Publications by authors named "Ubiratan de Paula Santos Ud"
Background: Occupational asthma (OA) is the leading occupational respiratory disease in the area of São Paulo Municipality. Understanding its characteristics can provide useful information for better interventions.
Methods: From a joint registry of OA from five outpatient public clinics for occupational respiratory diseases, data on occupation, with job titles corrected by an expert evaluation, agents, exposure and symptom duration, and spirometry were analyzed by gender.
Diffuse panbronchiolitis: an underdiagnosed disease? Study of 4 cases in Brazil.
Rogério Souza Ronaldo Adib Kairalla Ubiratan de Paula Santos Ud Teresa Yae Takagaki Vera Luiza Capelozzi
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo
February 2003
Article Synopsis
- Diffuse panbronchiolitis is characterized by chronic inflammation of the respiratory bronchioles and presents symptoms such as chronic sinusitis and a productive cough, making it important for diagnosis in sinopulmonary syndromes.
- Four cases from Brazil, including individuals of Black and Japanese descent, were diagnosed through clinical observations and biopsy, revealing common pulmonary issues like obstruction and nodular patterns on imaging.
- Treatment with low-dose macrolides led to significant clinical and functional improvements, highlighting that this condition can affect diverse populations beyond Asia, necessitating greater awareness among Western physicians.