Publications by authors named "Luciano Monteiro Franco"
Background: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) emerged in the Americas in 2013 and has caused approximately 2.1 million cases and >600 deaths. A retrospective investigation was undertaken to describe clinical, epidemiological, and viral genomic features associated with deaths caused by CHIKV in Ceará state, northeast Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is performed by the detection of 15 or more eosinophils per field in an esophageal biopsy sample, but the endoscopic findings alone are not validated for a diagnosis of the disease.
Objective: To evaluate the association between the endoscopic findings and histopathological diagnosis in patients with suspected EoE in endoscopy.
Methods: A retrospective study of 24 patients with suspicion of EoE during endoscopy was held.
Article Synopsis
- Gastric polyps are elevated lesions usually under 1 cm, with larger sizes indicating a higher chance of malignancy; main types include fundic gland, hyperplastic, and adenomatous polyps.
- The study aimed to assess how consistently three pathologists diagnosed 128 gastric polyp biopsies at a university hospital over two years, using the kappa index to measure agreement levels.
- Results showed substantial agreement in diagnosing adenomas and fundic gland polyps, moderate agreement for hyperplastic and inflammatory polyps, and low agreement for the presence of Helicobacter pylori, indicating that agreement varies by polyp type.