BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of multifactorial etiology, with
participation of genetic, autoimmune and environmental factors. Recent studies
have demonstrated the role of inflammatory cells and mediators in the pathogenesis
of psoriasis, which is now defined as a systemic and autoimmune inflammatory
disease that may be associated with other diseases of inflammatory nature. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the occurrence of obesity and dyslipidemia in patients with psoriasis
treated at a dermatology clinic in Manaus. METHODS We performed a prospective descriptive study to assess the prevalence of obesity
and dyslipidemia in patients with psoriasis. Besides the recommended
dermatological care, a physical examination was performed to measure weight,
height and waist circumference. RESULTS We included 72 patients, 44 (61.1%) female and 28 (38.9%) male, with a mean age
of 51.0 years ± 15.9 years. As for body mass index (BMI), 16 (22.2%) were
overweight and 20 (27.8%) were obese. In the analysis of waist circumference in
relation to gender, we found that 79.5% of women surveyed had central obesity, a
percentage statistically higher than that observed among men (42.9%) at the 5%
level of significance (p = 0.001). Regarding the diagnosis of dyslipidemia, 29
(65.9%) females and 22 (78.6%) males showed alterations in lipid profile. CONCLUSIONS The occurrence of dyslipidemia and obesity in patients with psoriasis can affect
life quality and expectancy, increasing the risk of systemic and metabolic
diseases, which makes periodic investigation of these comorbidities in patients
with psoriasis mandatory.
No Brasil, a paracoccidioidomicose é uma micose sistêmica endêmica frequente na zona rural e em homens adultos. É relatado caso em agricultor, usuário de drogas ilícitas, com manifestações insidiosas, atingindo rins, pulmões, gânglios, ossos e tardiamente pele, com atraso no diagnóstico e na terapêutica eficaz em mais de um ano. É importante incluir a paracoccidioidomicose como diagnóstico diferencial frente a um quadro sugestivo, mesmo na ausência de lesões cutâneas, para reconhecimento e tratamento precoce, em vista da elevada morbimortalidade desta entidade.
The high prevalence of C. trachomatis infection among human immunodeficiency virus-infected men highlights that screening human immunodeficiency virus-infected men for C. trachomatis, especially among men having sex with men, is paramount to control the spread of C. trachomatis infection.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) genital infection and precursor lesions of penile cancer among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In total, 276 men with a mean age of 34.6 years were included. All participants were subjected to peniscopic examination under magnification, collection of genital exfoliated cells for detecting HPV types using Hybrid Capture, and biopsy surgery of clinically observable lesions and aceto-white areas for histopathological studies. The prevalence of high-risk HPV types was 43%. Peniscopicy showed clinically visible lesions or aceto-white areas in 75/276 participants (27%), of which genital warts were the most common (22/75; 29%). HIV-positive (HIV(+) ) men with CD4(+) T-cell counts <200 cells/mm(3) showed a higher prevalence of penile lesions. Multivariate logistic regression was applied to identify independent risk factors for high-risk HPV types. The results showed that high-risk HPV was associated with lower education level (OR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.15-3.13), illicit drug use (OR = 1.80, 95% CI: 1.03-3.14), mulatto ethnicity (OR = 2.51, 95% CI: 1.38-4.54), heterosexual orientation (OR = 2.12, 95% CI: 1.30-3.47) symptomatic AIDS (OR = 2.80, 95% CI: 1.65-4.77), AIDS-associated opportunistic infections (OR = 2.92, 95% CI: 1.78-4.78), on HAART (OR = 2.91, 95% CI: 1.78-4.77), and CD4(+) T-cell count <200 cells/mm(3) (OR = 3.31, 95% CI: 1.84-5.96). Immunocompromised men were more susceptible to developing penile lesions associated with high-risk HPV types.
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