Publications by authors named "Vanessa M Barcelos"
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- Pemphigus is a group of autoimmune skin diseases, with recent trends showing a decrease in endemic pemphigus foliaceus and an increase in pemphigus vulgaris; however, no research has focused on this issue in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- The study aimed to investigate the epidemiological and clinical profiles of patients diagnosed with pemphigus at a university hospital over a six-month period, involving 122 patients categorized into those with pemphigus foliaceus and those with pemphigus vulgaris.
- Significant differences were found between the two groups in several factors, including age at diagnosis, occupation, living environment, and the number of medications needed for treatment, indicating changes in the disease's landscape over time.
Objective: Patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) have a poorer quality of life than those with other chronic liver diseases. However, some of the factors that determine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in these patients, such as the degree of liver fibrosis, are still controversial. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of CHC on HRQOL by conducting clinical, psychiatric, and sociodemographic evaluations.
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