RESUMO
The principal objective of this investigation was to analyze the association between diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and the presence of aortic valve sclerosis (AVS). For this study we used results from 1000 consecutive outpatients (473 males), older than 50 years of age (average 67.6 years), that had been examined with Doppler echocardiogram and anterior and lateral chest radiographs. Overall, 195 patients (19.5%) were diagnosed with DISH and 283 (28.3%) with AVS. DISH was more prevalent than AVS in males (66.7% vs. 42.6%, p< 0.0001) and in older patients (73.6 ± 9 years vs. 66.1 ± 9 years, p < 0.0001). Furthermore, 55.4% of patients with dorsal DISH presented aortic sclerosis calcification vs. 21.7% of patients free of DISH (OR = 4.47; 95% CI = 3.22-6.21). The adjusted odds ratio (OR) was calculated by sex and age resulting in 3.04 (95% CI = 2.12-4.36; p < .0001). A statistically significant association was found between DISH and AVS in accordance to age and sex. The biological plausibility of this association is based on similar risk factors, pathogenic mechanisms and vascular complications.
Assuntos
Estenose da Valva Aórtica/etiologia , Valva Aórtica/patologia , Hiperostose Esquelética Difusa Idiopática/complicações , Hiperostose Esquelética Difusa Idiopática/patologia , Calcificação Vascular/complicações , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Ecocardiografia Doppler , Feminino , Humanos , Hiperostose Esquelética Difusa Idiopática/epidemiologia , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valva Mitral/patologia , Razão de Chances , Prevalência , Radiografia Torácica , Fatores de Risco , Esclerose , Fatores SexuaisRESUMO
The principal objective of this investigation was to analyze the association between diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and the presence of aortic valve sclerosis (AVS). For this study we used results from 1000 consecutive outpatients (473 males), older than 50 years of age (average 67.6 years), that had been examined with Doppler echocardiogram and anterior and lateral chest radiographs. Overall, 195 patients (19.5%) were diagnosed with DISH and 283 (28.3%) with AVS. DISH was more prevalent than AVS in males (66.7% vs. 42.6%, p< 0.0001) and in older patients (73.6 ± 9 years vs. 66.1 ± 9 years, p < 0.0001). Furthermore, 55.4% of patients with dorsal DISH presented aortic sclerosis calcification vs. 21.7% of patients free of DISH (OR = 4.47; 95% CI = 3.22-6.21). The adjusted odds ratio (OR) was calculated by sex and age resulting in 3.04 (95% CI = 2.12-4.36; p < .0001). A statistically significant association was found between DISH and AVS in accordance to age and sex. The biological plausibility of this association is based on similar risk factors, pathogenic mechanisms and vascular complications.
El objetivo principal fue analizar la asociación entre la hiperostosis esquelética idiopática difusa (DISH) y la presencia de esclerosis valvular aórtica (AVS). Se evaluaron los resultados de 1000 pacientes ambulatorios consecutivos (473 varones), mayores de 50 años (promedio, 67.6 años), que habían sido examinados con un ecocardiograma Doppler y radiología torácica anterior y lateral. Globalmente, 195 pacientes (19.5%) tuvieron diagnóstico de DISH y 283 (28.3%) de AVS. DISH fue más prevalente que AVS en varones (66.7% vs. 42.6%, p < 0.0001) y en pacientes de mayor edad (73.6 ± 9 años vs. 66.1 ± 9 años, p < 0.0001). Además, 55.4% de los pacientes con DISH dorsal presentaron AVS vs. 21.7% de los pacientes sin DISH (OR = 4.47; 95% CI = 3.22-6.21). El odds ratio (OR) ajustado por sexo y edad fue 3.04 (95% CI = 2.12-4.36; p < 0.0001). Se encontró una asociación estadísticamente significativa entre DISH y AVS, que se mantuvo después de ajustar por sexo y edad. La plausibilidad biológica de esta asociación se basa en los factores de riesgo, mecanismos patogénicos y complicaciones vasculares compartidos.
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Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/etiologia , Valva Aórtica/patologia , Hiperostose Esquelética Difusa Idiopática/complicações , Hiperostose Esquelética Difusa Idiopática/patologia , Calcificação Vascular/complicações , Fatores Etários , Ecocardiografia Doppler , Hiperostose Esquelética Difusa Idiopática/epidemiologia , Modelos Logísticos , Valva Mitral/patologia , Razão de Chances , Prevalência , Radiografia Torácica , Fatores de Risco , Esclerose , Fatores SexuaisRESUMO
Un paciente de 38 años de edad fue derivado con diagnóstico de leishmaniasis mucocutánea por un proceso destructivo de la nariz y los senos paranasales, con severo compromiso oftalmológico. Este trabajo discute los diagnósticos diferenciales de las lesiones destructivas de la línea media. El estudio de estas lesiones es dificultoso, pero debe efectuarse con una aproximación sistemática y múltiples técnicas diagnósticas. El diagnóstico final fue de Granulomatosisde Wegener.
