Case Report

Tuberculosis of the thymus

Tuberculose do timo

Mauro Tadeu Ajaj Saieg, Fabíola del Carlo Bernardi, Roberto Gonçalves, Márcio Botter, Roberto Saad Junior, Geanete Pozzan

J Bras Pneumol.2007;33(3):355-357

Original Article

Robotic thoracic surgery for resection of thymoma and tumors of the thymus: technical development and initial experience

Cirurgia torácica robótica para ressecção de timoma e tumores tímicos: desenvolvimento técnico e experiência inicial

Ricardo Mingarini Terra1,a, José Ribas Milanez-de-Campos1,b, Rui Haddad2,c, Juliana Rocha Mol Trindade3,d, Leticia Leone Lauricella3,e, Benoit Jacques Bibas3,f, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes1,g

J Bras Pneumol.2020;46(1):e20180315

Editorial

The utility of molecular biology in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

A utilidade da biologia molecular no diagnóstico da tuberculose

Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello, Joseane Fonseca-Costa

J Bras Pneumol.2005;31(3):188-190

Letters to the Editor

Tuberculosis in Brazil: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Tuberculose no Brasil: o impacto da pandemia de COVID-19

Célia Márcia Fernandes Maia1, Daniella R. Barbosa Martelli2, Denise Maria Mendes L. da Silveira2, Eduardo Araújo Oliveira3,4, Hercílio Martelli Júnior1,2

J Bras Pneumol.2022;48(2):e20220082

Editorial

The role of the Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network in national and international efforts to eliminate tuberculosis

O papel da Rede Brasileira de Pesquisas em Tuberculose nos esforços nacionais e internacionais para a eliminação da tuberculose

Afranio Kritski1,a, Margareth Pretti Dalcolmo2,b, Fernanda Carvalho Queiroz Mello3,c, Anna Cristina Calçada Carvalho4,d, Denise Rossato Silva5,e, Martha Maria de Oliveira6,f, Julio Croda7,8,g

J Bras Pneumol.2018;44(2):77-81

Review Article

Management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: main recommendations of the Brazilian guidelines

Manejo da tuberculose multirresistente: elementos centrais das recomendações brasileiras

Jaqueline Garcia de Almeida Ballestero1, Juliana Masini Garcia2, Valdes Roberto Bollela3, Antonio Ruffino-Netto4, Margareth Maria Pretti Dalcolmo5, Ana Carolina Scarpel Moncaio6, Nicoly Sanches Miguel7, Isabela Zaccaro Rigolin7, Pedro Fredemir Palha1

J Bras Pneumol.2020;46(2):e20190290

Original Article

Determination of levels of specific IgA to the HspX recombinant antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis

Pesquisa de IgA contra o antígeno recombinante HspX de Mycobacterium tuberculosis no diagnóstico de tuberculose pleural

Loanda Carvalho Sant' Ana Limongi, Liliane Olival, Marcus Barreto Conde, Ana Paula Junqueira-Kipnis

J Bras Pneumol.2011;37(3):302-307

Profile of patients with tuberculosis: evaluation of the Brazilian national tuberculosis control program in Bagé, Brazil

Perfil dos pacientes com tuberculose e avaliação do programa nacional de controle da tuberculose em Bagé (RS)

Marysabel Pinto Telis Silveira, Raquel Fabiane Roscoff de Adorno, Tiago Fontana

J Bras Pneumol.2007;33(2):199-205

Review Article

The resurgence of tuberculosis and the impact of the study of pulmonary immunopathogenesis

O ressurgimento da tuberculose e o impacto do estudo da imunopatogenia pulmonar

José Roberto Lapa e SilvaI, Neio BoéchatII

J Bras Pneumol.2004;30(4):478-484

Original Article

Investigation of tuberculosis contacts in the tuberculosis control program of a medium-sized municipality in the southeast of Brazil in 2002

O controle de comunicantes de tuberculose no programa de controle da tuberculose em um município de médio porte da Região Sudeste do Brasil, em 2002

Cláudia Eli Gazetta, Antônio Ruffino Netto, José Martins Pinto Neto, Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes Santos, Maria Rita de Cássia Oliveira Cury, Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini, Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa

J Bras Pneumol.2006;32(6):559-565

Characteristics of elderly tuberculosis patients in Recife, Brazil: a contribution to the tuberculosis control program

Características da tuberculose em idosos no Recife (PE): contribuição para o programa de controle

Zilda do Rego Cavalcanti, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Antônio Roberto Leite Campelo, Ricardo Ximenes, Ulisses Montarroyos, Marianne Karel Amaral Verçosa

J Bras Pneumol.2006;32(6):535-543

Objective: To describe the demographic characteristics, everyday habits, socio-economic conditions, clinico-epidemiological profiles and access to health care services among the elderly patients with tuberculosis diagnosed and treated in the city of Recife, Brazil, comparing them to those observed in young adults with tuberculosis. Methods: A case-control type strategy was used to evaluate a cohort of patients with tuberculosis, all of whom were treated in public health care facilities in Recife between May of 2001 and July of 2003. Results: The final cohort consisted of 1127 patients: 136 elderly patients (cases) and 991 young adults (controls). In both groups, males predominated, and the most common form of tuberculosis was the pulmonary form. Alcoholism was more common in the control group, whereas illiteracy was more common in the case group. There were fewer complaints of cough, sweats and chest pain among the patients in the case group than among those in the control group. Serological testing for the human immunodeficiency virus was performed in only 29 patients (2.6%). The percentage of positive sputum smear microscopy results, as well as that of positive cultures, was higher in the controls. Prior to being diagnosed with the disease, patients in both groups had sought treatment at more than two health care facilities and had waited more than two months (after first seeking treatment). The elderly patients presented higher indices of cure and were more often compliant with the treatment regimen, yet presented higher mortality rates. Conclusion: In the population studied, the elderly presented less cough, fewer episodes of night sweats and less chest pain, as well as less often presenting positivity on complementary exams. Nevertheless, the mortality rate was higher among the elderly patients than among the young adult patients. Elderly patients with tuberculosis constitute a population that should be given special attention in public health care facilities.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; Elderly; Case-control; Brazil

Letters to the Editor

Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network: 20 years of history in the fight against Tuberculosis

Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa em Tuberculose: 20 anos de história na luta contra a Tuberculose

Ethel L. Maciel1, Ricardo A. Arcêncio1, José R. Lapa e Silva1

J Bras Pneumol.2021;47(6):e20210341

Editorial

Latent tuberculosis and the use of immunomodulatory agents.

A tuberculose latente e o uso de imunomoduladores.

Fábio Silva Aguiar1,a, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello1,b.

J Bras Pneumol.2019;45(6):e20190361

Original Article

The impact of the stratification by degree of clinical severity and abandonment risk of tuberculosis treatment

O impacto da estratificação por grau de risco clínico e de abandono do tratamento da tuberculose

Pedro Daibert de Navarro1,2, João Paulo Amaral Haddad3, Juliana Veiga Costa Rabelo1, Claudia Hermínia de Lima e Silva4, Isabela Neves de Almeida2,5, Wânia da Silva Carvalho6, Silvana Spíndola de Miranda2

J Bras Pneumol.2021;47(4):e20210018