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Mesquita S, Teixeira B, Mendes G, Rocha M, Madanelo M, Fraga A, Cavadas V. Renal pelvis urine and stone cultures in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy and endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery: Are they clinically relevant? Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00838-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Fraga A, Mesquita B, Facucho-Oliveira J, Albuquerque M, Espada-Santos P, Cintra P, Paulino S, Moutinho A. Lithium: more than a mood stabilizier. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9565390 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by episodic changes in affect, motivation, cognition and behavior. This severe mental disorder has a prevalence of at least 1% and a high heritability of 60%-80%. The pathophysiology is still poorly understood but evidence indicate that the disorder relates to disturbances in front-limbic networks relevant for emotion processing and regulation. New techniques have been used to study BD and showed aberrante white matter (WM) microstructure in the corpus callosum and from-limbic pathways. However, lithium, a mood stabilizier, it looks like has celular and neuromodulatory effects. Objectives The authors elaborate a narrative literature review to identify the existing clinical evidence of lithium’s effect on the WM from BD patients. Methods Pubmed databased searched using the therms “bipolar disorder”, “white matter” and “lithium”. Results Lithium is a bipolar medication that confers treatment and long-term prophylaxis and been reported as having neuroprotective effects. Studies that used new techniques such diffusion tensor imaging measures to assess white matter integrity reported a positive effect of lithium on the integrity of WM of BD patients and suggest that response to lithium treatment in BD patients is associated with normalization of WM microstructure in regions associated with emotion processing. Conclusions Lithium appears to positively influence the evolution of the white matter abnormalities described in BD patients however further investigation is required to strongly reinforce this potential and safety. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Moura N, Fraga A, Facucho-Oliveira J, Azevedo F, Laginhas C, Esteves-Sousa D. Transcranial magnetic stimulation and post-traumatic stress disorder. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9567725 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by symptoms from four clusters after exposure to a traumatic event: re-experiencing symptoms including flashbacks and nightmares, hyperarousal, avoidance of internal and external stimuli related to trauma, and negative alterations in mood and cognition. As a noninvasive intervention that uses induction of electromagnetic fields to modulate cortical circuitry, TMS has a substantial body of literature demonstrating safety, tolerability, and efficacy in depression and potentially PTSD. Objectives Our aim is to perform a non-systematic review of the literature regarding TMS and PTSD Methods A semi-structured review was conducted on Pubmed concerning TMS and PTSD Results The majority of studies utilize repetitive TMS targeted to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) at low frequency (1 Hz) or high frequency (10 or 20 Hz), however others have used alternative frequencies, targeted other regions, or trialed different stimulation protocols utilizing newer TMS modalities such as theta-burst TMS (TBS). It is encouraging that were positive outcomes have been shown, and often sustained for up to -3 months, nevertheless there is a paucity of long-term studies directly comparing available approaches. Conclusions TMS appears safe and effective for PTSD, although important steps are needed to operationalize optimal approaches for patients. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Fraga A, Mesquita B, Esteves-Sousa D, Facucho-Oliveira J, Albuquerque M, Espada-Santos P, Cintra P, Moutinho A. The Role of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Depression: What We Know? Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9567188 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Introduction Depression is a leading cause of disability affecting over 300 million indivuals worldwide. About 1/3 of patients with depression fail to achive remission despite treatment with multiple antidepressants and are considered to have treatment-resistant depression (TRD). In view of such facts, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy was approved as an adjunctive long-term treatment for TRD. Objectives The authors elaborate a narrative literature review about de effectiveness of VNS in treatment for TRD. Methods PubMed database searched using the terms “treatment-resistant depression”, “vagus nerve stimulation” Results The pathophysiology of depression is complex and includes social environmental stress factors, genetic and biological processes, inflammation, and disturbances in monoamine neurotransmission. The overdrive of the HPA axis is most consistently seen in subjects with more severe depression, when the cortisol feedback inhibitory mechanisms are impaired, contributing to cytokine oversecretion. It has been shown that chronic exposure to elevated inflammatory cytokines can lead to depression. The vagus nerve represents the main component of the parasympathetic nervous system, which oversees a vast array of crucial bodily functions, including control of mood and imune response. VNS therapy has a demonstrated anti-inflammatory effect which might be a significant reason for its efficacy in patients who did not respond to antidepressants. Treatments thar target the vagus nerve increase the vagal tone and inhibit cytokine production and the stimulation of vagal aferente fibers in the gut influences monaminergic brain systems. Conclusions The mecanismos by which VNS may benefit patients nonresponsive to conventional antidepressants is unclear, with further research need to clarify this. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Mesquita B, Paulino S, Fraga A, Facucho-Oliveira J, Espada-Santos P, Albuquerque M, Costa M. Behavioural Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia or Mood Disorder? Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9567642 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction The behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is a devastating neurodegenerative syndrome with its peak in the early sixties at about 13 per 100,00. The diagnosis of bvFTD relies on clinical assessment as patients present executive and behavioural deficits, like apathy, loss of motivation and personality changes. Current diagnosis criteria lack specificity and symptomatic overlap between bvFTD and primary psychiatric disorders (PPD) pose a diagnostic conundrum, with half of bvFTD patients previously receiving a psychiatric diagnosis. Objectives The goal is to discuss the syntomatic overlap of these two entities. Methods Brief non-systematic literature review on the topic, illustrated by a case-report presentation. Results A 69 year old men, retired and single, is committed for thought and behavior disorganization and insomnia. He presented expansive mood but also temporal and spatial disorientation and periods of incongruous speech. This patient’s clinical presentation could both entice a diagnosis of bvFTD but also of an affective disorder, especially since it has been reported that neuropsychiatric presentations, like late-onset psychosis or mania, can be the initial presentation of this form of dementia, particularly in patients with C9orf72 mutations, who often display persecutory or grandiosity delusions. Conclusions This clinical case exemplifies the difficulty that lies in differentiating cases of bvFTD from late-onset idiopathic mood or psychotic disorders. It is important to consider that on cognitive assessment patients with bvFTD score significantly worse on executive function tests that PPD patients No disease- modifying therapies are available for patients with bvFTD, therefore drug treatment should focus on the most disruptive or taggable behaviours. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Mesquita B, Fraga A, Albuquerque M, Espada-Santos P, Facucho-Oliveira J, Paulino S, Costa M. COVID-19 Psychiatric Inpatient Unit- experience and challenges. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9565269 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction On January 2021 the Department of Psychiatry became the only unit exclusively dedicated to COVID patients with severe mental illness in acute decompensation. Only patients in risk of rapid medical deterioration were excluded and forwarded to intensive care. Objectives Discussion of this unprecedented experience. Methods Analysis of 28 patients hospitalized during 3 months with both an acute psychiatric disorder and an SARS-CoV-2 infection; description of the multidisciplinary intervention made. Results Our sample was characterized by a majority of patients with an acute psychotic episode derived from a schizophrenia spectrum disorder (42%) or a bipolar affective disorder (21%). Only 3% of the patients had a diagnosis of severe major depressive disorder. And 10% of patients developed severe respiratory symptoms requiring oxygen or urgent transfer to COVID medical wards. Most patients presented periods of psychomotor agitation, lack of impulse control and self-aggression. Psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions had to be adapted to these unusual conditions. Most of them had already gone through a period of isolation in the buffer ward created to exclude false negatives, which promoted atypical deliriums and symptoms of post-traumatic stress. The psychiatric team was faced with the emergent need to adapt an intervention model based on trust to a model that had to prioritize physical safety. Conclusions The pandemic experience was transformative for all who lived through it. From the challenge perspective, it may have been enriching. But the maintained confrontation with the antithesis of therapy, defined by “caring, supporting, communicating, approaching”, was devastating in ways that we consider essential to be debated. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Fraga A, Mesquita B, Facucho-Oliveira J, Espada-Santos P, Albuquerque M, Neves R, Moutinho A. Ketamine and Electroconvulsive Therapy: Better Together? Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9567259 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent clinical condition with a leading cause of disability worldwide. The currently available therapeutic agents have important limitations regarding side effects, partial or non-responsiveness. Patients are considered to have treatment-resistant depression (TRD) if there is no effect or minimal effectiveness after receiving adequate dose-duration use of antidepressants from two different categories. For this patients, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be a treatment option and new therapies appear to tackle TRD like ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic and analgesic. Objectives The authors elaborate a narrative literature review to understand if ketamine might enhance the antidepressant efficacy of ECT. Methods PubMed database searched using the terms “Electroconvulsive therapy”, “ketamine” and “treatment-resistant depression”. Results ECT is currently recommended as an end-line therapy for TRD. Memory impairment after ECT could be a consequence of indiscriminate activation or saturation of glutamate receptors during the treatment, disrupting hippocampal plasticity involved in memory. Ketamine inhibits N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, while stimulating glutamate release and was proposed as an ECT adjuvant, might reduce cognitive adverse effects, time until response/ remission and inclusively improve response rates to ECT.
However, response and remission rates of ketamine in ECT showed no significant difference from the comparator groups and was associated with higher rates of psychiatric and cardiovascular adverse events. Conclusions The results did not support the use the combination of ketamine and propofol as anesthetic agents for ECT in patients with MDD. However, further studies are needed to investigate the beneficial clinical and cognitive effects of ketamine alone in ECT settings. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Espada-Santos P, Facucho-Oliveira J, Mesquita B, Fraga A, Albuquerque M, Costa M, Marinho M, Cintra P. Aripiprazol and Hypersexuality: when partial is to much. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9567042 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction A growing number of published cases has showed that hypersexual behavior may arise with treatment with second-generation antipsychotics, including aripiprazole and olanzapine. Aripiprazole is a second-generation antipsychotic commonly used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. It has a unique pharmacologic profile acting as a partial agonist of the dopamine D2 receptor, as a partial agonist at the 5-HT1A receptor, and as an antagonist at the 5-HT2A receptor. Literature shows that medication with partial dopaminergic agonistic activity can cause compulsive behaviors, such as pathological gambling, compulsive eating, compulsive shopping, and hypersexuality. Although it is difficult to predict who would develop these behaviors, the literature suggests that patients at a higher risk of developing impulsive behaviors include those with a personal or family history of obsessive-compulsive disorder, impulse control disorder, bipolar disorder, impulsive personality, alcoholism, drug abuse, or other addictive behaviors. Objectives Here, we present a case of a 32-year-old male who developed hypersexuality symptoms after receiving aripiprazole as treatment for bipolar disorder. Methods We have done a literature review using the MeSH terms Aripiprazole and hypersexuality in the “PubMed”. Results After switching Aripiprazole to Risperidone the hypersexuality symptoms started to decrease and got almost complete relief after 2 weeks. Conclusions This case highlights the rare hypersexuality side effect that can arise in patients receiving aripiprazole for bipolar disorder treatment. Clinicians should be aware of the increased risk of hypersexuality and other impulsive behaviors as they can significantly impair a patient’s daily functioning. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Facucho-Oliveira J, Espada-Santos P, Fraga A, Moura N, Laginhas C. Valproate-induced hypothyroidism in schizoaffective disorder. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9568215 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction
Valproate is widely used in the treatment of maniac and mixed episodes and is well known to be safe with side effects being mostly related to hepatic disorders and psychomotor retardation.
Objectives
Raising attention to valproate-induced hypothyroidism that despite the increasing evidence tends to be neglected.
Methods
Here, we report a case of a 55-year-old woman, with a previous diagnosis of schizophrenia, treated for many years with 200mg of zuclopenthixol triweekly and 2mg of risperidone daily. Patient developed a maniac episode characterized by elevated mood, sense of grandiosity, increased energy and psychomotor activity, disinhibition and insomnia. No laboratory abnormalities were detected and inpatient treatment was initiated with paliperidone up to 12mg/day and valproate 1000mg/day.
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Patient showed progressive clinical recovery attaining full remission within 2 weeks. Despite the absence of clinical side effects and the valproate serum levels of 74.9μg/mL (range 50–100μg/mL), laboratory testing found progressive reduction F-T4 down to 0.45ng/dL (range 0.8–1.5 ng/dL) and a concomitant upregulation of TSH to 73.99mUI/L (range 0.55–4.8mUI/L). Thyroid autoantibodies and thyroid echography were negative. Considering that patient was previously medicated with risperidone, it was suspected that her hypothyroidism was caused by valproate. Normalization of thyroid function was observed after 21 days valproate withdrawal. Patient is currently being treated with 150 mg paliperidone (monthly) with no recurrence of mood or psychotic episodes and maintain normal thyroid function.
Conclusions
Our case emphasizes the need for extended laboratory testing upon prescription of new pharmacological medications as severe analytic alterations can take place in the absence of immediate clinical manifestation.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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Fraga A, Mesquita B, Esteves-Sousa D, Albuquerque M, Facucho-Oliveira J, Espada-Santos P, Cintra P, Moutinho A. Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The role of the Psychiatry. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9567833 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder, affecting about 20% of people worldwide. This complex and multifaceted disorder has been proposed as a system disease involving not only individual systems including the nervous, endocrine, imune, digestive, microbiota and the environment but also the interactions of these systems. The aetiology of IBS is complex and incompletely understood and this disease are frequently associated with a comorbid psychiatric disease. Current treatment is symptom-directed, rather than based on underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.
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The authors elaborate a narrative literature review to identify the pathophysiology and therapeutic approach of IBS.
Methods
Pubmed databased searched using the therms “psychiatry”, “irritable bowel syndrome” and “treatment”.
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The IBS is the most common and best described of the functional bowel disorders, which represents a considerable therapeutic challenge. Studies looked at the efficacy of fibre, antispasmodics and peppermint oil in the treatment of IBS found moderately effectiveness in the treatment of global symptoms. Elimination diets are helpful in improving IBS. There is evidence that a low-FODMAP diet can have a favorable impact on IBS symptoms, especially abdominal pain, bloating and diarrhea with improved irritable bowel syndrome symptoms and quality of life. Among the currently available classes of drugs for the treatment of IBS, antidepressants such as selective serotonin releasing inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants are useful because of their analgesic properties, independent of their mood-improving effects.
Conclusions
Evidence suggest that antidepressants might be useful for treatment symptom of IBS however further investigation is required.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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Pi-Estopiñan F, Pérez MT, Fraga A, Bergado G, Díaz GD, Orosa I, Díaz M, Solozábal JA, Rodríguez LM, Garcia-Rivera D, Macías C, Jerez Y, Casadesús AV, Fernández-Marrero B, Bermúdez E, Plasencia CA, Sánchez B, Hernández T. A cell-based ELISA as surrogate of virus neutralization assay for RBD SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies. Vaccine 2022; 40:1958-1967. [PMID: 35193792 PMCID: PMC8856731 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, has provoked a global crisis and death of millions of people. Several serological assays to determine the quality of the immune response against SARS-CoV-2 and the efficacy of vaccines have been developed, among them the gold standard conventional virus neutralization assays. However, these tests are time consuming, require biosafety level 3 (BSL3), and are low throughput and expensive. This has motivated the development of alternative methods, including molecular inhibition assays. Herein, we present a safe cell-based ELISA-virus neutralization test (cbE-VNT) as a surrogate for the conventional viral neutralization assays that detects the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 RBD binding to ACE2-bearing cells independently of species. Our test shows a very good correlation with the conventional and molecular neutralization assays and achieves 100% specificity and 95% sensitivity. cbE-VNT is cost-effective, fast and enables a large-scale serological evaluation that can be performed in a BSL2 laboratory, allowing its use in pre-clinical and clinical investigations.
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- Franciscary Pi-Estopiñan
- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- National Laboratory of Civil Defense (NLCD), Jamaica Highway and National Highway, San José of Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba
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- National Laboratory of Civil Defense (NLCD), Jamaica Highway and National Highway, San José of Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Quality Control Department, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Institute of Hematology and Immunology (IHI), Havana, Cuba
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Division, Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM), P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba.
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Gonçalves Correia J, Mesquita S, Rocha A, Mendes G, Fraga A, Silva-Ramos M. Does every suspicion of prostate cancer need imaging – a risk-based approach to reduce unnecessary mpMRI. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)00817-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zattra O, Fraga A, Lu N, Gee M, Liu R, Lev M, Brink J, Saini S, Lang M, Succi M. 1607P Trends in cancer imaging by indication, care setting, and hospital type during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery. Ann Oncol 2021. [PMCID: PMC8454321 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Fraga A, Esteves-Sousa D, Facucho-Oliveira J, Albuquerque M, Costa M, Moura N, Espada-Santos P, Moutinho A. The role of Mediterranean Diet in mental health in pandemic times. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9479813 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction In late 2019, an epidemic outbreak emerges in China caused by a new coronavirus with high transmission and human infection potential which in March 2020, was characterized by WHO as a pandemic. The lockdown has repercussions on the population’s well-being, reflected in their food choices. There is a tendency to increase the consumption of energy dense food, rich in fat and carbohydrates, which are related to an increased risk of depression. Objectives The main goal of this non-systematic literature review was to understand the impact of the Mediterranean Diet on Mental Health promotion in SARSCoV-2 pandemic. Methods Literature from Pubmed database were searched, with the following keywords: COVID-19, Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health and Mediterranean Diet. Results Studies indicate that a diet based on the Mediterranean Diet is associated with a decreased risk of developing depressive symptoms, especially when there is moderate to high adherence to this dietary pattern. High consumption of plant and fish foods, reduced consumption of sugary products, processed and red meats and the use of olive oil as a fat source, are principles of the Mediterranean diet, associated with an improvement in endothelial function, increased levels of eicosanoids and serotonin synthesis and regulation of serotonin which seem to explain this protective effect. Conclusions In addition to decreasing the risk of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, comorbidities associated with the most serious disease of COVID-19, the Mediterranean Diet seems to play an important role in promoting mental health, with a decreased risk of developing depressive symptoms. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Fraga A, Esteves-Sousa D, Facucho-Oliveira J, Albuquerque M, Costa M, Espada-Santos P, Moura N, Moutinho A. Mechanisms linking gut microbiota to depression. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9480044 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction The gut microbiota constitute the largest and most diverse community in the body which is primarily responsible for the maintenance of the intestinal wall integrity and the protection against pathogens. Besides having an important role in the regulation of host energy metabolism, the gut microbiota can also influence neurodevelopment, modulate behavioral and might contribute to the development of psychiatry disorders. Objectives The authors elaborated a narrative literature review to understand how gut microbiota can influence depression. Methods Using PubMed as the database, a research was conducted about how Gut Microbiota relates with Depression. Results The microbiota-gut-brain axis encompasses the strong bidirectional communication between the gut microbiota and the CNS. Multiple mechanisms may be involved in this bilateral communication, including immune, endocrine and neural pathways. Permutations in the gut microbiome composition trigger microbial lipopolysaccharides production that activates inflammatory responses. Cytokines send signals to the vagus nerve, which links the process to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis that consequently causes behavioral effects. Beyond this, gut microbiota have the capacity to produce many neurotransmitters and neuromodulators such as serotonin and can induce the secretion of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor, an important plasticity-related protein that promotes neuronal growth, development and survival. Conclusions Neuroinflammatory processes like those that occur in depression are deeply modulated by peripheral inflammatory stimuli, especially those from the intestinal microbiota. However, the knowledge is currently limited and the information available is not enough to understand the exact mechanisms. Therefore, more studies are required to show how gut microbiota influences the human brain. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Fraga A, Esteves-Sousa D, Facucho-Oliveira J, Albuquerque M, Costa M, Espada-Santos P, Moutinho A. The role of intranasal esketamine in treatment-resistant depression. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475877 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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IntroductionMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent clinical condition with a leading cause of disability worldwide. Unfortunately, about 1/3 of patients with MDD fail to achieve remission despite treatment with multiple antidepressants and are considered to have treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Research showed abnormalities in glutamatergic transmission in neural circuits and antidepressant efficacy with the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, ketamine.ObjectivesThe authors elaborate a narrative literature review on the intranasal esketamine as a new-class antidepressant.MethodsPubMed database searched using the terms “treatment-resistant depression” and “esketamine”.ResultsKetamine, synthetized from PCP, acts as an antagonist of NMDA receptor, reducing Central Nervous System excitability. One limitation of ketamine for treating depression is that requires intravenous administration, reducing its applicability in outpatient settings. Esketamine, the S-enantiomer of ketamine, developed as an intranasal formulation has a higher affinity for the NMDA receptor. The evidence of the rapid antidepressant effect of intranasal esketamine was first made by Lapidus et al, that demonstrated intranasal esketamine ability to reduce depressive symptomatology. However, some recent studies reported significant acute cardiovascular, psychotomimetic and neurological side-effects. Thus, drug formulation, delivery device, insufflation technique, and individual factors seem to contribute importantly to the tolerability and efficacy of the intranasal administration rote.ConclusionsThere is the need to develop novel treatments providing effective, more rapid-acting, and sustained relief of depressive symptoms, especially in patients with TRD. Intranasal esketamine has shown antidepressant effects in patients with TRD but further investigation is required to strongly reinforce this potential and safety.
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Fraga A, Esteves-Sousa D, Facucho-Oliveira J, Albuquerque M, Costa M, Dos Santos PE, Moura N, Moutinho A. Effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy on treatment-resistant depression. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9480034 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Major depressive disorder is a highly prevalent clinical condition, affecting more than 300 million individuals worldwide. About 1/3 of patients with MDD fail to achieve remission despite treatment with multiple antidepressants and are considered to have treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Novel antidepressants with rapid and sustained effects on mood and cognition could represent a breakthrough in the TRD and may potentially improve or save lives. Psilocybin, a classic hallucinogen, more commonly found in the Psilocybe mushrooms has a combined serotonergic and glutamatergic action. The preliminary evidence of antidepressant effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy indicates the potential of psilocybin-assisted therapy as a novel antidepressant intervention. Objectives The authors elaborate a narrative literature review about the effects of Psilocybin-based therapy on patients diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression. Methods PubMed database searched using the terms “Treatment-Resistant Depression AND Psilocybin” and targeting clinical trials. References of selected articles and review articles were also assessed. Results 2 articles evaluate psilocybin effects in 32 patients with TRD and showed that two doses of psilocybin alongside psychological support significantly reduces depressive symptoms. All patients presented some reduction in symptoms from baseline to one week after the second dose and reproduced immediate and substantial improvements in depression that ultimately could sustain up to 6 months. Conclusions Psilocybin-assisted therapy is a very appealing new possibility in the treatment of depression. However, due to the small populations of the existing trials, future studies are needed to prove this positive association and to fully understand Psilocybin’s mechanisms of actions and effects. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Dos Santos PE, Facucho-Oliveira J, Esteves-Sousa D, Costa M, Albuquerque M, Fraga A, Marinho M, Cintra P. Neuropsychiatric symptoms of multiple sclerosis: A case report. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475602 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Concomitant psychiatric diseases are frequent in MS, with depression and anxiety disorders constituting the majority. The presence of psychotic disorders with MS is rare. Several studies have reported that psychotic symptoms usually develop after the neurological signs of MS and they are mostly linked to the side effects of treatment with interferon or with corticosteroids. Objectives The authors report here the case of patient with MS without psychiatric history that developed psychotic symptoms. Methods Beside the medical record of the patient a non-systematic search of the literature was carried out in the databases Pubmed and Google Scholar with the terms “Multiple Sclerosis”, “Multiple Sclerosis treatment ”and“ Neuropsychiatric symptoms ”. Results A 38 years old woman with MS, with no psychiatry history developed paranoid and reference delusions, several months after starting interferon beta-1a therapy. The inferferon therapy was stopped and the patient was started Risperidone 3 mg id with a rapid but only partial remission of the psychotic symptoms. The patient presented high blood levels of prolactine and the MRI showed a pituitary microadenome. The Risperidone was switched to Aripiprazol 15 mg also with partial remission of the psychtic symptons. Conclusions It is not possible to attribute our patient’s psychotic symptoms entirely to his Interferon therapy or to MS lesion load, but the occurrence during treatment, no psychiatric history and the rapid but parcial resolution with discontinuing suggest that Interferon therapy was at least contributory to the clinical picture.
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Gonçalves Correia J, Madanelo M, Teixeira B, Mendes G, Fraga A, Teves F, Silva-Ramos M. Added value of risk calculators to mpMRI in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)33764-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Nunes Carneiro D, Madanelo M, Silva F, Pestana N, Ribeiro C, Almeida M, Malheiro J, Cavadas V, Fraga A, Silva Ramos M. Remaining kidney volume is a strong predictor of estimated glomerular filtration rate at 1 year and mid-term renal function after living donor nephrectomy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)33666-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Madanelo M, Ferreira C, Rocha M, Nunes-Carneiro D, Correia J, Teixeira B, Mendes G, Tavares C, Pinto A, Mesquita S, Fraga A. RETIRADO: El impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en la utilización de los servicios urológicos de urgencias. Actas Urol Esp 2020. [PMCID: PMC7211695 DOI: 10.1016/j.acuro.2020.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Negri A, Veron D, Fraga A, Arrizurieta E, Zucchini A, Zanchetta J. Lean Body Mass Estimation by Densitometry and Creatinine Kinetics in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686080002000515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- A.L. Negri
- Instituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Libertad 836 1 piso Buenos Aires 1012 Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Libertad 836 1 piso Buenos Aires 1012 Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Libertad 836 1 piso Buenos Aires 1012 Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Libertad 836 1 piso Buenos Aires 1012 Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Libertad 836 1 piso Buenos Aires 1012 Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Libertad 836 1 piso Buenos Aires 1012 Argentina
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Bouceiro-Mendes R, Ortins-Pina A, Fraga A, Marques T, Viveiros M, Machado D, Soares-de-Almeida L, Freitas JP, Filipe P. Mycobacterium marinum lymphocutaneous infection. Dermatol Online J 2019; 25:13030/qt5bb78905. [PMID: 30865411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium marinum is a nontuberculous mycobacteria with worldwide distribution that lives in fresh or salt water and is responsible for infections in fish, and sometimes in humans. Human disease consists mainly of cutaneous nodules, but deep structure involvement may also occur. Diagnosis of M. marinum infection remains a challenge, with a considerable time delay between onset of symptoms and diagnosis. We present a 33-year-old man with no immunosuppressive history who was seen in our department with skin nodules over his hand and forearm, distributed in a sporotrichoid pattern. His hobbies included maintaining an aquarium of tropical fish. Histological examination of the patient's skin biopsy was compatible with the diagnosis of mycobacterial infection, and the Ziehl-Neelsen staining revealed acid-fast bacilli. Molecular techniques confirmed the suspicion of M. marinum infection. A necropsy was performed on one of the patient's fish, more specifically, a Poecilia reticulata, and resulted in identification of M. marinum from its gut. The patient was treated with clarithromycin, ethambutol, and rifampicin for 9 months, with clearance of infection.
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- R Bouceiro-Mendes
- Dermatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon.
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Bouceiro-Mendes R, Ortins-Pina A, Fraga A, Marques T, Viveiros M, Machado D, Soares-de-Almeida L, Freitas JP, Filipe P. Mycobacterium marinum lymphocutaneous infection. Dermatol Online J 2019. [DOI: 10.5070/d3252042893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Morton BJ, Fraga A. Beer Analysis Check Service. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists 2018. [DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-47-0133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Morton BJ, Fraga A. Beer Analysis Check Service. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists 2018. [DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-48-0157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Alberdi-Paramo I, Montero G, Niell L, Baena R, Tenorio M, Carabias A, Fuentes D, Jurado A, Perez C, Carrillo R, Fraga A, Fernandez De Aspe M, Soto M, Gonzalez B. Selective serotonine reuptake inhibitors or dual antidepressants and syndrome of inapropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion: A systematic search. Eur Psychiatry 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.02.366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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IntroductionDepression is a disease with high prevalence all over the world. Selective serotonine reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and dual antidepressants (DA) are worldwide used to treat the different types of depressive episodes. Between the adverse events of these compounds, an unusual but potentially severe side effect is the syndrome of inapropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH).Results and discussionSeveral cases published, and an amount of cases series have documented the association of SIADH to the use of SSRIs and DA. All SSRIs and DA are at risk of producing SIADH (fluoxetine, paroxetine, fluvoxamine, sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram, venlafaxine and duloxetine). Old age has been found as a risk factor for developing SIADH. There are not enough data to conclude that other risk factors can play a role in the development of this adverse event. Treatment should include the immediate withdrawal of the antidepressant. The introduction of other antidepressants is controversial, as SIADH has been related with all antidepressive treatments; but the risk of relapse into a depressive episode must be considered also. Between symptomatic treatments, the control of water intake and the use of low doses of loop diuretics can be recommended. Severe cases can be treated with higher doses of loop diuretics and saline hypertonic solution.ConclusionsSIADH has been related with SSRIs and DA antidepressants and it is an infrequent but severe adverse event. Its risk must be considered when prescribing treatment with them. If this adverse event is produced, the substitution of the antidepressant should be done.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Cabral JF, Cavadas V, Silva Ramos M, Fraga A, La Salete Martins M, Rocha A, Vidinha J, Branco F. Female sexual function and depression after kidney transplantation: comparison between deceased- and living-donor recipients. Transplant Proc 2016; 47:989-91. [PMID: 26036501 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Disturbances in sexual function and depression are a common feature in women with chronic renal failure. Living-donor kidney transplantation seems to warrant better results than its cadaveric counterpart in many aspects but its impact on post-transplantation sexual function remains unknown. This study aimed to compare post-transplantation sexual function and depression in women receiving kidney grafts from living and deceased donors. From a single-center prospective database of 2016 renal transplantations between June 2011 and June 2013, we enrolled 50 sexually active women after kidney transplantation. Female sexual function was evaluated with the Female Sexual Function Index Questionnaire (FSFI) and depression was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) scale. Thirty-four patients referred the questionnaires. The sexual domains of satisfaction and desire were significantly better in living-donor receptors; in all other domains evaluated by FSFI no statistically significant difference was encountered between groups, although living-donor receptors tended to report better function. Total BDI-II was well correlated with total FSFI score in our study cohort (Spearman's rho = -0.80, P < .001). Only 34.6% of women referred to have discussed sexual issues with their physicians before transplantation, whereas 73.1% stated it would have been important. In conclusion, living-donor transplantation exerted a positive effect on women's sexual function.
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- J F Cabral
- Department of Urology, Hospital de Santo António, C.H.P, Portugal.
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- Department of Urology, Hospital de Santo António, C.H.P, Portugal
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- Department of Urology, Hospital de Santo António, C.H.P, Portugal
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- Department of Urology, Hospital de Santo António, C.H.P, Portugal
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital de Santo António, C.H.P, Portugal
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital de S. Teotónio, CHTV, Portugal
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- Department of Urology, Hospital de Santo António, C.H.P, Portugal
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Branco F, Cavadas V, Rocha A, Vidinha J, Osório L, Martins L, Braga I, Cabral J, Dias L, Henriques C, Louro N, Silva-Ramos M, Carvalho L, Fraga A. Living versus cadaveric-donor renal transplant recipients: a comparison on sexual function. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:1066-9. [PMID: 23622627 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Erectile dysfunction is experienced by 50% of men with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and uremia. The origin of this dysfunction is multifactorial. The aim of this study was to compare living donor versus cadaveric donor transplant recipients regarding male sexual function. Seventy-seven sexually active male kidney transplant recipients (44 from living donors; 33 from cadaveric donors) were randomly selected from our single-center prospective database of 2016 renal transplants. Epidemiological and clinical data were collected between June 2010 and June 2011. Male sexual function was evaluated with the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire (IIEF-15). We assessed the prevalence of male sexual dysfunction according to established cutoff points for each of the IIEF-15 domains. Mann-Whitney and Pearson's chi- square statistical tests were used to compare continuous and categorical variables, respectively. The median age at the time of completion of the questionnaires was 43 and 51 years (P = .003) with median times from transplantation was of 36 and 42 months for living donor and cadaveric donor recipients, respectively (P = .31). Median durations of ESRD before surgery were 17.5 and 57 months for living donor and cadaveric donor recipients, respectively (P < .001). Living donor and cadaveric donor recipients had median creatinine clearance values of 55 and 57 mL/min, respectively (P = .44). Median time after renal transplantation for first sexual intercourse was 1 and 2 months for living donor and cadaveric donor recipients, respectively (P = .35). Median body mass indices for living donor and cadaveric donor recipients were 24.8 and 24, respectively (P = .31). Regarding sexual function domains, there were significant differences only for intercourse satisfaction. In our cohort, living donor recipients tended to be younger, have shorter time of ESRD, and less incidence of hypertension or diabetes mellitus but with greater tobacco use. In conclusion, living donor transplantation exerted a favorable impact on sexual function.
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- F Branco
- Department of Urology, Centro Hospitalar Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Almeida F, Branco F, Cavadas V, Ribeiro S, Osório L, Rocha A, Ramos M, Martins L, Castro-Henriques A, Mota C, Reis A, Fraga A. Urological Complications After 134 Pediatric Kidney Transplants: A Single-center Study. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:1096-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Teves F, Almeida F, Braga I, Branco F, Cabral J, Preza-Frenandes J, Oliveira M, Vila F, Soares J, Fraga A. MP-15.07 Penis Carcinoma: Retrospective Study of the Last 15 Years in a Central Hospital of North of Portugal. Urology 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.07.351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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André MC, Fraga A, Reis MD, Filipe P, Soares de Almeida LM, Marques Gomes MA. [Churg-Strauss syndrome: a disabling disease]. ACTA MEDICA PORT 2011; 24:853-856. [PMID: 22525641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2010] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is an infrequent vasculitis that affects small to medium-sized vessels. We describe a 51 year-old-female admitted to our inpatient unit with bullae on her right foot and forearm with pain, paresthesias and impotence of the foot. There was rapid clinical deterioration with lost of gait and peripheral eosinophilia. Histopathology showed many extravascular eosinophils. Bone marrow had an increased number of eosinophils and their precursors with no neoplastic cells infiltration. Electromyogram revealed mononeuritis multiplex with bilateral sciatic and right femoral nerve involvement. She fulfilled the eligibility criteria of American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and Chapell Hill Conference Consensus (CHCC) of CSS so corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide and rehabilitation program were begun with good clinical and laboratorial response. This report illustrates the importance of identifying atypical cutaneous features of CSS for the early diagnosis of this rare condition and the role of a multidisciplinary team in this multissystemic disease.
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- Clínica Universitária de Dermatologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
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Haillot O, Fraga A, Maciukiewicz P, Pushkar D, Tammela T, Höfner K, Chantada V, Gagnier P, Morrill B. The effects of combination therapy with dutasteride plus tamsulosin on clinical outcomes in men with symptomatic BPH: 4-year post hoc analysis of European men in the CombAT study. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2011; 14:302-6. [DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2011.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Formiga F, Ferrer A, Rodriguez Molinero A, Fraga A, Cuerpo S, Pujol R. Vital status after five-year follow-up of nonagenarians with functional and/or cognitive impairment at baseline: the NonaSantfeliu study. J Nutr Health Aging 2011; 15:121-5. [PMID: 21365165 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0024-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate vital status after five years of follow-up in a cohort of nonagenarians with functional and/or cognitive impairment at baseline. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING A community-based study. PARTICIPANTS Nonagenarians enrolled in the NonaSantfeliu study. MEASUREMENTS Functional status was determined by the Lawton-Brody and Barthel indexes (BI), while cognition was assessed using the Spanish version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MEC). Nonagenarians scoring up to 59 points on the BI were defined as individuals with significant functional impairment. Nonagenarians with cognitive decline were defined as those individuals with a score of 23 or less on the MEC. Subjects scoring < 60 on the BI and < 24 on the MEC were considered to show combined impairment (both functional and cognitive). RESULTS Sixty-three of 71 (88.8%) subjects with a BI < 60 and 73 of 84 (86.9%) with a MEC score < 24 had died after five years. Forty-eight of 53 nonagenarians (90%) with combined impairment died during the same follow-up period. A prior diagnosis of heart failure was the only variable associated with higher mortality in the three groups of subjects. CONCLUSION Most of the nonagenarian subjects with functional and/or cognitive impairment at baseline had died at five-year follow-up.
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- Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
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Cunha V, Ribeiro R, Azevedo A, Monteiro C, Pina F, Fraga A, Calais da Silva F, Lobo F, Medeiros R. 96 Adiponectin functional polymorphisms and haplotype are associated with prostate cancer aggressiveness and to hormonal castration resistance. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)70904-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Teixeira A, Ribeiro R, Gomes M, Pereira C, Lobo F, Fraga A, Calais-da-Silva F, Pina F, Medeiros R. 89 Influence of functional genetic variants of TGFβ1/TGFβR2 pathway in prostate cancer development. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)70898-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Monteiro C, Ribeiro R, Azevedo A, Cunha V, Fraga A, Pina F, Calais da Silva F, Lobo F, Medeiros R. 97 Non-synonym leptin receptor genetic variants, prostate cancer susceptibility and aggressiveness. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)70905-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Azevedo A, Ribeiro R, Monteiro C, Cunha V, Francisco N, Fraga A, Pina F, Calais-da-Silva E, Lobo F, Medeiros R. 7022 Genetic profile of IL-6/IL6R pathway predicts susceptibility, agressiveness and response to hormonal treatment in prostate cancer patients. EJC Suppl 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(09)71400-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Teixeira A, Ribeiro R, Morais A, Lobo F, Fraga A, Calais-da-Silva F, Calais-da-Silva F, Pina F, Medeiros R. Proliferative/Angiogenic genetic profile is associated with progression-free-interval in androgen blockade treated prostate cancer patients. EJC Suppl 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(08)71763-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Gaspar M, Cruz A, Fraga A, Castro A, Cruz M, Pedrosa J. Developments on Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Mycobacterial Infections. Curr Top Med Chem 2008; 8:579-91. [DOI: 10.2174/156802608783955629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- R Goiriz
- Department of Dermatology, La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Reumatología. Hospital de Especialidades. Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI. IMSS. México DF. México
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Zonana-Nacach A, Camargo-Coronel A, Yañez P, Sánchez L, Jimenez-Balderas FJ, Fraga A. Infections in outpatients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective study. Lupus 2002; 10:505-10. [PMID: 11480850 DOI: 10.1191/096120301678416088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The objective of this study was to assess the incidence and risk factors of infections in 200 SLE outpatients. All outpatients with active or inactive SLE without infections in the previous month were included. They were assessed every 3 months. Major infections were those requiring hospitalization and parental antibiotic therapy; minor infections required oral or topical therapy. Sociodemographic, disease activity using the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI), therapy and laboratory variables were evaluated. After a follow-up of 22+/-7 months, 65 (32%) patients had infections; 35% of those were major. The most common sites for infection were urinary (26%), skin (23%), systemic (12%), and vaginal (9%). At infection onset, 50 of 65 patients (77%) had disease activity, with a mean SLEDAI score of 6.1. The variables significantly associated with infection in the univariate analyses were the presence of disease activity, SLEDAI score, renal activity, prednisone dose, and IV cyclophosphamide. The only variable associated with infection in the multivariate analyses was a SLEDAI score of 4 or higher. Most infections in SLE outpatients were single, minor, non-life threatening, and associated with disease activity independently of sociodemographic and therapeutic factors.
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- A Zonana-Nacach
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional, Siglo XXI Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Jiménez-Balderas FJ, Tápia-Serrano R, Fonseca ME, Arellano J, Beltrán A, Yáñez P, Camargo-Coronel A, Fraga A. High frequency of association of rheumatic/autoimmune diseases and untreated male hypogonadism with severe testicular dysfunction. Arthritis Res 2001; 3:362-7. [PMID: 11714390 PMCID: PMC64847 DOI: 10.1186/ar328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2001] [Revised: 07/25/2001] [Accepted: 08/07/2001] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Our goal in the present work was to determine whether male patients with untreated hypogonadism have an increased risk of developing rheumatic/autoimmune disease (RAD), and, if so, whether there is a relation to the type of hypogonadism. We carried out neuroendocrine, genetic, and rheumatologic investigations in 13 such patients and 10 healthy male 46,XY normogonadic control subjects. Age and body mass index were similar in the two groups. Nine of the 13 patients had hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (five of whom had Klinefelter's syndrome [karyotype 47,XXY]) and 4 of the 13 had hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (46,XY). Of these last four, two had Kallmann's syndrome and two had idiopathic cryptorchidism. Eight (61%) of the 13 patients studied had RADs unrelated to the etiology of their hypogonadism. Of these, four had ankylosing spondylitis and histocompatibility B27 antigen, two had systemic lupus erythematosus (in one case associated with antiphospholipids), one had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and one had juvenile dermatomyositis. In comparison with the low frequencies of RADs in the general population (about 0.83%, including systemic lupus erythematosus, 0.03%; dermatomyositis, 0.04%; juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, 0.03%; ankylosing spondylitis, 0.01%; rheumatoid arthritis, 0.62%; and other RAD, 0.1%), there were surprisingly high frequencies of such disorders in this small group of patients with untreated hypogonadism (P < 0.001) and very low serum testosterone levels (P = 0.0005). The presence of RADs in these patients was independent of the etiology of their hypogonadism and was associated with marked gonadal failure with very low testosterone levels.
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- F J Jiménez-Balderas
- Departmento de Reumatología, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional SXXI IMSS México, DF, México.
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Aceves-Avila FJ, Medina F, Fraga A. The antiquity of rheumatoid arthritis: a reappraisal. J Rheumatol 2001; 28:751-7. [PMID: 11327245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the existence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before the 19th century. METHODS Survey of primary and secondary references on the history of rheumatic diseases. RESULTS Paleopathological evidence suggests the existence of RA in America since 8000 BC and in Europe since the 7th century. Descriptions and representations of a symmetric chronic polyarthritis producing characteristic deformities can be found in Rome since 100 BC and India since 500 BC. The first clinical distinction between RA and gout was published in Mexico in 1578. Different historical conditions contributed to lack of recognition of RA by official medicine before 1800. The recognition of RA as a distinct entity in the 19th century was influenced by socioeconomic circumstances. CONCLUSION RA is not a recent disease. Historical investigation can provide useful clues on its pathogeny.
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- F J Aceves-Avila
- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General Regional No. 46, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, DF México.
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Aceves-Avila FJ, Medina F, Fraga A. Herbal therapies in rheumatology: the persistence of ancient medical practices. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2001; 19:177-83. [PMID: 11326480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine how frequently herbal remedies are employed as alternative therapies in rheumatic diseases, and the historical justification for their use. METHODS We conducted a survey in 250 outpatients in the rheumatology clinic of a teaching hospital in México. We registered general demographic information and the previous use of herbal remedies for rheumatic conditions, how effective they were, and the presence of adverse effects during their use. We identified the herbs employed, and cross-checked them with medical texts from the 16th through the 18th centuries on the use of herbal remedies. RESULTS Of 250 surveyed patients, 126 (51%) had used herbal remedies for their rheumatic conditions. 63% of all users reported them to be effective for the purpose they had been prescribed. 12% reported adverse effects, none of them life-threatening. Being a user had no relation with the patients' formal education. Three patients did not answer the survey. We were able to identify 67 plants. One third of these are either prescribed for rheumatic conditions in the consulted bibliography, or else were used for the same purpose by ancient Mexican cultures. CONCLUSION Herbal remedies are frequently used for rheumatic conditions. Some of them have an historical antecedent for their use in rheumatic conditions. They deserve a cautious evaluation as adjunctive therapies in rheumatic diseases.
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- F J Aceves-Avila
- Hospital General Regional No. 46. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, DF.
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Negri AL, Veron D, Fraga A, Arrizurieta E, Zucchini A, Zanchetta JR. Lean body mass estimation by densitometry and creatinine kinetics in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients. Perit Dial Int 2000; 20:575-6. [PMID: 11117251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Jiménez-Balderas FJ, Fernandez-Diez J, Fraga A. Tamale foot: deposit of acid mucopolysaccharides in the synovial sheaths of extensor tendons of the foot, resembling tendinitis, in a patient with juvenile ankylosing spondylitis. J Rheumatol 2000; 27:1788-91. [PMID: 10914870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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We describe a clinical case of juvenile ankylosing spondylitis (AS) that developed "pseudo-chronic tendinitis" of the foot. A 20-year-old male patient had HLA-B27 positive juvenile AS since he was 13 years old. At the age of 19 he presented chronic pain in the dorsum of the left foot. Examination disclosed an increased volume of the tarsal dorsum, with rubbery consistency, with no evidence of venous or lymphatic insufficiency, godette, or inflammation in laboratory tests, giving the foot the appearance of a tamale. Synovectomy of the foot extensor tendon sheath was followed by relief of pain and swelling. Histopathological study showed a deposit of acid mucopolysaccharides (MPS) with no inflammatory cell infiltrate. Tamale foot in juvenile AS may develop as a consequence of acid MPS deposit with no evidence of synovial inflammation. The good response to synovectomy suggests this is the preferred treatment for tamale foot.
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dos Reis MC, Fraga A, Nogueira R, Sperotto G, Baracat E. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a pediatric emergency unit: Indications and positiveness related with the patient's age. Ann Emerg Med 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(99)80213-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Aceves-Avila FJ, Medina F, Moreno J, Fraga A. Descriptions of Reiter's disease in Mexican medical texts since 1578. J Rheumatol Suppl 1998; 25:2033-4. [PMID: 9779865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- F J Aceves-Avila
- Hospital General Regional No. 46, Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco
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