Nephrotic syndrome and acute tubular necrosis due to meloxicam useJorge Vega
Servicio de Medicina, Sección Nefrología, Hospital Naval A Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Ren Fail 34:1344-7. 2012
..The aim of communicating this case is to raise a warning about these renal side effects of MLX. After thorough review of literature, only one other report with the same findings was found...
- [Outcome of renal transplantation in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease]
Jorge Vega
Sección Nefrología, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Dr Gustavo Fricke, Vina del Mar, Chile
Rev Med Chil 140:990-8. 2012
..It has been suggested that extra-renal manifestations of ADPKD may increase the odds of complications and mortality, if these patients are transplanted...
- [Causes of death with a functioning graft among kidney allograft recipients]
Jorge Vega
Seccion de Nefrologia, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Naval A Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Rev Med Chil 140:295-304. 2012
..Death with a functioning graft (DWGF) is now one of the main causes of renal transplant (RTx) loss...
- [Thalidomide for recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding caused by angiodysplasia: report of one case]
Jorge Vega
Seccion de Nefrologia, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Naval Almirante Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Rev Med Chil 139:909-13. 2011
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- [Type B lactic acidosis associated with marginal lymphoma of the spleen: report of one case]
Jorge Vega
Seccion de Nefrologia, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Naval A Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Rev Med Chil 140:236-42. 2012
..Twelve days after admission, a single dose of Rituximab quickly normalized lactate concentrations and platelet count. After the fourth dose of Rituximab, pancytopenia disappeared and IgM fell to 25% of its baseline concentration...
- [Erdhei-Chester disease: report of one case]
Jorge Vega
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Seccion de Nefrologia, Hospital Naval A Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Rev Med Chil 139:1054-9. 2011
..The diagnosis of Erdheim-Chester disease (non-Langerhans-cell histiocytosis) was made and the patient was treated with steroids and methotrexate...
- [Hyponatremia on admission to the emergency room as a risk factor for hospital mortality]
Jorge Vega
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Seccion de Nefrologia, Hospital Naval A Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Rev Med Chil 139:985-91. 2011
..Patients who develop hyponatremia during their hospitalization have higher hospital mortality...
- [Retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with chronic use of ergotamine: report of one case]
Jorge Vega
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Seccion de Nefrologia, Hospital Naval A Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Rev Med Chil 139:489-94. 2011
..The patient remains in complete remission after 29 months of follow up...
- Rituximab in the treatment of acute cellular rejection of renal allograft with CD20-positive clusters in the infiltrate
Jorge Vega
Departamento de Medicina, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile
Clin Exp Nephrol 15:308-11. 2011
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- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with a perinephritic abscess
Jorge Vega
Departamento de Medicina, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaiso, 5 Norte 1035, Quinta Región, Vina del Mar, Chile
Clin Exp Nephrol 15:141-6. 2011
..We did not find any other reports of the use of HBOT in infections of renal cysts...
- [Are low-molecular-weight heparins safe in patients with chronic kidney disease?]
Jorge Vega S
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Sección Nefrología, Hospital Naval Almirante Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Rev Med Chil 138:487-95. 2010
..Hence, it is reasonable to avoid the use of these drugs in patients with CKD, while awaiting for more evidence that supports their safer use...
- Complete remission of non-HIV collapsing glomerulopathy with deflazacort and lisinopril in an adult patient
Jorge Vega
Departamento de Nefrologia, Diálisis y Trasplante, Hospital Naval A Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Clin Exp Nephrol 14:385-8. 2010
..There is no proven therapy for collapsing glomerulopathy, and this case highlights an alternative for treating this disease with few secondary effects...
- [Hyponatremia associated to pituitary adenomas. Report of three patients]
Jorge Vega
Servicio de Medicina, Hospital Naval A Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Rev Med Chil 137:1607-12. 2009
..All had clinical features of hypopituitarism and pituitary adenomas were found on imaging studies. Two were subjected to a trans sphenoidal resection of the adenoma...
- Treatment of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis with colchicine and steroids: a case series
Jorge Vega
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Sección Nefrología, Hospital Naval Almirante Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Am J Kidney Dis 53:628-37. 2009
..Colchicine has antifibrotic, anti-inflammatory, and immunosuppressive effects. Hence, it is a potential therapeutic resource...
- Fever of unknown origin secondary to type I crescentic glomerulonephritis and anti-SCl 70 antibodies without clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis
Jorge Vega Stieb
Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Navy Hospital A Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Clin Exp Nephrol 12:388-92. 2008
..Anti-Scl 70 antibodies are highly specific for scleroderma and are seldom present in other diseases. As far as we are aware there are no published cases of the association of type 1 CGN with anti-Scl 70 antibodies...
[Bone marrow aplasia during hemodialysis successfully treated with cyclosporine. Report of one case]Jorge Vega
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Secciones de Nefrología, Hospital Naval Almirante Nef, Vina del Mar
Rev Med Chil 132:989-94. 2004
..Four months after renal transplant the hematocrit was 43%, white blood cell count 6,600 mm3 and platelets, 150,000 mm3 and did not change during the first year of follow up...
- [Historic record of Gastrotheca ovifera (Anura: Hemiphractidae): decline evidence in Venezuelan coastal cloud forests]
Javier Valera-Leal
Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola MIZA Francisco Fernández Yépez, Campus Maracay, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apartado Postal 4579, Maracay 2101 A, Edo Aragua Venezuela
Rev Biol Trop 59:329-45. 2011
..054, p = 0.820, n = 19). We discussed the distribution, fluctuation and population changes of this species, analyzing it conservation status...
- [Peripheral arterial disease: efficacy of the oscillometric method]
Jorge Vega
Servicio de Cardiologia, Hospital San Pedro de Alcantara, Caceres, Spain
Rev Esp Cardiol 64:619-21. 2011
..Full English text available from: www.revespcardiol.org...
- [Relationship between the cause of admission and the cause of death in patients admitted to an internal medicine departament]
Jorge Vega
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Naval Almirante Nef, Vina del Mar, Escuela de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaiso
Rev Med Chil 132:707-17. 2004
..Sometimes, patients die due to a different disease than the cause of admission or due to complications of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures...
- [Unilateral renal limphangiectasia: Report of one case]
Jorge Vega
Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile
Rev Med Chil 140:1312-25. 2012
..Renal lymphangiomatosis was diagnosed. The pain subsided with analgesics and did not recur. Annual clinical and ultrasound follow-up was suggested...
- [Renal failure secondary to effort rhabdomyolysis: report of three cases]
Jorge Vega
Servicios Medicina Interna, Hospital Naval Almirante Nef, Vina del Mar, Chile
Rev Med Chil 134:211-6. 2006
..Only one required hemodialysis for two days. All normalized their renal function 18 to 48 days after the physical exertion. No subject had other predisposing conditions for acute renal failure...
