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Idiopathic Musculoskeletal Pain in Indian children-Prevalence and Impact on Daily Routine

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives: To study the prevalence of idiopathic musculoskeletal pain (IMSP) in school going children and its impact on daily life. Methods: One thousand eighteen apparently healthy school children aged 5–16 years were assessed and analysed for IMSP and its associated problems. Standard...

Cytokine profile in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) exhibits an aggressive clinical phenotype and severe complications. This could be due to a pro-inflammatory cytokine milieu. Therefore, we determined plasma levels of Th1 (IL-2, IFN-γ, TNF), Th2 (IL-4), Th17 (IL-17A, IL-6), and Treg (IL-10) cytokin...

Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma syndrome: a case report and implications of early onset

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) is an autosomal dominant manifestation of cutaneous and uterine leiomyomas together with renal cancer due to autosomal dominant germline mutations of fumarate hydratase gene. A twenty-year-old female patient presented with type-II segmen...

Medición de la ingestión de sodio en la dieta de un grupo de niños entre uno y 18 meses de edad en una consulta pediátrica en Cali, Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 36 (4), 2016
Resumen Introducción. Las estrías de grasa en la pared arterial pueden aparecer desde el tercer año Resumende vida y se relacionan con factores de riesgo aterogénico, como la hipertensión arterial sistémica y el contenido de sodio en la dieta. En pocos estudios se reporta el consumo de sodio en la...

Serum adipocytokine profile and metabolic syndrome in young adult female dermatomyositis patients

Clinics; 71 (12), 2016
OBJECTIVES: To analyse the frequency of metabolic syndrome in young adult female dermatomyositis patients and its possible association with clinical and laboratory dermatomyositis-related features and serum adipocytokines. METHOD: This cross-sectional study included 35 dermatomyositis patients and 48 he...

Neurological outcomes after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, late onset metachromatic leukodystrophy and Hurler syndrome

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (12), 2016
ABSTRACT Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only available treatment for the neurological involvement of disorders such as late-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), mucopolysaccharidosis type I-Hurler (MPS-IH), and X-linked cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD). Objective To desc...

Migraine in the post-menopausal period is associated with higher levels of mood disorders, disability, and more menopausal symptoms

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (12), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the prevalence of headache in post-menopausal women. Methods Women attending gynecology outpatient services in the coastal region of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil were invited to participate in this study. Only those with non-surgical menopause and no hormone replacement...

Late-onset alopecia areata: descriptive analysis of 30 cases

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease characterized by non-scaring hair loss. The onset in over 50-year-old patients is rare and has barely been studied. Cases of this disease have been retrospectively analyzed - according to clinical forms, extension, and associated diseases - to assess alop...

Psychiatric and clinical correlates of rapid cycling bipolar disorder: a cross-sectional study

Objective: Rapid cycling (RC) is a feature of bipolar disorder (BD) that has been associated with worse outcome and more severe disability. Our goal was to investigate the association of demographic and clinical factors with RC. Methods: We compared RC and non-rapid cycling (NRC) BD patients from the Br...

Amblyopia: neural basis and therapeutic approaches

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Abnormalities in visual processing caused by visual deprivation or abnormal binocular interaction may induce amblyopia, which is characterized by reduced visual acuity. Occlusion therapy, the conventional treatment, requires special attention as occlusion of the fellow normal eye may reduce its ...