Objective: To understand the demands caused by chikungunya in the chronic phase and their impacts on patients’ mental health and quality of life. Materials and methods: This is a qualitative study, performed from November 2019 to January 2020. Focus groups and deep interviews were carried out. Then, th...
Introduction: Chikungunya virus is spreading worldwide due to migration and globalization and could be presented with systemic and with unusual
symptoms. Objective: To report a case of virus-transmitted infection detected in a woman during the gynecological examination at a vulvar clinic.
Case report: A ...
Resumen Introducción: La distinción clínica entre infecciones arbovirales y las provocadas por rickettsias es crucial para iniciar el tratamiento médico apropiado. Objetivo: Comparar las diferencias entre fiebre manchada de las Montañas Rocosas (FMMR) y otras enfermedades transmitidas por vector (...
Fiebre Chikungunya/complicaciones,
Fiebre Chikungunya/diagnóstico,
Fiebre Chikungunya/mortalidad,
Estudios Transversales,
Dengue/complicaciones,
Dengue/diagnóstico,
Dengue/mortalidad,
Diagnóstico Diferencial,
México/epidemiología,
Fiebre Maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas/complicaciones,
Fiebre Maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas/diagnóstico,
Fiebre Maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas/mortalidad,
Evaluación de Síntomas
Resumen El virus Chikungunya produce una enfermedad de reciente aparición y creciente incidencia en Costa Rica. Las manifestaciones crónicas de la enfermedad se consideran de importancia en el área de la reumatología. La paciente presentó factores de riesgo para cronicidad como el sexo, la duración...
Chikungunya es una enfermedad emergente en Honduras y en la región Centro y Suramericana, estudios anteriores indican que 0.3% pueden ser formas atípicas o severas. Objetivo: analizar como la inmunosupresión provocada por el virus de chikungunya predispuso al paciente para que el Staphylococcus aure...
Objetivo: descrever as características demográficas e a dinâmica espaço-temporal das internações por síndrome de Guillain-Barré (SGB) no Brasil, no período 2008-2017. Métodos: trata-se de um estudo ecológico com dados do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do Sistema Único de Saúde (SIH/...
Brito, Carlos Alexandre Antunes de;
Marques, Cláudia Diniz Lopes;
Falcão, Melissa Barreto;
Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio da;
Simon, Fabrice;
Valadares, Lilian David de Azevedo;
Luz, Kleber Giovanni;
Melo, Carlos Frederico Campelo de Albuquerque e;
Albuquerque Filho, Dalcy de Oliveira;
Brito, Marina Coelho Moraes de;
Duarte, Angela Luzia Branco Pinto.
Abstract Since the emergence of the chikungunya virus in Brazil in 2014, more than 700,000 cases have been reported throughout the country, corresponding to one-third of all cases reported in the Americas. In addition to its high attack rates, resulting in hundreds of thousands of cases, the disease has ...
Abstract Since its re-emergence in the late 1990s, there have been reports of Chikungunya fever (CHIK-F) presenting with severe or atypical findings. There is little knowledge regarding the clinical events leading to the death of patients with CHIK-F. This study aimed to systematically review the literat...
Abstract Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a demyelinating autoimmune neuropathic condition characterized by extensive bilateral and confluent lesions in the cerebral white matter and cerebellum. The basal ganglia and gray matter may also be involved. In most cases, the symptoms are preceded...
