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Modulación de los niveles de lipoproteínas de alta densidad y las citoquinas IL-1β e IL-6 en pacientes con dengue

RESUMEN Objetivos. Evaluar los niveles de lipoproteínas de alta densidad (HDL) y citoquinas proinflamatorias en pacientes con dengue clasificados según la gravedad del cuadro clínico. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, incluyendo 70 individuos con dengue, clasificados como:...

Urticaria and angioedema as possible reactions of omalizumab

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018

The association between psoriasis and health-related quality of life, work productivity, and healthcare resource use in Brazil

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Background: Psoriasis is a chronic, immune mediated inflammatory condition that affects a significant amount of the global population. Yet geographic variability in the consequences of psoriasis warrants region-level analyses. Objective: The current study contributes to the psoriasis outcomes...

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor as an incriminating agent in vitiligo

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Background: Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disorder in which the loss of melanocytes is mainly attributed to defective autoimmune mechanisms and, lately, there has been more emphasis on autoinflammatory mediators. Among these is the macrophage migration inhibitory factor, which is involved in ...

Metabolic syndrome, C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk in psoriasis patients: a cross-sectional study

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Background: Psoriasis has been associated with co-morbidities and elevated cardiovascular risk. Objectives: To analyze the relationships among metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular risk, C-reactive protein, gender, and Psoriasis severity. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, plaque Psoriasis...

The tendency towards the development of psychosexual disorders in androgenetic alopecia according to the different stages of hair loss: a cross-sectional study

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Background: Androgenetic alopecia is a common dermatological condition affecting both genders. Objective: To evaluate the tendency towards development of psychosexual disorders according to the clinical stages of androgenetic alopecia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted including...

Paracoccidioidomycosis due to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis S1 plus HIV co-infection

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (3), 2018
BACKGROUND Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is one of the most important systemic mycoses in Latin America and the leading fungal cause of mortality in non-immunosuppressed individuals in Brazil. However, HIV/PCM co-infection can increase the clinical severity in these co-infected patients. This co-infection...

Oral morbidity and associated factors in Chilean preschoolers and schoolchildren: a preliminary review

Currently, the most prevalent oral pathologies in Chile are dental caries, periodontal diseases, and dentomaxillary anomalies, with dental caries being considered the most prevalent in childhood and a public health problem. In Chile, research on and diagnosis of these ...

The applicability of POSSUM and P-POSSUM scores as predictors of morbidity and mortality in colorectal surgery

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to apply the POSSUM and P-POSSUM scores as a tool to predict morbidity and mortality in colorectal surgery. Methods: we conducted a prospective cohort study of 551 patients submitted to colorectal surgery in a colorectal surgery tertiary referral hospital in Brazil. We grouped patie...

Risk factors for mortality in fournier's gangrene in a general hospital: use of simplified founier gangrene severe index score (SFGSI)

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate risk factors for mortality in patients with Fournier's gangrene (FG), with emphasis in the Simplified Fournier Gangrene Severe Index Score (SFGSI). Materials and Methods This was a cross-sectional study that was carried out from January 2010 to December 2014, with 124 pat...