COVID-19 and spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a rare complication
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021
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Renal infarction in a patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019: another rare thrombotic event
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021
Impact of concurrent epidemics of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the epidemiological implications of arbovirus infections and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) co-occurrences in Espírito Santo, Brazil. METHODS: This ecological study of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19 was performed from January 1 to July 31, 2020. ...
Risk factors associated with mortality in patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Understanding the mortality-associated risk factors of coronavirus disease 2019 will impact clinical decisions. METHODS: This retrospective longitudinal study included patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Kaplan-Meier method and multivariat...
The incidence and geographical spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil based on RT-PCR test results
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021
Abstract INTRODUCTION Rio de Janeiro has hardly experienced coronavirus disease. METHODS Here, 87,442 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were reported among Rio de Janeiro residents (March to September...
Children's Multisystem inflammatory syndrome with myopathy
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021
Abstract This report describes a case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child that evolved with a pattern of toxic shock syndrome with coronary artery ectasia and neurological involvement, documented by magnetic resonance imaging, with changes in the corpus callosum and myopathy in the pelvic gir...
Functional capacity and rehabilitation strategies in Covid-19 patients: current knowledge and challenges
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021
Abstract Covid-19 is a novel infectious disease whose spectrum of presentation ranges from absence of symptoms to widespread interstitial pneumonia associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), leading to significant mortality. Given the systemic pattern of Covid-19, there are many factors th...
Salivary glands are a target for SARS-CoV-2: a source for salivacontamination
The journal of pathology; 00 (000), 2021
The ability of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to spread and contaminate is one of the determinants of the COVID-19 pandemic status. SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in saliva consistently, with similar sensitivity to that observed innasopharyngeal swabs. We conducted ultrasound-guided postmortem biopsies in ...
Genomics and epidemiology of the P 1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil
Science; 372 (6544), 2021
Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in Manaus, Brazil, resurged in late 2020 despite previously high levels of infection. Genome sequencing of viruses sampled in Manaus between November 2020 and January 2021 revealed the emergence and circulation of a novel SAR...
What happens in Brazil? A pandemic of misinformation that culminates in an endless disease burden
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021