The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (SHG) have variable intensity according to their type. This study aimed to describe the demographic characteristics and maternal-fetal morphometric changes of placenta in different types of SHG by retrospective analysis of medical records of hypertensive patients with placentas evaluated morphologically, processed for immunohistochemistry using monoclonal antibody anti-hu...
OBJECTIVES: To describe the morphological features of atherosclerosis in the aortas of autopsied patients (ranging from young adults to the elderly), thus providing new tools for a more sensitive morphological evaluation. METHOD: We collected 141 aorta samples. We assessed the macroscopic degree of atherosclerosis, thickness of the intima and media, lipid and collagen depositions in the intima, and the infiltra...
The geriatric and gerontology group of the Federal University of the west of Minas Gerais -Triângulo Mineiro, LGG/UFTM, Uberaba-MG, founded in 2003, composed of medical and nursing students, developed ambulatory, extension and scientific activities. In the ambulatory activities the students participated in geriatric consultations, appraised the mental and physical condition of the residents in an elderly home I...
The cytopathological exam is useful recommended for early diagnoses of neoplastic and of pre-neoplastic lesions of the uterine cervix. In Brazil, cervix neoplasm is the second most frequent malignant neoplasm in women. The aim of this study was evaluate the frequency of cytopathologic alterations and its relationship with age. The cases selection was performed by means of cytopathological exam results in women ...
O presente relato descreve dois pacientes que apresentaram toxoplasmose aguda, disseminada e grave como primeira manifestação oportunista da síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida. Os achados clínicos e laboratoriais foram similares aos de sepse ou choque séptico e, em ambos os casos houve evolução rápida para óbito. À necropsia, foi observada reação inflamatória e presença de taquizoítos e cistos de Toxoplasma...