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Acalculous cholecystitis has been associated with several infectious agents, but its relation with Plasmodium falciparum infection has not been clearly defined. This is the first case of acalculous cholecystitis produced by Plasmodium falciparum infection that is directly documented and should be included among the differential diagnoses of acalculous cholecystitis.
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Colecistite Acalculosa/parasitologia , Malária Falciparum/complicações , Plasmodium falciparum/isolamento & purificação , Colecistite Acalculosa/complicações , Colecistite Acalculosa/diagnóstico por imagem , Colecistite Acalculosa/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Animais , Antimaláricos/uso terapêutico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , República Dominicana , Doxiciclina/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Humanos , Malária Falciparum/tratamento farmacológico , Malária Falciparum/parasitologia , Quinina/uso terapêutico , Viagem , UltrassonografiaRESUMO
Anthropometric characteristics and body composition were assessed in a group of 93 institutionalized elderly people, mean age 80.9 +/- 7.6 years, in Granada (Spain). The body composition was measured by the bioelectrical impedance technique. The influence of dietary energy intake, lifestyle, physical activity and health data were studied. Forty-five per cent of the women and 17% of the men were obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) and 78% of the women and 54% of the men were overweight (BMI > 25 kg/m2). Only 12% of men and 4% of women suffered from undernutrition (BMI < 20 kg/m2). No significant correlations (P > 0.05) were found between BMI or body fat percentage and energy intake. Lifestyle and health data do not affect the BMI or body composition, but a significant negative correlation (P < 0.05) was found between the physical handicap level and the energy intake in all the sample (r = -0.26) and in the women (r = -0.16).
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Composição Corporal , Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos , Institucionalização , Estado Nutricional , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Índice de Massa Corporal , Impedância Elétrica , Exercício Físico , Feminino , Humanos , Estilo de Vida , Masculino , EspanhaRESUMO
A study has been carried out on the nutritional status of vitamin A and E in 93 institutionalized elderly people in Granada (Spain) by studying their vitamin intake and the serum values of retinol and alpha-tocopherol. The influence of lipid intake and lipids in plasma has been also discussed. The vitamin A intake is higher than the recommended amount and represent 209% DR in men and 217% DR in women. The vitamin E intake is deficient in 33% of the men and 27% of the women. The serum values of retinol indicate that 11% of the women have a deficiency (< 0.7 microM), and that 39% of the men and 32% of the women have low values (0.7-1.22 microM). As for the serum values of alpha-tocopherol, 6% of the women have deficient values, and 82% of the men and 37% of the women have low values (11.6-23.2 microM).