Sergio Krause H

Crisis neurológica en Tirosinemia hereditaria

La Tirosinemia tipo I es el resultado de un error innato en la etapa final del metabolismo de la Tirosina. Sus manifestaciones clinicas son variables, las cuales pueden verse agravadas con la aparicion de crisis neurologica. El objetivo del presente trabajo es reportar el caso de una preescolar portadora de la enfermedad, que desarrollo paralisis flaccida asociada a insuficiencia respiratoria y que requirio conexion a ventilacion mecanica

Absorcion Intestinal en Escolares Asintomático Portadores de Giardia Lamblia

Fourteen children, aged 6.2 to 1 3.6 years, asymptomatic Giardia Jamblias carriers, were studied. An tro pome trie evaluation and the following laboratory test, were done before and after treatment with Tinidazole and Mebendazole: hematocrit, blood hemoglobin; plasma total protein, and albumin concentration; basal scrum carotene concentration; vitamin A and D-xylose intestinal absortion test. Significant differences in tricep skinfold, hematocrit, hemoglobin and total plasmatic protein were found between pre and post treatment values. Blood xylose figures were 38.8 ± 8.9 and 57.5 ± 10.8 mg/dl pre and post treatment respectively (p<0.005). Plasma vitamin A levels after a priming dose were 60.5 ± 26.0 and 213 ± 113.0 /^g/dl and change in concentration of vitamin A, 32.7 ± 25.3 and 152.7 ± 115.8 pg/dl before and after treatment respectively (p <C 0.005). This data arc consistent with a significant increment in intestinal absortion rates after apropriate treatment of Giardia lamblias asymptomatic infections. (