This study aims to characterize the epidemiological profile of hospitalizations for traffic accidents involving motorcyclists in Brazil, in the period from 2016 to 2021. For this, secondary data were collected on motorcycle accidents in Brazil that occurred between 2016 and 2021, where information was collected from the Hospital Admission System (SIH) of the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System (...
Kidney transplantation and head and neck cancer risk: systematic review and meta-analysis Paulo Ricardo Saquete Martins Filho, Aracaju/SE, Brazil, 2013. Background: Kidney transplantation is considered the treatment of choice for end-stage kidney disease, but a wide-ranging excess risk of post-transplant malignancies has been recognized as a complication of long-term immunosuppression. De novo malignancies are ...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Solar radiation as a major risk factor for development of actinic cheilitis and lip cancer has been discussed in recent decades, particularly due to destruction of the ozone layer and increased incidence of ultraviolet radiation on different parts of the world. In Brazil, these lesions are of fundamental importance, because it is a country of low lati...
Artigo disponível em português e inglês; JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: A dor é uma experiência subjetiva e multidimensional, comum em pacientes submetidos a operações. Os objetivos do estudo foram identificar a intensidade e verificar o registro da dor em prontuário, de pacientes submetidos à craniotomia eletiva. MÉTODO: Estudo descritivo, quantitativo. Foram estudados 100 pacientes submetidos à craniotomia. As va...
White sponge nevus (WSN) is an autosomal dominant skin disorder characterized by white, corrugated and diffuse plaques mainly affecting the oral mucosa. The condition has a high penetrance and variable expressivity, but familial reports are uncommon. This report presents a familial case of WSN in which two sisters are affected by the disorder.