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Vitiligo type cutaneous manifestation of chronic graft-versus-host disease. Case report
(Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría, 2018)
Introduction: Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is caused by a pathologic and destructive response of the organism as a result of the interaction between donor immunocompetent T lymphocytes and the recipient tisular antigens. ...
Initial-onset acute and chronic recurrent stages are two distinctive courses of VogtKoyanagi-Harada disease
(Springer, 2020)
Purpose: To describe distinctive stages of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease: initial-onset acute versus chronic
recurrent disease.
Methods: A comprehensive literature review regarding stages and clinical presentations ...
Pilot study: Tobacco-attributable direct costs in two hospitais in Santiago, Chile Estudio piloto: Costos directos atribuibles al tabaquismo en dos hospitales de Santiago
(2008)
Background: Tobaceo is the fourth cause of the global burden of disease, accounting for 79.9 million loss of disability-adjusted Ufe years (DALYs) in 2001. In 2002, tobacco-attributable mortality in Chile represented 17% ...
Chronic Chagas cardiopathy in Chile. Importance of Trypanosoma cruzi burden and clinical evaluation
(Elsevier, 2016)
Currently there are no biological markers to indicate which individuals with chronic indeterminate period of Chagas disease develop heart disease and who will remain all his life in this phase. The aim of this survey was ...
Smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Attributable risk determination Tabaquismo y enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica: Determinación de fracciones atribuibles
(2006)
Background: Smoking is the main risk factor for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Aim: To estimate smoking attributable risk and population attributable risk in ...
Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2021)
Cambios del patrón de enfermedad en la postransición epidemiológica en salud en Chile, 1950-2003
(2006)
Background: During the twentieth century there was a change in
the pattern of diseases in Europe, with an increase in the incidence of allergies and
autoimmune disorders, that paralleled a decrease of infectious conditions. ...
Is mitochondrial dysfunction a common root of noncommunicable chronic diseases?
(Endocrine Society, 2020)
Mitochondrial damage is implicated as a major contributing factor for a number of noncommunicable chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, obesity, and insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes. Here, we discuss ...