SUMMARY This report describes the post-bariatric-surgery evolution of an obese patient who had low adherence to the diet and micronutrient supplementation. Four years after two bariatric surgeries, the patient was admitted due to transient loss of consciousness, slow thinking, anasarca, severe hypoalbumi...
La Displasia Ectodérmica Hipohidrótica (DEH) es una genodermatosis que se caracteriza por presentar alteraciones en las estructuras deri-vadas del ectodermo, frecuentemente se da la triada: hipohidrosis, hipotricosis e hipodoncia. El síndrome puede manifestarse como heren-ci...
ABSTRACT Background Hepatitis C is a liver disease that causes significant changes in metabolism, and also has an impact on nutritional status. Objective To evaluate the nutritional status and cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Methods This cross-sectional study investigated 58 ...
Intrauterine growth retard (IUGR) continues to be a significant perinatology problem at the end of this century. The nature of the etiologic agent, the time when the attack occurred during pregnancy and its duration affect the type of IUGR. Objective: To study the evolution of fetal pancreas and placenta...
The aims of this study were to characterize clinically and biochemically malnutrition related diabetes mellitus (MRDM) as it presents in Jamaica (J-type or phasic insulin dependent diabetes mellitus) and to examine the food toxin (linamarin)/malnutrition hypothesis as a possible aetiological factor in th...
É feita uma análise das conseqüências da desnutriçäo protéico-calórica sobre os mecanismos de defesa do organismo contra a infecçäo, e das repercussöes da infecçäo sobre os mesmos ...
A desnutriçäo e a ansiedade säo acompanhantes freqüentes das enfermidades malignas do aparelho digestivo, notadamente no contexto do tratamento pré e pós-operatório. Numa avaliaçäo clínica de enfermos portadores destes transtornos, foram investigados os possíveis benefícios da introduçäo de...
