Episodic angioedema with eosinophilia (EAE) is a rare condition characterized by recurrent attacks of angioedema and urticaria accompanied by a marked elevation of peripheral eosinophil count. We report the case of a young female patient diagnosed with EAE associated with urticarial vasculitis. A 40-year-old female patient was admitted to our institution due to recurrent episodes of cheek and eyelid angioedema in the previous year. Episodes of facial angioedema lasted for two months with spontaneous remission afterwards. In addition, she presented pruritic and painful skin eruptions of erythematous circles, which persisted for longer than 24 h, that were palpable, somewhat purplish, and more pronounced on the face, arms, and trunk. Laboratory investigation showed a sustained elevation of white cell counts with marked eosinophilia. Serum IgM, IgE, and IgA were normal; IgG was slightly elevated. C1-esterase inhibitor and tryptase test were normal. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was performed for detection of FIP1L1-PDGFRA and BCR-ABL rearrangements. None of these alterations were found. Skin biopsies were suggestive of urticarial vasculitis. The patient was submitted to esophagogastroduodenoscopy, which showed mild chronic gastritis, with no eosinophilic infiltration. Cardiac dimensions and function were normal. Abdominal ultrasound and total body CT-scan failed to show lymphadenopathy, organomegaly, and tumors. We report the first case of association between episodic angioedema with eosinophilia and urticarial vasculitis. It is possible that both conditions share a physiopathological mechanism, suggesting that it is not just a chance association.

RESUMO A destruição de livros e documentos por organismos-praga é um problema antigo, enfrentado principalmente por bibliotecários e arquivistas. O trabalho teve como objetivo descrever suscintamente as principais ações e resultados do Manejo Integrado de Pragas (MIP) implementadas no Arquivo Judicial da Câmara Municipal de Pitangui, MG, durante os meses de janeiro de 2004 a agosto de 2005. Dentre estas ações, realizou-se um levantamento dos organismos-praga presentes tanto na área física do acervo, quanto no material bibliográfico. Todo o material bibliográfico foi tratado através do método do congelamento controlado, que consiste em acondicionar o material bibliográfico em um congelador (freezer) a temperaturas negativas, por um tempo pré-determinado. No caso desse método, foi avaliada a efetividade do controle, através da verificação da presença de indivíduos mortos e vivos, logo após o tratamento, três e seis meses depois. O levantamento dos organismos-praga na área física do acervo evidenciou a presença do cupim de madeira seca Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) e das formigas Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius) e Camponotus sp. No material bibliográfico, além do cupim C. brevis, foram identificados besouros da espécie Tricorynus herbarius (Gorjam), traças Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus e piolhos-do-livro do gênero Liposcelis sp. As medidas de controle evidenciaram a efetividade dos métodos adotados, não ocorrendo reincidência das pragas durante o período de estudo.

ABSTRACT Destruction of books and documents by pest organisms is an age-old problem, faced mainly by both librarians and archivists. The present study provides a brief report on the main actions and the results of the Integrated Management of Pests (IMP) implemented in the Judicial Archive of the City Council of Pitangui, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during the months of January 2004 to August 2005. These actions included a survey of the pest organisms present both in the physical area of the archive and in the bibliographical material. All the material was treated through the controlled freezing method, which consistsin putting the bibliographical material into a freezer at negative temperatures for a predetermined time period. In the case of this method, the effectiveness of the control was evaluated through the verification of the presence of dead and living individuals, soon after the treatment and at three and six months later. The survey of the pest organisms in the physical area of the archive revealed the presence of the termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) and the ants Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius) and Camponotus sp. In the bibliographical material, in addition to the termite C. brevis there were identified beetles of the species Tricorynus herbarius (Gorham), silverfish Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus, and book lice of the genus Liposcelis sp. The control measures evidenced the effectiveness of the methods used, with no reoccurrence of the pest during the study period.

RESUMO O objetivo deste trabalho foi de conhecer as famílias de himenópteros parasitóides (Insecta: Hymenoptera), coletados com armadilhas do tipo Malaise em floresta nativa em Luz, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil (19º45’03" e 19º49’03"S, 45º41’25" e 45º49’25"W). Durante o período de setembro de 2003 a março de 2004, foram coletados 1.131 espécimes, distribuídos em 21 famílias. Ichneumonidae e Encyrtidae foram as mais comuns, com 42,00% e 25,29% espécimes coletados, respectivamente.

ABSTRACT The aim of this work was to assay the hymenopterous parasitoid families (Insecta: Hymenoptera), collected by Malaise traps in native forest of Luz, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. From September of 2003 to March 2004, collection was made of 1,131 specimens, belonging to 21 families. Ichneumonidae and Encyrtidae were the most common families, with 42.00% and 25.29% specimens collected, respectively.