LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Sensitive skin: review of an ascending concept

Duarte, Ida; Silveira, Jéssica Eleonora P S; Hafner, Mariana de Figueiredo Silva; Toyota, Raquel; Pedroso, Debora Midori M.

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (4), 2017

Abstract: Sensitive skin is a condition characterized by stinging, burning and itching sensations. The diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of sensitive skin are still under discussion. In the last years, studies on its epidemiology have been performed, showing a high prevalence and impact on quality...

Enfermedades de la Piel, Trastornos Somatosensoriales, Brasil/epidemiología, Causalidad, Cosméticos/efectos adversos, Dermatitis/diagnóstico, Dermatitis/epidemiología, Dermatitis/fisiopatología, Ambiente, Enfermedades de la Piel/diagnóstico, Enfermedades de la Piel/epidemiología, Enfermedades de la Piel/etiología, Enfermedades de la Piel/terapia, Pruebas Cutáneas/métodos, Trastornos Somatosensoriales/diagnóstico, Trastornos Somatosensoriales/epidemiología, Trastornos Somatosensoriales/etiología, Trastornos Somatosensoriales/terapia, Encuestas y Cuestionarios

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Risk prediction and impaired tactile sensory perception among cancer patients during chemotherapy

ABSTRACT Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of impaired tactile sensory perception, identify risk factors, and establish a risk prediction model among adult patients receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy. Method: historical cohort study based on information obtained from the medical files of 127 pa...