Year 2010 - Volume 36 - Issue 4 (July/August)

Editorial

1 - Changes in the tuberculosis profile in Brazil: a new reality?

Mudanças no perfil da tuberculose no país: uma nova realidade?

Fernando Augusto Fiuza de Melo

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

2 - Change the Qualis Criteria!

Mudança dos critérios Qualis!

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

Original Article

3 - Prevalence and severity of wheezing in the first year of life

Prevalência e gravidade da sibilância no primeiro ano de vida

Ana Caroline Cavalcanti Dela Bianca, Gustavo Falbo Wandalsen, Javier Mallol, Dirceu Solé

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

4 - Efficacy and safety of two dry-powder inhalers for the administration of mometasone furoate in asthma patients

Eficácia e segurança de dois inaladores de pó seco usados para a aplicação de furoato de mometasona em pacientes com asma

Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira, Flávia Fillardo Vianna, Alberto Cukier, Rafael Stelmach, Júlio César Abreu de Oliveira, Erich Vidal Carvalho, Edimar Pedrosa Gomes, Suzete Varela Mayo, Antônio Monteiro da Silva Chibante, Cláudia Patrícia Domingues

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

5 - Field-test validation of the Brazilian version of the Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire

Versão brasileira do Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire: validação de campo

Edgar Enrique Sarria, Rosana Cardoso Manique Rosa, Gilberto Bueno Fischer, Vânia Naomi Hirakata, Neusa Sica da Rocha, Rita Mattiello

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

6 - Should the bronchiectasis treatment given to cystic fibrosis patients be extrapolated to those with bronchiectasis from other causes?

Deve-se extrapolar o tratamento de bronquiectasias em pacientes com fibrose cística para aqueles com bronquiectasias de outras etiologias?

Rodrigo Abensur Athanazio, Samia Zahi Rached, Ciro Rohde, Regina Carvalho Pinto, Frederico Leon Arrabal Fernandes, Rafael Stelmach

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

7 - Occurrence of hepatopulmonary syndrome in patients with cirrhosis who are candidates for liver transplantation

Ocorrência de síndrome hepatopulmonar em pacientes cirróticos candidatos a transplante de fígado

Liana Gonçalves Macêdo, Edmundo Pessoa de Almeida Lopes, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Brivaldo Markman-Filho, Flávio Henrique Amaral Pires Véras, Ana Carolina Chiappetta Correia de Araújo, Álvaro Antônio Bandeira Ferraz

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

8 - Increased risk of respiratory symptoms and chronic bronchitis in women using biomass fuels in Nigeria

Risco aumentado de sintomas respiratórios e bronquite crônica em mulheres que utilizam biocombustíveis na Nigéria

Olufemi Olumuyiwa Desalu, Adebowale Olayinka Adekoya, Bolawale Adedeji Ampitan

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

9 - Does the BODE index correlate with quality of life in patients with COPD?

O índice BODE correlaciona-se com a qualidade de vida em pacientes com DPOC?

Zênia Trindade de Souto Araujo, Gardenia Holanda

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

10 - Pulmonary function in children and adolescents with postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans

Função pulmonar de crianças e adolescentes com bronquiolite obliterante pós-infecciosa

Rita Mattiello, Javier Mallol, Gilberto Bueno Fischer, Helena Teresinha Mocelin, Belkys Rueda, Edgar Enrique Sarria

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

11 - Predicting reduced TLC in patients with low FVC and a normal or elevated FEV1/FVC ratio

Predizendo redução da CPT em pacientes com CVF reduzida e relação VEF1/CVF normal ou elevada

Luiz Carlos D'Aquino, Sílvia Carla Sousa Rodrigues, João Adriano de Barros, Adalberto Sperb Rubin, Nelson Augusto Rosário Filho, Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

12 - Determination of total proteins and lactate dehydrogenase for the diagnosis of pleural transudates and exudates: redefining the classical criterion with a new statistical approach

Dosagem de proteínas totais e desidrogenase lática para o diagnóstico de transudatos e exsudatos pleurais: redefinindo o critério clássico com uma nova abordagem estatística

Bernardo Henrique Ferraz Maranhão, Cyro Teixeira da Silva Junior, Antonio Monteiro da Silva Chibante, Gilberto Perez Cardoso

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

13 - Clinical characteristics and evolution of non-HIV-infected immunocompromised patients with an in-hospital diagnosis of tuberculosis

Características clínicas e evolução de pacientes imunocomprometidos não HIV com diagnóstico intra-hospitalar de tuberculose

Denise Rossato Silva, Diego Millán Menegotto, Luis Fernando Schulz, Marcelo Basso Gazzana, Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

Objective: To investigate the characteristics of and risk factors for mortality among non-HIV-infected immunocompromised patients with an in-hospital diagnosis of tuberculosis. Methods: This was a two-year, retrospective cohort study of patients with an in-hospital diagnosis of tuberculosis. The predictive factors for mortality were evaluated. Results: During the study period, 337 hospitalized patients were diagnosed with tuberculosis, and 61 of those patients presented with immunosuppression that was unrelated to HIV infection. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis was found in 47.5% of cases. In the latter group, the in-hospital mortality rate was 21.3%, and the mortality rate after discharge was 18.8%. One-year survival was significantly higher among the immunocompetent patients than among the HIV patients (p = 0.008) and the non-HIV-infected immunocompromised patients (p = 0.015), although there was no such difference between the two latter groups (p = 0.848). Among the non-HIV-infected immunocompromised patients, the only factor statistically associated with mortality was the need for mechanical ventilation. Among the patients over 60 years of age, fibrosis/atelectasis on chest X-rays and dyspnea were more common, whereas fever and consolidations were less common. Fever was also less common among the patients with neoplasms. The time from admission to the initiation of treatment was significant longer in patients over 60 years of age, as well as in those with diabetes and those with end-stage renal disease. Weight loss was least common in patients with diabetes and in those using corticosteroids. Conclusions: The lower prevalence of classic symptoms, the occurrence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, the delayed initiation of treatment, and the high mortality rate reflect the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of tuberculosis in non-HIV-infected immunocompromised patients.

Keywords: Hospitalization; Immunosuppression; Risk factors; Tuberculosis/mortality; Immunocompromised host.

Brief Communication

14 - Aminoguanidine reduces oxidative stress and structural lung changes in experimental diabetes mellitus

Aminoguanidina reduz o estresse oxidativo e as alterações estruturais pulmonares em diabetes mellitus experimental

Fabio Cangeri Di Naso, Luiz Alberto Forgiarini Junior, Luiz Felipe Forgiarini, Marilene Porawski, Alexandre Simões Dias, Norma Anair Possa Marroni

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

15 - Experimental model of isolated lung perfusion in rats: technique and application in lung preservation studies

Modelo experimental de perfusão pulmonar isolada em ratos: técnica e aplicações em estudos de preservação pulmonar

Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes, Eduardo de Campos Werebe, Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso, Rogério Pazetti, Karina Andrighetti de Oliveira, Paula Roberta Otaviano Soares, Fabio Biscegli Jatene

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

16 - Heterogeneidade de resposta por IFN-γ a cepas clínicas de Mycobacterium tuberculosis em humanos

Heterogeneidade de resposta por IFN-γ a cepas clínicas de Mycobacterium tuberculosis em humanos

Vinícius Ribeiro Cabral, Cláudia Ferreira de Souza, Fernanda Luiza Pedrosa Guimarães, Maria Helena Feres Saad

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

Review Article

17 - Portable monitoring devices in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea: current status, advantages, and limitations

Monitorização portátil no diagnóstico da apneia obstrutiva do sono: situação atual, vantagens e limitações

Jéssica Fábia Polese, Rogério Santos-Silva, Rafael Freire Kobayashi, Indira Nunes de Paula Pinto, Sérgio Tufik, Lia Rita Azeredo Bittencourt

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

18 - Bronchial thermoplasty in asthma

Termoplastia brônquica em asma

Adalberto Sperb Rubin, Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

Case Report

19 - Severe paraquat poisoning: clinical and radiological findings in a survivor

Intoxicação grave por paraquat: achados clínicos e radiológicos em um sobrevivente

Fábio Fernandes Neves, Romualdo Barroso Sousa, Antônio Pazin-Filho, Palmira Cupo, Jorge Elias Júnior, Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

20 - Giant cell tumor of the sternum

Tumor de células gigantes do esterno

Ricardo Alexandre Faria, Carlos Maciel da Silva, José Elias Abrão Miziara, Fernando Yaeda de Melo, Sandra Regina Morini da Silva, Cristiano Ribeiro Viana

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

Letters to the Editor

21 - Surgical treatment of lung malformations in pediatric patients

Tratamento cirúrgico das malformações pulmonares em pacientes pediátricos

Altair da Silva Costa Jr

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(4):

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