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Prevalence of the eosinophilic phenotype among severe asthma patients in Brazil...
Athanazio,Rodrigo; Stelmach,Rafael; Antila,Martti; Souza-Machado,Adelmir; Arruda,L. Karla; Cerci Neto,Alcindo; Serpa,Faradiba SarquisABSTRACT Objective: To assess the prevalence of the eosinophilic and allergic phenotypes of severe asthma in Brazil, as well as to investigate the clinical characteristics of severe asthma patients in the country. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of adult patients diagnosed with severe asthma and managed at specialized centers in Brazil. The study was conducted in 2019. Results: A total of 385 patients...
Brazilian Thoracic Association Consensus on Sleep-disordered Breathing
Duarte,Ricardo Luiz de Menezes; Togeiro,Sonia Maria Guimarães Pereira; Palombini,Luciana de Oliveira; Rizzatti,Fabíola Paula GalhardoABSTRACT Sleep is essential for the proper functioning of all individuals. Sleep-disordered breathing can occur at any age and is a common reason for medical visits. The objective of this consensus is to update knowledge about the main causes of sleep-disordered breathing in adult and pediatric populations, with an emphasis on obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is an extremely prevalent but often ...
Diagnosis of tuberculosis: a consensus statement from the Brazilian Thoracic As...
Silva,Denise Rossato; Rabahi,Marcelo Fouad; Sant’Anna,Clemax Couto; Silva-Junior,José Laerte Rodrigues da; Capone,Domenico; Bombarda,SidneyABSTRACT Early, accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis is one of the major pillars of the control of the disease. The purpose of this consensus statement is to provide health professionals with the most current, useful evidence for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Brazil. To that end, the Tuberculosis Committee of the Brazilian Thoracic Association brought together 14 members of the Association with recognized expe...
Importance of chest HRCT in the diagnostic evaluation of fibrosing interstitial...
Torres,Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva; Rabahi,Marcelo Fouad; Moreira,Maria Auxiliadora do Carmo; Escuissato,Dante Luiz; Meirelles,Gustavo de Souza PortesABSTRACT Many conditions result in chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD), being classified as fibrosing ILDs, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, connective tissue diseases, sarcoidosis, and fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. HRCT plays an important role in the clinical evaluation of fibrosing ILDs. Current treatment perspectives are encouraging and reinforce the need for HRCT scans of adequate techn...
2021 Brazilian Thoracic Association recommendations for the management of sever...
Carvalho-Pinto,Regina Maria de; Cançado,José Eduardo Delfini; Pizzichini,Marcia Margaret Menezes; Fiterman,Jussara; Rubin,Adalberto SperbABSTRACT Advances in the understanding that severe asthma is a complex and heterogeneous disease and in the knowledge of the pathophysiology of asthma, with the identification of different phenotypes and endotypes, have allowed new approaches for the diagnosis and characterization of the disease and have resulted in relevant changes in pharmacological management. In this context, the definition of severe asthma...
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease: a brief review focusing on radiolog...
Anjos,Laura Raniere Borges dos; Parreira,Poliana Lopes; Torres,Pedro Paulo Teixeira Silva; Kipnis,André; Junqueira-Kipnis,Ana PaulaAbstract The incidence and prevalence of lung disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM-LD) has increased worldwide and its diagnosis represents a complex challenge. This article aims to review the tomographic findings of NTM-LD in order to facilitate their definitive diagnosis. The search for publications on the subject was performed in PMC and Scielo using the keywords ‘non-tuberculous mycobacteria’...
Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine in a pediatric population: incidental f...
Daher,Renato Tavares; Daher,Murilo Tavares; Daher,Ricardo Tavares; Rabahi,Marcelo Fouad; Fernandes,Marcos Rassi; Gama,Hugo Pereira PintoAbstract Objective: To determine the prevalence of incidental findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine in a paediatric population. Materials and Methods: We evaluated 190 spinal MRI examinations of patients aged ≤ 18 years of age. The study included only patients for whom complete medical records were available and who underwent complete MRI examination of th...
Evaluating the disease and treatment information provided to patients with chro...
Morais,Letícia de Araújo; Cavalcante,Samylla Ysmarrane Ismail Eisha de Sousa; Conde,Marcus Barreto; Rabahi,Marcelo FouadABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the disease and treatment information provided to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at hospital discharge. Methods This was a cross-sectional study including hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at three tertiary hospitals. The study was based on seven items of the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) discharge guideli...
2020 Brazilian Thoracic Association recommendations for the management of asthma
Pizzichini,Marcia Margaret Menezes; Carvalho-Pinto,Regina Maria de; Cançado,José Eduardo Delfini; Rubin,,Adalberto Sperb; Cerci Neto,AlcindoABSTRACT The pharmacological management of asthma has changed considerably in recent decades, as it has come to be understood that it is a complex, heterogeneous disease with different phenotypes and endotypes. It is now clear that the goal of asthma treatment should be to achieve and maintain control of the disease, as well as to minimize the risks (of exacerbations, disease instability, accelerated loss of lu...
Using the No-Apnea score to screen for obstructive sleep apnea in adults referr...
Duarte,Ricardo Luiz de Menezes; Silveira,Flavio José Magalhães da; Sá,Tiago Soares de Oliveira e; Rabahi,Marcelo FouadABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the performance of the No-Apnea score, a simplified screening instrument for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), by gender. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including adults undergoing full polysomnography. The No-Apnea model comprises two items (neck circumference and age) with a total score of 0 to 9. The severity of OSA was categorized, on the basis of the apnea-hypopnea i...