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Lagoftalmo na hanseníase: experiência clínica em centro de referência amazonense
Bentes,Gilson Lima; Matayoshi,Suzana; Talhari,CarolinaRESUMO Objetivo: O presente trabalho teve por objetivo caracterizar o perfil epidemiológico e clínico de pacientes com lagoftalmo associado à hanseníase, atendidos no ambulatório de oftalmologia da Fundação Alfredo da Matta, Manaus, Amazonas. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo retrospectivo realizado por meio da análise dos prontuários clínicos dos pacientes incluídos no estudo. Sexo, idade, forma clínica, grau de inc...
Main etiological agents identified in 170 men with urethritis attended at the F...
de Souza,Lucilene Sales; Sardinha,José Carlos; Talhari,Sinésio; Heibel,Marcel; Santos,Mônica Nunes dos; Talhari,CarolinaAbstract Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STI) are a global public health problem. Urethritis are among the most common STIs, and can cause several complications and facilitate the transmission of the HIV virus. Objectives: To investigate the main etiologic agents of urethritis in 170 men treated at Fundação Alfredo da Matta. Methods: To identify the agents, urethral exudate and urine were collected...
Update on parasitic dermatoses,
Cardoso,Alberto Eduardo Cox; Cardoso,Alberto Eduardo Oiticica; Talhari,Carolina; Santos,MonicaAbstract These are cutaneous diseases caused by insects, worms, protozoa, or coelenterates which may or may not have a parasitic life. In this review the main ethological agents, clinical aspects, laboratory exams, and treatments of these dermatological diseases will be studied.
Case for diagnosis. Keloidal cord-like lesion on the leg,
Oliveira,Flaviano da Silva; Lopes,Nadya Picanço; Talhari,Carolina; Schettini,AntonioAbstract We report a 74-year-old male presented to an outpatient dermatology clinic in Manaus, Amazonas, with a one-year history of pruritic, keloidal lesions on his left lower extremity. Histopathology showed round structures in reticular dermis. Grocott methenamine silver stain revealed numerous round yeasts with thick double walls, occurring singly or in chains connected by tubular projections. The diagnosis...
Atypical manifestations of recent syphilis: study of 19 cases,
Sardinha,José Carlos; de Lima,Livia Lima; Heibel,Marcel; Schettini,Antonio; Talhari,Sinesio; Talhari,CarolinaAbstract Background: Syphilis is one of the most common diseases that start with genital ulcers. Aside from the initial, classic ulcerative lesion of syphilis, called hard chancre, atypical presentations are common, with erosions, erythema, edema, balanitis, and other dermatological manifestations. Associated with initial genital lesions, the presence of inguinal adenopathies is frequent, and the presence of ha...
Case for diagnosis. Infiltrated areas on the trunk,
Góes,Larissa Daniele Machado; Scrignoli,Juliana Alves; Morais,Patrícia; Talhari,CarolinaAbstract Leprosy is an infectious disease with chronic evolution, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast bacillus that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nervous tissue. Many of the clinical manifestations of leprosy can mimic connective tissue diseases. The authors present the case of a 49-year-old woman who had been treated for four years for systemic lupus erythematosus in a rheumatological service...
Atypical crusted scabies in a patient with chronic liver disease caused by hepa...
Santos,Mônica; Maquiné,Gustavo Ávila; Talhari,Carolina; Schettini,Antonio Pedro MendesAbstract: Crusted scabies is a less common variant of scabies that is highly contagious, difficult to treat and involves infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. The classical clinical presentation includes crusted, scaly and generally non-pruritic lesions usually located on the head, neck, palmar, plantar and periungual region. It was first described in Norway in 1848 in patients with leprosy who present...
Effectiveness of syndromic management for male patients with urethral discharge...
Menezes Filho,Jonas Rodrigues de; Sardinha,José Carlos Gomes; Galbán,Enrique; Saraceni,Valéria; Talhari,CarolinaAbstract: Background: Urethral discharge syndrome (UDS) is characterized by the presence of purulent or mucopurulent urethral discharge.The main etiological agents of this syndrome are Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of the syndromic management to resolve symptoms in male urethral discharge syndrome cases in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Methods: Retrospect...
T regulatory cells (TREG)(TCD4+CD25+FOXP3+) distribution in the different clini...
Parente,José Napoleão Tavares; Talhari,Carolina; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Massone,CesareBACKGROUND: Leprosy is characterized histologically by a spectrum of different granulomatous skin lesions, reflecting patients' immune responses to Mycobacterium leprae. Although CD4+CD25+ FoxP3+ T regulatory cells are pivotal in the immuneregulation, presence, frequency, and distribution of Tregs in leprosy, its reactional states have been investigated in few studies. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to verify the...
Efficacy and safety of a single dose pentamidine (7mg/kg) for patients with cut...
Gadelha,Ellen Priscilla Nunes; Talhari,Sinésio; Guerra,Jorge Augusto de Oliveira; Neves,Leandro Ourives; Talhari,Carolina; Gontijo,BernardoAbstract: BACKGROUND: There have been few studies on pentamidine in the Americas; and there is no consensus regarding the dose that should be applied. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the use of pentamidine in a single dose to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis. METHODS: Clinical trial of phase II pilot study with 20 patients. Pentamidine was used at a dose of 7 mg/kg, in a single dose. Safety and adverse effects were also a...