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Should COVID-19 be branded to viral thrombotic fever?

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 116 (), 2021
Coronaviruses can cause a diverse array of clinical manifestations, from fever with symptoms of the common cold to highly lethal severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS). SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus discovered in Hubei province, China, at the end of 2019, becam...

Once upon a time, inflammation

Inflammation has accompanied humans since their first ancestors appeared on Earth. Aulus Cornelius Celsus (25 BC-50 AD), a Roman encyclopedist, offered a still valid statement about inflammation: "Notae vero inflammationis sunt quatuor: rubor et tumor cum calore and dolore", defining the four cardinal si...

Manejo não farmacológico da febre e hipertermia da criança: revisão integrativa

Resumo Objetivo: Identificar as intervenções não farmacológicos para febre e hipertermia em crianças indicados na literatura científica. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura realizada nas bases de dados Lilacs, PubMed e CINAHL e as bibliotecas COCHRANE e SciELO. Foram incl...

Desempeño diagnóstico de los síntomas y signos deCOVID-19 en pacientes adultos
Diagnostic performance of symptoms and signs of COVID-19 in adults

Symptomatic manifestations of the disease caused by coronavirus (COVID-19) in adults: systematic review

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 42 (spe), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective To identify symptoms of COVID-19 in adults in the scientific literature. Method Systematic review of studies published from December 1, 2019 to April 21, 2020 from the Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed databases, in order to answer the following research question: "What are the sympt...

Leucocituria significativa como indicador de probable infección del tracto urinario sin cultivo positivo
Significant leukocyturia as an indicator of probable urinary tract infection without positive culture

Rev. cuba. pediatr; 93 (), 2021
Introducción: La presencia de leucocituria nos orienta hacia la probabilidad de infección del tracto urinario en niños. Objetivo: Determinar si la leucocituria significativa es un marcador de infección urinaria aun sin cultivo de orina positivo. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo y retrospectivo en pacien...

Persistent mycotic superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm after endovascular treatment: a case report

Abstract Mycotic pseudoaneurysms of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) are rare and are usually secondary to colonization of an atherosclerotic plaque during an episode of bacteremia. We describe the case of a 68 year-old diabetic male who presented to the Emergency Department with pyrexia and a painfu...

Asociación entre el retraso en la Búsqueda de Atención Médica y el Nivel de Gravedad, en niños con fiebre que acuden al Servicio de Emergencias
Association between the delay in the search for medical attention and the level of severity, in children with fever who attend the Emergency Service

Rev. ecuat. pediatr; 21 (3), 2020
Introducción: El retraso en búsqueda de atención médica (RBAM) definido como un tiempo mayor a 48 horas antes de consultar un profesional podría influir en la severidad de las enfermedades en los niños. Métodos: En el presente estudio de cohorte prospectivo, se realizaron entrevistas estructurada...

Pacientes asistidos en el Departamento de Medicina de un hospital pediátrico en el inicio de la pandemia COVID-19 en Buenos Aires, Argentina

Arch. argent. pediatr; 118 (6), 2020
Introducción. A pesar de la magnitud de la pandemia por COVID-19, la información sobre su desarrollo en pediatría es aún limitada. Se describen las características de pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19 en un hospital pediátrico durante los primeros tres meses de la pandemia.Mé...

Clinical characteristics and outcomes among Brazilian patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection: an observational retrospective study

Säo Paulo med. j; 138 (6), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Since February 2020, data on the clinical features of patients infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and their clinical evolution have been gathered and intensively discussed, especially in countries with dramatic dissemination of this disease. OB...