A prospective study evaluating the adhesive tape impression for the diagnosis of dermatophytosis in dogs and cats.

Background: Potential contagion and zoonotic risk make rapid diagnosis of dermatophytosis important amongst companion animals.

Hypothesis/objectives: To compare the adhesive tape impression (ATI), trichogram, Wood's lamp (WL) examination and fungal culture for diagnosis of dermatophytosis, and the ATI and trichogram for ease of use.

Animals: Five dogs and 15 cats with consistent lesions, history and at least two positive dermatophyte test results.

Effective treatment of canine chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus variants with oclacitinib: Seven cases.

Background: The treatment of canine chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE) variants generally requires immunosuppression, which often results in potentially severe adverse effects. Janus kinase inhibitors, like oclacitinib, might be a valuable treatment option due to their rapid inhibition of the action of interferons known to be relevant in the pathogenesis of CCLE.

Objectives: To report the efficacy and safety of oral oclacitinib for the treatment of canine CCLE variants.

Health beliefs towards kefir correlate with emotion and attitude: A study using an emoji scale in Brazil.

Emojis can be used to explore food-evoked emotions in order to provide information that can support the product development and marketing decisions. This study aimed to evaluate consumers' acceptance, purchase intent and emotional responses to milk beverages, with and without kefir added, before and after these consumers were informed about the products' composition (0%, 15%, 30% and 50% m/v) and health claims toward kefir (blind and informed tests, respectively). Emotional responses were assessed by emoji use within a RATA questionnaire in order quantify the perceived significance of the emojis chosen.

Evaluation of palate area before and after rapid maxillary expansion, using cone-beam computed tomography.

Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the changes in the palate area after rapid maxillary expansion (RME) with the Hyrax expander in growing subjects, using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Methods: Fourteen patients (9 girls and 5 boys; mean age = 11.7 ± 2.

Yellow fever: profile of cases and factors associated with death in a hospital in the State of Rio de Janeiro, 2017-2018.

Objective: Describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of confirmed cases of yellow fever whose patients were hospitalized in a general hospital for infectious diseases in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from March 11, 2017 to June 15, 2018, during a recent outbreak and factors associated with death.

Methods: This is a retrospective observational study with analysis of secondary databases of local epidemiological surveillance system, and complementary data collection from epidemiological investigation records and clinical records. Study variables included demographic, epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory data.

Handgrip Strength and Pulmonary Disease in the Elderly: What is the Link?

Societies in developed countries are aging at an unprecedented rate. Considering that aging is the most significant risk factor for many chronic lung diseases (CLDs), understanding this process may facilitate the development of new interventionist approaches. Skeletal muscle dysfunction is a serious problem in older adults with CLDs, reducing their quality of life and survival.

The effectiveness of a therapist-oriented home rehabilitation program for a patient with acromegaly: A case study.

Background: Acromegaly causes numerous functional limitations that negatively impact patients' performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) and contribute to the deterioration of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Thus, the purpose of the present case study was to evaluate the effect of therapist-oriented home rehabilitation (TOHR) for a patient with acromegaly.

Case Description: We report the case of a 53-year-old man who was diagnosed with primary acromegaly 17 years ago.

Physical exercise improves functional capacity and quality of life in patients with acromegaly: a 12-week follow-up study.

Objective: Although the focus of acromegaly treatment is the hormonal control of the disease, a new perspective must be given to the functional rehabilitation of these patients, especially when considering the recent increase in survival. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of therapist-oriented home rehabilitation (TOHR) on patients with acromegaly.

Patients And Methods: Seventeen adults with acromegaly followed an exercise programme from a booklet with instructions for each exercise prescribed, for 2 months, and were reassessed after 1 month of washout.

Obstructive sleep apnea and quality of life in elderly patients with a pacemaker.

Objective: To evaluate quality of life in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who have a pacemaker.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving elderly patients (≥ 60 years of age) with a pacemaker. The dependent variable was quality of life, as evaluated with the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36).

Computerized photogrammetric assessment of postural alignment in visually impaired athletes.

Objective: The aim of the study was to provide a computerized photogrammetric description of the postural alignment of visually impaired athletes.

Methods: Twenty-six athletes were evaluated. Athletes were asked to stand at easy with styrofoam balls placed on selected anatomical landmarks, and photographic images were acquired in four viewpoints.

Expression of CK7 and CDKN2 in Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Correlation with Clinical Outcome.

Aim: To evaluate cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A) and cytokeratin 7 (CK7) expression in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) formalin-fixed samples.

Materials And Methods: Staining with antibody clones G175-405 for CDKN2A and OV-TL 12/30 for CK7 were evaluated and the detection of protein expressions were compared in 147 patients with CIN.

Results: Clinical follow-up of patients with CIN1 and CIN2 showed that most patients had a favorable outcome.

Inequalities in HAART uptake and differential survival according to exposure category in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Despite substantial improvement in prognosis and quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Brazil, inequalities in access to treatment remain. We assessed the impact of these inequalities on survival in Rio de Janeiro over a 12-year period (2000/11). Data were merged from four databases that comprise the national AIDS monitoring system: SINAN-AIDS (Brazilian Information System for Notificable Diseases; AIDS cases), SISCEL (laboratory tests), SICLOM (electronic dispensing system), and SIM (Brazilian Mortality Information System), using probabilistic linkage.

Herbst appliance with skeletal anchorage versus dental anchorage in adolescents with Class II malocclusion: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Background: The Herbst appliance is an orthodontic appliance that is used for the correction of class II malocclusion with skeletal discrepancies. Research has shown that this is effective. However, a potential harm is excessive protrusion of the lower front teeth.

Esthetic perception of orthodontic appliances by Brazilian children and adolescents.

Objective:: The objective of this present study was to understand how children and adolescents perceive esthetic attractiveness of a variety of orthodontic appliances. It also analyzed preferences according to patients' age, sex and socioeconomic status.

Methods:: A photograph album consisting of eight photographs of different orthodontic appliances and clear tray aligners placed in a consenting adult with pleasing smile was used.

An explanatory model of functional exercise capacity in patients with systemic sclerosis: considerations for rehabilitation programs.

[Purpose] This study aimed to evaluate the impact of lung function and peripheral muscle function on the six-minute walking distance (6MWD) in systemic sclerosis (SS) patients and, thereby, to develop an explanatory model of functional exercise capacity for these individuals. [Methods] In a cross-sectional study, 31 SS patients underwent pulmonary function testing (including spirometry, diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide [DLCO], and respiratory muscle strength), isometric dynamometry with surface electromyography, and the 6MWD. [Results] There was a significant correlation between the 6MWD (% predicted, 6MWD%) and the following parameters: height (r = 0.

Urine protein-to-creatinine concentration ratio in samples collected by means of cystocentesis versus manual compression in cats.

Objective-To compare urine protein-to-creatinine concentration (UPC) ratios in samples collected by means of cystocentesis versus manual compression in cats. Design-Evaluation study. Animals-43 client-owned cats requiring urinalysis.

Scleroderma: Assessment of posture, balance and pulmonary function in a cross-sectional controlled study.

Background: Systemic sclerosis leads to significant physical limitations in patients, such as diffuse weakness, skin sclerosis, loss of joint function and lung damage. This study aimed to assess posture and balance in systemic sclerosis patients and secondarily to verify correlations between such measurements and lung function.

Methods: Thirty-one patients and a similar number of control subjects matched for age, gender, weight, height and body mass index underwent postural assessment using photogrammetry, balance measurement using the Berg Balance Scale and stabilometry, and pulmonary function tests.

Lower limb muscle strength is associated with functional performance and quality of life in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Background: Complaints of peripheral muscle weakness are quite common in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). It is likely that the muscle impairments may reduce the patients' exercise performance, which in turn may decrease their functional capacity and exert a direct impact on their quality of life.

Objectives: To assess the peripheral and respiratory muscle strength in individuals with SSc and to investigate their correlation with the 6-min walk distance (6 MWD) and quality of life measurements.

Effect of weight loss on bone mineral density determined by ultrasound of phalanges in obese women after Roux-en-y gastric bypass: conflicting results with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

The rapid weight loss that occurs in obese patients submitted to Roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB) as well as the changes in dietary pattern and the intestinal malabsorption result in changes in bone mineral density (BMD). The objective of the present study was to assess the changes in BMD after the weight loss induced by RYGB using ultrasound of the phalanges and compare the results with those obtained by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). We conducted a 1-yr prospective longitudinal study on women with grade III obesity submitted to RYGB.

Correlation between posture, balance control, and peripheral muscle function in adults with cystic fibrosis.

Background: In addition to pulmonary involvement, adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) are at higher risk of developing skeletal muscle dysfunction, nutritional depletion, and bone and joint disease.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the correlation between posture, balance, and peripheral muscle function in adults with CF.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 14 clinically stable patients who were subjected to postural assessment (photogrammetry), stabilometry, and peripheral muscle function.

New look at nutritional care for obese patient candidates for bariatric surgery.

Background: The combination of preoperative deficiencies and the restrictions and malabsorption possibly induced by bariatric surgery could lead patients to experience important nutritional deficits during the late postoperative period. Our objective was to characterize the eating, anthropometric, and biochemical profiles of obese candidates for bariatric surgery at a bariatric surgery center of a university hospital.

Methods: A retrospective study with the analysis of medical records of candidates for bariatric surgery from 2007 to 2008 was performed.

Ethics in research with human beings: from knowledge to practice.

Background: In Brazil, resolution 196/96 and its amendments regulate the preservation of rights, respect and dignity of human beings involved in research.

Objective: To analyze the adequacy of Free Communications (FC) presented during the XVIII Congresso Pernambucano de Cardiologia to resolution 196/96.

Methods: During a cross-sectional study, interviews were carried out with the authors of the FC presented at the Congress and the abstracts of the studies were assessed in order to identify the need for previous approval by a Research Ethics Committee (REC).