A associação da síndrome metabólica (SM) com obesidade, diabetes mellitus tipo 2, hipertensão arterial sistêmica e dislipidemia, patologias relacionadas com maior risco de doença cardiovascular, já está bem estabelecida. O índice de massa corporal (IMC) e a medida da circunferência abdominal (CA) são parâmetros antropométricos importantes na avaliação clínica de rotina, e até no diagnóstico, dessa situação. No ...
Testicular tumors are a rare condition associated with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), originated from intratesticular adrenal rest tumors, and they are rarely associated with malignant tumors. Their histological differentiation from Leydig-cell tumors is quite difficult, which would lead to inappropriate orchiectomies. Thus the objective of this report was to present this diagnostic dilemma. Methods: Rep...
To describe the microbiological profile and clinical outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers of inpatients of a tertiary university hospital, at Ceara, Brazil. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of medical charts data of all diabetic inpatients of the Endocrine and Diabetes Unit of Walter Cantídio University Hospital (Federal University of Ceará), admitted from January, 2006 to June, 2007 for severe foot u...
There are several clinical methods to evaluate obesity, it being used mainly the body mass index (BMI) and the waist circumference (WC), this one reflecting central obesity. Recent studies have suggested that an upper body obesity distribution also have relationship with high cardiovascular risk (CVR). This study aimed to evaluate neck circumference (NC) and scapular circumference (SC) as upper body obesity ind...