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Clinical and biological profile and factors associated with high blood lead levels in chronic hemodialysis patients in a western French Guiana Hospital Center

Arriel Makembi-Bunkete, Florence Narcisse, Modi Sidibe et al.

Objective: The objective of this study is to describe the clinical and biological profile and identify factors associated with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients in [...]

DOI: 10.24875/NEFRO.25000026
Publication date: 13/05/2026

Clinical and epidemiological characterization of monkeypox virus infections in a Portuguese hospital

Carlos M. Nogueira, Raquel Azevedo, Teresa Pereira et al.

DOI: 10.24875/PJDV.26000026
Publication date: 13/05/2026

Erosive gastritis and duodenitis: causes, diagnosis and treatment



Gastritis is a condition encompassing a spectrum of gastric mucosal lesions, and typically is characterized by changes and usually erosions. It frequently causes symptoms such as epigastric pain, dyspeptic syndromes, and occasionally upper [...]

Publication date: 12/05/2026

Epidemiologia de accidentes cerebrovasculares isquémicos en hospitales de tercer nivel en El Salvador

Víctor D. Franco, Claudia M. de Blanco

Introducción: La Organización Mundial de la Salud reportó anualmente 15 millones de accidentes cerebrovasculares, de los cuales en los Estados Unidos de América el 65% son [...]

DOI:10.24875/RECC.25000019
Publication date: 11/05/2026

Changes in U.S. vaccination policies (2026) and their potential implications for Mexican pediatrics: a review by the Mexican Academy of Pediatrics

Fortino Solórzano-Santos, Mónica Reyes-Berlanga, Miguel A. Villasís-Keever et al.

In the last months of 2025, the United States has experienced profound and controversial changes in its vaccination policies. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. [...]

Publication date: 11/05/2026

Diez actualizaciones puntuales para la guía de dermatitis atópica para México, GUIDAMEX 1.1

Désirée E. S. Larenas-Linnemann, Helena Vidaurri-De la Cruz, Catalina Rincón-Pérez et al.

En 2022 se desarrolló la guía de dermatitis atópica (DA) para México (GUIDAMEX-2022) con metodología ADAPTE. El objetivo del grupo de desarrollo de la guía es generar GUIDAMEX 1.1 [...]

DOI:10.24875/BMHIM.26000025
Publication date: 08/05/2026

Imaging findings in pathogenic synergistic co-infection between influenza A virus and Streptococcus pyogenes

Arturo Guerra-Martínez, Cristóbal Herquiñigo-Robinson, David Herquiñigo-Reckmann, Marcelo Castro-Salas, Marco Salgado-Domínguez, Nicolas López-Fernández

Streptococcus pyogenes is a bacterium that causes a wide range of diseases, from pharyngitis to severe infections such as pneumonia and toxic shock syndrome. Globally, it affects millions of people, and in Chile cases have increased since 2023, [...]

Publication date: 07/05/2026

Hippocampus: beyond the memory

Octavio Amancio-Belmont, Aline Mendoza-Méndez, Lorena A. Becerril-Meléndez et al.

The hippocampus has historically been studied for its role in the consolidation of declarative and spatial memory. However, recent evidence has recognized it as a structure associated with impulse control. This review [...]

Publication date: 06/05/2026

Pulmón destruido: a propósito de un caso con una evolución atípica

Laura Maté-Miguel, Pablo Pazos-Lama, Sandra L. Pardo-Prieto et al.

El pulmón destruens es una afección infrecuente e irreversible, que generalmente aparece como secuela tras una tuberculosis, aunque también puede darse en las fases finales de enfermedades [...]

DOI:10.24875/RPR.25000028
Publication date: 05/05/2026

Polypharmacy and probability of reduced glomerular filtration rate differentiated by gender and hypertension status in older adults

Dolores Mino-León, Sergio Flores-Hernández, Kevin F. Rios-Brito et al.

Background: Aging results in a progressive decrease in the renal functional reserve; polypharmacy can have negative effects. Objective: Analyze whether polypharmacy and other factors [...]

Publication date: 04/05/2026

TRAF3 and STAT6 in prostate cancer in the Mexican population: molecular insights into macrophage polarization and tumor progression

Yoselin B. Macías-Gutiérrez, Tania P. Alvarez-Domínguez, Oscar A. Reboreda-Hernandez et al.

Background: Prostate cancer is a leading malignancy in men, with high incidence and mortality rates in Mexico. Tumorassociated macrophages (TAMs), particularly M1 and M2 subtypes, critically influence [...]

Publication date: 04/05/2026

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: report of two genetically confirmed cases

Laura Maté-Miguel, Pablo Pazos-Lama, Cristina Cavestany-García-Matres et al.

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis caused by germline mutations in the FLCN gene, which is involved in the mTOR pathway. It is characterized by a triad of cutaneous, pulmonary, and [...]

Publication date: 30/04/2026

Clinical and molecular characterization of 35 Portuguese patients with KBG syndrome

Mariana Tomásio Neves, Patrícia Dias, Pedro Louro et al.

Introduction and Objectives: KBG syndrome (MIM #148050; KBGS) is an autosomal dominant syndromic disorder characterized by developmental delay and/or intellectual disability, caused by haploinsufficiency [...]

DOI: 10.24875/PJP.25000038
Publication date: 29/04/2026

Development of the synaptic dysfunction index and its association with beta-amyloid in preclinical stages of Alzheimer’s disease

Alberto Guevara-Tirado

Background: Synaptic dysfunction is an early event in Alzheimer’s disease and may be related to amyloid-beta deposits in preclinical stages. Objective: To develop the Synaptic [...]

DOI: 10.24875/ANCE.M25000060
Publication date: 29/04/2026

Serial clinical observation in early neonatal sepsis: insights from a national portuguese survey

Isabel Sampaio, Raquel Gouveia

Introduction and Objective: Early-onset neonatal sepsis (EOS) is a significant cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. However, its incidence has declined in high-income countries due to improvements in [...]

DOI: 10.24875/PJP.25000051
Publication date: 27/04/2026

SELSTOC: a new entity to bear in mind – case report

Clara Picão de Carvalho, Ema Freitas, Jessica Sousa et al.

Introduction: SELSTOC (self-limiting sternal tumor of childhood) is a rapidly growing, self-limiting sternal/parasternal lesion of unknown etiology, first described in 2010. It has a median age of 16 [...]

DOI: 10.24875/PJP.25000015
Publication date: 27/04/2026

Agrupación temporoespacial de tres casos hospitalizados de enfermedad invasiva por estreptococo β hemolítico del grupo A con coinfección por virus de la gripe

Sonia de las Fuentes-Galán, M.ª Isabel Carramiñana-Martínez, Fernando L. Miramón-Pérez-Moliner et al.

Antecedentes: El estreptococo β-hemolítico del grupo A (SGA) es una bacteria que provoca cuadros de enfermedad invasiva (SGAi). El ECDC y la OMS han ratificado la alerta de aumento de casos de [...]

DOI:10.24875/RPR.25000017
Publication date: 27/04/2026

El recorrido del paciente con enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal en un hospital público de referencia en México

Mildred Philippe-Ponce, Estefanía Contreras-Avilés, Raquel Y. López-Pérez et al.

Introducción: La enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII) presenta retrasos diagnósticos frecuentes, especialmente en sistemas públicos, con impacto clínico y [...]

DOI:10.24875/IMIDS.M26000064
Publication date: 27/04/2026

Why is it important to do research in nephrology in Latin America?

Alfonso M. Cueto-Manzano, Gustavo Aroca-Martínez, Ricardo Silvariño et al.

Latin America is one of the regions in the world with the lowest investment in Research and Development. Although the number of articles published in Nephrology and of formally trained research professionals have increased [...]

DOI: 10.24875/NEFRO.25000053
Publication date: 27/04/2026

Liposarcoma del mediastino posterior: comunicación de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Laura Maté-Miguel, Pablo Pazos-Lama, Cristina Cavestany-García-Matres et al.

El liposarcoma mediastínico es una neoplasia maligna infrecuente de origen mesenquimal, que representa menos del 1% de los tumores torácicos. Por su localización, puede simular otras lesiones [...]

DOI:10.24875/RPR.25000053
Publication date: 23/04/2026

Supervivencia al paro cardiaco extrahospitalario en México: experiencia en el CRUM de Querétaro

Javier R. Piña-Renaud, Carlos I. Casillas-Cuéllar, Carmina Vera-Uehara et al.

Introducción: El paro cardiaco es una de las principales causas de mortalidad en todo el mundo, y es reconocido como un problema crítico de salud pública. En México, la [...]

DOI:10.24875/REIE.25000016
Publication date: 23/04/2026

Multimodality imaging of epipericardial fat necrosis in pediatrics

Francisco Carvalho, Pedro Cardoso, Miguel Passos et al.

DOI: 10.24875/PJP.24000095
Publication date: 23/04/2026

Breastfeeding among women living with HIV: a clinical case

Inês Hormigo, Tiago Milheiro Silva, Cristina Guerreiro

Introduction: The efficacy of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has changed HIV infection into a chronic illness. Nonetheless, despite mother-to-child transmission having drastically diminished since the [...]

DOI: 10.24875/PJP.25000076
Publication date: 22/04/2026

El ser humano ante el desarrollo tecnológico de las ciencias médicas

Ricardo P.J. Gallardo-Díaz, Josefina Torres-Galán, Javier Jaimes-García

Desde el siglo xx hasta la actualidad, la tecnología y las ciencias médicas han avanzado a pasos agigantados. Pretendemos analizar la falta de interés de la medicina por el ser humano, ya que todo se [...]

DOI:10.24875/BUP.25000006
Publication date: 22/04/2026

Living wills and their knowledge in patients with rheumatic diseases

Irazú Contreras-Yáñez, Guillermo A. Guaracha-Basáñez, América Sánchez- Hernández et al.

Background: Patients’ living wills (LWs) support that clinicians’ decisions are aligned with patients’ wishes. Objective: To investigate an association between perceived [...]

DOI: 10.24875/BUP.25000003
Publication date: 22/04/2026

Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm in a pediatric patient

Amara Sequeira-Colonnier, Andrea Huerta-Moreno, Arturo García-Galicia, Jorge Loría-Castellanos, Juan C. Solís-Poblano, Luis E. Bernabé-Gaspar, M. José Borja-Núñez, M.Guadalupe Pérez-Dorantes, Patricia Zagoya-Martínez, Rubí E. Romo-Rodríguez, Susana Barrera-Hernández, Vanessa Terán-Cerqueda

Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is an uncommon (0.44%), clinically aggressive hematolymphoid neoplasm. It arises from clonal plasmacytoid dendritic cells or their precursors. It often affects multiple anatomical compartments, [...]

Publication date: 21/04/2026