2011
DOI: 10.1590/s1677-54492011000400007
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Impacto dos marcadores socioeconômicos na gravidade do linfedema das extremidades inferiores

Abstract: No Brasil, a incidência do linfedema é pouco conhecida e poucas são as documentações científicas reportando a associação do linfedema com os fatores sociais e econômicos na nossa região. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar o impacto dos marcadores socioeconômicos na gravidade do linfedema das extremidades inferiores conforme a classificação de Mowlem, na região metropolitana de Salvador (BA). Dos 324 pacientes estudados, 200 (62%) eram do gênero feminino. A idade variou entre 14 e 69 anos, com mediana de 48 anos… Show more

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“…In view of this, we stress the importance of controlling the chronic condition with appropriate treatment, which can make a positive contribution to quality of life in this population. 5 These patients had associated comorbidities, in line with the literature, 5,26,27 confirming that they are common in people with severe lymphatic dysfunction. 28 Arterial hypertension, obesity, and diabetes were the most common comorbidities, as in a study by Santana et al, 26 who state that if these conditions are not controlled they facilitate development of sequelae.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 72%
“…In view of this, we stress the importance of controlling the chronic condition with appropriate treatment, which can make a positive contribution to quality of life in this population. 5 These patients had associated comorbidities, in line with the literature, 5,26,27 confirming that they are common in people with severe lymphatic dysfunction. 28 Arterial hypertension, obesity, and diabetes were the most common comorbidities, as in a study by Santana et al, 26 who state that if these conditions are not controlled they facilitate development of sequelae.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 72%
“…Acredita-se que mundialmente, os portadores dessas afecções constituem cerca de 450 milhões, equivalentes a 15% da população. Porém, há pouco conhecimento da incidência brasileira sobre o linfedema, devido provavelmente, ser uma doença subdiagnosticada clinicamente e pela escassez de informação epidemiológica sobre essa temática na literatura (CARVALHO et al, 2011).…”
Section: P á G I N a | 584unclassified
“…O grau III é manifestado por quadro irreversível e existência de proeminente fibrose subcutânea, além do membro afetado se apresentar com aspecto elefantiásico (CARVALHO et al, 2011).…”
Section: P á G I N a | 584unclassified
“…There is an estimate that globally, 450 million people have lymphatic disorders (Carvalho et al, 2011). In Brazil, there are few scientific documents reporting the association of lymphedema with social and economic factors (Andrade, 2002).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%