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Effectiveness of the retreatment of patients with multibacillary leprosy and episodes of erythema nodosum leprosum and/or persistent neuritis: a single-center experience

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Background: Erythema nodosum leprosum may appear before, during or after treatment of leprosy and is one of the main factors for nerve damage in patients. When it occurs or continues to occur after treatment, it may indicate disease recurrence and a new treatment may be instituted again. Obje...

Lobomycosis: a therapeutic challenge

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Lobomycosis or lacaziosis is a chronic granulomatous fungal infection caused by Lacazia loboi. Most cases are restricted to tropical regions. Transmission is believed to occur through traumatic inoculation in the skin, mainly in exposed areas. It is characterized by keloid-like nodules. There a...

An unusual variant of atrophic dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is an uncommon neoplasm that is most often seen in young adults. The most common clinical presentation is the protruding form; however, other subtypes are known, such as the atrophic. In 2012 there were only 33 reports of this variant in the literature. Many case...

Impact of historic histopathologic sample review on the risk of recurrence in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer

ABSTRACT Objective To compare the historic risk of recurrence (RR) and response to therapy to risk stratification estimated with historical pathology reports (HPRs) and contemporary re-review of the pathological slides in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Subjects and methods Out of 21...

The effect of metabolic surgery on type 1 diabetes: meta-analysis

ABSTRACT Objective Metabolic and bariatric surgery has a definite role in the management of obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). There is also evidence of such surgery improving the health of type 1 diabetic (T1DM) patients. The aim of this paper is to explore the effect of metabolic and...

Clinical outcomes of low and intermediate risk differentiated thyroid cancer patients treated with 30mCi for ablation or without radioactive iodine therapy

ABSTRACT Objective To retrospectively evaluate the outcomes of patients with low and intermediate risk thyroid carcinoma treated with total thyroidectomy (TT) and who did not undergo radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) and to compare them to patients receiving low dose of iodine (30 mCi). Subjects and m...

Morphological characteristics of soft tissue profile of Angle's class II division i malocclusion before and after orthodontic treatment

Int. j. morphol; 36 (1), 2018
SUMMARY: By analysing cephalometrics before and after the treatment of Angle's class II division 1 malocclusion, soft tissue profile changes were observed, and to explore whether there was a correlation between the change of posterior occlusal plane (OP-P) and soft tissue profile. The study aimed to prov...

Functional outcomes in patients submitted to restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis in a single tertiary center

ABSTRACT Background: Functional results after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis are variable. We assessed functional results in patients with ileal pouch anal anastomosis and evaluated potential factors associated with poor functional results. Methods...

Uso tópico de ácido tranexámico en el reemplazo total de rodilla primario
Topical administration of tranexamic acid in primary total knee replacement

Introducción: El reemplazo total de rodilla es un procedimiento que puede generar una gran perdida de sangre durante el periodo posoperatorio. El acido tranexamico es un agente sintetico antifbrinolitico que, en los ultimos anos, se ha administrado por via intravenosa, con buenos resultados, al reducir ...