Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Assessment of dynamic thiol-disulfide homeostasis in patients with lipoid proteinosis (Urbach-Wiethe syndrome).
Lipoid proteinosis is a rare autosomal recessive genetic dermatological disease that occurs due to the accumulation of hyaline material in the skin and mucous membranes. This study aimed to investigate whether dynamic thiol-disulfide homeostasis is a new marker of oxidative stress in patients suffering from lipoid proteinosis. ⋯ Impaired dynamic thiol-disulfide homeostasis was observed in lipoid proteinosis patients, suggesting that thiol-disulfide homeostasis may have a role in the pathogenesis of this disease.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Sexual function in Brazilian female adolescents and young adults: a cross-sectional study.
The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the sexual function of Brazilian adolescents and young women who were using popular contraceptive methods. ⋯ Nearly 40% of Brazilian female adolescents and young adults are at risk for sexual dysfunctional symptoms and 19% have low desire, without significant differences between the two age groups.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Observational StudyNutritional profile and outcomes of noncritical hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in a large tertiary hospital in southern Brazil.
Patients with chronic diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, and old age, which are associated with a high risk of malnutrition and worse outcomes, are at a higher risk for developing the severe presentation of COVID-19. ⋯ Reduced caloric intake and the presence of nutritional risk or its appearance during hospitalization seemed to be associated with mortality in patients with COVID-19 admitted outside the intensive care unit.