BACKGROUND The main clinical forms of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) are the acute/subacute form (AF) and the chronic form (CF), and they both display considerable clinical variability. The immune responses of PCM patients, during and after treatment, remain neglected, mainly in the case of CF patients, du...
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo foi identificar a severidade da má oclusão e fatores associados em adolescentes brasileiros. Foram analisados dados dos 5.445 adolescentes que participaram do inquérito nacional de saúde bucal (SB Brasil 2010), sendo que destes, 4276 permaneceram no estudo com base nos ...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Atención Odontológica/estadística & datos numéricos,
Caries Dental/complicaciones,
Caries Dental/epidemiología,
Encuestas de Salud Bucal,
Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud,
Renta,
Maloclusión/epidemiología,
Maloclusión/etiología,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Pérdida de Diente/complicaciones,
Pérdida de Diente/epidemiología
Abstract: Abortion is a very sensitive issue with relevance to public health; however few clinical or population-based studies have examined induced abortion among drug users. The study aims to evaluate the prevalence of induced abortion and sex-related conditions in an inpatient drug user sample. A cros...
Aborto Inducido/estadística & datos numéricos,
Alcoholismo/diagnóstico,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Consumidores de Drogas,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Embarazo no Planeado,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Conducta Sexual,
Parejas Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/diagnóstico
Abstract Background: Systemic sclerosis (SS) is a connective tissue abnormality characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Cardiac involvement with consequent myocardial dysfunction in SS is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Objective: To investigate the left ventricula...
Abstract Background: Endostatin is a circulating endogenous angiogenesis inhibitor preventing neovascularization. Previous studies demonstrated the prognostic value of Endostatin among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, the role of Endostatin among patients with...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Ecocardiografía,
Endostatinas/sangre,
Endostatinas/fisiología,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/sangre,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/fisiopatología,
Pronóstico,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Volumen Sistólico/fisiología,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/sangre,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/fisiopatología
ABSTRACT Objective: To correlate disease duration in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) with disease severity, balance and functionality. Method: Sixteen SCA2 patients were analyzed for: disease duration, disease severity (SARA score), balance (Berg balance scale score) and functionality (FIM and Law...
Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) represents 90% of entrapment neuropathies. Severity may be greater in older patients. Aim: To describe the electrophysiological findings in adult patients with CTS and determine if severity is related to age. Material and Methods: Descriptive and retrospective s...
The clinical presentation of ulcerative colitis at the moment of diagnosis is variable, and its clinical course is difficult to predict. It can range from a quiescent to a refractory chronic course that may require hospitalization and surgical procedures. It can also have complications such as colorectal...
Colitis Ulcerosa/diagnóstico,
Factores de Edad,
Biomarcadores,
Colectomía/estadística & datos numéricos,
Colitis Ulcerosa/patología,
Colitis Ulcerosa/cirugía,
Pronóstico,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Sexuales
Abstract Purpose: To present an alternative experimental model of third degree burn of easy reproducibility. Methods: Eighteen male Wister rats were randomly divided into three groups, 6 of which were allocated to each group. A soldering iron coupled to an aluminum plate was used to produce burn, at a ...
