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Penile prosthesis implant is the definitive treatment for refractory erectile dysfunction. Fracture of malleable prosthesis is rarely described due to its low incidence. We describe a case of multiple, bilateral fracture of a malleable penile implant, ten years after implantation. After the diagnosis, a review surgery was performed and the implants were replaced. No corporal rupture or urethral lesion was observed. Review of the literature shows few articles reporting penile implant fractures, and to our knowledge no other article has described multiple, bilateral fractures of a penile prosthesis.
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INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis is a serious public health problem that requires global control strategies, especially with respect to factors that may intervene in reducing the incidence of endemicity. In this work, rainfall density and temperature were correlated with the incidence of human cases in an area endemic for leishmaniasis in São Luis do Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil. METHODS: Notification of human cases by the National Health Foundation/Regional Coordination of Maranhão (FUNASA/COREMA) from 2002 to 2010 was used. Ecological data (mean temperature and rainfall density) were provided by the Meteorological Office of State. RESULTS: A significant association was verified between the number of VL cases and rainfall rate but not in the analysis concerning mean temperatures. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that the control actions in visceral leishmaniasis should be performed during rainy season in the State of Maranhão, which is in the first half of the year.
INTRODUÇÃO: A leishmaniose visceral por ser um importante problema de saúde pública mundial requer estratégias de controle, notadamente em relação a fatores que possam intervir na redução da incidência dessa endemia. A densidade pluviométrica e a temperatura são aqui correlacionadas com a incidência de casos humanos em uma área endêmica de calazar na Ilha de São Luis do Maranhão, nordeste brasileiro. MÉTODOS: Utilizou-se notificações dos casos humanos pela Fundação Nacional de Saúde/Coordenação Regional do Maranhão (FUNASA/COREMA) durante o período de 2002 a 2010. Os dados ecológicos (temperatura e densidade pluviométrica) foram cedidos pela Universidade Estadual do Maranhão. RESULTADOS: Associação significante foi verificada entre o número de casos e a pluviometria, o que não foi verificado com a temperatura média. CONCLUSÕES: Esses dados sugerem que as ações de controle na leishmaniose visceral devem ser executadas durante o período chuvoso em nosso Estado, ou seja, no primeiro semestre do ano.
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Humanos , Doenças Endêmicas , Leishmaniose Visceral/epidemiologia , Chuva , Temperatura , Brasil/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Notificação de Doenças , Fatores de Risco , Estações do AnoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis is a serious public health problem that requires global control strategies, especially with respect to factors that may intervene in reducing the incidence of endemicity. In this work, rainfall density and temperature were correlated with the incidence of human cases in an area endemic for leishmaniasis in São Luis do Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil. METHODS: Notification of human cases by the National Health Foundation/Regional Coordination of Maranhão (FUNASA/COREMA) from 2002 to 2010 was used. Ecological data (mean temperature and rainfall density) were provided by the Meteorological Office of State. RESULTS: A significant association was verified between the number of VL cases and rainfall rate but not in the analysis concerning mean temperatures. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that the control actions in visceral leishmaniasis should be performed during rainy season in the State of Maranhão, which is in the first half of the year.