Héctor Núñez-Paucar

ORCID: 0000-0003-3995-2079
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Research Areas
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Stress and Burnout Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Actinomycetales infections and treatment

Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
2022-2024

Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño
2020-2024

National University of San Marcos
2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a new, severe and unusual condition called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children emerged, from which there is still much to learn. We report 8 admitted Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Lima, Perú. Their mean age was 5,1 years. clinical presentation included fever, acute gastrointestinal symptoms, ocular mucocutaneous involvement. Four patients met criteria for classic Kawasaki Disease. All had positive serology SARS-CoV-2, abnormal complete blood...

10.17843/rpmesp.2020.373.6126 article EN cc-by-nc Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública 2020-09-24

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disease that produces functional and structural de fects in the cilia. In Peru, no cases of this have been reported pediatric population.To describe clinical, radiological ultrastructure characteristics children with PCD, country medium economic resources.We report 5 patients PCD treated at Instituto Nacional Salud del Niño-Breña (Peru). Age range 1 to years (median 3 years). Three were male. The most frequent clinical manifestations chronic...

10.32641/andespediatr.v93i5.3824 article EN cc-by Andes pediatrica 2022-10-26

De toda la población infectada por el SARS-CoV-2, pediátrica representa del 1 al 5%, siendo un reto caracterizarla clínicamente. Presentamos cinco casos de pacientes pediátricos con diagnóstico COVID-19; rango edad fue a 14 años, tuvieron manifestaciones clínicas variadas, tres ellos presentaron fiebre, tos y dificultad respiratoria, otro fiebre dermatosis, adolescente diarrea vómitos asociado síndrome Guillain-Barré. Los exámenes laboratorio revelaron elevación lactato deshidrogenasa,...

10.17843/rpmesp.2020.374.5926 article ES cc-by-nc Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública 2020-11-02

Pleural empyema secondary to a ruptured amoebic liver abscess is rare complication in the pediatric population.We report case of 13-year-old male with right flank abdominal pain, productive cough foul-smelling sputum, fever, and respiratory distress. Physical examination revealed breathlessness, decreased vesicular murmur hemithorax, distension, hepatomegaly, lower limb edema. Laboratory tests mild anemia, leukocytosis without eosinophilia, elevated alkaline phosphatase, hypoalbuminemia,...

10.24875/bmhim.23000041 article ES cc-by-nc-nd Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México 2023-09-05

Congenital pulmonary malformations (CPMs) are rare in children. This study aimed to describe the clinical, imaging characteristics, and treatment of patients with this pathology.We conducted a descriptive retrospective data from CPMs diagnosed at Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño-Breña (Lima-Peru), January 2010 December 2020. We described CPM clinical type treatment.The sample was formed 70 patients. The median age 29 months (range 15 days-14 years) male/female ratio 1.4. chest tomography...

10.24875/bmhim.23000055 article ES cc-by-nc-nd Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México 2023-09-05

Objetivo: Asociar el síndrome de burnout (SB) y la satisfacción laboral (SL) en profesionales salud un área contingencia COVID-19 Instituto Nacional Salud del Niño (INSN), 2022. Materiales métodos: Estudio analítico transversal aplicado 56 salud. Se usó Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) para medición las variables principales. Resultados: encontró nivel bajo SB 71,4 % alto SL 51,8 los profesionales. Los puntajes factores intrínsecos fueron medio 55,4...

10.58597/rpe.v3i2.56 article ES Revista Pediátrica Especializada 2024-06-28

El propósito del estudio fue describir las características síndrome inflamatorio multisistémico asociado a COVID-19 (SIM-C) en los primeros tres años de pandemia niños un hospital pediátrico Perú. Se realizó observacional, descriptivo con datos 73 pacientes y se describieron clínicas, laboratoriales, tratamiento complicaciones según la ola si tuvieron shock. La mediana edad 6 años, manifestaciones gastrointestinales mucocutáneas fueron frecuentes olas. fenotipo similar enfermedad Kawasaki...

10.17843/rpmesp.2024.413.13736 article ES cc-by-nc Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública 2024-09-03

Actinomycosis is a rare infectious disease caused by Gram-positive bacteria. The most common species Actinomyces israelii. Among its forms of presentation, the thoracic least frequent. We report two patients with actinomycosis, 8 and 13 years old, from different geographical areas Peru. first case had empyema necessitans second, lung consolidation recurrent hemoptysis. Both certain degree difficulty in their diagnosis but responded favorably to antibiotics surgical treatment. was based on...

10.5867/medwave.2020.07.7986 article EN cc-by-nc Medwave 2020-08-31

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a complication reported in the adult population with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, its documentation pediatric limiteda.We report case of 15-year-old male obesity and Down syndrome who was admitted for severe COVID-19 pneumonia. On day 7 admission, he presented chest pain, hemoptysis, respiratory distress, marked elevation D-dimer. CT angiography found an extensive thrombus right lower lobar artery. He received treatment enoxaparin rivaroxaban had...

10.24875/bmhim.22000076 article ES cc-by-nc-nd Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México 2023-07-12

Postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare lung disease; there are limited reports in South America.

10.24875/bmhim.23000045 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México 2023-11-01

One of the leading causes pneumonia in children between 5 to 15 years is Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterium that atypical clinical manifestations such as myositis and encephalitis. We report 5-year-old girl who presented functional limitations lower extremities preceded by an upper respiratory infection. Later on, she developed Antibiotics antivirals were administered due deterioration patient. IgM serology for pneumoniae was positive, while other viral studies negative. The course favorable...

10.5867/medwave.2020.07.8006 article EN Medwave 2020-08-31

Pulmonary surfactant dysfunction disorders are caused by genetic defects that alter pulmonary metabolism. They rare and cause significant morbidity mortality in the neonatal pediatric populations.To describe clinical, histopathological, ultrastructural findings of lamellar body suggest protein C (SP-C) dysfunction, where confirmatory studies not available.We report three cases pul monary from a hospital Peru. Video-assisted lung biop sy was performed all cases. Ultrastructural were...

10.32641/andespediatr.v93i5.3873 article EN cc-by Andes pediatrica 2022-10-26

Los trastornos genéticos que afectan la homeostasis del surfactante pulmonar son una causa importante síndrome de dificultad respiratoria en el recién nacido a término y enfermedad intersticial difusa niños. El transportador ABCA3 (ATP binding cassette A3) interviene producción normal recubre interior las paredes alveolares funciona como agente tensioactivo.Recién presentó los 3 días vida requirió ventilación mecánica. estudios para determinar otras causas fueron negativos. Se realizó...

10.24875/bmhim.20000123 article ES cc-by-nc-nd Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México 2021-01-12
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