| Endemic Pemphigus foliaceus ("Fogo selvagem"): a series from the Northeastern region of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, 1973-1998. | |
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PMID: 11340476 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus (EPF) is a bullous autoimmune skin disease whose incidence used to be high in the State of São Paulo (SP), Brazil, during the forties, but has declined thereafter. OBJECTIVES: to report a series of EPF patients from the northeastern region of SP. METHODS: a retrospective study concerning demographic and epidemiological data of patients seen from 1973 to 1998 was conducted at the University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, SP. RESULTS: bullous disease was diagnosed in 340 patients, 245 with EPF (72.1%), 9.4 cases per year, 60.4% females, and 70.2% white, 7 to 82 year-old (29.4% in their teens); 46.9% lived in the rural zone. Concerning profession, housewives predominated among women (67.6%) and agricultural workers among men (40.2%). The time of disease was less than 1 year in 62.0% of cases, followed by 1 and 5 years (27%), and more than 5 years for the remaining patients (11%). 36.7% of patients were referred by the Direção Regional de Saúde (DIR) XVIII of Ribeirão Preto, with the largest number of cases being from Ribeirão Preto and Batatais: 33.3% and 23.3%, respectively; 22% from DIR XIII (Franca); 13.5% from DIR VII (Araraquara); 2.9% from DIR IX (Barretos); 4.1% from other DIRs of SP, and 20.8% from other States (16.7% from Minas Gerais). Thirteen (5.3%) patients reported occurrence of the disease in some relative, and 4 (1.6%) in neighbors. CONCLUSIONS: the present data characterize the northeastern region of the state of São Paulo as a remaining endemic focus of EPF. |
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Authors:
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M P Chiossi; A M Roselino |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Volume: 43 ISSN: 0036-4665 ISO Abbreviation: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo Publication Date: 2001 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-05-07 Completed Date: 2001-12-05 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7507484 Medline TA: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 59-62 Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Dermatology, Department of Medical Clinics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Brazil / epidemiology Child Endemic Diseases* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pemphigus / diagnosis, epidemiology* Retrospective Studies |
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