Publications by authors named "A Senna"

The importance of biomedical physical data is underscored by its crucial role in advancing our comprehension of human health, unraveling the mechanisms underlying diseases, and facilitating the development of innovative medical treatments and interventions. This data serves as a fundamental resource, empowering researchers, healthcare professionals, and scientists to make informed decisions, pioneer research, and ultimately enhance global healthcare quality and individual well-being. It forms a cornerstone in the ongoing pursuit of medical progress and improved healthcare outcomes.

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  • - The case report analyzes mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients in Brazil, focusing on clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.
  • - It highlights the unique patterns of oral lesions in Brazil compared to other regions, where oral involvement is usually linked with more severe visceral leishmaniasis in immunocompromised patients.
  • - The findings stress the significance of understanding regional differences and the immune status of patients in the diagnosis and treatment of this neglected infectious disease.
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Objective: Dentists must be prepared to manage medical emergencies, which are arisen during dental practice together with the increase of age population and medically compromised patients. This study aims at assessing the occurrence of medical emergencies in a cohort of Italian dentists, to ascertain their level of confidence in the management of these conditions, also based on their educational training and type of medical graduation, and, finally, to know their educational needs, in order to plan appropriate institutional interventions for specific training.

Methods: A national-based cross-sectional study was carried out by means of an online survey sent to all dentists working in Italy.

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The genus Kunkel, 1910 comprises a total of six species around the world, with circumtropical and subtropical distribution, commonly occurring in shallow waters, in soft bottoms and algae, including a previous record of (Shoemaker, 1933) from Brazil. Material examined was collected by SCUBA diving, from rhodolith beds, 12 meters deep, at the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off the northeastern Brazilian coast. The new Brazilian species described here can be diagnosed by a unique combination of character states present in other species of the genus.

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