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Braz. j. infect. dis ; 12(6): 472-475, Dec. 2008. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-507444

ABSTRACT

A study of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate during the first hour (ESR) in dengue patients would help determine how this parameter is affected by this disease, as well as whether it can be used for diagnosis. One thousand, three hundred and ninety-eight cases of dengue attended at the Dengue Treatment Center, Campos dos Goytacazes Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were included. The ESR values were classified as normal or elevated and compared by gender and clinical form of the disease. Among the 1,398 cases ESR was normal in 81.25 percent (n = 1,136), while in 18.75 percent (n=262) it was elevated. In 83.92 percent (n=514) of the male dengue patients ESR was normal, while in 16.08 percent (n=98) it was elevated. Among female dengue patients, 79.17 percent (n=622) had normal ESR, and in 20.83 percent (n=164) ESR was elevated (p=0.05). Among patients with classic dengue, 77.28 percent (n=961) had normal ESR, while in 22.72 percent (n=282), it was elevated. Also in 85.81 percent (n=133) of patients with hemorrhagic dengue, ESR was normal, while in 14.19 percent (n=22) ESR was elevated (p=0.026). We concluded that ESR was within normal ranges in most dengue cases, independent of gender or clinical presentation. Given the high frequency of normality and the ease of determination of this parameter, ESR data can help in the differential diagnosis of dengue.


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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Dengue/blood , Dengue/diagnosis , Blood Sedimentation , Reference Values , Young Adult
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Clín. Méd ; 6(5): 216-218, 2008. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-496565

ABSTRACT

A artrite reumatóide é uma doença inflamatória sistêmica crônica que se caracteriza por acometimento das articula­ções diartrodiais e, com frequência, outros órgãos. Entre as manifestações extra-articulares é importante destacar os acometimentos cardíaco, pulmonar, dermatológico e neurológico. A mononeurite múltipla é uma das manifes­tações neurológicas da artrite reumatóide e ocorre como consequência de uma vasculite reumatóide. O objetivo des­te estudo foi apresentar um caso de paciente com artrite reu­matóide com boa evolução após o tratamento


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Humans , Female , Adult , Arthritis, Rheumatoid , Mononeuropathies/complications
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Clín. Méd ; 5(1): 34-37, jan.-fev. 2007. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-462396

ABSTRACT

A sarcoidose é uma doença sistêmica, inflamatória, crônica, de etiologia desconhecida até o momento, que se caracteriza pelo acúmulo de linfócitos e fagócitos mononucleares com formação de granulomas não caseosos nos órgãos acometidos provocando, com isso, desarranjo em suas estruturas teciduais. Os órgãos mais afetados costumam ser os pulmões, o sistema linfático, a pele e os olhos. Nesse relato, apresentamos um caso de sarcoidose pulmonar aguda, com febre, linfonodomegalia mediastinal e eritema nodoso, em uma mulher branca de 47 anos de idade que descobriu a doença após exame médico de rotina


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Erythema Nodosum , Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary/complications
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