Vitor Emanuel Cassol, Dirceu Solé, Sérgio Saldanha Menna-Barreto, Stefenia Pigatto Teche, Tiago Moraes Rizzato, Martin Maldonado, Diogo Ferrari Centenaro, Eliane Zenir Colpo Moraes

J Bras Pneumol.2005;31(3):191-196

Repeated treatment of tuberculosis in the city of Recife, 1997: an epidemiological approach

O retratamento da tuberculose no município do Recife, 1997: uma abordagem epidemiológica

Hermira Maria Amorim Campos, Maria de Fátima Militão de Albuquerque, Antônio Roberto Leite Campelo, Wayner Souza, Ana M. Brito

J Bras Pneumol.2000;26(5):235-240

Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses

Effectiveness of wearing masks during the COVID-19 outbreak in cohort and case-control studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Eficácia do uso de máscaras durante o surto de COVID-19 em estudos de coorte e caso-controle: uma revisão sistemática e meta-análise

Idevaldo Floriano1, Antônio Silvinato1,2, Hélio Arthur Bacha3, Alexandre Naime Barbosa4, Suzana Tanni5, Wanderley Marques Bernardo2,6

J Bras Pneumol.2023;49(6):e20230003

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Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Histoplasmose pulmonar aguda no Rio Grande do Sul

Gisela Unis, Eliane Wurdig Roesch, Luiz Carlos Severo

J Bras Pneumol.2005;31(1):

Background: Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis is a respiratory infection occurring when an otherwise healthy individual inhales a large quantity of fungal propagules. Length of exposure determines disease severity. An epidemic is influenced by factors affecting the growth and transmission of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum in nature. Objective: To identify epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients with acute pulmonary histoplasmosis in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) and compare these aspects with those of other cluster outbreaks reported in Brazil. Method: The charts of 212 patients diagnosed with histoplasmosis over a 25-year period (1977-2002) were obtained from the archives of the Laboratório de Micologia from Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa (Santa Casa Hospital Mycology Laboratory), in the city of Porto Alegre (RS). In reviewing these patient charts, we identified and included in the study cases of acute pulmonary histoplasmosis in which there was a positive culture and/or histopathological findings consistent with the diagnosis. Outbreaks were defined as one confirmed case or positive immunodifusion Histoplasma capsulatum with compatible clinical history. All reported Brazilian outbreaks were reviewed. Results: Of the 212 patient charts reviewed, 18 (8.5%) were selected for inclusion in the study. Among those 18 patients, ages ranged from 8 to 63 years (median, 35.4), and 67% were male. Epidemiological histories were suggestive of the disease in 11 patients (61%). The most common disease type, seen in 17 patients (95%), was primary acute pulmonary histoplasmosis, and there was a predominance of isolated cases. Conclusion: The identification of isolated cases and the presence of cluster outbreaks demonstrate the abundance of H. capsulatum in the soil and, together with the occurrence of all forms of the disease, confirms the assumption that Rio Grande do Sul is a hyperendemic region for histoplasmosis.

Keywords: Key words - Histoplasmosis/epidemiology. Histoplasmosis/diagnostic. Histoplasma. Medical records. Retrospective studies.

Case Report

Acute disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient

Histoplasmose disseminada aguda em indivíduo imunocompetente

Simone Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Silvia Karine de Albuquerque Lopes, Tereza de Jesus Bandeira, Teresa Neuma Albuquerque Gomes Nogueira, Marcelo Alcântata Holanda

J Bras Pneumol.2004;30(3):270-273

Original Article

Co-infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus: an epidemiological analysis in the city of Taubaté, Brazil

Co-infecção por Mycobacterium tuberculosis e vírus da imunodeficiência humana: uma análise epidemiológica em Taubaté (SP)

Luiz Gustavo Miranda de Carvalho, Anabelli Zanchetta Buani, Maria Stella Amorim da Costa Zöllner, Alexandre Prado Scherma

J Bras Pneumol.2006;32(5):424-429

Histoplasmosis mimicking primary lung cancer or pulmonary metastases

Histoplasmose simulando neoplasia primária de pulmão ou metástases pulmonares

Aline Gehlen Dall Bello, Cecilia Bittencourt Severo, Luciana Silva Guazzelli, Flavio Mattos Oliveira, Bruno Hochhegger, Luiz Carlos Severo

J Bras Pneumol.2013;39(1):63-68

Case Series

Outbreak of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis among patients hospitalized in a bone marrow transplant ward: tomographic findings

Surto de aspergilose pulmonar invasiva em enfermaria de transplante de medula óssea: achados tomográficos

Daniela Batista de Almeida Freitas, Ana Cláudia Piovesan, Gilberto Szarf, Dany Jasinowodolinski, Gustavo de Souza Portes Meirelles

J Bras Pneumol.2009;35(9):931-936

Original Article

Adverse effects of tuberculosis treatment: experience at an outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazi

Efeitos adversos no tratamento da tuberculose: experiência em serviço ambulatorial de um hospital-escola na cidade de São Paulo

Denise Eri Onodera Vieira, Mauro Gomes

J Bras Pneumol.2008;34(12):1049-1055

Smoking in a small city: an ethnographic study to serve as a base for the creation of a public health program

O tabagismo em um município de pequeno porte: um estudo etnográfico como base para geração de um programa de saúde pública

Thales Jenner de Oliveira Falcão, Iris do Céu Clara Costa

J Bras Pneumol.2008;34(2):91-97

Letters to the Editor

COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in 2020: the case of the city of Rio de Janeiro

Morbidade e mortalidade por COVID-19 em 2020: o caso da cidade do Rio de Janeiro

Nádia Cristina Pinheiro Rodrigues1,2, Mônica Kramer de Noronha Andrade1, Denise Leite Maia Monteiro3, Valéria Teresa Saraiva Lino1, Inês do Nascimento Reis1, Vera Cecília Frossard1, Gisele O'Dwyer1

J Bras Pneumol.2020;46(5):e20200341

Original Article

Prevalence of pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum in students in the city of Manaus, Brazil

Prevalência de pectus carinatum e pectus excavatum em escolares de Manaus

Fernando Luiz Westphal, Luiz Carlos de Lima, José Corrêia Lima Neto, Altair Rodrigues Chaves, Vítor Lazarini dos Santos Júnior, Brena Luize Cunha Ferreira

J Bras Pneumol.2009;35(3):221-226

Determinants of smoking experimentation and initiation among adolescent students in the city of Salvador, Brazil

Determinantes da experimentação do cigarro e do início precoce do tabagismo entre adolescentes escolares em Salvador (BA)

Adelmo de Souza Machado Neto, Tarcisio Matos Andrade, Carlos Napoli, Lilian Carine Souza de Lima Abdon, Mônica Rocha Garcia, Francisco Inácio Bastos

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(6):674-682

Outcomes of tuberculosis treatment among inpatients and outpatients in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

Desfechos de tratamento de tuberculose em pacientes hospitalizados e não hospitalizados no município de São Paulo

Mirtes Cristina Telles Perrechi, Sandra Aparecida Ribeiro

J Bras Pneumol.2011;37(6):783-790

Retreatment of tuberculosis patients in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil: outcomes

Desfechos do retratamento de pacientes com tuberculose com o uso do esquema 3 em Porto Alegre, Brasil

Pedro Dornelles Picon, Carlos Fernando Carvalho Rizzon, Sergio Luiz Bassanesi, Luiz Carlos Correa da Silva, Maria de Lourdes Della Giustina

J Bras Pneumol.2011;37(4):504-511

Characteristics of patients with lung cancer in the city of Manaus, Brazil

Características de pacientes com câncer de pulmão na cidade de Manaus

Fernando Luiz Westphal, Luis Carlos de Lima, Edson Oliveira Andrade, José Corrêa Lima Netto, Andrei Salvioni da Silva, Bruna Cecília Neves de Carvalho

J Bras Pneumol.2009;35(2):157-163

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