Reactivation of Chagas-Mazza disease during treatment with infliximab
An. bras. dermatol; 92 (6), 2017
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Morbihan disease: a therapeutic challenge
An. bras. dermatol; 92 (6), 2017
Abstract: Morbihan disease is a rare condition characterized by chronic and persistent erythematous solid edema localized on the face. It is believed to be a complication of rosacea and may occur at any stage of the disease. Features of this condition include variable therapeutic response and great refra...
Antiinflamatorios/uso terapéutico, Fármacos Dermatológicos/uso terapéutico, Eritema/tratamiento farmacológico, Eritema/patología, Dermatosis Facial/tratamiento farmacológico, Dermatosis Facial/patología, Isotretinoína/uso terapéutico, Linfedema/tratamiento farmacológico, Linfedema/patología, Pregnenodionas/uso terapéutico, Recurrencia, Rosácea/complicaciones, Resultado del Tratamiento
Cancer immunology and melanoma immunotherapy
An. bras. dermatol; 92 (6), 2017
Abstract: The stimulation of the immune system, in order to generate an attack against cancer cells, similarly to that which occurs in infectious disease, has long been matter of interest in oncology; however, only limited success has been achieved, with different treatment strategies tested in recent ye...
Anticuerpos Monoclonales/uso terapéutico, Anticuerpos Monoclonales Humanizados/uso terapéutico, Antineoplásicos Inmunológicos/uso terapéutico, Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica, Antígeno CTLA-4/antagonistas & inhibidores, Inmunoterapia/métodos, Ipilimumab/uso terapéutico, Melanoma/tratamiento farmacológico, Melanoma/inmunología, Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico, Neoplasias/inmunología, Nivolumab, Receptor de Muerte Celular Programada 1/antagonistas & inhibidores, Resultado del Tratamiento
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in severely obese adolescents: effects on metabolic profile
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online); 61 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: The objective was to conduct clinical and metabolic evaluations of obese adolescents before and after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) (up to 24 months). Subjects and methods: This was designed as a retrospective, descriptive series of cases study, conducted in Instituto da Cri...
Thyroglobulin levels before radioactive iodine therapy and dynamic risk stratification after 1 year in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online); 61 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives: We sought to assess the relationship between stimulated thyroglobulin (sTg) before radioactive iodine therapy (RIT), and the dynamic risk stratification 1 year after treatment, and to establish the utility of the sTg as a predictor of response to therapy in these patients. A retrosp...
Adenocarcinoma Folicular/sangre, Adenocarcinoma Folicular/radioterapia, Biomarcadores de Tumor/sangre, Carcinoma Papilar/sangre, Carcinoma Papilar/radioterapia, Radioisótopos de Yodo/uso terapéutico, Estadificación de Neoplasias, Pronóstico, Curva ROC, Estudios Retrospectivos, Medición de Riesgo, Tiroglobulina/sangre, Neoplasias de la Tiroides/sangre, Neoplasias de la Tiroides/radioterapia, Factores de Tiempo, Resultado del Tratamiento
A comparison of two conjunctival rotation autograft techniques in primary pterygium surgery
Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the effects of 90° and 180° conjunctival rotational autograft (CRA) techniques used in primary pterygium surgery. Methods: Forty-five patients were included in this retrospective study. Visual acuity (VA), corneal topography, and auto-refractometer measurements, as well a...
Trocar-assisted intrascleral sutureless fixation of a dislocated three-piece sulcus intraocular lens
Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Trocar-assisted intraocular lens (IOL) reposition surgery using a scleral fixation method was performed for a patient with a dislocated sulcus IOL. Two 3-mm-long scleral tunnels 2 mm from and parallel to the limbus were formed using a 23-gauge vitrectomy trocar transconjunctivally entering the s...
Intermittent exotropia surgery: results in different age groups
Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To report the outcomes in patients undergoing surgical correction of intermittent exotropia and to compare the age at surgery to motor and sensory success. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. The results of patients with intermittent exotropia treated with surgery over a ...
An innovation in glaucoma surgery: XEN45 gel stent implantation
Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To report follow-up data for patients who underwent XEN45 gel stent implantation, a new method of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. Methods: Fifteen eyes in fifteen patients who underwent XEN45 gel stent implantation surgery were investigated in the study. All patients were examine...
Omalizumab in patients with severe uncontrolled asthma: well-defined eligibility criteria to promote asthma control
J. bras. pneumol; 43 (6), 2017