Pectus excavatum is a common thoracic deformity. There are many clinical indicators to evaluate its severity, among which Haller index the most commonly used one. However, this has defects. In order eliminate these defects, we designed new index, namely Wenlin index. This normalized depression depth, an ideal value because it can directly reflect degree of depression. We believe that if togethe...

context celiac disease (cd) is defined as a permanent intolerance to ingested gluten. the intolerance to gluten results in immune-mediated damage of small intestine mucosa manifested by villous atrophy and crypt hyperplasia. these abnormalities resolve with initiationa gluten-free diet. evidence acquisition pubmed, ovid, and google were searched for full text articles published between 1963 and...

Objective: To determine the presence of staphylococcal superantigen-specific IgE antibodies and degree of IgE-mediated sensitization, as well as whether or not those are associated with the severity of asthma in adult patients. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving outpatients with asthma under treatment at a tertiary care university hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazi...

BACKGROUND Cerebral ischemia promotes morphological reactions of the neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia in experimental studies. Our aim was to examine the profile of CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) biomarkers and their relation to stroke severity and degree of white matter lesions (WML). METHODS A total of 20 patients (mean age 76 years) were included within 5-10 days after acute...

AIM To study a sample of patients with morbid obesity who are on the waiting list for a surgical intervention, to establish various scores of surgical risk (Possum and severity score), and to assess potential criteria for list prioritization. DESIGN We calculated physiological and surgical Possum scores for every patient, and analysed comorbidities and other associated factors to calculate th...

BACKGROUND Folklore can originate by detection of actual associations between seemingly unrelated events and perpetuated through oral tradition. The objective of this study was to determine whether a common pregnancy belief that women who experience a lot of heartburn give birth to newborns with a lot of hair is accurate. METHODS Sixty-four pregnant women ranked the severity of their degree o...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endothelial impairment is a linking mechanism between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular diseases. Profiles of endothelial microparticles (EMPs) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) reflect the degree of endothelial impairment. The aims of this study were to measure the levels of EMPs and progenitor cells in OSA, determine the correlations between these f...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the degree of self-stigma in schizophrenia and its association with clinical and demographic factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 197 outpatients (54.3% females) diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder) according to International Classification of Diseases - tenth editi...

Introduction. A significant percentage of the musculoskeletal system pathology in children is currently fall on foot – longitudinal flatfeet, which not only a medical, but also social problem. The incidence this up to 58% total orthopedic pathology.
 Traditional methods treatment and prevention mild (I– II severity) flatfeet (LF), are known today (massage, physiotherapy exercises, use devi...