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Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology in Portuguese-Speaking Countries: data from the Global Burden of Disease, 1990 to 2016

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (6), 2018
Abstract Background: Portuguese-speaking countries (PSC) share the influence of the Portuguese culture but have socioeconomic development patterns that differ from that of Portugal. Objective: To describe trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality in the PSC between 1990 and 2016, s...

Epidemiological profile of leprosy reactions in a referral center in Campinas (SP), Brazil, 2010-2015

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (3), 2018
Abstract: Leprosy patients can present reactions during the course of the disease. There are no official data on these reactions in Brazil. We aimed to describe the epidemiological characteristics of patients with such reactions, analyzing information from patient records at a referral center in Campinas...

Low variation in initial CD4 cell count in a HIV referral center, in Salvador, Brazil, from 2002 to 2015

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy increases the likelihood of effective immune restoration, quality of life, and greater life expectancy for HIV-infected individuals. We evaluated the evolution of mean CD4+ cells count at diagnosis of HIV/AIDS in Salvador, Brazil from 2002 to 2015. We i...

Melanoma: clinical, evolutive and histopathological characteristics of a series of 136 cases

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (3), 2018
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The incidence of melanoma has been increasing in Brazil and all over the world. Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, mortality remains unchanged. OBJECTIVE: To associate clinical and histopathological aspects with the evolution of 136 cases of cutaneous melanoma. METH...

Prevalence of dermatological complaints in patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (3), 2018
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Internal malignancies such as breast cancer, as well as their treatment can often result in skin changes. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of dermatological complaints in patients who are undergoing oncological treatment for breast cancer in a hospital in Tubarão, Santa Catari...

Analysis of patients diagnosed with primary cutaneous melanoma in the last six years in Hospital Erasto Gaertner: epidemiologic profile

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (3), 2018
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Melanoma is one of the conditions with greater increase in incidence worldwide in recent decades. It is a skin cancer with potential high lethality and predominates in Caucasian adults. Treatment of primary cutaneous melanoma is essentially surgical and search for sentinel lymph no...

Recurrent aphthous ulceration: an epidemiological study of etiological factors, treatment and differential diagnosis

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (3), 2018
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Recurrent aphthous ulcerations are common benign ulcerated lesions on the mouth, whose etiology is poorly understood, with controversial treatment and difficult to control in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cases of recurrent aphthous ulcerations with a focus on trea...

Notificações da Hepatite B no Estado da Bahia, Brasil

Introdução: a Hepatite B é um problema de saúde pública no Brasil por ser prevenível. Objetivou-se analisar as associações entre as características individuais, sócio demográficas e os comportamentos de risco com os casos de Hepatite B no estado da Bahia. Metodologia: estudo epidemiológico de...

Prevalence of bovine fascioliasis, areas at risk and ensuing losses in the state of Goiás, Brazil

Abstract The present study had to determine the prevalence and spatial distribution of areas at risk of bovine fascioliasis in the state of Goiás, central-western Brazil between 2007 and 2014; to evaluate the associations of some epidemiological variables with occurrences of Fasciola hepatica in animal...

Eimeria species in dairy and beef cattle of different ages in Goiás state, Brazil

Abstract This study aimed to identify the frequency of occurrence of Eimeria species in Holstein (taurine dairy cattle) and Nelore (zebu beef cattle) on 12 farms in the state of Goiás, Brazil. A total of 2,601 animals were evaluated, and the cattle were divided into the following age-group categories: ...