Publications by authors named "Joaquim I V D Landim"
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) can lead to dyspnea and respiratory failure through multiple mechanisms, making a precise diagnosis particularly challenging, especially amid the current COVID-19 pandemic. In this report, we present a case involving a 26-year-old female who had previously undiagnosed SSc. She experienced acute respiratory failure necessitating orotracheal intubation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPost-acute COVID-19 in three doses vaccinated autoimmune rheumatic diseases patients: frequency and pattern of this condition.
Adv Rheumatol
June 2023
Article Synopsis
- A study evaluated post-acute COVID-19 in vaccinated patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) compared to non-ARD controls, finding similarities in the frequency and symptoms of the condition between both groups.
- The study involved 108 ARD patients and 32 non-ARD controls, all diagnosed with COVID-19 after receiving the third dose of the CoronaVac vaccine, and utilized established international diagnostic criteria for post-acute COVID-19.
- Results indicated that factors like age, sex, and disease severity did not significantly affect the incidence of post-acute symptoms, which were predominantly fatigue and memory loss in both ARD and non-ARD patients.
Article Synopsis
- This study examines the outcomes of rotator cuff tear repair in a low-income Brazilian population, focusing on the effects of obesity and smoking.
- The research involved 47 shoulders of 42 patients, evaluating various factors like fatty infiltration, tendon retraction, and socioeconomic status over a minimum follow-up period of two years.
- Results showed that while smokers experienced more pain and reduced external rotation compared to non-smokers, the overall outcomes did not significantly differ based on obesity status or severity of the rotator cuff tears.
Previous studies found that physicians working in developed countries in Europe and in the USA declared insufficient knowledge concerning immune-related adverse events (irAE) following use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in cancer treatment. We determined this knowledge gap among rheumatologists and medical students (MS) in Brazil. A web-based structured survey or a direct interview was applied to 1428 board-certified Brazilian rheumatologists and an adapted questionnaire was sent to 840 undergraduate MS attending the last 2 years of Medical Schools in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, in September 2019.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo determine the influence of breastfeeding duration in the clinical activity of low-income juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Ninety-one JIA patients followed in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, were cross-sectionally evaluated from May 2015 to April 2016. Breastfeeding duration was obtained by interviewing mothers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite resilient inequities, Brazil has seen progressive improvement in health care in the last 25 years. Infectious diseases rendered place to chronic non-communicable diseases as a major cause of death. Existence of traditional schools of medicine and training services in rheumatology helped form a reasonable number of specialists, though irregular distribution due to the economic issues favoring their clustering in major cities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDetermine disease activity in a low income juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) cohort. 164 JIA patients from families with less than US$ 4500.00/capita mean annual income followed in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, were cross-sectionally evaluated between May 2015-April 2016.
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