ABSTRACT
Bone age (BA) advancement in prepubertal children may be associated with earlier onset of puberty and obesity. This study aimed to define the effects of adrenal androgen levels on the advancement of BA in prepubertal children, independent of obesity. During July and August 2011, we examined BA in 200 prepubertal children aged 7–9 years who were part of the Ewha Birth & Growth Cohort Study. BA was assessed by the Greulich-Pyle method. An index of BA advancement was calculated as the ratio of BA to chronological age (CA) (BA/CA), and this ratio was classified into 3 tertiles. We analyzed the relationship between BA advancement and anthropometric characteristics and adrenal hormone levels. The number of overweight children increased from the first group to the third group (P(Trend) = 0.03). The levels of adrenal androgens showed a significant positive correlation with the tertile groups after adjusting for age and sex (testosterone: r = 0.26, P < 0.001; dehydroepiandrosterone: r = 0.21, P < 0.001; androstenedione: r = 0.20, P < 0.001). Further, after controlling for body mass index (BMI), sex, and age, the BA/CA was found to be positively correlated with androstenedione (β = 0.04, R² = 3.7%) and testosterone levels (β = 0.05, R² = 4.7%). Based on our results, it is suggested that adrenal androgen levels are associated with BA advancement independent of BMI.
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Adolescent , Child , Humans , Androgens , Androstenedione , Body Mass Index , Cohort Studies , Dehydroepiandrosterone , Methods , Obesity , Overweight , Parturition , Puberty , TestosteroneABSTRACT
RESUMO O pseudotumor esclerosante de órbita é um subtipo raro de pseudotumor inflamatório idiopático de órbita. É mais comum em adultos e apresenta diagnóstico de exclusão. A primeira linha de tratamento são os esteroides. O subtipo esclerosante apresenta resposta moderada aos esteroides devido à predominância de fibrose e colágeno na histologia. Relatamos o caso de um paciente com diagnóstico histológico de pseudotumor esclerosante de órbita que teve boa resposta ao tratamento com corticoide associado à azatioprina.
ABSTRACT Sclerosing orbital pseudotumor is a rare subtype of idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor. It's more common in adults and presents diagnosis of exclusion. Steroids represent the first option of treatment. The sclerosing orbital pseudotumor subtype shows moderate response to steroids due to the predominance of fibrosis and collagen in its histology. We report on a case of a patient with histologic diagnosis of sclerosing orbital pseudotumor successfully treated with corticosteroid associated with azathioprine.
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Humans , Male , Adult , Orbital Pseudotumor/diagnosis , Azathioprine/therapeutic use , Biopsy , Prednisone/therapeutic use , Orbital Pseudotumor/pathology , Orbital Pseudotumor/drug therapy , Conjunctiva/pathology , Tenon Capsule/pathology , Slit Lamp Microscopy , InflammationABSTRACT
Queloides apresentam impacto funcional, estético e psicológico podendo influenciar a qualidade de vida desses pacientes. Além disso, diante da alta taxa de recorrência, particularmente em lesões de grandes dimensões e localizadas na face anterior do tórax, são mais difíceis de tratar. Este artigo relata tratamento de sucesso para queloide na face anterior do tórax utilizando nova técnica que combina luz intensa pulsada, toxina botulínica tipo A e tratamento convencional com infiltração de corticosteroide.
Keloids have functional, aesthetic and psychological impacts that can influence the patients' quality of life. Moreover, given the high rate of recurrence particularly in large lesions located in the anterior thoracic region they are more difficult to treat. This paper reports a successful treatment for keloids in this area using a new technique that combines intense pulsed light, botulinum toxin type A and the conventional treatment with injection of corticosteroids.