ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To explore the association of occupational pesticide exposure with acute and mental health symptoms. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey carried out with 78 Brazilian family farmers, who were pesticide applicators and helpers conveniently selected. Symptoms and exposure data were collec...
Agricultura,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Depresión/inducido químicamente,
Depresión/epidemiología,
Familia,
Agricultores,
Cefalea/inducido químicamente,
Cefalea/epidemiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Exposición Profesional/efectos adversos,
Exposición Profesional/estadística & datos numéricos,
Plaguicidas/envenenamiento,
Plaguicidas/toxicidad,
Intoxicación/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/inducido químicamente,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/epidemiología,
Taquicardia/inducido químicamente,
Taquicardia/epidemiología
The Amazon basin is one of the seven major geographical areas where scorpionism is recorded. In French Guiana, 90 stings per 100,000 inhabitants are registered per year. As the severity of cases is higher in children, descriptive studies are needed to have a better understanding of this pathology. The ai...
Objetivo: Descrever o perfil das notificações de intoxicação exógena por agrotóxicos no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, no período de 2011 a 2018. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, sobre dados do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação. Foram incluídas variáveis sociodemográficas, clínicas ...
The relationship between slow loris (Nycticebus spp.) venom (BGE protein) and the major cat allergen (Fel d 1) from domestic cat (Felis catus) is known for about two decades. Along this time, evidence was accumulated regarding convergences between them, including their almost identical mode of action. M...
Pucca, Manuela B;
Franco, Michelle V. S;
Medeiros, Jilvando M;
Oliveira, Isadora S;
Ahmadi, Shirin;
Cerni, Felipe A;
Zottich, Umberto;
Bassoli, Bruna K;
Monteiro, Wuelton M;
Laustsen, Andreas H.
Snakebite envenoming can be a life-threatening condition, for which emergency care is essential. The Bothrops (lancehead) genus is responsible for most snakebite-related deaths and permanent loss of function in human victims in Latin America. Bothrops spp. venom is a complex mixture of different proteins...
In the present study, we aimed to compare the detoxifying effects of two fat emulsions containing either long-chain triglyceride or a mixture of medium-chain and long-chain triglycerides in the propafenone-poisoned rat model. Rats were randomly divided into 3 groups according to the fat emulsions used: l...
There are numerous conflicting recommendations available on the use of antibiotics following snakebite. The present letter to the editor presents some recommendations based on recent studies, and aims to stimulate debate on this topic.(AU)...
Scorpionism is one of the most important health problems in tropical regions, which unfortunately results in thousands of deaths annually. Pregnant women are potential victims in areas with high scorpion-sting prevalence. Limited medical data are available on the effects of scorpion envenomation in pregn...
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the profile of children and adolescents admitted for exogenous unintentional poisoning in the emergency room and analyze factors associated with subsequent in-hospital admissions. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study based on hospital records of all subjects up to ...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Ingestión de Alimentos/fisiología,
Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital/estadística & datos numéricos,
Hospitalización/estadística & datos numéricos,
Hospitalización/tendencias,
Productos Domésticos/toxicidad,
Intoxicación/diagnóstico,
Intoxicación/epidemiología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Toxicología/normas
Systemic toxicity by local anesthetics an adverse reaction that occurs when local anesthetics (AL) reach significant systemic levels, primarily affects the central and cardiovascular nervous system, and while it is an infrequent event, it can be potentially fatal. The main determinant of the toxicity is ...
