Schistosomiasis of liver graft as a differential diagnosis of abnormal liver tests after transplantation: report of two cases.

Schistosomiasis is a major health problem that affects over 200 million people worldwide. There are few reports of Schistosoma mansoni found in liver transplants as well as scarce information about the course of the disease and the long-term effects on the graft. Herein, we report two cases of schistosomiasis in liver transplant recipients who presented abnormal serum liver enzymes, with evidence of gradual improvement after antiparasitic treatment. Furthermore, we discuss the possible role of screening the parasite infection in potential liver transplant recipients from endemic areas.

Schistosomiasis of liver graft as a differential diagnosis of abnormal liver tests after transplantation: report of two cases

ABSTRACT Schistosomiasis is a major health problem that affects over 200 million people worldwide. There are few reports of Schistosoma mansoni found in liver transplants as well as scarce information about the course of the disease and the long-term effects on the graft. Herein, we report two cases of schistosomiasis in liver transplant recipients who presented abnormal serum liver enzymes, with evidence of gradual improvement after antiparasitic treatment. Furthermore, we discuss the possible role of screening the parasite infection in potential liver transplant recipients from endemic areas.

Associação de doença inflamatória intestinal com ansiedade e depressão: avaliação dos fatores de risco / Inflammatory bowel disease and association with anxiety and depression: evaluation of the risk factors

Contexto: Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais - DII (Doença de Crohn - DC e Retocolite Ulcerativa - RCU) - são desordens crônicas, de etiologia indefinida, de curso imprevisível, com necessidade de tratamento a longo prazo. Por vários fatores, estão associadas a sintomas psicológicos e estigmatização dos portadores. Objetivo: estimar a prevalência de ansiedade e depressão nos pacientes acompanhados em hospital universitário de Pernambuco e avaliar a relação com gênero, faixa etária, estado civil, gravidade, tipo e duração da doença, além de internamentos ou cirurgias prévias. Método: estudo transversal realizado no Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, com coleta de dados de maio a setembro de 2013. Foi utilizada a Escala Hospitalar de Ansiedade e Depressão (HAD). Resultados: participaram do estudo 82 pacientes. Ansiedade e depressão foram diagnosticadas em 42 (51,2%) e 31 (37,8%), respectivamente. Obteve-se maior prevalência em mulheres (61,4% e 41,5%), casados (55,3% e 42,6%), portadores de Doença de Crohn (52,4% e 38,1%), com atividade moderada/grave (58,3% e 58,3%), diagnóstico há mais de dez anos (59,3% e 48,1%), com internamento prévio (58,1% e 44,2%). Encontrou-se associação significativamente estatística entre ansiedade e sexo feminino (p=0,025) e entre depressão e atividade da doença (p=0,025). Conclusão: a prevalência de ansiedade e depressão no grupo populacional estudado foi compatível com a literatura. O sexo feminino esteve relacionado significativamente à maior prevalência de ansiedade, bem como a gravidade da doença esteve relacionada à depressão.

Background: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD): Crohn's disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) are chronic disorders of unknown etiology, unpredictable course, requiring long term treatment. For many reasons, they are associated with psychological symptoms and stigmatizations of the patients. Purpose: to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression among the patients treated at a university hospital in Pernambuco and evaluate the relationship with gender, age, marital status, severity, type and duration of the disease and previous surgeries or hospitalizations. Material and methods: this is a cross-sectional study performed at Clinic Hospital of the Federal University of Pernambuco, from May to September 2013. Questionnaires to assess anxiety and depression were used by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD). Results: the study included 82 patients. Anxiety and depression were diagnosed in 42 (51.2%) and 31 (37.8%) of them, respectively. There was a higher prevalence among women (61.4% and 41.5%), married (55.3% and 42.6%), patients with Crohn's disease (52.4% and 38.1%), with moderate/severe activity (58.3% and 58.3%), diagnosed for more than ten years (59.3% and 48.1%), with previous hospitalization (58.1% and 44.2%). It was found a significant association between anxiety and females (p=0.025) and between depression and a moderate/severe disease activity (p=0.025). Conclusion: the prevalence of anxiety and depression in this study was consistent with the literature. Females were significantly related to higher prevalence of anxiety as disease severity was related to depression.