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2. The impact of Chikungunya chronic arthralgia on women’s upper limbs motor function: a cross-sectional study
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Germano Luís Rocha Machado, Rayane Quintão Castro, Ludimila Forechi, Heloísa da Costa Souza, Diogo Simões Fonseca, and Marco Antonio Cavalcanti Garcia
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Chikungunya Virus ,Arthralgia ,Upper Extremities ,Functional Status ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
ABSTRACT Post-Chikungunya chronic arthralgia (PCCA) may lead to musculoskeletal repercussions and functional loss. The objective was to assess the upper limb physical disability and symptoms during daily, work, and leisure activities of women presenting PCCA compared to healthy controls (HC). This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 52 women. The participants were divided into PCCA (37) and HC (15) groups. Handgrip strength, range of motion, level of pain (numerical rating scale), and participants’ physical disability and symptoms (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire - DASH) were evaluated. Differences between groups were evaluated using the Students t-test and Pearson’s correlations. The chi-square test was applied for categorical variables. The significance was set at α=0.05. The disease duration was 19.5±13.1 months. We found no differences between groups for peak force (PCAA:23.6±7.4kgf; HC: 24.5±6.2kgf; p=0.676). The results showed a significant difference between groups regarding range of motion (PCCA: 63.5±17.3o; HC: 77.2±9.6o), level of hand pain (PCCA: 5.8±2.2; HC: 0.4±1.5), and upper limbs functional levels (PCCA: 44.5±17.4; HC: 16.2±20.5). Participants related severe difficulty or inability to perform tasks such as opening a jar (78.4%), placing objects above head height (48.7%), doing heavy household chores (56.8%), and gardening (51.4%). Impairment in the upper limb physical function in daily, work, and leisure activities shows the higher prevalence in the long-term.
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- 2023
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3. Enfrentamiento del paciente con poliartralgias y poliartritis
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María Ángela Carreño
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Arthralgia ,Arthritis. ,Medicine - Abstract
Resumen: El dolor articular es un motivo de consulta frecuente en la práctica clínica. La distinción del tipo de dolor, su distribución, los síntomas acompañantes, el examen físico y la evaluación de algunos exámenes de laboratorio ayudan a orientar acerca de las posibles causas y a pesquisar enfermedades graves que pueden causar destrucción articular o compromiso de otros órganos, con el fin de dar tratamiento oportuno y eficaz. En este artículo se dan algunas pautas que se pueden realizar en la consulta de Atención Primaria para distinguir cuadros de poliartralgias y poliartritis agudas y crónicas. Además, se dan nociones de algunas de las enfermedades reumatológicas más frecuentes. Summary: Joint pain is a frequent reason for consultation in clinical practice. The distinction of the type of pain, its distribution, the accompanying symptoms, the physical examination and the evaluation of some laboratory test help to guide about the possible causes and to investigate serious diseases that can cause joint destruction or involvement other organs, in order to provide timely and effective treatment. This article gives some guidelines that can be carried out in the Primary Care consultation to distinguish acute and chronic polyarthralgia and polyarthritis. In addition, notions of some of the most frequent rheumatological diseases are given.
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- 2021
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4. What causes joint pain and is there a solution?
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- 2023
5. Dehydration and joint pain are closely related
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- 2023
6. Arthritis: the anti-inflammatory herb that helps relieve joint pain and symptoms
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- 2023
7. Effect of a physiotherapy program in patient with persistent polyarthralgia after chikungunya fever. Case report
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Alexsandro da Silva Oliveira and Júlio Guilherme Silva
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Arthralgia ,Chikungunya fever ,Physical therapy ,Medicine ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Chikungunya fever is caused by the chikungunya virus, but with characteristics similar to the dengue fever. The main clinical manifestation that differs from dengue is the strong joint pains, which can remain for long periods, and that is found at lower intensity and duration with dengue. The objective of this study was to contribute to the physical therapy in patients with persistent polyarthralgia after chikungunya fever. CASE REPORT: Female patient, 35 years old, diagnosed with persistent polyarthralgia after chikungunya fever. When admitted to the physiotherapy service, she complained of severe pain in the knee, wrist and right ankle, mainly in the morning. For the physiotherapeutic evaluation, the following parameters were used: visual analog scale, use of painkillers, goniometry, modified sphygmomanometer test, and perimetry. The functional assessment was done through a 10m walking test, Quick Dash and Lequesne scales, Portuguese version, for the upper and lower limbs, respectively. The proposed physiotherapeutic program was based on therapeutic exercises and manual therapy for 4 weeks. The results showed that the proposed physical therapy was effective in decreasing the pain, increasing muscle strength, the range of motion, decreasing edema and improving functional capacity. CONCLUSION: The physiotherapeutic treatment proved to be effective in treating a patient with persistent polyarthralgia after chikungunya fever, improving the subjective pain and functional capacity.
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- 2017
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8. Chikungunya fever: current status in Mexico
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Margarita Nava-Frías, Ricardo Efrén Searcy-Pavía, Carina Aurora Juárez-Contreras, and Anayeli Valencia-Bautista
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Chikungunya ,Aedes ,Mosquito ,Arthralgia ,Fever ,Mexico ,Pediatrics ,RJ1-570 ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Chikungunya fever is a tropical vector-borne disease that has been spreading rapidly around the world during the last 10 years, and which has been usually misdiagnosed as dengue. Nowadays, this disease is increasing in Mexico, mainly in the southern and central zones of the country, being significantly more common in women, children and young adults (28% in
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- 2016
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9. [Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of the sural nerve for chronic ankle pain: A case report].
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Gallo Pellitero AJ, Formigo Couceiro J, and Otero Villaverde S
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- Humans, Middle Aged, Sural Nerve diagnostic imaging, Ankle diagnostic imaging, Ankle innervation, Arthralgia, Ultrasonography, Interventional, Neuralgia surgery, Radiofrequency Ablation, Chronic Pain surgery
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Chronic lateral ankle pain related to sural neuralgia is a rare pathology. The sural nerve innervates the sensitivity of the posterolateral border of the leg, as well as the dorsolateral border of the foot. On occasions, sural neuralgia is resistant to conservative treatment and can affect the patient's psycho-emotional and social sphere. We describe the case of a 54-year-old patient with neuropathic pain in the sural territory and a history of several ankle surgeries. After unsuccessful conservative treatment, ultrasound-guided ablative radiofrequency is performed in the sural nerve with subsequent complete cessation of pain without side effects. We propose to give importance to ecopalpation in the consultation of a rehabilitation physician, as well as to describe ultrasound-guided ablative radiofrequency as a safe and effective technique for sural neuralgia that does not respond to conservative treatment. However, more quality studies are needed to corroborate these results., (Copyright © 2023 Sociedad Española de Rehabilitación y Medicina Física. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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10. Virus Mayaro: un arbovirus reemergente en Venezuela y Latinoamérica
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Manuel Muñoz and Juan Carlos Navarro
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Aedes ,alphavirus ,Amazonian ecosystem ,arboviruses ,arthralgia ,phylogeny ,Culicidae ,Semliki forest virus ,Togaviridae ,Medicine ,Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine ,RC955-962 - Abstract
El virus Mayaro produce una enfermedad de síntomas inespecíficos y subletales, frecuentemente confundida con dengue, con síntomas de artralgias que pueden generar incapacidad laboral. Los brotes han sido esporádicos y localizados en la región selvática de la Panamazonia, posterior a su primer aislamiento en 1954 (Trinidad y Tobago). La información en la literatura científica es escasa, diversa y dispersa. El virus Mayaro es un alfavirus filogenéticamente relacionado con el complejo del virus Semliki Forest (SFV); con el UNA, son los únicos virus de dicho complejo aislados en el Nuevo mundo. Está conformado por ARN de cadena simple de carga positiva, con longitud de 12 kb con la región 42S y 26S, que codifican para proteínas no estructurales y estructurales. El virus Mayaro presenta gran adaptabilidad para la infección en vertebrados y especificidad hacia la familia Culicidae (mosquitos) como vectores u hospedadores invertebrados. Los factores de riesgo están asociados a zonas boscosas de la región septentrional de Suramérica y en temporada lluviosa. Se conocen dos genotipos, L (Belterra, Brasil) y D (distribución panamazónica). El ciclo enzoótico es similar al de la fiebre amarilla, que involucra a mosquitos del género Haemagogus y, como reservorios, a monos, sin descartar la participación de vectores secundarios y otros hospedadores que pudieran participar en la diseminación del virus. El humano puede presentar viremia elevada y se ha demostrado la transmisión experimental en Aedes aegypti, Ae. scapularis y Ae. albopictus, constituyendo un riesgo para la salud pública en centros urbanos y zonas rurales cercanas a focos de virus Mayaro. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v32i2.647
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- 2012
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11. Influência de elementos meteorológicos na dor de pacientes com osteoartrite: revisão da literatura Influence of meteorological elements on osteoarthritis pain: a review of the literature
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Evânia Claudino Queiroga de Figueiredo, Giovannini Cesar Figueiredo, and Renilson Targino Dantas
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osteoartrite ,artralgia ,pressão atmosférica ,tempo (meteorologia) ,osteoarthritis ,arthralgia ,atmospheric pressure ,weather ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 - Abstract
Apesar de frequente a afirmação de que as condições do tempo modificam a intensidade da dor na osteoartrite (OA), essa influência é controversa e de difícil mensuração. Esta revisão tem como objetivo analisar os artigos relacionados à influência de elementos meteorológicos na dor da OA. A revisão da literatura foi realizada com um levantamento bibliográfico junto aos bancos de dados MEDLINE e LILACS, e por busca ativa em lista de referências bibliográficas dos artigos e revisões recuperados. Os critérios de inclusão para esta análise foram estudos prospectivos que avaliaram a presença da dor em pacientes com OA relacionada a alguma variável meteorológica. Os artigos foram publicados em português, inglês e espanhol. Do total de 247 resumos analisados, foram incluídos oito (3,2%) artigos, provenientes dos bancos de dados eletrônicos consultados (n = 7) e da busca ativa (n = 1). Em cinco dos estudos incluídos, pressão atmosférica foi a variável que apresentou influência na dor de pacientes com OA com mais frequência, enquanto precipitação foi a que menos apresentou relação com os sintomas de OA; vento foi pouco analisado. Apesar da diversidade metodológica e dos vieses dos estudos analisados, existe uma tendência à confirmação da influência das condições do tempo na intensidade da dor em pacientes com OA, em especial nas publicações mais recentes. Ainda são necessários mais estudos para se ter uma boa evidência do efeito dos elementos meteorológicos na dor dos pacientes com OA e para avaliar sua interferência na realização das atividades diárias e na qualidade de vida.Despite the frequent assertion that the weather conditions change the intensity of pain in osteoarthritis (OA), this influence is controversial and difficult to measure. This analysis aims to review articles related to the influence of meteorological elements in the OA pain. The literature review was performed with the bibliographical survey databases of the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) and the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), and active search in the list of references of the articles and reviews retrieved. The inclusion criteria for this analysis were prospective studies that evaluated the presence of pain related to some variable of weather in OA patients. The articles were published in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. Of the 247 abstracts analyzed, eight (3.2%) included articles from the electronic database consulted (n = 7), and active case finding (n = 1). Atmospheric pressure was the most frequently variable with some influence on OA pain in five of the included studies, while precipitation was less related to the symptoms of OA; wind was not analyzed. Despite the methodological diversity and biases of the analyzed studies, there is a trend to confirm the influence of weather in OA pain intensity, mainly in more recent publications. Besides checking the effect of meteorological elements in the OA pain, it is necessary to evaluate the interference in daily activities and impairing of the quality of life.
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12. Sintomas articulares crônicos em adultos de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: prevalência e determinantes Chronic joint symptoms in adults from Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: prevalence and determinants
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Vera Regina Lopes da Silva, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, and Ricardo Bica Noal
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Artralgia ,Artrite ,Doenças Reumáticas ,Articulações ,Arthralgia ,Arthritis ,Rheumatic Diseases ,Joints ,Medicine ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Com o objetivo de estimar a prevalência de sintomas articulares crônicos e seus determinantes, foi realizado um estudo transversal, com 2.953 adultos com 20 anos ou mais, residentes em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Foram investigadas a presença de dor, edema ou rigidez articular, além de informações demográficas, sócio-econômicas e sobre problemas de saúde. A análise multivariável foi realizada pela regressão de Poisson. A prevalência geral de sintomas articulares crônicos foi de 36,5% (42,4% nas mulheres e 28,7% nos homens). A presença da tríade - dor, edema e rigidez articulares - foi de 14,1% e 5,5% nas mulheres e homens, respectivamente. Sintomas articulares crônicos se mostraram linearmente associados ao aumento da idade (RP: 2,9; IC95%: 2,4-3,5), do índice de massa corporal (RP: 1,6; IC95%: 1,3-2,0) e à menor escolaridade (RP: 1,5; IC95%: 1,3-1,8). Somente 6% dos homens e 18% das mulheres relataram diagnóstico médico de artrite. As prevalências gerais de limitações para atividades de vida diária e para atividades laborais, secundárias a sintomas articulares crônicos, foi de 15% e 21%, respectivamente. Os jovens e homens representam a maioria dos indivíduos com sintomas articulares crônicos subdiagnosticados.With the objective of estimating the prevalence of chronic joint symptoms and their determinants, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 2,953 adults 20 years or older in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Pain, swelling, and stiffness in joints were investigated, plus demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related information. Multivariate analysis was performed with Poisson regression. Overall prevalence of chronic joint symptoms was 36.5% (42.4% in women and 28.7% in men). The threefold presence of pain, swelling, and stiffness in joints was 14.1% and 5.5% in women and men, respectively. Chronic joint symptoms showed a linear association with increasing age (PR: 2.9; 95%CI: 2.4-3.5), body mass index (PR: 1.6; 95%CI: 1.3-2.0), and less schooling (PR: 1.5; 95%CI: 1.3-1.8). Only 6% of men and 18% of women had a medical diagnosis of arthritis. Overall prevalence rates for limitations in activities of daily living and work secondary to chronic joint symptoms were 15% and 21%, respectively. Young people and men represent the majority of individuals with under-diagnosed chronic joint symptoms.
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13. Dor articular na osteoartropatia hipertrófica primária: descrição de caso e revisão de tratamento Arthralgia in primary hipertrophic osteoarthropathy: case report and review of the treatment
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Aldo Lainetti, Fernanda Satake Novaes, Lívia Reis de Miranda, and Sílvio Henriques de Lira
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osteoartropatia hipertrófica primária ,paquidermoperiostose ,síndrome de Touraine-Solente-Golé ,artralgia ,baqueteamento digital ,Primary hipertrophic osteoarthropathy ,pachydermoperiostosis ,Touraine-Solente-Golé syndrome ,arthralgia ,digital clubbing ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 - Abstract
Apresentamos o caso de um paciente com baqueteamento digital e artrite que foi diagnosticado como tendo osteoartropatia hipertrófica primária. Essa é uma doença rara e benigna. Entretanto, artralgia e alterações cutâneas podem reduzir significativamente a qualidade de vida do paciente. Além de um breve resumo da doença, apresentamos o caso e a revisão da literatura, enfatizando o tratamento dessa condição para os clínicos em geral.We report the case of a patient with clubbing of the digits and arthritis who was diagnosed as having primary hipertrophic osteoarthropathy. This is a rare, benign disease. However, the arthralgia and skin changes can significantly impair the quality of life of the patient. In addition to a brief description of the disease, we present the case and a review of the literature regarding the treatment of this condition to the general practitioner.
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- 2007
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14. Padrão de comprometimento articular em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico e sua associação com presença de fator reumatóide e hiperelasticidade Pattern of joint involvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and its association with rheumatoid factor and hypermobility
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Claudine Juliana Caznoch, Letícia Esmanhotto, Marília Barreto Silva, and Thelma L. Skare
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lúpus eritematoso sistêmico ,artrite ,artralgia ,rhupus ,Jaccoud ,systemic lupus erythematosus ,arthritis ,arthralgia ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 - Abstract
INTRODUÇÃO: as manifestações articulares do lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES) são extremamente variadas, embora esta variabilidade nem sempre seja devidamente apreciada pelo reumatologista. OBJETIVO: este estudo tem por objetivo estudar a freqüência de aparecimento das diferentes formas de comprometimento articular no LES. Objetivou-se, também, procurar associações entre os diferentes padrões articulares com fator reumatóide (FR) e presença de hiperelasticidade. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: foram estudados 147 pacientes com LES para padrão de envolvimento articular, presença de FR e grau de hiperelasticidade calculado pelo índice de Beighton. RESULTADOS: na população estudada, 53,1% dos pacientes tinham queixas articulares na apresentação da doença. No decorrer da mesma, esta foi encontrada em 80,3%. Artralgia isolada estava presente em 31,3%, artrite aditiva em 36,1% e artrite migratória em 12,9%. Em 4,8% dos casos, existia artrite deformante sendo rhupus em 2,1 % e artropatia de Jaccoud em 2,7%. Encontrou-se associação positiva entre presença de FR e artrite aditiva (pINTRODUCTION: the articular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are diverse and its whole spectrum is not fully appreciated by rheumatologists. OBJECTIVE: this study aimed to assess the frequency of different forms of lupus joint involvement. It had also an objective of this study to determine the relationship of different joint patterns and rheumatoid factor and the occurrence of hypermobility. MATERIAL AND METHODS: we studied 147 lupus patients for pattern of joint involvement, rheumatoid factor and presence of hypermobility by Beighton index. RESULTS: in the studied population 53.1% had joint complaints at diagnosis and 80.3% during the disease. Isolated arthralgia was present in 31.3%; arthritis with additive pattern was found in 36.1% and with migratory pattern in 12.9%. In 4.8% there was deforming arthritis: 2.1% with rhupus and 2.7 with Jaccoud's syndrome. We found a positive association between rheumatoid factor and additive arthritis (p
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- 2006
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15. Corrientes diadinámicas y galvánicas en el tratamiento de la disfunción emporomandibular
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Zoraya E Almagro Urrutia, Lourdes de los Santos Solano, and Lázaro Lorán Rodríguez
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SINDROME DE LA DISFUNCION DE ARTICULACION TEMPOROMANDIBULAR ,ARTRALGIA ,FISIOTERAPIA ,TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME ,ARTHRALGIA ,PHYSICAL THERAPY ,Dentistry ,RK1-715 ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Se evaluó la efectividad de las corrientes diadinámicas y galvánicas en el tratamiento del dolor articular y muscular en pacientes con disfunción temporomandibular. Se utilizó el índice de dolor presente (IDP) para valorar el dolor antes y después del tratamiento. La muestra fue de 30 pacientes, los cuales presentaron dolor articular, muscular o ambos. Los pacientes se dividieron en 2 grupos al azar: 15 pacientes para cada tratamiento. Al inicio se indicaron 10 sesiones con una aplicación diaria para cada corriente, posteriormente se evaluó cada caso específico y si lo requería, se aplicaron sesiones extras, se estableció un máximo de 12 aplicaciones. Se obtuvo alivio total del dolor en 24 pacientes (80 % del total de tratados) y los 6 restantes tuvieron un alivio parcial llegando a un valor de (1) para el 20 %. Con las corrientes diadinámicas (CD) 14 pacientes se aliviaron totalmente (93,3 %) y un paciente se alivió parcialmente (6,6 %), el cual acudió con un dolor muy intenso que dificultaba su concentración, es decir, con un índice de dolor (4). Con la corriente galvánica (CG) 10 pacientes se aliviaron totalmente para un 66,6 % y 5 se mantuvieron con un dolor valor (1), de los cuales 3 habían acudido con un dolor valor (4) y 2 con un dolor valor (3). Se destaca que la fisioterapia es aplicable en la primera etapa para eliminar o disminuir el dolor y posteriormente es necesario seguir el tratamiento común en los casos que se requieran, según el factor causal de la disfunción.Effectiveness of diadynamic and galvanic currents in the treatment of articular and muscular pain was assessed, in patients presentig temporomandibular dysfunction. Actual pain rate (APR) was used to value pain before and after treatment. Sample was composed of 30 patients, having both, articular and muscular pain. Patients were divided in two random groups: 15 to each treatment. Initially, we prescribed 10 sessions with a daily application of each current, later, each specific case was evaluated and if it was necessary, we applied extra sessions, with a maximum of 12 applications. Total relief of pain was acchieved in 24 patients (80 % of total treated patients) and 6 remaining felt a partial relief, reaching a value of (1) to a 20 %. Using diadynamic currents (DC), 14 patients felt a total relief (93,3 %), and 1 patient felt a partial relief (6,6 %), who came to our service because of a very acute pain hampering him to concentrate, i.e. with a pain rate of (4). In case of galvanic current (GC), 10 patients felt a total relief, to a 66,6 % and 5 remained with a pain value (1), of whom 3 had a pain value (3). We emphasize that physical therapy is applicable in first stage, to eliminate of to decrease pain and later, it is necessary to pursue the usual treatment in cases requiring it, according to causal factor of dysfunction.
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16. Corrientes diadinámicas y ultrasonido en el tratamiento de las disfunciones temporomandibulares
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Ileana Grau León, Lourdes de los Santos Solana, and Jeheney García
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SINDROME DE LA DISFUNCION DE ARTICULACION TEMPOROMANDIBULAR ,ARTRALGIA ,FISIOTERAPIA ,TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME ,ARTHRALGIA ,PHYSICAL THERAPY ,Dentistry ,RK1-715 ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Se realizó un estudio preliminar en 20 pacientes sobre la aplicación de las corrientes diadinámicas y el ultrasonido para el tratamiento del dolor muscular, articular y dolor muscular y articular conjuntamente, en las disfunciones temporomandibulares. Se aplicaron un total de 10 sesiones de tratamiento a cada uno de los pacientes en el Hospital Docente «Calixto García» de Ciudad de La Habana y se utilizó el índice de dolor presente (IDP) antes y después del tratamiento, para evaluar primero la intensidad del dolor y segundo la eficacia de estos tratamientos. Se obtuvo alivio total del dolor en 17 pacientes, lo cual representa el 85 % del total de tratados y los 3 restantes tuvieron un alivio parcial del dolor alcanzando un índice de dolor de 1. Este método resulta efectivo para tratar el dolor muscular, articular y muscular y articular conjuntamente en pacientes con trastornos temporomandibulares, aunque sólo sea en la primera etapa del tratamiento.Authors performed a preliminary study in 20 patients on application of diadynamic currents and ultrasound to treatment of muscular, articular pain, and muscular and articular pain together in temporomandibular dysfunctions. We applied a total of 10 treatment sessions to each patient in «Calixto García» Teaching Hospital in Havana City, and also, we used actual pain rate (APR) before and after treatment, to evaluate firstly pain intensity and secondly, effectiveness os these treatments. There was a total relief of pain in 17 patients, whick represent a 85 % of total of treated patients and 3 remaining felt partial relief of pain, reaching a pain rate of 1. This method is effective to manage muscular, articular pain, and muscular and articular together in patient presenting temporomandibular disorders, even though only in early stage of treatment.
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- 1998
17. Importance of clinical and laboratory characteristics in the diagnosis of dengue and chikungunya co-infection: Probable case report
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Restrepo, Berta Nelly, Arboleda, Margarita, Marín, Katerine, Romero, Paola, Muñoz, Ana Luisa, and Bosch, Irene
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artralgia ,coinfección ,fiebre chikungunya ,hiperpigmentación ,hyperpigmentation ,Colombia ,arthralgia ,dengue ,Chikungunya fever ,coinfection - Abstract
Resumen Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 38 años que consultó inicialmente por fiebre indiferenciada. A pesar de que el cuadro clínico evolucionó con manifestaciones clínicas de dengue con signos de alarma y de que la detección de IgM antidengue en una sola muestra indicaba que se trataba de un caso probable que había podido ocurrir durante los tres meses anteriores, la paciente consultó de forma reiterada, pues no presentaba una mejoría significativa. En el décimo día del inicio de los síntomas, se observó edema simétrico en múltiples articulaciones acompañado de dolor, así como lesiones hiperpigmentadas en el surco nasogeniano. Se confirmó el diagnóstico de chikungunya por la presencia de anticuerpos IgM. Aunque puede pasar desapercibida, en los países endémicos para dengue y chikungunya existe la posibilidad de la infección concomitante, la cual puede agravar la evolución clínica de cada una de estas enfermedades. Por ello, es necesario que el médico considere las características clínicas y de laboratorio de ambas enfermedades para diagnosticar su presencia simultánea, garantizar un manejo adecuado y minimizar las complicaciones. Abstract We report the case of a 38-year-old woman who initially consulted for an undifferentiated fever. Although her clinical condition evolved with signs and symptoms compatible with dengue with alarm signs and that the anti-dengue IgM detection in a single sample indicated it was a probable case that could have happened during the previous three months, the patient kept consulting due to little improvement. On the tenth day after the onset of symptoms, she presented with painful polyarticular symmetric edema, as well as hyperpigmented lesions in the nasolabial fold. Chikungunya diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of IgM antibodies. In endemic countries for dengue and chikungunya, the possibility of co-infection exists, but it may go unnoticed. On the other hand, the co-infection may worsen the clinical course of these diseases. Therefore, physicians should evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of both infections to be able to diagnose the coinfection for adequate management and to minimize complications.
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- 2020
18. [Heterotopic ossification in SARS-CoV-2: Scintigraphic and radiological images].
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Nieto Morales ML, Lara Martínez MF, Luna Gómez C, Bello Báez A, and Allende Riera AJ
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- Arthralgia, Humans, Pain, Radiography, Range of Motion, Articular, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 complications, Ossification, Heterotopic diagnostic imaging, Ossification, Heterotopic etiology
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Patients with severe COVID-19 can develop painful range-of-motion restrictions of large joints due to heterotopic ossification. We present the case of a patient who developed hip pain after prolonged admission for severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Conventional radiography, computed tomography and bone scan showed extensive heterotopic ossification in the hips. It is probable that both local and systemic factors contribute to the development of heterotopic ossifications and it is necessary to rule out this entity when these patients reported joint pain. Early diagnosis is important to provide non-pharmacological interventions such as mild passive mobilization and anti-inflammatory medication and in refractory cases surgical resection of the ectopic bone is consider., (Copyright © 2021 Sociedad Española de Rehabilitación y Medicina Física. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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19. Subacute and chronic symptoms of chikungunya fever in a group of adults in Colombia
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Juan Sebastián Sánchez, Ana María Cañón, and Jadith Cristina Lombo
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0301 basic medicine ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine ,lcsh:RC955-962 ,Population ,lcsh:Medicine ,Signs and symptoms ,Disease ,fiebre de chikungunya/epidemiologia ,Colombia ,Chikungunya fever ,Chikungunya virus disease ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,General Fatigue ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Aedes ,medicine ,Humans ,Sex Distribution ,signos y síntomas ,arthralgia ,education ,Fatigue ,030203 arthritis & rheumatology ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Public health ,lcsh:R ,030112 virology ,Arthralgia ,chikungunya fever/epidemiology ,artralgia ,signs and symptoms ,Joint pain ,Comunicación Breve ,Acute Disease ,Chronic Disease ,Chikungunya Fever ,Neuralgia ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Symptom Assessment ,business - Abstract
Resumen Introducción. La fiebre de chikungunya en Colombia ocasiona una alerta en salud pública que se extiende en el tiempo, dadas las características subagudas y crónicas de la enfermedad. Objetivo. Describir los síntomas subagudos y crónicos en personas mayores de 18 años con fiebre de chikungunya en Ibagué, Colombia. Materiales y métodos. Se hizo un estudio descriptivo con muestreo en bola de nieve de 368 adultos de todas las comunas de Ibagué que presentaban síntomas de la fiebre de chikungunya de más de 12 días de duración. Resultados. Las articulaciones que presentaban dolor en la fase subaguda y crónica de la enfermedad fueron las de manos (84,2 %), rodillas (72,8 %) y tobillos (69,3 %); además de las articulaciones, la planta de los pies fue el sitio en que más frecuentemente se presentó dolor (48,8 %). El dolor articular en manos (p=0,017) y tobillos (p=0,001) y el dolor en la planta de los pies (p=0,002) fueron significativos en las mujeres. La fatiga o el cansancio generalizado se presentaron en el 58,9 % de las personas y se prolongó por más de un año en el 2,4 % de ellas. Conclusiones. Los síntomas de la fase subaguda y crónica de la fiebre de chikungunya coincidieron con los descritos en la literatura médica, su duración se extendió hasta por un año o más en algunos de los casos y su intensidad disminuyó con el tiempo. Los síntomas referidos fueron más comunes en las mujeres que en los hombres. Abstract Introduction: In Colombia, chikungunya fever creates a warning in public health that extends over time given the subacute and chronic characteristics of the disease. Objective: To describe subacute and chronic symptoms in adult people who suffered chikungunya fever in the city of Ibagué, Colombia. Materials and methods: We conducted a descriptive study with snowball sampling in 368 adults from all the communes of Ibagué, Colombia, who had symptoms of chikungunya fever spanning for more than 12 days. Results: The joints that showed the greatest pain in the subacute and chronic phase of the disease were the hands with 84.2%, knees with 72.8%, and ankles with 69.3%. The soles of the feet were the non-articular areas with greater frequency of pain (48.8%). Joint pain in the hands (p=0.017) and ankles (p=0.001) and pain in the soles of the feet (p=0.002) were significant in women. General fatigue occurred in 58.9% of the subjects and in 2.4% of the population, it lasted for more than a year. Conclusions: The symptoms of the subacute and chronic phase of chikungunya fever were the same reported in the literature, they lasted up to a year or more, and decreased in intensity over time. The referred symptoms were more common in women than in men.
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20. Chikungunya, enfermedad emergente en América Latina. Descripción de los primeros casos en Chile
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Perret, Cecilia, Vizcaya, Cecilia, Weitzel, Thomas, Rosas, Reinaldo, Dabanch, Jeannette, and Martínez, Constanza
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serie clínica ,artralgia ,Chikungunya ,artropatía ,Chile ,clinical cases ,travel medicine ,arthralgia ,medicina del viajero ,arthropathy - Abstract
Resumen Introducción: Chikungunya (CHIK) se introduce en América el año 2013 diseminándose rápidamente. En 2014, se diagnosticó el primer caso importado en Chile. Objetivos: Identificar pacientes con sospecha clínica de CHIK. Describir sus características clínicas y laboratorio. Pacientes y Métodos: Se enrolaron pacientes con sospecha de CHIK. Se confirmó mediante reacción de polimerasa en cadena (RPC), IgM o IgG CHIKV. Se aplicó encuesta con preguntas demográficas, características del viaje, manifestaciones clínicas y laboratorio a pacientes y médicos tratantes. Resultados: Se enrolaron 21 pacientes, confirmando CHIK en 16 que se analizaron; 12 mujeres (75%), promedio edad 39 años (27-52). Exposición más frecuente fue el Caribe y Sudamérica. El síntoma inicial fue artralgia en 63%. Los síntomas más frecuentes fueron mialgias y malestar general (100%), fiebre y poliartralgia (94%). La mediana de duración de artralgias 90 días (3-262 días) y en 53% > 3 meses. Las articulaciones más comprometidas fueron tobillos, manos y muñecas, 87% con dolor invalidante. La artritis duró más en hombres que en mujeres (p < 0,001). El 38% de pacientes presentó linfopenia y un paciente trombocitopenia leve. Hubo dos hospitalizaciones por cefalea y pielonefritis aguda. Conclusiones: Chikungunya debe sospecharse en viajeros que regresan febriles y con poliartralgias intensas. Medidas de prevención deben ser indicadas a viajeros a zonas de riesgo. Background: Chikungunya (CHIK) was introduced in The Americas in 2013, spreading rapidly. In 2014, the first imported case was diagnosed in Chile. Aim: To identify patients with clinical suspicion of CHIK and describe their clinical and laboratory characteristics. Patients and Methods: Patients with suspected CHIK were enrolled. All were confirmed by PCR, IgM or IgG CHIK. A structured survey was applied, which included demographic questions, travel characteristics, clinical manifestations, and laboratory results. Results: 21 patients were enrolled and CHIK was confirmed in 16, who were further analyzed; 12 were female (75%), average age 39 years (27-52). The Caribbean and South Americawere the most frequent sites of exposure. In 63%, the initial symptom was arthralgia. Most frequent symptoms were myalgias, malaise (both 100%), fever, and polyarthralgia (both 94%). The median duration of arthralgias was 90 days (3-262); in 53% arthralgias lasted ≥ 3 months. Main joints involved were ankles, hands, and wrists; 87% reported invalidating pain. Arthritis lasted longer in men than in women (p < 0.001). 38% of patients presented lymphopenia and one patient mild thrombocytopenia. Two patients required hospitalization, one with severe headaches, the other with acute pyelonephritis. Conclusions: Chikungunya should be suspected in returning travelers presenting with fever and severe polyarthralgia. Travelers to endemic areas should apply prevention measures to avoid mosquito bites.
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21. Revisión sistemática sobre factores de riesgo asociados a artralgia persistente en el paciente con fiebre del chikunguña
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Caicedo-Ochoa, Édgar Yaset, Urrutia-Gómez, Jorge Andrés, Fernández-Niño, Daniel Sebastián, and Méndez-Fandiño, Yardany Rafael
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artralgia ,chikungunya virus ,factores de riesgo ,risk factors ,chikungunya fever ,arthralgia ,fiebre chikunguña - Abstract
Resumen Antecedente: La fiebre del chikunguña es una enfermedad tropical infecciosa, caracterizada por la aparición de fiebre, erupción cutánea y artralgias, cuya incidencia ha aumentado en los últimos años, en Asia y Latinoamérica. Aunque es una enfermedad con baja mortalidad, se ha relacionado con limitación funcional a largo plazo, por su compromiso articular. Objetivo: Llevar a cabo una revisión sistemática de la literatura sobre los factores de riesgo asociados a artralgia persistente en el paciente con fiebre de chikunguña. Metodología: Se buscó información en bases de datos como PubMed, Embase, ScienceDirect, Scopus y Google Académico, con el descriptor de búsqueda (chikungunya fever OR chikungunya) AND (arthralgia). Resultados: Se obtuvieron 4281 estudios de los cuales al final se seleccionaron seis estudios de cohorte por su similitud metodológica en la evaluación de factores asociados y de los que se obtuvieron diferentes resultados en el análisis de datos. Conclusión: No existe información concluyente acerca de factores modificables que permitan predecir la persistencia de artralgias en pacientes infectados por el virus de la fiebre del chikunguña. Hacen falta estudios que permitan evaluar la presencia de dichos factores, fin de disminuir la morbilidad asociada a la artralgia persistente. Abstract Background: Chikungunya fever is an infectious tropical disease characterized by the onset of fever, rash and arthralgia, whose incidence has increased in recent years in Asia and Latin America. Although it is a disease with low mortality, it has been associated with long-term functional limitation, by their joint involvement. Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the literature on risk factors associated with persistent arthralgia in patients with Chikungunya fever (CHKF). Methods: A search for information in databases such as Pubmed, Embase, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Google Scholar was performed, search the descriptor (OR chikungunya fever chikungunya) AND (arthralgia). Results: 4281 studies at the end of which six cohort studies for methodological similarity were selected in the evaluation of associated factors, obtaining different results in the analysis were obtained. Conclusion: There is no conclusive information about modifiable factors that predict persistent joint pain in patients infected CHKV. Studies are needed to assess the presence of these factors to decrease the morbidity associated with persistent arthralgia.
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22. Factores asociados a malformaciones congénitas del sistema nervioso central en recién nacidos de madres con Zika
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Guasmayan Cruz, Lesly Milena, Quiroga Rojas, Angélica María, Trillos, Carlos Enrique, and Zarante, Ignacio
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Congenital malformations ,Epidemiología ,Anormalidades humanas ,artralgias ,rash ,Arthralgia ,Malformaciones congenitas ,Sistema Inmunológico ,Zika ,Microcefalia ,Immune system ,Malformaciones del SNC ,Risk Factors ,microcephaly ,SNC ,Factores de riesgo ,Incidencia & prevención de la enfermedad ,Salud Pública - Abstract
En mayo de 2015 la OMS/OPS emitieron Alerta por virus Zika. En Colombia y Bogotá se detectó en octubre de 2015; Bogotá no es zona endémica por no tener condiciones climáticas para el desarrollo del vector presentando riesgo latente por el desplazamiento a zonas endémicas aledañas. En febrero de 2016, la OMS determinó emergencia de Salud Pública por asociación entre Zika y malformaciones congénitas del SNC. OBJETIVO: Determinar factores sociodemográficos, ambientales y clínicos asociados al desarrollo de malformaciones congénitas del SNC en recién nacidos de gestantes con infección por virus Zika en Bogotá. METODOLOGIA: Estudio de casos y controles anidado a una cohorte de gestantes notificadas entre octubre de 2015-octubre de 2016 y RN de julio 2016-julio 2017 en el SIVIGILA distrital por Zika. Se obtuvieron 159 gestantes confirmadas por clínica o laboratorio, con 40 casos (RN con malformaciones del SNC) y 119 controles (RN sin malformaciones del SNC). RESULTADOS: Las variables que podrían influir al desarrollo de malformaciones congénitas del SNC son no haber presentado rash y artralgias, ocupación ama de casa y menos de 8 controles prenatales. CONCLUSIONES: Los factores sociodemográficos asociados a MC SNC, son baja escolaridad de padres, pertenecer al régimen contributivo de seguridad social en salud y ocupación ama de casa. Las variables clínicas que presentaron asociación fueron infección en el primer trimestre del embarazo, menos de 8 controles prenatales y haber tenido infección sin fiebre, rash, artralgias o cefalea. In May of 2015, the WHO/PAHO emitted alert for a virus Zika. In Colombia and Bogotá, was detected in October of 2015; Bogota is no an endemic area for not having weather conditions for a development vector, presenting latent risk due to the displacement to nearby endemic areas. In February of 2016, the WHO determined emergency for public health by association of Zika and congenital malformations of SNC. OBJECTIVE: Determine the Sociodemographic, environmental, and clinical factors, associated with the development of congenial malformations, of the SNC in newborns of pregnant women, with Sika infection in Bogota. METHODOLOGY: Case-control studies nested in a cohort of pregnant women, notified between October 2015 and October 2016, and RN from July 2016 to July 2017 in the SIVIGILA district by Sika. There were 159 confirmed by clinical and laboratory, with 40 cases (RN with malformations of the SNC) and 119 controls (RN without malformations of the SNC). RESULTS: The variables that could influence the development of congenital malformations of SNC, are no having presented rash and arthralgia, housewife occupation and less than 8 prenatal controls. CONCLUTIONS: The Sociodemographic factors associated with congenital malforations SNC, are low schooling of parents, belonging to the contributory regimen of social security in health and housewife occupation. The clinical variables that presented association were infections in the first trimester of pregnancy. Less than 8 controls prenatal and having had infection without fever, rash arthralgia or cephalic. 2020-10-19 01:01:01: Script de automatizacion de embargos. info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2020-10-19
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23. Manifestaciones del sistema osteomioarticular en pacientes con toxiinfección alimentaria por Salmonella D Clinical osteomyoarticular manifestations in patients with Salmonella D food poisoning
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Rubén Fernández Ermus, Joaquín Roberto Hing León, and Glenda Pérez Sánchez
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INTOXICACIÓN ALIMENTARIA POR SALMONELLA ,ARTRALGIA ,DESHIDRATACIÓN ,HOSPITALIZACIÓN ,CUIDADOS INTENSIVOS ,SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING ,ARTHRALGIA ,DEHYDRATION ,HOSPITALIZATION ,INTENSIVE CARE ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 - Abstract
La Salmonella ha sido el principal agente causal de brotes de enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos en el municipio de Santiago de Cuba, donde en el bienio 2007-2008 se aisló la especie de ese germen clasificada como D en 49 pacientes (32,2 %) con toxiinfección alimentaria por huevo, quienes presentaron manifestaciones clínicas osteomioarticulares no descritas antes, tales como artralgia y mialgia. Los datos extraídos de las encuestas epidemiológicas y validados con la prueba de Ji al cuadrado, revelaron que 69,4 % de las personas afectadas requirieron ingreso hospitalario (28,6 % de ellas en la unidad de cuidados intensivos), que 91,8 % llegaron a los diferentes centros asistenciales con algún grado de deshidratación y que, una vez hospitalizadas, 73,5 % no necesitaron antibioticoterapia.Salmonella has been the main causative agent of disease outbreaks transmitted by foods in Santiago de Cuba municipality, where in 2007-2008 the species classified as D was isolated in 49 patients (32,2%) with egg food poisoning, who had clinical osteomyoarticular manifestations not previously described, such as arthralgia and myalgia. Data obtained from epidemiological surveys and validated by the chi-square test revealed that 69,4% of affected individuals required hospital admission (28,6% of them at the intensive care unit); 91,8% went to the different care centers with some level of dehydration, and once they were hospitalized 73,5% did not require antibiotic therapy.
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24. Rediscovering the chikungunya virus
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Calvo EP, Archila ED, López L, and Castellanos JE
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- Arthralgia, Disease Outbreaks, Europe, Humans, Chikungunya Fever epidemiology, Chikungunya virus
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The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an Alphavirus that belongs to the Old World group. These arthritogenic viruses cause a febrile illness characterized by arthralgias and myalgias. Although fatal cases during CHIKV infection are rare, the disease may be disabling and generate a broad spectrum of atypical manifestations, such as cardiovascular, respiratory, eye, kidney, and skin complications, among others. When joint pain persists for three or more months, it results in the chronic form of the disease called post-chikungunya chronic inflammatory rheumatism, which constitutes the main disease sequel. CHIKV is not considered a neurotropic virus; however, it can affect the central nervous system, especially in children and the elderly, causing severe and permanent sequelae. CHIKV outbreaks had been previously reported in Africa, Asia, and Europe, but the virus introduction to the American continent was documented until the end of 2013. Since then, the irus has spread to 45 countries and territories causing near two million cases in just two years. This review describes the molecular biology, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and significant post-infection complications of CHIKV. Additionally, it collects published information about the outbreak in Colombia and the American continent between 2014 and 2020.
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25. Análisis genético de enzimas de la vía esteroidal asociadas a efectos adversos musculoesqueléticos de los inhibidores de la aromatasa
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Pineda-Moncusí, M, Rodríguez-Sanz, M, Díez-Pérez, A, Aymar, I, Martos, T, Servitja, S, Tusquets, I, García-Giralt, N, and Nogués, X
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artralgia ,CYP11A1 ,inhibidores de la aromatasa ,breast cancer ,genetic association study ,CYP17A1 ,estudio de asociación genética ,arthralgia ,bone mineral density ,cáncer de mama ,densidad mineral ósea ,aromatase inhibitors - Abstract
Resumen Objetivos: Identificar putativas variantes funcionales en los genes CYP11A1 y CYP17A1 asociadas a efectos musculoesqueléticos (pérdida acelerada de la masa ósea y artralgias) derivados del tratamiento con inhibidores de la aromatasa (IA). Material y métodos: La cohorte B-ABLE es un estudio prospectivo de mujeres postmenopáusicas con cáncer de mama en tratamiento con IA. La densidad mineral ósea en columna lumbar y cuello femoral se midió mediante densitometría, y el dolor articular mediante escala analógica visual. A partir de polimorfismos de cambio de un nucleótido (SNPs) en los genes CYP11A1 (rs4077581, rs11632698 y rs900798) y CYP17A1 (rs4919686, rs4919683, rs4919687, rs3781287, rs10786712, rs6163, rs743572), asociados previamente con eventos musculoesqueléticos, se construyeron los haplotipos para cada paciente de la cohorte, y se seleccionaron aquellos que mostraron mayor diferencia fenotípica (p
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26. Evaluación del diagnóstico y notificación de Chikungunya en Ocaña, Colombia
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Márquez Gómez, Marco Antonio and Escalante Angarita, Lendy Andrea
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Ocaña ,Aedes aegypti ,Artralgia ,Historia clínica ,Fiebre Chikungunya ,Salud pública ,Chikungunya Fever ,Medical Record ,Arthralgia ,Epidemiologic Surveillance ,Vigilancia epidemiológica - Abstract
Objetivo. Evaluar el cumplimiento de los criterios diagnósticos y notificación de Chikungunya en Ocaña. Métodos. Estudio descriptivo y retrospectivo. Se revisaron 137 historias clínicas y sus fichas de notificación de Chikungunya al SIVIGILA, entre septiembre de 2014 y junio de 2015. Resultados. El número de casos de Chikungunya registrados hasta la fecha es bajo comparado con otras zonas del país. La calidad del diagnóstico del evento Chikungunya en Ocaña es deficiente, en términos del cumplimiento de los marcadores de la calidad del proceso de diagnóstico y notificación del evento. Objective. To assess the compliance of the diagnosis and reporting from the Chikungunya cases in Ocaña, Colombia. Methods. Descriptive and retrospective study. 137 medical records of Chikungunya were reviewed, as well as their notification records from the epidemiologic vigilance system "SIVIGILA", between September 2014 and June 2015. Results. The number of Chikungunya cases reported so far is low compared with other regions in the country. The quality of the diagnosis of the Chikungunya virus in Ocaña is deficient in terms of the compliance from the quality markers established for the diagnostic process as well as for the event reporting.
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27. Reumatismo inflamatorio crónico post-chikungunya (RIC-pCHIK) seguimiento a 128 casos después de 1 año de infección en Tolima, Colombia
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Consuegra Rodríguez, Mónika Patricia and Rodríguez Morales, Alfonso Javier
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Arbovirus ,Artralgia ,Epidemiology ,Medicina ,Investigaciones ,Diseases ,Virus Chikunguña ,Investigations ,Dolor crónico ,Arthralgia ,Enfermedades ,Muscular system ,Chronic pai ,Medicine ,Epidemiología ,Chikungunya virus ,Rheumatism ,Reumatismo ,Sistema muscular - Abstract
Una de las consecuencias crecientemente reconocidas en Colombia y América Latina de la infección por virus chikungunya (CHIK) es el Reumatismoinflamatorio Crónico post-CHIK (RIC-pCHIK). Tras 1 año de infección de una cohorte de RIC-pCHIK, se determinó la frecuencia de poliartralgia y síntomas reumatológicos en una de las áreas endémicas del país, Venadillo, Tolima, Colombia. Se realizó un estudio de cohorte retrospectiva con 128 pacientes seropositivos para CHIK que presentaron síntomas de RIC-pCHIK persistentes después de 59 a 68 semanas (1,13-1,31 años). Se evaluó dicha información por medio de una encuesta telefónica y de acuerdo a criterios validados (OMS 2015) previamente (paciente con >12 semanas post-CHIK, con ≥1 manifestaciones [continuas/recurrentes]: poliartralgia crónica [PAC-pCHIK], rigidez y/o edema articulares). RESUMEN 9 ABSTRACT 10 INTRODUCCIÓN 11 1. CONSIDERACIONES PREVIAS 13 1.1. PLANTEAMIENTO DEL PROBLEMA 13 1.2. FORMULACIÓN DEL PROBLEMA 14 1.3. JUSTIFICACIÓN 14 1.4. OBJETIVOS 15 1.4.1. General. 15 1.4.2. Específicos. 15 2. MARCO TEÓRICO 16 3. DISEÑO METODOLÓGICO 18 3.1. DISEÑO DEL ESTUDIO 18 3.2. POBLACIÓN DEL ESTUDIO 18 3.3. CRITERIOS DE INCLUSIÓN 18 3.4. CRITERIOS DE EXCLUSIÓN 18 3.5. VARIABLES 18 3.6. TÉCNICAS Y PROCEDIMIENTO PARA LA RECOLECCIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN 20 3.7. ANÁLISIS ESTADÍSTICO 20 6 3.8. CONSIDERACIONES ÉTICAS 20 4. RESULTADOS 22 5. DISCUSIÓN Y CONCLUSIONES 28 5.1. DISCUSIÓN 28 5.2. CONCLUSIONES 31 BIBLIOGRAFÍA 32 ANEXOS 35 Especialización One of the increasingly recognized consequences of chikungunya virus infection (CHIK) in Colombia and Latin America is Post-CHIK Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatism (RIC-pCHIK). After 1 year of infection of a cohort of RIC-pCHIK, the frequency of polyarthralgia and rheumatological symptoms was determined in one of the endemic areas of the country, Venadillo, Tolima, Colombia. A retrospective cohort study was conducted with 128 CHIK seropositive patients who developed persistent RIC-pCHIK symptoms after 59 to 68 weeks (1.13-1.31 years). This information was evaluated through a telephone survey and according to previously validated criteria (WHO 2015) (patient with> 12 weeks post-CHIK, with ≥1 manifestations [continuous / recurrent]: chronic polyarthralgia [PAC-pCHIK], rigidity and / or joint edema).
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28. Development of an application for mobile phones (App) based on the collaboration between the Spanish Society of Rheumatology and Spanish Society of Family Medicine for the referral of systemic autoimmune diseases from primary care to rheumatology.
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Urruticoechea-Arana A, León-Vázquez F, Giner-Ruiz V, Andréu-Sánchez JL, Olivé-Marqués A, Freire-González M, Pego-Reigosa JM, Muñoz-Fernández S, Román-Ivorra JA, Alegre-Sancho JJ, Vargas-Negrín F, Medina-Abellán M, Cobo-Ibáñez T, Mas-Garriga X, Calvo-Alén J, Costa-Ribas C, Blanco-Vela R, Pérez-Martín Á, Beltrán-Catalán E, Forcada-Gisbert J, Hernández-Miguel MV, Hermosa-Hernán JC, Narváez-García J, Nieto-Pol E, and Rúa-Figueroa Í
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- Humans, Autoimmune Diseases, Cell Phone, Family Practice, Interdisciplinary Communication, Mobile Applications, Primary Health Care, Referral and Consultation, Rheumatology, Societies, Medical
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Management of systemic autoimmune diseases is challenging for physicians in their clinical practice. Although not common, they affect thousands of patients in Spain. The family doctor faces patients with symptoms and non-specific cutaneous, mucous, joint, vascular signs or abnormal laboratory findings at the start of the disease process and has to determine when to refer patients to the specialist. To aid in disease detection and better referral, the Spanish Society of Rheumatology and the Spanish Society of Family Medicine has created a group of experts who selected 26 symptoms, key signs and abnormal laboratory findings which were organized by organ and apparatus. Family doctors and rheumatologists with an interest in autoimmune systemic diseases were selected and formed mixed groups of two that then elaborated algorithms for diagnostic guidelines and referral. The algorithms were then reviewed, homogenized and adapted to the algorithm format and application for cell phone (apps) download. The result is the current Referral document of systemic autoimmune diseases for the family doctor in paper format and app (download). It contains easy-to-use algorithms using data from anamnesis, physical examination and laboratory results usually available to primary care, that help diagnose and refer patients to rheumatology or other specialties if needed., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Reumatología y Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología. All rights reserved.)
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29. Importance of clinical and laboratory characteristics in the diagnosis of dengue and chikungunya co-infection: Probable case report
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Restrepo BN, Arboleda M, Marín K, Romero P, Muñoz AL, and Bosch I
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- Adult, Chikungunya Fever complications, Chikungunya Fever pathology, Chikungunya virus immunology, Dengue complications, Dengue Virus immunology, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin M analysis, Pain Measurement, Serologic Tests methods, Symptom Assessment, Chikungunya Fever diagnosis, Dengue diagnosis
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We report the case of a 38-year-old woman who initially consulted for an undifferentiated fever. Although her clinical condition evolved with signs and symptoms compatible with dengue with alarm signs and that the anti-dengue IgM detection in a single sample indicated it was a probable case that could have happened during the previous three months, the patient kept consulting due to little improvement. On the tenth day after the onset of symptoms, she presented with painful polyarticular symmetric edema, as well as hyperpigmented lesions in the nasolabial fold. Chikungunya diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of IgM antibodies. In endemic countries for dengue and chikungunya, the possibility of co-infection exists, but it may go unnoticed. On the other hand, the co-infection may worsen the clinical course of these diseases. Therefore, physicians should evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of both infections to be able to diagnose the coinfection for adequate management and to minimize complications.
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30. Relación entre hipermovilidad articular generalizada y dolor articular en niños de 4 a 17 años en Pasto, Colombia
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Suárez Ayala, Diana Vanessa, Valencia, María, and Gómez Mora, María del Pilar
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Artralgia ,Estudiantes ,Hypermobility ,Schoolchildren ,Arthralgia ,Hipermovilidad - Abstract
Introducción: La hipermovilidad articular generalizada (HAG) y su asociación con dolor articular, en pediatría, sigue siendo controvertida. En la literatura revisada no se encontraron publicaciones colombianas al respecto. Objetivos: El objetivo general fue identificar la relación entre HAG y dolor articular, en niños de 4 a 17 años en Pasto, Colombia. Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, analítico, tipo casos y controles. Se tomó la población de un colegio de Pasto, Colombia, a quienes se les realizó una encuesta sobre dolor articular. Para definir la HAG se aplicaron los criterios de Beighton, considerando 5 o más criterios positivos. Resultados: Se incluyeron 576 estudiantes, edad promedio de 9,7 años (±3 DE). La prevalencia de HAG fue de 52%, el 20% de los estudiantes refirió dolor articular. Al relacionar dolor articular con HAG, se observó: OR = 0,68 con p = 0,07 (IC95% 0,44-1,04). La comparación entre dolor localizado en articulaciones hipomóviles en estudiantes con HAG y sin HAG mostró OR = 4,80 con p = 0,0001 (IC 95% 2,17-10,63). Conclusiones: La prevalencia de HAG fue de 52%, siendo mayor en mujeres (66%). La prevalencia de dolor fue del 20%. El 17 y 23% de los estudiantes con y sin HAG, respectivamente, presentaron dolor articular. En el grupo evaluado no se encontró relación entre dolor articular y HAG. El resultado no cambió al estratificar por grupos de edad y sexo. Se encontró que los estudiantes con HAG tuvieron mayor probabilidad de presentar dolor en articulaciones, con rango de movilidad aumentado, que los que no tuvieron HAG. Introduction: Generalised joint hypermobility (GJH) and its association with joint pain in children is controversial. So far, there are no publications from Colombia in the literature reviewed. Objectives: The main objective of this study was to identify the association between GJH and joint pain in children aged 4-17 years in Pasto, Colombia. Materials and methods: Descriptive, analytical type, case-control study of children from a school in Pasto, Colombia. GJH was defined using Beighton criteria, considering 5 or more criteria as positive. A questionnaire on joint pain was completed. Results: A total of 576 children, with a mean age of 9.7 years (SD±3) were included. GJH prevalence was 52%, with 20% of children referring to joint pain. When GJH was associated with joint pain, the OR was 0.68 with p =.07 (95% CI; 0.44-1.04). The comparison between localised pain in joints and hypermobility in the subjects with and without GJH, the OR was 4.80 with p =.0001 (95% CI; 2.17 to 10.63). Conclusions: The prevalence of GJH was 52%, being higher in girls (66%). The prevalence of pain was 20%, and 17 and 23% of children with and without GJH, respectively, had joint pain. No association between joint pain and HAG was found in the group evaluated. The result did not change when stratified by age and gender. It was found that children with GJH were more likely to have pain in joints and an increased range of motion than those who did not have GJH.
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31. Características clínico-epidemiológicas de la artritis en ancianos rurales de Cárdenas, Tabasco, México, 2012
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Reyes-Méndez, Miguel Antonio, Ramírez-Ramírez, Martha Ofelia, and Zavala-González, Marco Antonio
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Artralgia ,Disabled persons ,Artritis ,Personas con discapacidad ,Estudios transversales ,Arthritis ,Anciano ,Cross-sectional studies ,Arthralgia ,Aged - Abstract
Introducción: la artritis afecta hasta un 80% de los adultos mayores, y en Cárdenas, Tabasco, México, no se conocen estudios al respecto, por lo que se desconocen sus características esenciales. Objetivo: identificar las características clínico-epidemiológicas de la artritis en adultos mayores usuarios de una unidad médica familiar de seguridad social en Cárdenas, Tabasco, México, en el año 2012. Materiales y métodos: estudio transversal y descriptivo en un universo de 608 adultos mayores, del que se tomó una muestra probabilística simple de n=205 (p=0,28, Z=1,96, DE=0,05), muestreados sistemáticamente. Se incluyeron personas de edad igual o mayor a 60 años, de cualquier sexo, sin deterioro cognitivo conocido ni amputaciones. Se estudiaron variables epidemiológicas y clínicas. La información se obtuvo de expedientes clínicos y anamnesis, y se analizó con estadística descriptiva usando Epi-Info 3,5,1. Resultados: se estudiaron 205 adultos mayores, 60% femeninos y 40% masculinos, con una edad media 68,5 ± 7,4 años. El 100% presentó artritis. Las articulaciones más frecuentemente afectadas fueron: columna lumbar 64,90%, cadera 47,80%, dedos de los pies 31,20% y cuello 22,90%. Los tipos de artritis más frecuentes fueron: poliarticular 75,10%, no traumática 73,70% y crónica 95,10%. No se identificó una causa en el 95%. El medicamento prescrito más frecuentemente fue naproxeno en un 29,80%. Conclusiones: la prevalencia de artritis en los adultos mayores usuarios de la unidad médica es elevada, en proporción mayor a la referida por otros autores, desconociéndose las causas. Existe duplicidad terapéutica que puede ocasionar efectos adversos y debe corregirse. MÉD.UIS. 2015;28(1):31-7 Introduction: the arthritis affects about the 80% of the elderlies and, in Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico, are not studies about this topic; therefore, its essential characteristics are unknown. Objective: to identify clinical and epidemiological characteristics of arthritis in elderly users of a social security family medical unit from Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico in 2012. Materials and methods: cross-sectional and descriptive study in a universe of 608 elderlies from which was taken a simple random sample of n=205 elderlies (p=0.28, Z=1.96, d=0.05) systematically sampled to intervals of k=3. We selected people of age major or equal to 60 years, of any gender, without cognitive impairment known neither amputations. We studied epidemiological and clinical variables. We obtained information from clinical files and anamnesis, and was analyzed with descriptive statistic using Epi-Info 3,5,1. Results: we studied 205 elderlies, 60% females and 40% males, the mean age was 68.5 ± 7.4 years. 100% of them presented arthritis. The most frequent articulations affected were lumbar spine 64.90%, hip 47.80%, toes 31.20% and neck 22.90%. The most frequent arthritis type were chronic 95.10%, polyarticular 75.10% and nontraumatic 73.70%. The cause was not identified in 95%. The most frequent drug prescribed was naproxen in 29.80%. Conclusions: the arthritis prevalence in elderlies from this medical unit is higher than referred by other authors, without known causes. Therapeutic duplicity exists, which can produce adverse effects and must be corrected. MÉD.UIS. 2015;28(1):31-7
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32. Artritis reumatoide en paciente con infección por VIH
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Carrero, Nubia, Vásquez, Leonidas, Fernández-Ávila, Daniel G, Gutiérrez, Juan M, and Díaz, María
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VIH ,HIV ,Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ,Poliartralgia ,Artritis reumatoide ,Rheumatoid arthritis ,Arthralgia ,Síndrome de restauración inmune - Abstract
Se presenta el caso clínico de una mujer de 35 años con infección por VIH, desde hace 6 años, en manejo antirretroviral, sin antecedentes de enfermedad reumática previa, quien presenta cuadro de poliartralgias de predominio en manos, asociado a sinovitis, con elevación de reactantes de fase aguda, factor reumatoide y anti CCP positivos, configurándose diagnóstico de artritis reumatoide. Esta enfermedad tiene una baja incidencia en el contexto de infección por retrovirus y se considera asociada al síndrome de reconstitución inmune posterior a terapia antirretroviral. Se inicia manejo con fármacos modificadores con lo cual se obtiene control de la enfermedad autoinmune. The case is presented of a 35 year-old woman with an HIV infection for 6 years and on antiretroviral treatment, She had no previous history of rheumatic disease. She presented with polyarthralgias, predominantly in hands associated with synovitis, elevated acute phase reactants, with both rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP positive. Thus she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. This disease has a low incidence in the context of retrovirus infection and is considered secondary to Immune Reconstitution Syndrome after antiretroviral therapy. Management starts with modifying drugs, thereby gaining control of the autoimmune disease.
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33. Subacute and chronic symptoms of chikungunya fever in a group of adults in Colombia
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Sánchez JS, Cañón AM, and Lombo JC
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- Acute Disease, Adult, Arthralgia epidemiology, Chikungunya Fever epidemiology, Chronic Disease, Colombia epidemiology, Fatigue epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Neuralgia epidemiology, Sex Distribution, Arthralgia etiology, Chikungunya Fever complications, Fatigue etiology, Neuralgia etiology, Symptom Assessment
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Introduction: In Colombia, chikungunya fever creates a warning in public health that extends over time given the subacute and chronic characteristics of the disease. Objective: To describe subacute and chronic symptoms in adult people who suffered chikungunya fever in the city of Ibagué, Colombia. Materials and methods: We conducted a descriptive study with snowball sampling in 368 adults from all the communes of Ibagué, Colombia, who had symptoms of chikungunya fever spanning for more than 12 days. Results: The joints that showed the greatest pain in the subacute and chronic phase of the disease were the hands with 84.2%, knees with 72.8%, and ankles with 69.3%. The soles of the feet were the non-articular areas with greater frequency of pain (48.8%). Joint pain in the hands (p=0.017) and ankles (p=0.001) and pain in the soles of the feet (p=0.002) were significant in women. General fatigue occurred in 58.9% of the subjects and in 2.4% of the population, it lasted for more than a year. Conclusions: The symptoms of the subacute and chronic phase of chikungunya fever were the same reported in the literature, they lasted up to a year or more, and decreased in intensity over time. The referred symptoms were more common in women than in men.
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34. Chikungunya: vision of the pain clinician
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Anita Perpetua Carvalho Rocha de Castro, Rafaela Araújo Lima, and Jedson dos Santos Nascimento
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arthralgia ,chronic chikungunya ,fever ,pain ,Medicine ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Chikungunya is a viral disease of tropical distribution which affects individuals in different countries of the world and is associated to variable clinical presentations, characterized by the existence of two phases: acute and chronic. The acute phase is short-lasting with nonspecific symptoms. The chronic phase is marked by persistent pain, impairing patients' quality of life. This study aimed at discussing Chikungunya, from the pain clinician point of view, paying attention to its epidemiological, pathophysiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects, especially with regard to pain management. CONTENTS: Chikyngunya's pathophysiology is poorly understood and involves predominantly peripheral mechanisms. It is diagnosed by observation of suggestive clinical presentation associated to specific laboratory exams. Management of patients with confirmed diagnosis involves common analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs, in addition to steroids, antidepressants and anticonvulsants for refractory cases. Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease seem to benefit from methotrexate. CONCLUSION: Chikungunya is a complex and still poorly understood entity. There are different therapeutic schemes to treat pain associated to it, however 40% of patients evolve with chronic pain and impairment of quality of life.
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35. Virus Mayaro: un arbovirus reemergente en Venezuela y Latinoamérica
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Muñoz, Manuel and Navarro, Juan Carlos
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filogenia ,ecosistema amazónico ,phylogeny ,virus del bosque Semliki ,Semliki forest virus ,artralgia ,arbovirus ,Culicidae ,Aedes ,arboviruses ,Togaviridae ,alphavirus ,arthralgia ,alfavirus ,Amazonian ecosystem - Abstract
El virus Mayaro produce una enfermedad de síntomas inespecíficos y subletales, frecuentemente confundida con dengue, con síntomas de artralgias que pueden generar incapacidad laboral. Los brotes han sido esporádicos y localizados en la región selvática de la Panamazonia, posterior a su primer aislamiento en 1954 (Trinidad y Tobago). La información en la literatura científica es escasa, diversa y dispersa. El virus Mayaro es un alfavirus filogenéticamente relacionado con el complejo del virus Semliki Forest (SFV); con el UNA, son los únicos virus de dicho complejo aislados en el Nuevo mundo. Está conformado por ARN de cadena simple de carga positiva, con longitud de 12 kb con la región 42S y 26S, que codifican para proteínas no estructurales y estructurales. El virus Mayaro presenta gran adaptabilidad para la infección en vertebrados y especificidad hacia la familia Culicidae (mosquitos) como vectores u hospedadores invertebrados. Los factores de riesgo están asociados a zonas boscosas de la región septentrional de Suramérica y en temporada lluviosa. Se conocen dos genotipos, L (Belterra, Brasil) y D (distribución panamazónica). El ciclo enzoótico es similar al de la fiebre amarilla, que involucra a mosquitos del género Haemagogus y, como reservorios, a monos, sin descartar la participación de vectores secundarios y otros hospedadores que pudieran participar en la diseminación del virus. El humano puede presentar viremia elevada y se ha demostrado la transmisión experimental en Aedes aegypti, Ae. scapularis y Ae. albopictus, constituyendo un riesgo para la salud pública en centros urbanos y zonas rurales cercanas a focos de virus Mayaro. Mayaro virus produces nonspecific, sublethal disease symptoms, often confused with dengue, but with symptoms of arthalgias that can cause incapacitating disability. Outbreaks have been localized and sporadic in the Pan-Amazonia forest since its first isolation in 1954 (Trinidad and Tobago). The literature available is scarce, diverse and dispersed. Mayaro virus is an alphavirus, phylogenetically related to the Semliki forest antigenic complex. UNA and Mayaro viruses are the only viruses of this complex that have been isolated in the New World. Mayaro consists of single-stranded RNA of positive charge, length of 12 kb, subdivided into genomic and subgenomic regions, which encode nonstructural and structural proteins respectively. Mayaro shows a great plasticity in vertebrate host infection, whereas high specificity in the family Culicidae (mosquitoes). Risk factors of infection are associated with forest areas of northern South America and the rainy season. Two genotypes of MAYV have been identified, L (Belterra, Brazil) and D (widely distributed in the Pan-Amazonia). The enzootic cycle is similar to the jungle cycle of yellow fever, which involves Haemagogus mosquitoes and monkeys as reservoirs. However, the involvement of other secondary vectors and other hosts may be important in spread of the virus. Humans may have high levels of viremia, and efficient experimental transmission has been demonstrated in Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus and Aedes scapularis, suggesting a significant risk to public health in urban, rural and peridomestic locations close to enzootic foci of Mayaro virus.
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- 2012
36. Correlación entre los niveles de glutatión peroxidasa, un marcador de estrés oxidativo, y la presentación clínica del dengue
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Elsa Marina Rojas, Ruth Aralf Martínez-Vega, Luis Ángel Villar-Centeno, Ernesto Rueda, Carolina Coronel-Ruiz, and Fredi Alexander Diaz-Quijano
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Plasma samples ,Fever ,business.industry ,Glutathione peroxidase ,Increased heart rate ,General Medicine ,Negative association ,medicine.disease ,medicine.disease_cause ,Gastroenterology ,Arthralgia ,Confidence interval ,Dengue fever ,Dengue ,chemistry ,Internal medicine ,Immunology ,Medicine ,Serum triglycerides ,business ,Oxidative stress - Abstract
Background: Glutathione peroxidase (GP) can be used as a marker of oxidative stress in infectious diseases. Aim: To evaluate the association between the levels of glutathione peroxidase (GP) and the manifestations and complications of dengue. Patients and Methods: Between April 2003 and December 2004, 161 patients with dengue were prospectively evaluated. In the first evaluation, within 48 and 96 hours of disease onset, a plasma sample was obtained to measure the GP levels. The association between GP levels, clinical manifestations and complications was evaluated during the follow up. Results: Mean GP values were 1198 U/L (95% confidence interval 1089-1306). Values greater than 1200 U/L were associated with headache, arthralgias and increased heart rate. There was a negative association between GP levels and serum triglycerides. During follow up, patients with GP >1200 U/L had a higher frequency of spontaneous hemorrhages. In a logistic regression analysis arthralgias, fever and increased heart rate, were independently associated with levels >1200 U/L. Conclusions: GP levels was associated to some of the manifestations of dengue. This finding suggests that the intensity of oxidative stress can influence the clinical presentation of dengue (Rev Med Chile 2007; 135: 743-50). (Key words: Arthralgia; Dengue; Fever; Glutathione peroxidase)
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37. Correlación entre los niveles de glutatión peroxidasa, un marcador de estrés oxidativo, y la presentación clínica del dengue
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Rojas, Elsa Marina, Fredi Alexander Diaz-Quijano, Coronel-Ruiz, Carolina, Martinez-Vega, Ruth Arali, Rueda, Ernesto, and Villar-Centeno, Luis Angel
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Dengue ,Fever ,Glutathione peroxidase ,Arthralgia - Abstract
Background: Glutathione peroxidase (GP) can be used as a marker of oxidative stress in infectious diseases. Aim: To evaluate the association between the levels of glutathione peroxidase (GP) and the manifestations and complications of dengue. Patients and Methods: Between April 2003 and December 2004, 161 patients with dengue were prospectively evaluated. In the first evaluation, within 48 and 96 hours of disease onset, a plasma sample was obtained to measure the GP levels. The association between GP levels, clinical manifestations and complications was evaluated during the follow up. Results: Mean GP values were 1198 U/L (95% confidence interval 1089-1306). Values greater than 1200 U/L were associated with headache, arthralgias and increased heart rate. There was a negative association between GP levels and serum triglycerides. During follow up, patients with GP >1200 U/L had a higher frequency of spontaneous hemorrhages. In a logistic regression analysis arthralgias, fever and increased heart rate, were independently associated with levels >1200 U/L. Conclusions: GP levels was associated to some of the manifestations of dengue. This finding suggests that the intensity of oxidative stress can influence the clinical presentation of dengue
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38. Tratamento fisioterapêutico das artralgias
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Cascieli Miotto, Bárbara Kayser, Vinicius Dal Molin, Júlia Andréia Kummer, and Lia Mara Wibelinger
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arthralgia ,elderly ,physiotherapy ,Medicine ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: O envelhecimento é um processo dinâmico, progressivo e inevitável que traz consigo uma série de alterações, tanto físicas quanto emocionais. A artralgia é um dos fatores mais limitantes no que diz respeito à funcionalidade do idoso. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma revisão na literatura em busca de possíveis tratamentos não farmacológicos que possam contribuir para melhorar a qualidade de vida (QV) dos pacientes portadores de artralgias. CONTEÚDO: Para a realização do levantamento bibliográfico foram consultadas as bases de dados: LILACS, Medline, Pubmed, Bireme e Scielo, no período de 1998 a 2012. Dentre os métodos de intervenção utilizados na reabilitação das artralgias no idoso, estão a cinesioterapia, a termoterapia, a eletroterapia e a hidroterapia. CONCLUSÃO: A hidroterapia associada à cinesioterapia pode trazer resultados significativamente positivos no tratamento da sintomatologia da artrite reumatoide, da osteoartrite e da osteoporose.
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39. Characterization of chronic clinical manifestations in patients with chikungunya fever
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Sosa-Martínez MJ, Orea-Flores M, Vázquez-Cruz I, Palacios-Castillo V, Juanico-Morales G, and Pérez-Mijangos L
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mexico, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Chikungunya Fever diagnosis
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Background: In Mexico there are no studies concerning the chronicity of clinical manifestations of chikungunya fever (CHIK)., Objective: To describe the characterization of chronic clinical manifestations in patients with chikungunya fever from the Unidad de Medicina Familiar No.9 (UMF No. 9)., Methods: A longitudinal, ambispective study was performed in a cohort of 116 patients with positive serology of CHIK, confirmed by RTPCR or IGM test performed at UMF No. 9 of Acapulco, Guerrero, from December 2014 to January 2017. The population was obtained from the epidemiological surveillance platform. The source of information was the epidemiological study of cases for vector-borne diseases. With measurements at 3, 4, 5, 6, 12 and 18 months of the onset of the acute phase, data were captured and analyzed in the statistical package SPSS, version 23., Results: 62% of patients presented chronicity at 3 months; arthralgia was the most frequent chronic symptom with 88.8%; female gender and the age group of 20-59 years were the most affected., Conclusions: Even though more than half of our population presented CHIK chronicity, this was lower than the reports from international literature; the main symptoms reported during the chronic phase were arthralgias and fatigue. The knowledge of CHIK symptoms behavior provides standards to generate integral management guides with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach.
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40. [Polyarthralgia as an initial symptom of sarcoidosis].
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Requeno-Jarabo MN, Amorós-García R, Murillo-Díaz de Cerio II, and Antoñanzas-Lombarte A
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- Adult, Humans, Male, Arthralgia etiology, Sarcoidosis complications, Sarcoidosis diagnosis
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A 39 year-old patient consulted his family doctor due to migratory polyarthralgia, with C-reactive protein 7.99mg/dl, ESR 89mm and normal anti-streptolysin O (ASO). A sample was taken for analysis in the Rheumatology Clinic: ACE 72 IU, with normal rheumatoid factor, C-reactive protein and ASO; HLA non-specific. Chest X-ray showed an increased pulmonary interstitial pattern, and his chest-CT showed multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules and mediastinal lymph nodes. A differential diagnosis of lymphoproliferative process was considered. A gallium scintigraphy was performed with no relevant findings. The patient was referred to Thoracic Surgery for a lymph node biopsy by mediastinoscopy, which showed a non-necrotizing granulomatous lymphadenitis consistent with a sarcoidosis. Treatment with prednisone and anti-osteoporosis drugs was started and the patient was evaluated at four months with a new chest X-ray. There was a clinical and radiological remission therefore it was decided to gradually reduce the corticosteroid therapy., (Copyright © 2011 Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN). Publicado por Elsevier España. All rights reserved.)
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41. [Polyarthralgia before the appearance of chickenpox exanthem. Description of a case].
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González Hernández A, Muñoz-Cobo Sierra C, and Engel Gómez JL
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- Arthralgia, Humans, Chickenpox, Exanthema
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42. Penicillin action in a patient with tuberous leprosy; Your considerations.
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PEYRI DALMAU J
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- Humans, Arthralgia
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