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Improving skin picking diagnosis among Brazilians: validation of the Skin Picking Impact Scale and development of a photographic instrument

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (5), 2019
Abstract Background Skin picking disorder is a prevalent disorder frequently comorbid with depression and anxiety, which is underdiagnosed mainly by dermatologists. Assessment of skin picking disorder is based on instruments influenced by the awareness about skin picking disorder and comorbid symptoms. ...

Evaluation of affective temperament and anxiety-depression levels in fibromyalgia patients: a pilot study

Objective: Fibromyalgia (FM) patients have higher rates of depression and anxiety disorders than healthy controls. Affective temperament features are subclinical manifestations of mood disorders. Our aim was to evaluate the affective temperaments of FM patients and investigate their association with depr...

Satisfactory response to electroconvulsive therapy in an autistic patient with severe self-injurious behavior

Dry eye in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (5), 2019
Abstract Objective: To study the association of dry eye with lupus disease activity and cumulative damage. To verify if epidemiological, treatment and autoantibody profile of SLE (systemic Lupus erythematosus) patients influence the presence of dry eye. Methods: We studied 70 SLE patients for the pre...

Acute kidney injury in newborns with necrotizing enterocolitis: risk factors and mortality

Abstract Background: Both necrotizing enterocolitis and acute kidney injury are tightly related conditions, which independently increase mortality in newborns. Necrotizing enterocolitis is an inflammatory disease with a systemic repercussion that leads to inflammatory kidney changes predisposing to rena...

Diferentes sistemas de pontuação na pancreatite alcoólica aguda: qual a seguir? Um dilema em curso

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis is a common disorder in medical practice. In recent times, management has changed drastically with majority of decisions like intravenous antibiotics, negative suction with Ryle's tube and surgical interventions like necrosectomy etc based on severity of the dise...

Cervical arterial dissection: clinical characteristics in a neurology service in São Paulo, Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (9), 2019
ABSTRACT Cervical arterial dissection accounts for only a small proportion of ischemic stroke but arouses scientific interest due to its wide clinical variability. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate its risk factors, outline its clinical characteristics, compare treatment with antiaggregation or an...

The impact of acute kidney injury on fatality of ischemic stroke from a hospital-based population in Joinville, Brazil

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (3), 2019
Abstract Introduction: The occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI) after ischemic stroke has been associated to a worse prognosis. There is a lack of Brazilian studies evaluating this issue. This study aimed to describe the impact of AKI after a first-ever ischemic stroke in relation to fatality rate in...

Electrophysiological responsiveness and clinical outcomes of local corticosteroid injection in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (9), 2019
ABSTRACT Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common mononeuropathy caused by entrapment of the median nerve at the wrist. Common treatment options for CTS include oral analgesics, splinting, hand therapy, local injections with steroids or surgery. Objective: The aim of the present study was to asse...

Cirugía en el paciente cirrótico: características clínicas y complicaciones en una cohorte de pacientes chilenos

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (9), 2019
Background: Cirrhotic patients have an increased surgical risk due to potential intra and postoperative complications. Aim: To describe the clinical characteristics and surgical complications of cirrhotic patients undergoing surgery in a Chilean university hospital. Patients and Methods: Review of medi...