RESUMO
In the region of la Araucania, located in the south of Chile (37 degrees 24'-39 degrees 34' South lat.), the economy is based in cattle raising and agriculture. The cases of human hydatidosis, mortality and notification registered in la Araucania 1991-1998 are reviewed. The rate for hydatid disease is 38.5 per 100,000 population. Liver (47.1%) and lung (40.7%) were the most affected viscera. Days in hospital, 11-20 the 56.1%. Disease in female is 51.1%. The mortality rate is 0.8 per 100,000, the most frequently affected county is Imperial. The age group 15-44 years is the most affected. The notification rate is 8.74 per 100,000 population. The rate for hydatid disease is higher than the rate of notification, then necessarily there exist a subnotification. We think that it is necessary to investigate the serological prevalence of hydatidosis in the population of the IX Region Araucania.
Assuntos
Equinococose/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Chile/epidemiologia , Notificação de Doenças , Equinococose/mortalidade , Equinococose Hepática/economia , Equinococose Hepática/epidemiologia , Equinococose Pulmonar/economia , Equinococose Pulmonar/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Tempo de Internação , Masculino , Alta do PacienteRESUMO
Se aporta los resultados de la I Jornada de Prevención, Diagnóstico y Tratamiento de Cáncer de Piel en una población predominante mestiza, de escasos recursos, y con intensa exposición al sol y al ambiente. Se detecta un sólo caso de cáncer de piel de tipo epitelioma basocelular en un paciente de tipo de piel II, por lo que se plantea la hipótesis de resistencia genética en la población mestiza. La revisión bibliográfica realizada es la primera actividad de prevención y detección de cáncer de piel en el mundo, que incluye el tratamiento quirúrgico y estudio histopatológico.
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Neoplasias Cutâneas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Cutâneas/prevenção & controle , Neoplasias Cutâneas/terapiaRESUMO
Presentamos un caso de Disqueratosis congénita, rara enfermedad en una niña de 8 años de edad con sistomatología de hiperpigmentación reticular de inicio precoz (3 meses); distrófia unguenal y leucoplasia, de probable etiopatiogenia genética autosomática dominado por no registrar antecedentes familiares. Sa hace una revisión de su etiopatogenia y clínica, remarcando su interés por la importancia de su diagnóstico y calificación genética para el adecuado consejo genético y la observación estricta para detectar las complicaciones de anemia aplásica y cáncer
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Humanos , Criança , Hiperpigmentação , Tifo Epidêmico Transmitido por PiolhosRESUMO
In order to have a present perspective on the prevalence on the epidemiology of some tissue helminthiasis in Lonquimay County, southern Chile, in 1993 a seroepidemiological survey, by means of an indirect hemagglutination test (IHAT) for hydatidosis, cysticercosis and trichinosis was undertaken. In 11 (1.2%), 10 (1.1%) and 6 (0.6%) out of 945 examined persons, most of them from rural areas, the corresponding IHAT resulted positive. Additionally, radiographic and ecotomographical studies for thorax and abdomen respectively were performed to the 11 individuals with serology positive for hydatidosis: whereas all the thoracic radiographies resulted negative, liver hydatic cysts were detected in five persons, who latter on were submitted to surgery. Prevalence rates of hydatidosis in Lonquimay are among the highest regional and national values.