The triad of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, COPD, and obesity: sensitivity of sleep scales and respiratory questionnaires.

Objective: To investigate whether the presence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) alters the perception of respiratory symptoms and quality of life in COPD patients, by using specific questionnaires, as well as to determine whether scales for assessing daytime sleepiness and for screening for OSAS can be used in the triad of OSAS, COPD, and obesity.

Methods: We included 66 patients diagnosed with mild-to-moderate or severe COPD and presenting with a body mass index > 27 kg/m2. After polysomnography, patients completed the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), the Berlin questionnaire (BQ), the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale, the Baseline Dyspnea Index (BDI), and the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).

Tonsilar metastases of melanoma in an older person.

We presented a rare case of metastasis of melanoma in palatine tonsils alerting healthcare professionals to this diagnose in black oral lesions.

[Sequelae lesions in the larynxes of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis].

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic disease that in its aftermath form is characterized by clinical manifestations related to anatomic or functional sequelae of organs and systems affected during the period of state. To describe the anatomical and functional sequelae in patients with treated laryngeal PCM. Retrospective study.

Basal cell adenoma of the upper lip from minor salivary gland origin.

Basal cell adenoma is an uncommon benign salivary gland neoplasm, presenting isomorphic basaloid cells with a prominent basal cell layer. Taking into account that basal cell adenomas represent 1% of all salivary gland tumors, being the majority of cases in the parotid glands, the goal of this paper is to report a case of basal cell adenoma of the upper lip arising from minor salivary gland.

Incidence and evolution of nasal polyps in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.

Unlabelled: Nasal polyps are a clinical sign of alert for investigating Cystic Fibrosis (CF).

Aims: To study the incidence of nasal polyps in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis, its possible association with age, gender, clinical manifestations, genotype and sweat chlorine level, and its evolution with topical steroid therapy.

Methods: Clinical symptoms, sweat chlorine level and genotype were studied in 23 cystic fibrosis patients.

Hyperactivity and attention deficit syndrome in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: is there improvement with surgical management?

Unlabelled: Neuropsychological disorders are frequently associated with obstructive ventilatory disorders (OVD).

Aim: To analyze the incidence of neuropsychological disorders in Brazilian children with OVD, using a screening questionnaire and to compare the answers given before and after surgery.

Patients And Methods: We studied 30 children with clinical diagnosis of OVD.

[Pediatricians and sleep-disordered breathing in the child].

Objectives: Assessment of opinions and practices of pediatricians concerning sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children.

Methods: Randomly 516 pediatricians were selected in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. A survey mailed to them included questions regarding: their professional profile, knowledge about SDB in childhood, opinions and practices for diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.