic challenge. A 3-month-old infant admitted to emergency room for 30-minute generalized tonic-clonic seizures. On examination, presence bony callus on right...