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Vivas A, Boumediene S, Tobon G
Autoimmun Rev . 2024 Aug; 23(9):103611. PMID: 39209014
Autoimmune diseases comprise a spectrum of disorders characterized by the dysregulation of immune tolerance, resulting in tissue or organ damage and inflammation. Their prevalence has been on the rise, significantly...
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Vivas A, Taunk P
ACG Case Rep J . 2024 Jun; 11(6):e01386. PMID: 38883578
Giardiasis is the most common intestinal parasitic disease worldwide. Clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic to abdominal pain, diarrhea, and iron deficiency anemia. Treatment modalities include tinidazole, metronidazole, and paromomycin. We...
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Vivas A, Chaudhry U, Punchayil Narayanankutty N, Lopez R, Lamarche J
Cureus . 2024 Jun; 16(5):e60003. PMID: 38854361
The widespread use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for the treatment of various types of cancer has led to increasing reports of associated adverse effects. The use of the ipilimumab/nivolumab/sacituzumab...
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Nieto-Aristizabal I, Espana L, Ortega J, Ruiz-Ordonez I, Vivas A, Castano G, et al.
J Appl Lab Med . 2023 Apr; 8(4):713-725. PMID: 37018046
Background: Several laboratory techniques for anti double-stranded (ds) DNA detection in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are available, with variable diagnostic performance. We aimed to evaluate anti-dsDNA's diagnostic performance by indirect...
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Ruiz-Ordonez I, Puerta-Sarmiento G, Munoz-Patino V, Giraldo-Fernandez V, Nieto-Aristizabal I, Vivas A, et al.
J Appl Lab Med . 2021 Jul; 6(6):1571-1579. PMID: 34324687
Background: This study analyzes the clinical characteristics, outcomes, and conditions associated with hyperferritinemia (≥5000 ng/mL) in a high-complexity center in Colombia. Methods: This retrospective and descriptive study was performed between...
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Vivas A, Bautista-Vargas M, Portacio S, Garces-Palacio A, Urbano M, Agualimpia A, et al.
Clin Rheumatol . 2021 Jan; 40(6):2285-2292. PMID: 33411139
Introduction/objective: Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease that is challenging to diagnose. Although minor salivary gland biopsy (MSGB) is a useful ancillary study, different factors make its interpretation...
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Bautista-Vargas M, Vivas A, Tobon G
Autoimmun Rev . 2020 Oct; 19(12):102690. PMID: 33099041
Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by mononuclear cell infiltration in the exocrine glands, which leads to sicca syndrome (xerostomia and xerophthalmia). The etiology of SS is unknown,...
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Nieto-Aristizabal I, Vivas A, Ruiz-Montano P, Aragon C, Posso-Osorio I, Quinones J, et al.
Autoimmune Dis . 2020 Aug; 2020:3484659. PMID: 32802495
Introduction: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is commonly used as treatment of certain autoimmune neurological diseases (ANDs), and its main objective is the removal of pathogenic autoantibodies. Our aim was to...