Resumo Objetivo Elaborar, efetuar a validação de conteúdo e a adequação cultural do protocolo AGITO no autocuidado em diabetes tipo 1. Métodos Estudo metodológico realizado no período de fevereiro de 2017 a março de 2019, abrangendo três etapas: elaboração, validação de conteúdo e adequação cultural. Foram contemplados os principais temas de práticas de autocuidado em diabetes tipo 1, concernentes a aspectos ed...
ABSTRACT Objective: To contribute to the assessment of normal parameters of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in healthy adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted through clinical, laboratory and ultrasound evaluation in 61 healthy adolescents. The inclusion criteria consisted of being in good health. The exclusion criteria were: presence or history of any chronic disease; being obese or o...
Summary Introduction: Oral corticosteroids (OCS) are a mainstay of treatment for asthma exacerbations, and short-term OCS courses were generally considered to be safe. Nevertheless, frequent short-term OCS courses could lead to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction. Our study aimed at investigating the integrity of the HPA axis in children with persistent asthma or recurrent wheezing at the begi...
ABSTRACT Objective Increased arterial intima-media thickness has been observed in adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD). CAH has also been associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and hypertension. The aim of the present study was to compare youths with CAH with healthy, normal-weight individuals, evaluating carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and indic...
OBJETIVO: A eficácia da triagem neonatal para redução de morbimortalidade das crianças com hiperplasia adrenal congênita (HAC) é a principal justificativa para sua implantação. Um dos desafios para sua realização é a determinação do ponto de corte para a medida laboratorial da 17-hidroxiprogesterona (17OHP) que apresente adequado custo/benefício. Neste estudo foram identificados fatores intervenientes nos resul...
The Russel's syndrome is characterized by emaciation and hyperactivity in children and is caused by hypothalamic expansive process. This report presents the typical signs of the syndrome associated with growth hormone secretion disorders and precocious puberty pattern appearing at the age of four. The pathogenesis of the disorder is discussed and related to the hypothalamus-pituitary axis dysfunction caused by ...