Digital image processing: a useful tool in the analysis of lung injuries caused by chronic inhalation of agricultural herbicides.

The herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is widely used in agriculture to control various weeds. The objective of this study was to use the digital image processing method to identify alveolar lesions in the lungs of rats submitted to chronic 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) inhalation exposure. We used forty adult male Wistar rats.

Predictive factors of the interruption of exclusive breastfeeding in premature infants: a prospective cohort.

Objective: to evaluate the incidence of exclusive breastfeeding and the risk factors associated to its interruption in premature infants after hospital discharge.

Method: this is a prospective cohort with 113 premature infants in a neonatal unit, whom were followed-up from 7 to 15 days after hospital discharge. The outcome was the interruption of exclusive breastfeeding.

Association between the macroscopic characteristics of the umbilical cord, high-risk pregnancy and neonatal repercussions.

Objective: To verify the association between the macroscopic characteristics of the umbilical cord, high-risk pregnancy and neonatal repercussions.

Method: A cross-sectional study carried out from January 2012 to January 2015 in a public maternity hospital in Goiânia/GO. The study population consisted of 126 recent puerperal women with diagnosis of high-risk pregnancy, and 139 clinically normal women (control group).

Effects of Anhydrous Lanolin versus Breast Milk Combined with a Breast Shell for the Treatment of Nipple Trauma and Pain During Breastfeeding: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of anhydrous lanolin with the effect of breast milk combined with a breast shell for treatment of nipple trauma and pain during breastfeeding.

Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted in a maternity ward in a hospital accredited as a Baby-Friendly Hospital located in the middle-western region of Brazil. Breastfeeding women with obvious nipple trauma were randomized into 2 groups.

Analysis of Knowledge Level in Brazilian Students about Human Papillomavirus Infection and Development of Penile Cancer.

Introduction: Human papillomavirus (HPV), belonging to the Papovavirida family, is the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease (STD) agent worldwide. In Brazil, it is estimated that there are 3-6 million people infected with HPV. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of young male students about penis cancer related to HPV infection.

Foot length measurements of newborns of high and low risk pregnancies.

Objective: Comparing foot length measurements of newborns in high and low risk pregnancies at a public hospital in Goiânia, GO, Brazil.

Method: A cross-sectional study carried out between April, 2013 and May, 2015, with a sample consisting of 180 newborns; 106 infants of women from high-risk pregnancies and 74 of women from low-risk pregnancies. Data were descriptively analyzed.

[Emergency contraception: knowledge and attitudes of nursing students].

This study aims to identify the knowledge and attitude towards emergency contraception among nursing students from a public university in Goiás--a state in Brazil. A descriptive and analytical research methodology with a quantitative approach was used, applying, from February to May 2011 a questionnaire on the sexual knowledge and attitude of students regarding emergency contraception. 178 students participated in the study.

Comparison of the larynx-associated lymphoid tissue in the false vocal cords and subglottis in pediatric autopsies.

The aim this work was to compare the distribution of cellular phenotypes of the LF in the FVC to the ones in the subglottic region in pediatric autopsy, relating this distribution to age and different causes of death. We analyzed 60 larynges of newborns and children autopsied in the period from 1993 to 2003. The fragments were prepared in order to perform histochemical and immunohistochemical techniques.

Macroscopic placental changes associated with fetal and maternal events in diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: The current study sought to identify macroscopic placental changes associated with clinical conditions in women with or without diabetes and their newborns.

Methods: The study population consisted of 62 pregnant women clinically diagnosed with diabetes and 62 healthy women (control group).

Results: Among the subjects with diabetes, 43 women (69.

Quantification of mast cells in the uterine cervix of women infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

The objective of the study was to identify mastocytosis in the chorionic epithelium of the uterine cervix in HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected women in autopsy specimens using histochemistry and immunohistochemistry techniques. Sixteen cervical tissue specimens were collected, of which 10 (62.50%) were from HIV-infected women.

[The use of NANDA's Taxonomy II for assessing puerperal anxiety within a community].

This paper aims to analyze the occurrence of nursing diagnosis Anxiety, in puerperal women immediately after and in the later period, within a community context. This is a transversal descriptive quantitative study. The no probabilistic samples consisted of 40 puerperal women.

Morphological and morphometrical alterations of the osteochondral junction in perinatal necropsies.

Infants who die during the perinatal period could present the following upon examination of the ribs: alterations of the osteochondral junction (OCJ) that could be related to intrauterine growth restriction, placental alterations, maternal disorders, and congenital abnormalities. The aim of this study was to identify the morphological alterations of the OCJ in the autopsied infants and the factors associated with its pathogenesis. The OCJ from 254 infants were sequentially autopsied and analyzed.

Morphological characterization of the false vocal cords as larynx-associated lymphoid tissue.

The lymphoid follicles (LF) found in the false vocal cords (FVC) protect the upper air tracts, similar to the lymphoid tissue associated to the respiratory mucosas. However, studies that characterize the phenotype of cells like larynx-associated lymphoid tissue (LALT) are lacking. We analyzed the FVC of autopsied adults according to morphometric and immunohistochemical criteria and defined their possible role as LALT.

Immunological evaluation of vestibular folds in autopsies of patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Unlabelled: Immune response cells are decreased in patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. This alters the cell population in vestibular fold lymphoid follicles, leading to respiratory infections in these patients. Such infections are the main cause of mortality and morbidity in these patients.

Thickness of the cervical epithelium of autopsied patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Several general pathologic processes that affect the uterine cervix have been described in Brazil and in the world. The aim of the current study was to evaluate morphometrically the cervical epithelium of autopsied patients with AIDS. This is a cross-sectional study of the cervix of 38 women autopsied from 1993 to 2003.

Histopathologic changes in human true vocal folds: a postmortem study.

Several articles describe the gross pathology alterations of the true vocal cords (TVC), but the histopathology descriptions in adults are rare in the literature and are normally associated with neoplasia. The aim of this study is to identify the TVC morphological lesions in adult autopsies. This was a cross-sectional study of 266 adults' larynxes consecutively autopsied from 1993 to 2003.

Bronchogenic carcinoma of squamous cells in a young pregnant woman.

Lung cancer continues to be the most incident neoplasia in the world and also the most frequent cause of death by cancer, with more than 900000 new cases per year. Women present greater risk of developing bronchogenic carcinoma, possibly because of differences in metabolism of the carcinogens associated with tobacco and also because of hormonal differences because estrogens can promote the appearance of lung cancer, including during pregnancy. We have described the case of a 25-year-old patient who developed squamous cell carcinoma of the lung during her third pregnancy, with a progressive worsening of her general condition and progression until death.

Cerebral and cardiac amyloidosis in autopsied elderly individuals.

Introduction: Amyloidosis in elderly individuals can be an independent alteration and a characteristic of aging. However, the clinical, pathophysiologic, and biochemical characteristics of amyloidosis related to age remain uncertain.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the heart and/or the brain of individuals aged 60 years or over exhibits amyloid deposits.

Description of microscopic lesions of vestibular folds of autopsied adults and their relationship with cause of death and underlying disease.

Unlabelled: The increase in invasive methods currently applied to diagnosis airway upper tract infection leads to a possible increase in vestibular folds (VF) lesions. Besides, VF importance in the prevention of the organism against infection pathogens had been stressed and few studies had addressed the microscopic lesions of the VF in autopsied patients because there is no routine VF examination in the postmortem exam.

Aim: The aim of this study is morphological microscopic analyses of the VF from autopsied patients and its correlation with basic disease and cause of death.

Relationship between the morphologic alterations of vocal cords from adult autopsies and the cause of death.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the possible alteration in the thickness of the epithelium basal membrane of the vocal cords and correlate it with the cause of death.

Method: Larynxes collected from adult autopsies during the period of 1993 to 2001 were utilized. We used the hematoxylin-eosin and periodic acid-Schiff staining methods for the morphological and morphometric analysis.