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OBJECTIVES: Last summer 2003 took place an atmospheric situation considered as a heat wave. Importance of environmental factors in chronic diseases is well known, but few works analyse those of heat excess as we do in this paper. METHODS: We studied the effects of high temperatures on admission and mortality in Riveira, A Coruña, Spain, during the period from July 15th to August 15th 2003. RESULTS: Mean maximum temperature in this period was 26.1 degrees C. One hundred and thirty seven patients were admitted, age ranges between 16 and 93 years old. Sixteen died. Fifty four admissions (38.7%) were identified as related with heat wave and of those patients, 8 died. No heat stroke cases were identified. Main risk factors in our heat related admitted population, were previous lung disease and overweight. CONCLUSION: Heat related pathology is difficult to evaluate although it is quite important. It seems to be necessary to take measures in order to identify population at risk and reduce the effects related to this environmental factor since high risk patients are quite common in our daily practice.
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Transtornos de Estresse por Calor/epidemiologia , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Temperatura Alta , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Espanha/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Objetivo: El pasado verano de 2003 se vivió una situación atmosférica considerada como ola de calor. Es conocida la importancia de los factores ambientales sobre enfermos portadores de patologías crónicas, aunque existen pocos trabajos que analicen los derivados del exceso de calor, como los que estudiamos en este documento. Método: Evaluamos el impacto de las altas temperaturas en los ingresos y la mortalidad en el área de Riveira, A Coruña, durante el periodo entre el 15 de julio y el 15 de agosto de 2003. Resultados: La temperatura media máxima en este periodo se fue de 26,1 ºC. Durante este periodo ingresaron 137 pacientes de edades comprendidas entre los 16 y los 93 años. Fallecieron 16 pacientes. Se identificaron 54 casos de ingresos relacionados con efecto del calor (38,7%), con 8 fallecimientos en este grupo. Ningún caso pudo atribuirse a golpe de calor. Los principales factores de riesgo identificados en los ingresados por efecto del calor, fueron patología pulmonar previa y obesidad. Conclusión: Si bien los efectos del calor son difíciles de evaluar, su importancia es clara. Es necesario adoptar medidas para identificar la población de riesgo y reducir los efectos por este fenómeno atmosférico dado que los pacientes de riesgo son altamente prevalentes en nuestra práctica diaria
Objectives: Last summer 2003 took place an atmospheric situation considered as a heat wave. Importance of environmental factors in chronic diseases is well known, but few works analyse those of heat excess as we do in this paper. Methods: We studied the effects of high temperatures on admission and mortality in Riveira, A Coruña, Spain, during the period from July 15th to august 15th 2003. Results: Mean maximum temperature in this period was 26.1 ºC. One hundred and thirty seven patients were admitted, age ranges between 16 and 93 years old. Sixteen died. Fifty four admissions (38, 7%) were identified as related with heat wave and of those patients, 8 died. No heat stroke cases were identified. Main risk factors in our heat related admitted population, were previous lung disease and overweight. Conclusion: Heat related pathology is difficult to evaluate although it is quite important. It seems to be necessary to take measures in order to identify population at risk and reduce the effects related to this environmental factor since high risk patients are quite common in our daily practice
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Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Humanos , Temperatura Alta , Transtornos de Estresse por Calor/epidemiologia , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Espanha/epidemiologiaRESUMO
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Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Esplenomegalia , Transplante de Coração , Miosite de Corpos de Inclusão , Pancitopenia , Infecções Oportunistas , Insuficiência Respiratória , Leishmaniose Visceral , FebreAssuntos
Colite Ulcerativa/complicações , Síndrome de Sweet/complicações , Doença Aguda , Colite Ulcerativa/diagnóstico , Colite Ulcerativa/tratamento farmacológico , Glucocorticoides/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Masculino , Metilprednisolona/uso terapêutico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Síndrome de Sweet/diagnóstico , Síndrome de Sweet/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
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Adulto , Masculino , Humanos , Axila , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B , Linfoma de Células B , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/radioterapia , Linfoma de Células B/radioterapiaRESUMO
Literary data favouring hepatitis C virus infection as an important aetiological agent in mixed cryoglobulinaemia and mixed cryoglobulinaemia-associated lymphoma have been reported. Hepatitis C virus infection does not explain, however, all cases. A case of hepatitic C negative mixed cryoglobulinaemia with B-cell lymphoma is presented and the possible role of hepatitis C virus in the aetiology of lymphoproliferative disorders and the geographical differences reported in the literature are discussed.
