There is still little information in the literature about the association between exposure of pregnant women to drugs of abuse, including cocaine, and the development of bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) in the neonate. In this case report, we covered the follow-up over the years of a male pediatric patient who was admitted as a wheezing infant and who, after evaluations and observance of suggestive clinical and im...
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is an entity with suggestive clinical and imaging diagnosis associated with evidence of connective tissue on the lumen of the distal air spaces at the lungs. Here we address a case of BOOP and highlight the importance of differential diagnosis. Male patient, 76 years old, ex-smoker (interrupted the habit about 30 years ago), developed complaints of copious an...
The radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is a vegetable of the Brassicaceae family cultivated worldwide and has several medicinal properties. Its biological activities are related to various secondary metabolites present in the species, especially phenolics. Thus, the objectives of this study were the chemical analysis and evaluation of the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the dry extract and fractions of th...
Currently multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus is one common cause of infections with high rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide, which directs scientific endeavors in search for novel antimicrobials. In this study, nine extracts from Bidens pilosa (root, stem, flower and leaves) and Annona crassiflora (rind fruit, stem, leaves, seed and pulp) were obtained with ethanol: water (7:3, v/v) and their in vitro...