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Desafios de cuidadores familiares de crianças e adolescentes com Epidermólise Bolhosa

Ciênc. cuid. saúde; 19 (), 2020
Objective: to understand the challenges faced by family caregivers of children and adolescents with Epidermolysis Bullosa in the search for assistance in the Health Care Network. Method: exploratory-descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, carried out in an outpatient clinic of a Unive...

COMDORA-SBN recommendations for patients with rare kidney diseases in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (2,supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT During the Covid-19 pandemic, the issue is how to maintain adequate care for people with other diseases. In this document, the SBN Rare Diseases Committee (COMDORA) gives some guidelines on the care of patients with rare kidney diseases. These patients should follow the recommendations for the g...

Primeros dos años de notificación de las enfermedades huérfanas-raras en Cali e identificación de algunas variables asociadas con la mortalidad

Iatreia; 33 (2), 2020
RESUMEN Introducción: en los últimos años Colombia reconoció las enfermedades huérfanas-raras como problema de interés en salud pública y ordenó su notificación obligatoria. Objetivo: describir la información sobre las enfermedades huérfanas-raras obtenida en Cali a través del SIVIGILA en...

The rare case of a cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (3), 2020
The pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) most commonly present as solid neoplasms; however, very rarely, they may present primarily as cystic neoplasms. Most of the cystic PanNETs are non-secreting tumors, and the radiological features are not well defined. Hence pre-operative diagnosis is usually ...

Giant cell myocarditis causing sudden death in a patient with sarcoidosis

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (4), 2020
Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare and rapidly fatal cardiovascular condition most often seen in young adults. It is characterized microscopically by myocardial necrosis with multinucleated giant cells in the absence of well-defined granulomas. This disorder has typically been attributed to manifest ...

Anomalias congênitas na perspectiva da vigilância em saúde: compilação de uma lista com base na CID-10

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 29 (5), 2020
Objetivo: Propor uma lista de anomalias congênitas com códigos correspondentes na Classificação Estatística Internacional de Doenças e Problemas Relacionados à Saúde - 10ᵃ Revisão (CID-10), visando a aplicação no âmbito da vigilância em saúde. Métodos: Em dezembro de 2019, realizou-...

Gestational gigantomastia with fatal outcome

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (4), 2020
Gigantomastia is a rare disease defined by an extreme and rapid enlargement of the breast, generally bilateral. The majority of cases are reported in pregnant women. Ninety-eight cases of gestational gigantomastia have been identified in electronic databases, and those with fatal outcomes comprised only ...

Acometimento pulmonar e articular secundário à síndrome de Lemierre: relato de caso e revisão de literatura

A síndrome de Lemierre caracteriza-se por uma rara entidade que gera tromboflebite da veia jugular interna e embolismo séptico em história da infecção recente da orofaringe, além de sinais radiológicos e isolamento de patógenos anaeróbicos, principalmente Fusobacterium necrophorum. Relatamos o...

Mesenteric desmoid tumor after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report

Clin. biomed. res; 40 (1), 2020
We report the case of a 37-year-old woman investigated for left flank pain 1 year after bariatric surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass). Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a solid intra-abdominal lesion measuring 9.3 × 9.4 × 10.4 cm, compressing adjacent structures with no signs of invasion. Ileo...