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Arq. bras. oftalmol ; 84(5): 499-502, Sept.-Oct. 2021. graf
Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1339214

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ABSTRACT Frosted branch angiitis is a rare and severe form of retinal vasculitis. It may be idiopathic or arise secondary to a systemic disease. We have reported here an unusually severe case of frosted branch angiitis in a previously healthy 13-year old girl who presented with significantly reduced vision in both eyes. In this case, frosted branch angiitis was one of the presentations of systemic lupus erythematosus. The characteristic patterns of frosted branch angiitis were observed on fundoscopy in both eyes. An extensive etiological study was conducted, whereby the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus was confirmed. Only a few such cases have been reported so far in the literature.


RESUMO A angeíte congelada é tipo específico de vasculite retiniana rara e grave. Pode ser idiopática ou secundária à doença sistêmica. Relatamos um incomum caso com associação ao lúpus eritematoso sistêmico, sendo a angeíte congelada uma das manifestações do quadro. Uma jovem de 13 anos, previamente hígida, apresentou queixa de baixa visual importante bilateral. À fundoscopia foi evidenciado o aspecto de angeíte de vasos congelados em ambos os olhos. Extensa investigação etiológica foi realizada com diagnóstico confirmado de lúpus eritematoso sistêmico. Poucos casos foram descritos na literatura.

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Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online) ; 63(6): 630-637, Nov.-Dec. 2019. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1055026

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ABSTRACT Acromegaly is a systemic disease associated with increased morbidity, presenting cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory, neoplastic, endocrine, articular and bone complications. Most of these comorbidities can be prevented or delayed with adequate disease treatment and, more recent studies with the use of modern treatments of acromegaly, have shown a change in the severity and prevalence of these complications. In addition, acromegaly is associated with increased mortality, but recent studies (especially those published in the last decade) have shown a different scenario than older studies, with mortality no longer being increased in adequately controlled patients and a change in the main cause of death from cardiovascular disease to malignancy. In this review, we discuss this changing face of acromegaly summarizing current knowledge and evidence on morbimortality of the disease. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2019;63(6):630-7


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Humans , Acromegaly/complications , Acromegaly/physiopathology , Acromegaly/mortality , Cause of Death
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Einstein (Säo Paulo) ; 14(1): 47-51, Jan.-Mar. 2016. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-778499

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ABSTRACT Objective To determine the incidence of infections in a population of systemic lupus erythematosus individuals and the characteristics of infections regarding original site, as well as to study the possible associations between infections and treatment. Methods An analytical retrospective study using data from medical charts of systemic lupus erythematosus patients from a single university hospital. A total of 144 patients followed up for five years were included. Data collected comprised age of patients and age at onset of lupus, sex and ethnicity, disease duration before the study period, medications, cumulative dose of prednisone, occurrence of infections and their original site. Results The most frequent infections were urinary tract infections (correlated to use of prednisone − p<0.0001 and cyclophosphamide − p=0.045), upper airways infections (correlated to use of prednisone − p=0.0004, mycophenolate mofetil − p=0.0005, and cyclosporine − p=0.025), and pneumonia (associated to prednisone − p=0.017). Conclusion Prednisone was the drug more often associated with presence of infections, pointing to the need for a more judicious management of this drug.


RESUMO Objetivo Determinar a incidência de infecções em uma população com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico e a caracterização das mesmas quanto aos locais de origem, assim como estudar possíveis associações das infecções com a terapêutica utilizada. Métodos Estudo retrospectivo analítico utilizando dados de prontuários de indivíduos com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico de um único hospital universitário. Foram investigados 144 pacientes acompanhados pelo período de 5 anos. Os dados coletados incluíam idade do paciente e idade de início do lúpus, sexo e etnia, tempo de duração da doença antes do período do estudo, medicamentos administrados, dose cumulativa de prednisona, ocorrência de infecções e seu local de origem. Resultados As infecções mais observadas foram as do trato urinário (correlacionadas com o uso de prednisona − p<0,0001, e ciclofosfamida − p=0,045), infecções das vias aéreas superiores (correlacionadas com o uso de prednisona − p=0,0004, micofenolato de mofetila − p=0,0005 e ciclosporina − p=0,025) e pneumonia (correlacionadas ao uso de prednisona − p=0,017). Conclusão A prednisona foi o medicamento mais associado com a presença de infecções, apontando para a necessidade de um manejo mais judicioso desse medicamento.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Young Adult , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/epidemiology , Photosensitivity Disorders/complications , Respiratory Tract Infections/etiology , Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy , Urinary Tract Infections/etiology , Urinary Tract Infections/drug therapy , Brazil/epidemiology , Prednisone/therapeutic use , Incidence , Retrospective Studies , Follow-Up Studies , Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use , Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use , Hospitals, University/statistics & numerical data , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/drug therapy , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use
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Rev. bras. ginecol. obstet ; 36(8): 367-371, 08/2014. tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-720494

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OBJETIVO: Estudar a frequência de neoplasias em uma amostra da população brasileira feminina com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico. MÉTODOS: Este é um trabalho retrospectivo de revisão de prontuários de 395 mulheres com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico, diagnosticadas pela presença de, pelo menos, 4 dos critérios classificatórios do Colégio Americano de Reumatologia para diagnóstico dessa doença e acompanhadas nos últimos 10 anos em um ambulatório especializado em Reumatologia. Foram coletados dados demográficos (idade e etnia das pacientes), dados acerca de duração de doença, de uso dos principais imunomoduladores e de diagnóstico de neoplasias. As informações obtidas foram tabuladas em tabelas de frequência e de contingência. A taxa de incidência de neoplasias nas mulheres com lúpus foi comparada com a da população em geral para a mesma região demográfica, nos últimos dez anos, utilizando, para isso, dados publicados pelo Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA). A associação dos dados foi feita pelos testes de Fisher e do χ2, quando os dados eram nominais, e de Mann-Whitney, quando numéricos. Foi adotada a significância de 5%. RESULTADOS: Foram identificados 22 casos de tumores malignos (22 casos/395 ou 5,5% da amostra) sendo os mais comuns os de útero (10 casos/395 ou 2,5% da amostra) e de mama (9 casos/395 ou 2,2% da amostra). A presença de tumores estava associada com tempo de duração de doença (p=0,006), não sendo observada influência de tratamento com metotrexate (p=0,1), azatioprina (p=0,9), ciclofosfamida (p=0,6) e glicocorticoides (p=0,3). Os tumores de mama e de colo do útero foram mais comuns no lúpus eritematoso sistêmico do que na população em geral (p<0,0001 para ...


PURPOSE: To study the incidence of tumors in a Brazilian sample of women with systemic lupus erythematosus. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of 395 medical charts from women with systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosed by the presence of at least 4 of the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for the diagnosis of this disease and followed for the last 10 years in a rheumatology outpatient clinic. Demographic data (age and ethnicity of patients), data on disease duration, use of immunomodulators and on the presence of neoplasms were listed. Results are presented in frequency and contingency tables. The incidence rate of malignancies in women with lupus was compared with that of the general population for the same demographic region for the past ten years, using data published by the Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA). Association studies were carried out by the Fisher and χ2 tests, when the data were nominal, and by Mann-Whitney test, when numeric. The level of significance was set at 5%. RESULTS: Twenty-two cases of malignant tumors were identified during these 10 years of follow-up (22 cases/395 or 5.5% of the sample), being the most common those of the uterine cervix (10 cases/395 or 2.5% of the sample) and breast cancer (9 cases/395 or 2.2% of the sample). The presence of tumors was associated with disease duration (p=0.006) and was not influenced by treatment with methotrexate (p=0.1), azathioprine (p=0.9), cyclophosphamide (p=0.6) and glucocorticoids (p=0.3). Breast and uterine cervix tumors were more common in systemic lupus erythematosus women than in the general population (p<0.0001 for both). CONCLUSION: A high prevalence of malignant tumors was found in this sample, with tumors being more common in patients with longer disease duration. The most frequent tumors affected the breast and uterus at a higher incidence than in the general population. The presence of tumors was ...


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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Breast Neoplasms/etiology , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/etiology , Brazil/epidemiology , Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology , Incidence , Retrospective Studies , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/epidemiology
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