Manifestaciones bucales en pacientes con medicación antihipertensiva / Oral manifestations in patients with antihypertensive medication

Objetivo: caracterizar las manifestaciones bucales en pacientes con medicación anti- hipertensiva que acuden al servicio estomatológico sur del municipio Morón, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. Métodos: se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal, en el período enero 2019 a enero 2020. Se trabajó con la totalidad del universo, constituido por 162 pacientes. La información se recopiló de las historias clínicas estomatológicas individuales y de una ficha de recolección de datos creada por los autores de la investigación. Se estudiaron las variables grupo de edad, sexo, grupo de medicamentos antihipertensivos, dosis del medicamento, signos y síntomas clínicos, así como enfermedades bucales. Se utilizó estadística descriptiva (frecuencias absolutas y relativas porcentuales). Resultados: el 42,6 % representó el grupo de edad 35 a 59 años y el 53,7% al sexo femenino. Se observó que 88 pacientes (54,3 %) se encontraban medicados con inhibidores de la enzima convertidora de angiotensina; de ellos, 38 en su dosis mínima. La xerostomía estuvo presente en el 59,9 % de los casos. El 63,6 % presentó caries dental como enfermedad estomatológica. Conclusiones: existió predominio de la xerostomía y la caries dental en la mayoría de los pacientes.

Objective: To characterize the oral manifestations in patients with antihypertensive medication who attend the southern dental service of the Moron municipality, Ciego de Avila, Cuba. Method: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in the period from January 2019 to January 2020. We worked with the entire universe which was made up of 162 patients. The information was collected from individual dental medical records and from a data collection form created by the authors of the research. The variables age group, sex, antihypertensive drug group, dose of antihypertensive drug, clinical signs and symptoms, and oral diseases were studied. Descriptive statistics were used (absolute and relative percentage frequencies). Results: 42,6 % represented the age group 35 to 59 years and 53,7 % the female sex. It was observed that 88 (54,3 %) patients were medicated with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, 38 of them at their minimum dose. Xerostomia was present in 59,9% of the cases. 63,6 % presented dental caries as a dental disease. Conclusions: There was a predominance of xerostomia and dental caries in most of the patients.

Recent progress in research of congenital polydactyly / 中国修复重建外科杂志

Surgery is still the main treatment for congenital polydactyly, and the aim of surgical reconstruction is to obtain a thumb with excellent function and appearance. A systematic assessment of polydactyly is required prior to surgery, including bone stress lines, joint deviation, joint activity and joint instability, size and development of finger and nail. Bone shape, joint incongruency, and abnormal tendon insertions must be corrected completely, in order to obtain good function and to avoide secondary surgery. Bilhault-Cloquet procedure can reconstruct the size of the finger and nails. Fine manipulation can improve the postoperative nail deformity, so that the reconstructed nail reaches a satisfactory aesthetic score.

Perfil dos sinais e sintomas mais prevalentes na epidemia de dengue pelo sorotipo 4 em Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ) / Profile of signs and symptoms more prevalent in the epidemic of dengue serotype 4 in Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ)

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVO: O quadro clínico da dengue é composto por sinais e sintomas variáveis, dependendo de di- versos fatores, como a existência de quatro sorotipos virais. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar os sinais e sintomas mais prevalentes durante a epidemia de dengue pelo sorotipo 4. MÉ- TODOS: Estudo observacional realizado por meio de análise de 600 prontuários de pacientes atendidos no Centro de Referência da Dengue em Campos (RJ), no período de janeiro a abril de 2013. Foram selecionados prontuários de pacientes de ambos os sexos, faixa etária superior a 13 anos de idade e com sorologia antidengue IgM reagente. As variáveis analisadas foram: faixa etária, sexo, sinais e sintomas apresentados no primeiro atendi- mento ambulatorial. RESULTADOS: Na amostra analisada, a faixa etária predominante foi de 41 a 60 anos (37,5%), seguida pela de 21 a 40 anos (36,7%). Pertenciam ao sexo feminino 61,5% dos pacientes. Dentre os sinais e sintomas, destacam-se febre (89,2%), cefaleia (82,2%), mialgia (79,8%) e dor retro- or bitária (60,5%). Outros sinais e sintomas foram observados em menor frequência: dor em membros inferiores (11,3%), dor lombar (10,2%), sinais hemorrágicos (6,5%) e parestesia em membros inferiores (1,5%). CONCLUSÕES: Sintomas como febre, cefaleia, mialgia e dor retro-orbitária permaneceram entre as manifestações mais comuns da doença. Sintomas incomuns estiveram presentes, mesmo que em menor proporção. Sinais hemorrágicos intensos e de insuficiência circulatória foram pou- co observados, mostrando o caráter mais brando da infecção por esse sorotipo viral.(AU)

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The clinical manifestations of dengue is composed of signs and symptoms varying depending on several factors, such as the existence of four serotypes. The objective of this study was to identify the signs and symptoms more prevalent during the epidemic of dengue serotype 4. METHODS: This was an observational study through analysis of medical records of 600 patients seen at the Reference Center Dengue in Campos (RJ), Brazil, in the period from January to April 2013. Records of patients of both sexes, age greater than 13 years and with serology antidengue IgM reagent were selected. The variables analyzed were age, sex, signs and symptoms presented in the first outpatient care. RESULTS: In the sample analyzed, the predominant age group was 41-60 years (37.5%), followed by 21-40 years (36.7%); 61.5% were female. Fever (89.2%), headache (82.2%), myalgia (79.8%) and retro-orbital pain (60.5%) were the main signs and symptoms. Other signs and symptoms were observed less frequently: pain in the lower limbs (11,3 %), low back pain (10,2 %), signs bleeding (6,5 %) and paresthesia in the lower limbs (1,5 %). CONCLUSION: Symptoms such as fever, headache, myalgia and retro-orbital pain remained among the most common manifestations of the disease. Unusual symptoms were present, even in a smaller proportion. Intense bleeding and signs of circulatory failure were little observed, showing the softer character of infection by this serotype.(AU)