Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Dec 30, 2019
BACKGROUND: Secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT and THPT), are complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD), characterized by high levels of serum parathormone, hyperphosphatemia or hypercalcemia, respectively. If diet and pharmacologic...
Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Sep 2, 2019
BACKGROUND: The coexistence of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), specifically essential thrombocythemia and lymphoproliferative neoplasms, are a very rare finding with a frequency < 1%.
Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Jul 1, 2019
BACKGROUND: Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) is a type of diabetes that results from mutations in 13 known genes that play a role in the development and maturation of pancreatic beta cells. It represents 5% of all individuals diagnosed wit...
Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Jul 1, 2019
BACKGROUND: In Mexico, out of the total number of transplants it was reported, in 2014, a frequency of 29% of deceased donor renal transplantation (DDRT). The use of kidneys from deceased elderly donors is increasing over the years. Currently, some a...