Consideraciones quirúrgicas del bocio amiloide

A rare case of primary thyroid amyloidosis

“…From a clinical point of view, patients present with a clinically evident, painless and rapidly growing crop (months or years) that can cause progressive airway obstruction, dysphagia and dysphonia [ 17 ]. Thyroid deposition of amyloid is very frequent, estimated between 20 and 50% of primary amyloidosis and up to 80% in secondary amyloidosis [ 18 ]. The origin of the adipose tissue is unclear.…”

Knowledge and Attitude towards Sexuality in Old Age. A Study in the Classroom of Experience and the Degree in Social Education at the University of Huelva

“…In this sense, the results of our research indicated that the older population has more knowledge about sexuality in old age than the younger population. This may be due to one's personal and close experiences with the elderly (García-Villanueva et al, 2020;Morell-Mengual, 2018).…”

“…The majority of works reviewed on this subject are focused on sexual health, both physical and mental (Iacub et al, 2020;OMS, 2016) and on the attitudes of certain groups towards sexuality in old age (Hernández-Hernández et al, 2021;Medina et al, 2019). In this sense, the thoughts and/or beliefs that a person has can give rise to prejudices, causing rejection towards the sexuality of older people (García-Villanueva, 2020). In the research by García-Villanueva et al (2020), it was found that sexuality in old age is still a taboo subject, without much presence, and when it is present, it seems to be perceived as something indecent and in bad taste.…”

“…In this sense, the thoughts and/or beliefs that a person has can give rise to prejudices, causing rejection towards the sexuality of older people (García-Villanueva, 2020). In the research by García-Villanueva et al (2020), it was found that sexuality in old age is still a taboo subject, without much presence, and when it is present, it seems to be perceived as something indecent and in bad taste. Torres and Rodriguez (2019) agree with this finding, pointing to social stereotypes and prejudices as barriers to sexual expression of the elderly.…”

“…In other words, beliefs or ideas appear steeped in the conceptions held about something. These conceptions may be the result of personal or close experiences, the context, the culture, the time, the representations held about old age and how old men and women are expected to be (García-Villanueva et al, 2020;Morell-Mengual, 2018).…”