La prevención ha sido un objetivo perenne en la formación de los angiólogos y cirujanos vasculares cubanos. El lograr predecir y prevenir en las úlceras en los pacientes diabéticos, es un añorado éxito. En este texto, se hace una revisión conceptual de algunos aspectos relativos al tema, y a la v...
Gamboa, Bernardo;
Obaid, Belén;
Realini, Melisa;
Valente, Nicolás;
Salvioli, Maximiliano;
Greca, Alcides;
Parodi, Roberto;
Consiglio, Francisco;
Meroi, Carina;
Ramírez, Mariano.
Objective:To identify the risk factors for plantar ulcers in patients with leprosy.Methods:This is an epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional and analytical study. The population was composed of leprosy cases reported from 2005 to 2016. Pearson’s Chi-square test or Fisher...
Úlcera del Pie,
Lepra,
Factores de Riesgo,
Diagnóstico,
Pacientes,
Población,
Preparaciones Farmacéuticas,
Prevención de Enfermedades,
Zapatos,
Árboles de Decisión,
Piel/lesiones,
Terapéutica,
Empatía,
Prevención de Enfermedades,
Personas con Discapacidad,
Signos y Síntomas
Diabetic foot ulcers are one of the most important complications of diabetes mellitus type 2. In fact, up to 30% of diabetic patients develop this complication. In recent years new therapies have been implemented to try to promote rapid healing in this type of ulcers, focusing on antibiotic therapy, rest...
Abstract: Basal cell carcinoma is the most frequent skin cancer, generally located in hair-bearing, sunlight-exposed areas. Basal cell carcinoma usually occurs on the head and neck, but very rarely on extra-facial locations. We report a case of a 65-year-old woman presenting with a solitary non-healing u...
Abstract: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which affects peripheral nerves, skin and mucous membranes. The impairment of neural function as well as sensory or sensory-motor disabilities in leprosy continue to be a problem that requires careful attention in the manag...
A hanseníase é doença infectocontagiosa de evolução lenta, causada pelo Mycobacterium leprae. A afinidade do bacilo da hanseníase por células do sistema nervoso periférico acomete, principalmente, os nervos superficiais da pele e dos nervos periféricos, causando neuropatia autonômica, sensitiva...
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate whether bacterial genus is a risk factor for major amputation in patients with diabetic foot and infected ulcer. Methods: we conducted a case-control, observational study of 189 patients with infected ulcers in diabetic feet admitted to the Vascular Surgery Service of th...
ABSTRACT Background Implementation of interprofessional clinical guidelines for the prevention of neuropathic diabetic foot ulceration has demonstrated positive effects regarding ulceration and amputation rates. Current foot care recommendations are primarily based on research regarding the prevention o...
OBJETIVO: Identificar a prevalência do risco à ulceração nos pés de pessoas com diabetes mellitus (DM) residentes em área rural. MÉTODO: Estudo transversal, realizado com 293 pessoas com diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e idade superior a 40 anos, considerando as características socioeconômicas, demogr...
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/epidemiología,
Pie Diabético/epidemiología,
Estilo de Vida,
Salud Rural,
Heridas y Lesiones,
Enfermedades no Transmisibles,
Úlcera del Pie/epidemiología,
Centros de Salud,
Población Rural,
Estudios Transversales,
Factores de Riesgo,
Pie Diabético/prevención & control
