Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez

First Reported Human Case of Primary Lymphocutaneous Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia shinanonensis

Nocardia species are ubiquitous environmental microorganisms that can cause localized cutaneous, pulmonary or disseminated infections in humans. Primary cutaneous nocardiosis is uncommon and may present as cellulitis, abscesses, ulcers, granulomas or lymphocutaneous disease chara...

Cleft Palate Surgery: Evolving Surgical Techniques and Reconstructive Principles for Oronasal Fistula and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: A Narrative Review

Background Despite more than a century of surgical innovation, no single palatoplasty technique has demonstrated consistently superior outcomes across the spectrum of cleft palate phenotypes. Objective This review examines the historical evolution of cleft palate reconstruction a...

PEEK Pectus Bar: Evaluation of a New Material for Pectus Excavatum Repair in Children and Teenagers

The Nuss procedure for Pectus Excavatum repair has relied on metallic bars for the past 3 decades. The technical efforts have focused on the improvement of stability and the reduction of the associated risks. However, some challenges still remain, like metal ion release, thoracic...

Describing Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Disease Burden Among Patients with Alopecia Areata in Mexico: A Secondary Analysis of the Adelphi Real World Alopecia Areata Disease Specific Programme

Alopecia areata (AA) is a common autoimmune disease characterized by nonscarring hair loss, yet real-world data on AA in Mexico are sparse. This study aimed to characterize disease burden and identify unmet treatment needs among patients with AA in Mexico. Clinical data were anal...

Timing and trajectory of acute kidney injury predict mortality in alcohol-associated hepatitis: A multinational cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH) and associated with poor outcomes, yet the prognostic implications of AKI timing and early renal trajectory remain unclear. METHODS: In this prospective multicenter cohort from the Global AlcHep...

“Radix High Spreader Grafts: A Technique for Dorsal Augmentation and Axis Correction”

The Radix High Spreader Graft is designed to restore dorsal alignment and improve the radix-dorsum transition by extending traditional spreader grafts superiorly into the bony radix region. By anchoring the graft within 2-mm osseous grooves created with a micromotor, this techniq...

Presence of human adenovirus 36 in an urban rodent population

Abstract Adenovirus 36 (AdV36) is a virus associated with respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in humans; interestingly, it also exhibits adipogenic potential, as demonstrated in experimental rodent infections and in human adipose tissue. To detect AdV36 in faecal samples...

Tinea capitis in the Americas: Epidemiological Trends and Etiological Distribution from a Systematic Review

Background: Tinea capitis remains one of the most common superficial fungal infections in children worldwide and represents an important public health concern due to its high prevalence, potential complications, and changing epidemiology. This study aimed to characterize the epid...