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Update on the treatment of musculoskeletal manifestations in chikungunya fever:...
Brito,Carlos Alexandre Antunes de; Marques,Cláudia Diniz Lopes; Falcão,Melissa Barreto; Cunha,Rivaldo Venâncio da; Simon,FabriceAbstract Since the emergence of the chikungunya virus in Brazil in 2014, more than 700,000 cases have been reported throughout the country, corresponding to one-third of all cases reported in the Americas. In addition to its high attack rates, resulting in hundreds of thousands of cases, the disease has high chronicity rates with persistent joint manifestations for more than 3 months, which can spread to more t...
Epidemia de microcefalia e vírus Zika: a construção do conhecimento em epidemio...
Albuquerque,Maria de Fatima Pessoa Militão de; Souza,Wayner Vieira de; Araújo,Thalia Velho Barreto; Braga,Maria CynthiaEm agosto de 2015, neuropediatras de hospitais públicos do Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, observaram um aumento do número de casos de microcefalia desproporcional associado a anomalias cerebrais. Esse fato gerou comoção social, mobilização da comunidade acadêmica e levou o Ministério da Saúde a decretar emergência de saúde pública nacional, seguida pela declaração de emergência de saúde pública de interesse intern...
Encephalitis associated with inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion due t...
Lucena-Silva,Norma; Assunção,Maria Elisa Lucena Sales de Melo; Ramos,Frederico Antônio Pereira; Azevedo,Fernanda; Lessa Junior,RonaldoAbstract The symptoms of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection include fever, headache, muscle aches, skin rash, and polyarthralgia, characterized by intense pain, edema, and temporary functional impairment. This is the first report of encephalitis caused by CHIKV infection associated with an atypical presentation of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, evolving to cognitive impairment and ap...
Alert: Severe cases and deaths associated with Chikungunya in Brazil
Brito,Carlos Alexandre Antunes deAbstract Since the detection of the Chikungunya virus in America in 2013, two million cases of the disease have been notified worldwide. Severe cases and deaths related to Chikungunya have been reported in India and Reunion Island, estimated at 1 death per 1,000 inhabitants. Joint involvement in the acute and chronic phase is the main clinical manifestation associated with Chikungunya. The severity of the infec...
Cardiac tamponade in a patient with severe dengue fever
Fernandes,Ana Isabel Vieira; Mendes,Ciro Leite; Simões,Raíssa Holmes; Silva,Ana Elisa Vieira Fernandes; Madruga,Clarissa BarrosAbstract A 26-year-old postpartum female presented with symptoms characteristic of dengue fever on the 16th day of puerperium. On the third day of the illness, the patient presented a clinical picture consistent with shock. Tests determined primary infection with dengue virus serotype 2. Cardiac tamponade was confirmed by echocardiography. This rare manifestation is described in a patient without any associated...
One year after the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil: from hypotheses to evidence
Brito,Carlos Alexandre Antunes de; Cordeiro,Marli TenorioAbstract Zika virusis an arbovirus of the Flaviviridae family with two major strains, an Asian and an African strain. The main vectors involved in the transmission of Zika virus are the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Despite its identification, discovered in 1947 in the Zika forest in Uganda, only isolated and sporadic occurrences of human infection were reported within a largely asymptomatic pr...
Zika in Pernambuco: rewriting the first outbreak
Brito,Carlos Alexandre Antunes de; Brito,Cecilia Coelho Moraes de; Oliveira,Augusto César; Rocha,Marilia; Atanásio,Caio; Asfora,CarolinaAbstract INTRODUCTION: A Zika virus epidemic was registered in 2015 in Northeast Brazil. In the State of Pernambuco, thousands of classical cases transpired, and in the following months, neurological disturbances in adults and microcephaly in newborns emerged as complications. After the peak of the epidemic, the official system reported only four cases of Zika virus but over 100,000 cases of dengue virus. The v...
Pharmacologic management of pain in patients with Chikungunya: a guideline
Brito,Carlos Alexandre Antunes de; Sohsten,Ana Karla Arraes von; Leitão,Clezio Cordeiro de Sá; Brito,Rita de Cássia Coelho Moraes deAbstract From the arrival of Chikungunya virus in the Americas in 2013 until March 2016, approximately two million cases of the disease have been reported. In Brazil, the virus was identified in 2014 and thousands of people have been affected. The disease has high attack rates, infecting 50% of a population within a few months. Approximately 50% of infected people develop chronic symptoms lasting for months or ...
Óbito por dengue como evento sentinela para avaliação da qualidade da assistênc...
Figueiró,Ana Cláudia; Hartz,Zulmira Maria de Araújo; Brito,Carlos Alexandre Antunes de; Samico,Isabella; Siqueira Filha,Noêmia Teixeira deApesar dos meios para assistência adequada aos pacientes de dengue na rede de saúde, os índices de letalidade pela doença mantêm-se altos no Brasil. Visando a identificar implicações para ocorrência do óbito, este estudo avaliou a qualidade da assistência conforme grau de implantação das ações, qualidade técnico-científica da atenção e acesso aos serviços de saúde, em dois municípios do Nordeste do Brasil. Real...