Abstract Purpose: To evaluate a possible relationship between the size of the spleen and values of circulating blood elements in patients with schistosomatic splenomegaly. Methods: ixty one patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni underwent a clinical exam and peripheral venous blood was co...
Recuento de Células Sanguíneas,
Estatura,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Peso Corporal,
Hemoglobinas/análisis,
Leucopenia/parasitología,
Tamaño de los Órganos,
Valores de Referencia,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/sangre,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/patología,
Bazo/parasitología,
Bazo/patología,
Esplenomegalia/sangre,
Esplenomegalia/parasitología,
Esplenomegalia/patología,
Trombocitopenia/parasitología
Resumen: Introducción: La fractura de cadera es una causa de importante morbimortalidad y a menudo se asocia a una elevada tasa de transfusión sanguínea, terapia no exenta de complicaciones. El objetivo del estudio es evaluar los factores dependientes e independientes del acto transfusional, así co...
Chen, Xiao-tian;
Yang, Song;
Yang, Ya-ming;
Zhao, Hai-long;
Chen, Yan-chun;
Zhao, Xiang-hai;
Wen, Jin-bo;
Tian, Yuan-rui;
Yan, Wei-li;
Shen, Chong.
Abstract Objective: Total bilirubin is beneficial for protecting cardiovascular diseases in adults. The authors aimed to investigate the association of total bilirubin, red blood cell, and hemoglobin levels with the prevalence of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 3776...
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The Clinical Trial for Uniform Multidrug Therapy for Leprosy Patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR), designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a six-months regimen, assessed the adverse effects caused by the drugs. OBJECTIVE: Describe adverse effects due to MDT in U-MDT/CT-BR, comparing...
Anemia/sangre,
Anemia/inducido químicamente,
Brasil,
Clofazimina/administración & dosificación,
Clofazimina/efectos adversos,
Dapsona/administración & dosificación,
Dapsona/efectos adversos,
Quimioterapia Combinada/efectos adversos,
Hemoglobinas/análisis,
Leprostáticos/administración & dosificación,
Leprostáticos/efectos adversos,
Lepra/sangre,
Lepra/complicaciones,
Lepra/tratamiento farmacológico,
Rifampin/administración & dosificación,
Rifampin/efectos adversos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de anemia e a correlação da concentração de hemoglobina com fatores cognitivos em população idosa residente em Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal com indivíduos de 60 anos de idade ou mais. Foram consider...
Factores de Edad,
Anemia/diagnóstico,
Anemia/epidemiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Cognición/fisiología,
Trastornos del Conocimiento/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Hemoglobinas/análisis,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estado Nutricional,
Prevalencia,
Calidad de Vida,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales
Summary Objective: The aim of our study was to assess body composition status and its association with inflammatory profile and extent of intestinal damage in ulcerative colitis patients during clinical remission. Method: This is a cross-sectional study in which body composition data (phase angle [PhA]...
Biomarcadores/metabolismo,
Sedimentación Sanguínea,
Composición Corporal/fisiología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Colitis Ulcerosa/fisiopatología,
Estudios Transversales,
Hemoglobinas/análisis,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Músculo Esquelético/fisiología,
Evaluación Nutricional,
Estado Nutricional/fisiología,
Orosomucoide/análisis,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
Summary Objective: To verify the adequacy of red blood cell (RBC) prescription to pediatric patients in different sectors of a pediatric hospital. Method: A retrospective study was conducted including 837/990 RBC transfusion requisition forms for children and adolescents (0 to 13 years old) filed in be...
Abstract: Subcorneal pustular dermatosis is a rare pustular eruption which occurs mainly in middle-aged women and rarely during childhood. We report a case of a 15-year-old female with a 4-year history of pustular lesions on the proximal region of the upper limbs with subsequent impairment of the trunk. ...
Introdução - A anemia ferropriva, um importante problema de saúde pública tanto nos países em desenvolvimento quanto nos desenvolvidos, afeta principalmente as crianças menores de cinco anos de idade e as mulheres em idade reprodutiva. Objetivo - Analisar a taxa de hemoglobina e a prevalência de a...
ABSTRACT Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis is a potentially fatal disease that results from episodes of alveolar hemorrhage of unknown origin. The clinical spectrum is varied, and anemia may constitute the only manifestation of illness, preceding other signs and symptoms by several months. We present th...
Anemia Ferropénica/sangre,
Anemia Ferropénica/etiología,
Líquido del Lavado Bronquioalveolar/citología,
Hemoglobinas/análisis,
Hemorragia/diagnóstico por imagen,
Hemorragia/etiología,
Hemosiderosis/sangre,
Hemosiderosis/complicaciones,
Enfermedades Pulmonares/sangre,
Enfermedades Pulmonares/complicaciones,
Macrófagos Alveolares/citología
