Alternativas para o tratamento de cicatrizes queloidianas: uma revisão integrativa / Alternatives for keloid scars treatment: an integrative review

As cicatrizes queloidianas afetam diversas populações, comprometendo a qualidade de vida dos pacientes. Vários tratamentos são apresentados na literatura. O presente estudo visou a realização de uma revisão integrativa dos artigos de revisões sistemáticas e/ou metanálises que abordam o seu tratamento nas bases de dados PubMed, LILACS, MEDLINE e Cochrane no período de 2015 a 2021. Após a identificação, e seguindo os critérios de seleção e elegibilidade, foram incluídos 24 artigos para revisão qualitativa. Observamos que as diferentes modalidades de tratamento empregadas para os queloides são afetadas pela dificuldade de avaliar recorrência, ainda mantendo muitas taxas de insucesso e necessidade de novos estudos.

Keloid scars affect different populations, compromising patients' quality of life. The literature presents several treatments. The study aimed to conduct an integrative review of systematic review articles and/or meta-analyses addressing keloid treatment in the PubMed, LILACS, MEDLINE, and Cochrane databases from 2015 to 2021. After identification and following the selection and eligibility criteria, 24 articles were included for qualitative review. We observed that the difficulty in evaluating recurrence affected different keloids treatment modalities, still presenting many failure rates and the need for further studies.

Gnathostomiasis acquired after consumption of raw freshwater fish in the Amazon region: a report of two cases in Brazil

Abstract Gnathostomiasis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by the helminth Gnathostoma spp., acquired through the consumption of raw or undercooked contaminated aquatic animals.The disease is endemic in Southeast Asia and Central America. Two male patients, both middle-aged, presented with single itchy erythemato-edematous plaques on the anterior thorax and left flank. Both had consumed raw fish in the Amazon region. The clinical and epidemiological examinations suggested gnathostomiasis, and treatment with albendazole caused total regression of the lesions. Health teams should be familiar with the disease to provide correct diagnosis. The control strategy should be based on health education for the population.