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    Endemic pemphigus in the peruvian Amazon: epidemiology and risk factors for the development of complications during treatment Pênfigo endêmico na Amazônia peruana: epidemiologia e fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de complicações durante o tratamento

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    BACKGROUND: Pemphigus is an autoimmune blistering disease. According to a report, in areas of endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF) in Peru there are cases of pemphigus vulgaris with epidemiologic, clinical and histopathologic characteristics similar to those of "endemic pemphigus vulgaris" (EPV) in Brazil. OBJECTIVES: To determine the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of endemic pemphigus and the risk factors of patients for developing complications during treatment. METHODS: A study was carried out from July 2003 to March 2008. The study population was 60 patients with EPF and 7 patients with EPV evaluated in hospitals and clinics in the Peruvian Amazon and Lima. A multivariate analysis was carried out using binary logistic regression. RESULTS: The average age of EPF patients was 31.4 years; 55% were men; 60% presented the generalized clinical variant. Non-compliance with the treatment was seen in 57.1% of the patients. Thirty-five percent presented complications (e.g. pyodermitis and pyelonephritis) during treatment. The risk factors for developing complications during treatment were non-compliance with the treatment and having the generalized clinical form. In the EPV group, the average age was 21.7 years; 71.4% were men. All patients presented with the mucocutaneous clinical variant and the initial presentation consisted of oral mucosa lesions; 71.4% presented complications during treatment, pyodermitis being the most frequent. CONCLUSIONS: Non-compliance with the treatment and the generalized clinical form are risk factors for the development of complications during treatment of patients with EPF. Peru indeed has EPV cases with epidemiologic characteristics similar to EPF. Living in a rural area may represent a risk factor for the development of complications during treatment of patients with EPV.<br>FUNDAMENTOS: O pênfigo é uma doença auto-imune bolhosa. Segundo um relatório, em áreas de pênfigo foliáceo endêmico no Peru há casos de pênfigo vulgar com características epidemiológicas, clínicas e histopatológicas semelhantes às do "pênfigo vulgar endêmico" no Brasil. OBJETIVOS: Determinar as características clínicas e epidemiológicas do pênfigo endêmico e os fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de complicações durante o tratamento. MÉTODOS: Um estudo foi realizado de julho de 2003 a março de 2008. 60 doentes de pênfigo foliáceo endêmico e 7 de pênfigo vulgar endêmico foram avaliados em hospitais e clínicas na Amazônia peruana e em Lima. Uma análise multivariante foi feita usando regressão logística binária. RESULTADOS: A idade média dos doentes de pênfigo foliáceo endêmico foi 31,4 anos; 55% eram homens, 60% apresentavam a forma clínica generalizada. 57,1% nao cumpriram o tratamento. 35% apresentaram complicações (por exemplo, piodermites e pielonefrite). Os fatores de risco foram não cumprir o tratamento e ter a forma clínica generalizada. No grupo pênfigo vulgar endêmico, a idade média foi 21,7 anos; 71,4% eram homens. Todos os pacientes apresentavam a variante clínica mucocutânea e a apresentação inicial consistia de lesões da mucosa bucal; 71,4% apresentaram complicações durante o tratamento, piodermites sendo a mais freqüente. CONCLUSÕES: Não cumprir o tratamento e ter a forma clínica generalizada são fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de complicações durante o tratamento de pênfigo foliáceo endêmico. Peru realmente tem casos de pênfigo vulgar endêmico com características epidemiológicas semelhantes às do pênfigo foliáceo endêmico. Viver numa área rural pode ser um fator de risco para o desenvolvimento de complicações

    Educação inclusiva em revistas pedagógicas: análises de conteúdo e bibliométrica Inclusive education in educational magazines: content and bibliometric analysis

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    As revistas pedagógicas constituem um tipo de periódico educacional que têm sido amplamente lidas por professores e candidatos à docência no Brasil. Embora atuem decisivamente na formação inicial e continuada dos docentes e, por consequência, nas práticas pedagógicas adotadas em sala de aula, essas revistas têm sido pouco estudadas. A carência de estudos é ainda maior quando se trata das concepções e práticas sobre inclusão escolar veiculadas por elas. Com o objetivo de efetuar análises de conteúdo e bibliométrica de escritos sobre inclusão escolar publicados entre 1994 e 2005 em duas revistas pedagógicas, foram recuperados e analisados 40 textos, sendo 24 da revista AMAE Educando e 16 da Presença Pedagógica. As principais características bibliométricas das publicações sobre inclusão escolar dos dois periódicos são: artigos em gênero descritivo/reportativo; autoria individual; e apresentação de referências ou bibliografias. O conteúdo desses textos tem como tema principal a inclusão escolar de forma global, sem especificar um ou mais tipos de necessidades educacionais especiais. Adotam uma abordagem educacional da inclusão escolar não delimitando níveis e/ou tipos de ensino. Divergências entre as duas revistas foram detectadas, mas elas parecem convergir mais do que discrepar. São analisadas as limitações dos textos no que diz respeito aos fundamentos teóricos e práticos da inclusão escolar.<br>Educational magazines are a subset of educational periodicals that have been widely read by teachers and undergraduate students in teacher development courses in Brazil. Although they have an important role in beginning and ongoing teacher development programs, with impact on pedagogical practices used in the classroom, such magazines have not been researched. The lack of research is of even greater concern when one focuses upon the conceptions and practices of inclusive education conveyed in this kind of material. In order to perform bibliometric and content analysis of articles written between 1994 and 2005 on inclusion in schools in two educational periodicals, 40 texts were selected and analyzed, 24 from the AMAE Educando magazine and 16 from Presença Pedagógica. The main bibliometric features of the articles on inclusion of these two magazines are: descriptive or teacher reports; personal essays; and presentation of literature and references. As to the content of these articles, the main theme is inclusion in school in general, without specification as to one or more kinds of special educational needs. They adopt an educational approach for school inclusion that does not discuss teaching levels of education services. Differences between the magazines were detected, but there were more similarities than discrepancies among them. The articles' limitations were analyzed as to theoretical and practical bases for inclusion in school

    Estrutura populacional de Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes) (Decapoda, Anomura, Porcellanidae) da Ilha do Farol, Matinhos, Paraná, Brasil Population structure of Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes) (Decapoda, Anomura, Porcellanidae) from Farol Isle, Matinhos, Paraná, Brazil

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    <abstract language="eng">Population structure of the porcelain crab Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes, 1850) from the rocky shore of the Farol isle (25º51'S, 48º32'W) was carried out in the following aspects: annual fluctuation of the density, distribution of the developmental stages and sexes over year round, size composition and recruiting period of juveniles into the population. Monthly collections were made in the three sites of the midlittoral, from November/89 to April/91, with the aid of a trap. The air temperature ranged from 13ºC to 28ºC, that of the surface water from 16ºC lo 29ºC and the salinity of the surface water from 06.7‰ to 31.5‰. A total of 5.585 individuals of Petrolisthes armatus was collected, among which, 116 were in the megalopa stage, 1,579 juveniles, 830 immature males, 729 immature females, 1,161 mature males, 744 mature females and 426 ovigerous females. The population density ranged from 15.3 to 305.0 ind.m-2, with a peak in January. This density is the highest among the porcelain crab populations known from the literature. The species has continuous reproduction, but, there were two main cohorts in the year: summer one that was longer and more abundant and the winter one that was shorter and the less numerous
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