Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Predictors of pain catastrophizing in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
The aim of this study was to identify predictive factors associated with pain catastrophizing in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). ⋯ As a result, the most related factors on pain catastrophizing were kinesiophobia, depression, body awareness, and body mass index in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. We suggest assessing these parameters as predictive of pain catastrophizing throughout systemic lupus erythematosus management.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Changes in the frequency and clinical features of acute rheumatic fever in the COVID-19 era: a retrospective analysis from a single center.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in significant changes in the frequency of many diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate the changes in the frequency and clinical features of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in this period and determine the effect of health measures taken against COVID-19 on this change. ⋯ Our results indicated an important decrease in frequency of ARF, but no change in the clinical features of the disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is thought that this is the result of health measures taken for COVID-19. Children with an increased risk of acute rheumatic fever should be encouraged in terms of wearing mask, social distance, and cleaning, especially during the seasons when upper respiratory tract infections are common. Thus, a permanent decrease in the incidence of ARF and its recurrences may be achieved.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
The role of the serum tube agglutination test in the monitoring of human brucellosis: evaluation of post-treatment SAT titers.
Positive results of the serum tube agglutination test that persist after treatment may be interpreted by clinicians as treatment failures. Therefore, our study examined the value of serum tube agglutination test in demonstrating treatment success. ⋯ Although serum tube agglutination test is an effective and very successful test in the diagnosis of brucellosis, our study shows that serum tube agglutination test is not useful in demonstrating the treatment success of human brucellosis in the early post-treatment period.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Sep 2022
Systemic immune-inflammation index as a novel predictor of atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
This study aims to examine the predictive role of systemic immune-inflammation index on postoperative new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. ⋯ Our study revealed for the first time that systemic immune-inflammation predicted new-onset atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.