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Aspergillosis is an infrequent infection in the Central Nervous System with a mortality rate higher than 95 %. Early diagnosis is challenging and crucial. In this report, we present the case of a six-year-old female with an intense headache accompanied by left hemiparesis, gaze deviation, horizontal nystagmus, and vomiting of mucous content on five occasions. After several approaches, a cerebrospinal fluid PCR resulted positive for Aspergillus spp., and then management started with amphotericin B at 2.6 mg/kg/day and was managed to have voriconazole. She survived, and two years after her first hospital admission, she suffered from cerebral aspergillosis sequelae. An area of improvement is the coordination between the request and delivery of studies outside the institution. In this case, the patient´s mother did not report the analysis results on time, delaying the diagnosis.

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Cuphea aequipetala Cav. (Lythraceae) is native to Mexico and is used in folk medicine to treat tumors. An efficient protocol for in vitro shoot proliferation and plant acclimatization of C. aequipetala was developed. Total phenolic compounds and flavonoids contents were determined in methanolic extracts of roots, stems, and leaves from wild and greenhouse-grown plants. Their antioxidant properties were compared using in vitro assays (scavenging of 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-Azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radicals, and reducing power in the phosphomolybdenum assay). This is the first report of a successful propagation procedure for C. aequipetala. These methods offer a viable approach for long-term in vitro conservation and proliferation of this species. C. aequipetala shoots maintained their proliferation capacity during long-term subculture (3 years). The propagated shoots can successfully acclimatize and grow to maturity, and they retain the ability to accumulate antioxidants.

Cuphea aequipetala Cav. (Lythraceae) es una planta nativa de México que se utiliza en la medicina tradicional para tratar tumores. En este trabajo se desarrolló un procedimiento para la proliferación de brotes y la aclimatización de plantas de C. aequipetala. Se determinó la concentración de compuestos fenólicos totales y de flavonoides en extractos metanólicos de raíces, tallos y hojas de plantas silvestres y crecidas en invernadero. Sus propiedades antioxidantes fueron comparadas utilizando ensayos in vitro (captura de radicales DPPH y ABTS y poder reductor por el ensayo de fosfomolibdeno). Este es el primer reporte exitoso sobre un procedimiento para la propagación de C. aequipetala. Este método ofrece una alternativa viable para la conservación a largo plazo y la proliferación de esta especie. Los brotes de C. aequipetala han mantenido su capacidad de multiplicación a largo plazo (tres años). Los brotes se convirtieron en plantas adultas aclimatadas, manteniendo su habilidad para acumular compuestos antioxidantes.

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Este trabajo presenta los ensayos realizados para conocer las condiciones fluidodinámicas para las cuales el agua estratificada almacenada en pozos o cavidades, es removida como consecuencia del movimiento principal del cause en proximidades al fondo del lago

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