Impact of primary hyperhidrosis on the life of physical education academics of a university in the Brazilian Northeast

Abstract Aim: To assess the prevalence, quality of life (QoL), and the damages caused by PH, in the professional and personal scope of Physical Education academics with Primary Hyperhidrosis (PH). Methods: A descriptive, exploratory, qualitative and quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out. Twenty-five students from the physical education course at Tiradentes University, Aracaju-SE, were interviewed from August to November 2017. Validated questionnaires were used on PH's influence in academic activities and QoL. absolute and relative frequencies in the case of categorical variables and measures of trend and central variability in the case of numerical variables. Results: The prevalence of PH in students of Physical Education was 11.11%, mainly in combined sites, such as palmoplantar, and with no difference between the sexes. The symptoms started mostly during childhood and adolescence. Most of the interviewees (92%) reported difficulties with activities such as sports, use of personal protective equipment, handling of work equipment and instruments, and exacerbation in stress situations. They reported significant harm to QoL in situations of greeting people with handshakes, writing, wearing socks and dancing socially. Conclusion: Although PH is a disease that negatively impacts the QoL, it is still little known in the academic world with little demand for medical help. Therefore, it is necessary greater dissemination of the disease for its early diagnosis, related to the intensity of the sweating for a better therapeutic approach.

Effect of Ronghuang Granule on serum FGF23, FGFRs and Klotho in non-dialysis patients with CKD-MBD and kidney deficiency and damp-heat syndrome / 南方医科大学学报

OBJECTIVE@#To observe the effect of Ronghuang granule on serum fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFRs) and Klotho protein levels in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) and kidney deficiency and damp heat syndrome.@*METHODS@#Seventy non-dialysis CKD-MBD patients with kidney deficiency and dampness-heat syndrome were randomized into control group (=35) and treatment group (=35). All the patients were given routine treatment combined with traditional Chinese medicine retention enema, and the patients in the treatment group received additional Ronghuang granule treatment (3 times a day). After the 12-week treatments, the patients were examined for changes of TCM syndromes. Serum levels of Ca, P, parathyroid hormone (iPTH), FGF23, FGFRs and Klotho proteins were detected before and after treatment. These parameters were also examined in 20 healthy volunteers.@*RESULTS@#Sixty-five patients completed the study, including 33 in the control group and 32 in the treatment group. The patients in the treatment group showed significantly better treatment responses than those in the control group ( < 0.05 or 0.01). At 4, 8, and 12 weeks of treatment, the patients in the treatment group had significantly lowered scores of TCM syndromes compared with the score before treatment ( < 0.05 or 0.01), while in the control group, significant reduction of the scores occurred only at 12 weeks ( < 0.05); at each of the time points, the treatment group had significantly greater reductions in the score than the control group ( < 0.01). Significant improvements in serum Ca, P and iPTH levels were observed at 4, 8, and 12 weeks in the treatment group ( < 0.05) but only at 12 weeks in the control group ( < 0.05). The patients in the control and treatment groups all showed elevated serum levels of FGF23, FGFRs and Klotho protein compared with the normal subjects ( < 0.01); FGF23, FGFRs and Klotho levels were significantly reduced in the treatment group ( < 0.05) but remained unchanged in the control group (>0.05), showing significant differences between the two groups.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Ronghuang granule improves the clinical symptoms of non-dialysis CKD-MBD patients with kidney deficiency and dampness heat syndrome by reducing serum levels of FGF23, FGFRs and Klotho, improving calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorder, and inhibiting secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Tratamento cirúrgico da bromidrose / Surgical treatment of bromhidrosis

INTRODUÇÃO:A bromidrose ou osmidrose é um problema que leva inúmeros pacientes a procurar tratamento médico especializado. A remoção das glândulas sudoríparas da região axilar por meio de exérese e lipoaspiração complementar é um procedimento de pequeno porte, tecnicamente simples e com poucas complicações. O objetivo deste trabalho é mostrar a aplicação da cirurgia neste problema, suas complicações e o grau de satisfação dos pacientes. MÉTODO: Trinta e dois pacientes foram submetidos à lipoaspiração e retirada dos tecidos da axila, sob anestesia local e sedação. Acompanhou-se por no mínimo 6 meses estes pacientes no pós-operatório, avaliando a evolução e possíveis complicações e aplicou-se o questionário CSQ-8 para o grau de satisfação no sexto mês. RESULTADOS: Após 6 meses de acompanhamento, poucas foram as complicações e as respostas ao questionário demonstraram alto grau de satisfação. CONCLUSÃO: Além de ser facilmente exequível, o procedimento se mostrou seguro e com poucas complicações.

INTRODUCTION: Bromhidrosis or osmidrosis causes many patients to seek specialized medical treatment. Removal of the sweat glands from the axillary region through excision and complementary liposuction is a minor, technically simple procedure, with few complications. The objective of this study is to review the role of surgery in bromhidrosis, complications of treatment, and the degree of patient satisfaction. METHOD: Thirty-two patients underwent liposuction and removal of axillary tissue under local anesthesia and sedation. The patients were followed up for at least 6 months postoperatively, to evaluate the outcome and possible complications. The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire was completed after 6 months. RESULTS: After 6 months of follow-up, there were few complications and the questionnaire revealed a high degree of satisfaction. CONCLUSION: In addition to being easily performed, the procedure was safe, with few complications.

Caracterización de los pacientes con fibrosis quistica diagnosticados por cloruros en sudor / Characterization of patients with Cystic Fibrosis diagnosed through sweat chloride test

Antecedentes y Objetivo: La Fibrosis Quística (FQ) es una enfermedad genética de herencia autosómica recesiva, caracterizada por disfun- ción de las glándulas de secreción exocrina. En Honduras no hay ningún tipo de revisión sobre este tema, por lo que se realizó este estudio con el objetivo de caracterizar los pacientes diagnosticados con FQ mediante prueba de Cloruros en Sudor. Pacientes y Métodos: Estu- dio descriptivo con enfoque cuantitativo, se revisaron expedientes clínicos y se aplicó un instrumento de 20 preguntas a pacientes en control médico, durante enero 2010 a junio 2015. Resultados: Se presentan cinco pacien- tes con diagnóstico de brosis quística. La edad al momento del diagnóstico varió de Recién nacido a 5 años; 2 de ellos con antecedentes familiares para dicha enfermedad. Al inicio de la enfermedad 3 tenían sintomatología respira- toria y digestiva. En relación a talla/edad al momento del diagnóstico, 4 se encontraban por debajo del percentil Z-3. La totalidad repor- tó cultivos positivos para Pseudomona auregi- nosa. Respecto al manejo terapéutico de los pacientes en la totalidad de ellos se indicó nebulizaciones con Salino hipertónico al 7%, Beta-2-agonistas, antibióticos sistémicos y suplementación enzimática y de vitaminas liposoluble. En 2 pacientes, se encontró la mutación ΔF508 en el gen CFTR. Conclusio- nes: La Fibrosis Quística todavía es una patolo- gía en gran medida desconocida. Se recomien- da implementar el tamizaje neonatal para ayudar al diagnóstico temprano y la prueba de cloruros en sudor en pacientes de mayor edad y con alta sospecha clínica de esta enfermedad...(AU)

Uso do retalho toracodorsal para tratamento de hidradenite supurativa / Use of the thoracodorsal flap for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa

INTRODUÇÃO: A hidradenite é uma doença cutânea crônica, que acomete as regiões que abrigam as glândulas apócrinas. Tem uma prevalência estimada de 1% da população, com predileção pelo sexo feminino. MÉTODO:LMN, 48 anos, sexo feminino. Ao exame, a paciente apresentava nodulações palpáveis, coalescentes, dolorosas e uma área de fibrose e retração cicatricial circunjacente em ambas as axilas, principalmente em axila esquerda. Submetida a exérese ampla das lesões em axila e região torácica esquerda, sendo necessária a realização de um retalho fasciocutâneo de rotação, habitualmente usado em pacientes submetidas à quadrantectomia lateral. RESULTADOS: Obteve-se um resultado estético satisfatório associado à preservação dos movimentos. CONCLUSÃO:Apesar de existirem poucos casos relatando o uso do retalho fasciocutâneo toracodorsal lateral, essa técnica mostrou ser excelente alternativa na reconstrução axilar, devido à facilidade de ressecção, boa cobertura da área receptora além de um resultado estético satisfatório.

INTRODUCTION:Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic skin disease that affects the regions harboring the apocrine sweat glands. It has an estimated prevalence of 1% of the population and a preference for the female sex. METHOD: LMN, a 48-year-old female patient, presented, on examination, palpable, coalescent, painful nodules and a circumjacent area of fibrosis and scar retraction in both axillae, mainly in the left axilla. She was subjected to wide excision of the lesions at the axilla and left thoracic region, with a need for a rotational fasciocutaneous flap, usually used in patients who undergo lateral quadrantectomy. RESULTS: A satisfactory aesthetic result was attained, together with the preservation of movements. CONCLUSION: Although there are few reported cases of the use of the lateral thoracodorsal fasciocutaneous flap, this technique is an excellent alternative in axillary reconstruction, owing to the ease of resection, good coverage of the receiving area, and the satisfactory aesthetic result.

A propósito del enigmático sudor inglés / Concerning the enigmatic English sweating disease

El sudor inglés fue una enfermedad de gran impacto sicológico y moral en la Inglaterra medieval y en el continente europeo, y misteriosa por su comienzo repentino, brevedad y súbita desaparición. En esta investigación se analizan diversos aspectos de esta enfermedad, otrora emergente, con base en documentos clásicos y en otros poco conocidos; se incluyen aspectos históricos, descripción de las epidemias, enfermedades afines, especulaciones sobre la etiología incluyendo los posibles agentes infecciosos responsables y los cambios conceptuales acerca de la enfermedad; se relacionan las dificultades de este tipo de ejercicio retrospectivo con los problemas de comunicación inherentes a la cultura médica de aquella época y con la incipiente semiología.

English sweating disease (Sudor anglicus) had a strong moral and psychological impact on medieval England and Europe. It was a mysterious and terrific illness because of its sudden onset, brevity and abrupt disappearance. Based on classical and less well-known documents, different aspects of this once-emergent disease are analyzed, among them: its history, the description of its epidemics, similar diseases, probable etiology including infectious agents, and conceptual changes about it. Communication problems inherent to mediaeval culture, and the incipient semiotics are among the reasons for the difficulties of this retrospective analytical exercise.

Manejo de la hiperhidrosis por videotoracoscopia / Hyperhidrosis management by videothoracoscopy

La hiperhidrosis o sudoración excesiva de las palmas de las manos, las axilas, la cara y las plantas de los pieses una afección que condiciona al paciente en su relaciónpsico-bio-social, dificultando sus relaciones sociales y sentimentales, así como en su aspecto laboral, por lo que surge la necesidad de un tratamiento efectivo con el fin de conseguir la disminución del sudor a niveles aceptables ola supresión del mismo.El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar nuestra experiencia en el tratamiento de la hiperhidrosis por videotoracoscopia.En este estudio fueron incluidos todos aquellos pacientes sometidos cirugía por hiperhidrosis desde enero del año 1999 hasta enero del 2009 por este equipo. Fueron realizadas 80 simpatectomías en 40 pacientes, resecandola cadena simpática desde T2 a T4, con un tiempo operatorio entre 15 y 50 minutos, siendo dadas de alta en promedio a las 24 hs, con mínima morbilidad.Los resultados para el paciente fueron óptimos, constatándose la desaparición de la sudoración ya en sala de operaciones.Considerando los resultados obtenidos en nuestros pacientes con el abordaje videotoracoscópico de la cadena simpática, esta es una técnica mínimamente invasiva,eficaz, segura, estéticamente aceptable y que lleva a una cura definitiva en casi el 100% de los casos.