ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Fibrosis are common structural hepatic change in patients with chronic hepatitis. Liver biopsy is the gold standard for determining the extent of liver fibrosis. Considering the technical difficulties and cost, improvements in non-invasive screening tools are greatly needed. Bioimpe...
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Biopsia,
Impedancia Eléctrica,
Hepatitis C Crónica/complicaciones,
Hepatitis C Crónica/patología,
Hígado/patología,
Cirrosis Hepática/diagnóstico,
Cirrosis Hepática/etiología,
Cirrosis Hepática/patología,
Tamizaje Masivo,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Proyectos Piloto,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Curva ROC,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Liver biopsy is a gold standard method for hepatic steatosis assessment. However, liver biopsy is an invasive and painful procedure and can cause severe complications therefore it cannot be frequently used in case of follow-up of patients. Non-invasive assessment of steatosis and f...
Alanina Transaminasa/sangre,
Biomarcadores,
Biopsia,
Glucemia/análisis,
Presión Sanguínea,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Diagnóstico por Imagen de Elasticidad,
Ayuno/sangre,
Hígado Graso/sangre,
Hígado Graso/diagnóstico por imagen,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Insulina/sangre,
Resistencia a la Insulina/fisiología,
Estilo de Vida,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/sangre,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/diagnóstico por imagen,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/patología,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Ultrasonografía
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Celiac disease is an enteropathy caused by dietary gluten. The combination of serologic, genetic and histologic data has led to description of other categories of this disease. OBJECTIVE: There are a number of patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) that do not respond to iron t...
Anemia Ferropénica/sangre,
Anemia Ferropénica/complicaciones,
Anemia Ferropénica/terapia,
Autoanticuerpos/sangre,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Biopsia,
Enfermedad Celíaca/sangre,
Enfermedad Celíaca/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad Celíaca/inmunología,
Enfermedad Celíaca/patología,
Estudios Transversales,
Duodeno/patología,
Mucosa Intestinal/patología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Pruebas Serológicas/métodos,
Transglutaminasas/sangre
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: - Conventional esophagogastroduodenoscopy is the best method for evaluation of the upper gastrointestinal tract, but it has limitations for the identification of the major duodenal papilla, even after the use of the straightening maneuver. Side-viewing duodenoscope is recommended fo...
Gondim, Francisco de Assis Aquino;
Barreira, Amilton Antunes;
Claudino, Rinaldo;
Cruz, Márcia Waddington;
Cunha, Francisco Marcos Bezerra da;
Freitas, Marcos Raimundo Gomes de;
França Jr, Marcondes Cavalcante;
Gonçalves, Marcus Vinícius Magno;
Marques Jr, Wilson;
Nascimento, Osvaldo José Moreira;
Oliveira, Acary Souza Bulle;
Pereira, Raquel Campos;
Pupe, Camila;
Rotta, Francisco Tellechea;
Schestatsky, Pedro.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the results of a Brazilian Consensus on Small Fiber Neuropathy (SFN). Fifteen neurologists (members of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology) reviewed a preliminary draft. Eleven panelists got together in the city of Fortaleza to discuss and finish the text for...
ABSTRACT Background Primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) are infrequent. The traditional treatment of choice is chemotherapy. Complete resections have generally not been recommended, because of the risk of permanent central nervous system deficits with no proven improvement in survival. The ...
Biopsia,
Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central/inmunología,
Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central/mortalidad,
Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central/patología,
Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central/cirugía,
Inmunocompetencia,
Estimación de Kaplan-Meier,
Linfoma/inmunología,
Linfoma/mortalidad,
Linfoma/patología,
Linfoma/cirugía,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract: Diphencyprone has been reported as a local immunotherapy for cutaneous melanoma metastases. We aim to report cases of melanoma patients treated with diphencyprone in a single Brazilian institution and highlight their outcomes. Since 2012, we have treated 16 melanoma patients with cutaneous meta...
Administración Cutánea,
Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico,
Biopsia,
Brasil,
Ciclopropanos/uso terapéutico,
Melanoma/tratamiento farmacológico,
Melanoma/patología,
Melanoma/secundario,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/secundario,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract: Background: Myeloid leukemia cutis is the terminology used for cutaneous manifestations of myeloid leukemia. Objective: The purpose of this study was to study the clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical features of myeloid leukemia cutis. Methods: This was a retrospective study o...
Abstract: Lupus erythemathosus is a chronic, relapsing disease with acute, subacute, and chronic lesions. Effluvium telogen occurs in the setting of systemic activity of the disease, and cicatricial alopecia results from discoid lesionsin on the scalp. Other types of alopecia, like alopecia areata, may r...
Abstract: This study describes a case of a 19-year-old patient with seven asymptomatic lesions on the chest, measuring between 0.5 to 1cm in diameter, with no history of trauma in the region. The immunohistochemical evaluation was positive for vimentin and smooth muscle actin, determining Dermatomyofibro...
