Fungal spores and pollen are correlated with meteorological variables: effects in human health at Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

We conducted the first study of air pollen and fungal spores for Hermosillo, Sonora, where the human population is exposed to high temperatures and high levels of dust and suffers from diseases related to air quality. We sampled pollen and fungal spores daily in the air during 2016 using a volumetric spore trap Hirst-type sampler. We used simple linear correlation to investigate the association between pollen and spore counts and daily weather conditions. We found an Annual Pollen Integral of 16,243 pollen day/m3 and an Annual Spore Integral higher 222,365 spore day/m3. We identified 32 pollen taxa and 15 different spores. We found two periods of higher pollen and spore concentrations: March to May and August to October, the latter was the most severe. Spore and pollen concentrations in the air increased at higher temperature and higher relative humidity but decreased at higher precipitation. We detected negative impacts during summer and fall on population health, with 13,454 cases of people who presented diseases related to allergies. A peak in allergies is centered during October and correlates well with our peaks in pollen and spore concentrations; it seems that pollen of Poaceae is the one that generates most effects in allergic people.

Marked 18-Fuorine-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Avidity of an Intrapulmonary Typical Carcinoid Tumor Manifesting as a Bronchocele in an Asymptomatic Middle-Aged Woman.

BACKGROUND Intrapulmonary carcinoid tumors (ICTs) are malignant, slow-growing tumors classified as either: i) typical, less aggressive, well-differentiated tumors or ii) atypical, more aggressive, poorly-differentiated tumors. Most typical carcinoid tumors originate in the central airway and present with symptoms related to bronchial obstruction. In contrast, atypical carcinoids tend to occur more peripherally and are generally detected incidentally as a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN). Typical carcinoid tumors usually do not exhibit increased metabolic activity on positron emission tomography with 18-fuorine-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG PET) as would be expected for malignant tumors. In this case report, we present an unusual case of a typical, well-differentiated, peripheral carcinoid tumor showing marked FDG avidity manifesting as a bronchocele. We discuss the differential diagnoses and describe the diagnostic approach undertaken in this exemplary case of a common clinical problem. CASE REPORT A left upper-lobe, peripheral, 2-cm pulmonary nodule was incidentally identified on chest radiography of an asymptomatic 67-year-old female patient. Chest CT scan with intravenous (IV) contrast showed a noncalcified nodule with a branching pattern. Further evaluation with FDG PET/CT scan demonstrated marked FDG avidity. Post-surgical biopsy revealed a typical, well-differentiated, intrapulmonary carcinoid tumor. CONCLUSIONS Carcinoid tumors of the lung remain a diagnostic challenge for primary care physicians and radiologists due to their diverse clinical and radiological presentations. Peripheral carcinoid tumors usually present as an asymptomatic peripheral, solitary, pulmonary nodule, but isolated peripheral bronchocele has been described, as in our case. In addition, caution must be taken when utilizing FDG PET/CT scan for the evaluation of a possible lung carcinoid tumor, as an accurate value range of FDG uptake for diagnosis of these tumors has not been defined.

Eventos estresantes y afrontamiento en niños y niñas de 10 a 13 años. Villa del Totoral y San José de la Dormida, Provincia de Córdoba / Stressful events and coping in children 10 to 13 years. Villa del Totoral and San José de la Asleep, Province of Cordoba

La presente investigación partió del supuesto de que diferentes sucesos propios del desarrollo del niño (sucesos vitales), como los ligados a la situación escolar y a la relación con los integrantes de la familia y amigos, algunas veces pueden traer consecuencias negativas a la salud. Existen también aquellos sucesos cotidianos que pueden ser evaluados como estresantes, por ejemplos algunas consecuencias derivadas de carencias materiales en el hogar o peleas ocasionales. Se define al estrés infantil como el proceso adaptativo que surge a partir de la interacción con los estímulos evaluados como estresantes, frente a los cuales el sujeto considera que sus recursos personales son insuficientes, siendo esto lo que provoca alteraciones en el la salud

Los pacientes frente a la salud bucal y la atención recibida en la Facultad de Odontologia de la UCV / The patient and the oral health recene in the Dentestry Faculty of the U.C.V

Se pretende identificar las opiniones y conductas expresadas por el paciente referidas al tratamiento odontológico que se dispensa en la Facultad de Odontología, y ala vez los factores que condicionan ese enfoque, inherentes al paciente y al servicio. En este sentido, se efectuaron entrevistas a los pacientes que asistieron por primera vez al sistema de atención de la Facultad y tres meses después de permanecer como paciente de la misma; luego estos resultados se contrastaron a fin de considerar las opiniones, conductas, hábitos, creencias de los entrvistados en cuanto a la concepción de salud bucal, atenciónen el sistema, registro de cambios, e identificación de los condicionantes del proceso