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Tracoma: ainda uma importante causa de cegueira / Trachoma: still being an important blinding disease
Schellini, Silvana Artioli; Sousa, Roberta Lilian Fernandes de.
Affiliation
  • Schellini, Silvana Artioli; Universidade Estadual Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu. Botucatu. BR
  • Sousa, Roberta Lilian Fernandes de; Universidade Estadual Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu. Programa Bases Gerais da Cirurgia. Botucatu. BR
Rev. bras. oftalmol ; 71(3): 199-204, maio-jun. 2012.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-643921
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RESUMO
O Tracoma é uma doença milenarmente conhecida e que persiste como causa de cegueira entre nós. As autoras chamam a atenção para os fatores relacionados com a transmissão, apresentam dados históricos e de distribuição da doença no Brasil e no mundo, comentam sobre o agente, os sinais e os sintomas desta conjuntivite crônica. Ainda reforçam a necessidade de capacitar os profissionais para o diagnóstico, o que possibilitará a detecção e tratamento. O reflexo destas atitudes será a contribuição para a eliminação desta importante causa de cegueira do nosso meio.
ABSTRACT
Trachoma is a disease known thousand years ago and still as a potential blindness disease all over the world. The authors call attention to the factors related with the transmission, present historical data and distribution of the disease in Brazil and in the world, comment on the agent, the signs and symptoms of this chronic conjunctivitis. Still, reinforce the need to enable professionals for the diagnosis, detection and treatment.The reflection of these attitudes will be the contribution to the elimination of this important disease as a blindness cause among us.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health / Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases / Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil Database: LILACS Main subject: Trachoma / Blindness Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study Aspects: Social determinants of health Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Rev. bras. oftalmol Journal subject: Ophthalmology Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Estadual Júlio de Mesquita Filho/BR

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health / Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases / Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil Database: LILACS Main subject: Trachoma / Blindness Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study Aspects: Social determinants of health Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Rev. bras. oftalmol Journal subject: Ophthalmology Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Estadual Júlio de Mesquita Filho/BR
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