Biomedical subjects

R Quiñones-Soto

Publications and source records attributed to R Quiñones-Soto.

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PubMed1982

Cefamandole in the treatment of soft tissue infections.

27 male adult patients with acute soft tissue infections including cellulitis, abscesses, ulcers and wound infections were treated with a dose of 2-4 g/day of cefamandole nafate by the intravenous route for a minimum of 10 days. Most patients were seriously ill with underlying conditions like diabetes mellitus, alcoholism and congestive heart failure and required hospitalization and parenteral antibiotics. Gram-positive cocci (predominantly Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative bacilli were recovered on pretreatment cultures from 81% of the patients. Clinical and bacteriologic response was excellent. Disappearance of the signs of infection occurred by the 7th day of treatment, by day 3 of treatment fever was down to normal, and by day 5 of treatment the WBC count was below 8,000. There were very few side effects noted, and there was excellent tolerance to the intravenous drug administration. Cefamandole nafate is a safe, effective and well-tolerated agent in the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections of adult patients caused by susceptible organisms.

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Granulomatous hepatitis.

According to the literature on the subject, hepatic granulomas are present in 2.4%-10% of the liver tissue specimens examined in general hospitals. The pathogenesis and pathological importance of these lesions remain unclear in many cases. Hepatic granulomas have been associated with a wide variety of diseases, among which sarcoidosis, followed by tuberculosis, figure most prominently. The etiology remains undetermined in less than or equal to 36% of reported cases. In some instances the lesions are found by chance, and in other cases they are associated with a prolonged course of fever of undetermined origin, which may or may not resolve spontaneously. In the present article, the histopathogenesis and appearance of these lesions are described; the associated diseases are reviewed with detailed emphasis on the clinical manifestations, pathology, and diagnosis of those diseases most commonly responsible for the lesions; and, finally, some comments are offered on the diagnostic work-up and controversial management of undiagnosed cases.

Bacterial Infections↗