La insuficiencia suprarrenal es un síndrome que se produce por la disminución de niveles séricos de glucocorticoides, la cual se clasifica en primaria o secundaria, según la etiología. El uso prolongado de corticoides exógenos a altas dosis puede producir una inhibición en el eje hipotálamo-hipof...
Montelukast sodium is an effective and well-tolerated anti-asthmatic drug. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the treatment of asthma. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of montelukast sodium on children with cough-variant asthma (CVA) and the role of lncRNA prostate cancer...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of pediatric asthma on patients of a specialized outpatient clinic in Southern Brazil. Methods: The study included children aged 8 to 17 years old with asthma diagnosis (mild, moderate and severe) under treatment at the asthma clinic of Hospital São Lucas d...
Resumo O risco de hospitalização por asma influenciado pelo disparo das condições climáticas é pouco explorado em Minas Gerais. Os objetivos deste artigo são: a) avaliar a influência dos fatores climáticos nas hospitalizações por asma e por infecções virais do trato respiratório inferior (I...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children/adolescents with asthma and that of their caregivers, comparing the two. Methods: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis based on the criteria of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Anal...
RESUMEN Se presentó una mujer de 40 años con antecedentes de asma bronquial atendida en el Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras de La Habana. Refirió historia de un mes de evolución de tos seca, dolor torácico en hemitórax izquierdo, falta de aire y en dos ocasiones fiebre de 38 °C. C...
Abstract Objectives: to evaluate static and dynamic respiratory muscle strength in children and adolescents with asthma. Methods: cross-sectional study, involving 80 children and adolescents, 40 with asthma and 40 healthy controls. Biological and clinical characteristics were analyzed. The analysis o...
ABSTRACT The pharmacological management of asthma has changed considerably in recent decades, as it has come to be understood that it is a complex, heterogeneous disease with different phenotypes and endotypes. It is now clear that the goal of asthma treatment should be to achieve and maintain control of...