A new strain of human coronavirus (HCoV) spread rapidly around the world. Diabetes and obesity are associated with a worse prognosis in these patients. Patients with Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy (CGL) often have diabetes that is difficult to control and require extremely high doses of insulin. There is no documentation in the literature of cases of COVID19 in patients with CGL. Thus, our objective was t...
Background: A new strain of human coronavirus (HCoV) spread rapidly around the world. Diabetes and obesity are associated with a worse prognosis in these patients. Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy (CGL) patients generally have poorly controlled diabetes and require extremely high doses of insulin. There is no documentation in the literature of cases of COVID in CGL patients. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the p...
Objectives: To analyze the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with sporadic and familial central precocious puberty (CPP) followed at a reference service in northeastern Brazil. Methodology: Descriptive study, with retrospective analysis of medical records, and cross-sectional study, with analysis of a questionnaire on consanguinity and family history of precocious puberty. Results: Sixty-two g...
ZARANZA, Marza de Sousa et al. Diabetes mellitus e alterações da glicemia em pacientes com desfecho desfavorável admitidos em unidade de terapia intensiva. Rev Med UFC, Fortaleza, v. 58, n. 1, p. 13-20, jan./mar. 2018.; Objetivos: avaliar a prevalência de diabetes mellitus em pacientes admitidos em unidade de terapia intensiva que evoluíram para óbito ou que receberam alta, assim como analisar a associação entr...