ABSTRACT Bloodstream and venous catheter-related corynebacterial infections in paediatric patients with haematological cancer were investigated from January 2003 to December 2014 at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We observed that during cancer treatment, invasive corynebacterial infections occurred independent of certain factors, such as age and gender, underlying diseases and neutropenia. These infections were ssscaused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and other non-diphtherial corynebacteria. All cases presented a variable profile of susceptibility to antimicrobial agents, except to vancomycin. Targeted antibiotic therapy may contribute to catheters maintenance and support quality of treatment. Non-diphtherial corynebacteria must be recognized as agents associated with venous access infections. Our data highlight the need for the accurate identification of corynebacteria species, as well as antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Skin cancer is the most common neoplasm in Brazil. Melanoma accounts for 4% of these neoplasms. Although childhood melanoma is rare, there is evidence that its incidence is increasing, placing it among the most important public health problems for the future. This work sought to conduct a retrospective review of cases of suspected melanocytic skin lesions in children, their diagnosis and management, and evaluate the sentinel lymph node biopsy method in some cases of cutaneous melanoma.

This study aims to characterize the clients porters of tissue lesion chronic which are attended in the Repair of Wound Ambulatory of Antonio Pedro University Hospital Aid Center (HUAP), in view of the following variables: age, sex, education, the basic disease, type of wound, time and location of the wound from its beginnings. It is a quantitative, descriptive and exploratory nature study approved by the Ethic in Search Committee (CEP-CCM/HUAP), being developed among 39 injury porter patients attended by the nurse consult, from May 2006 to April 2007. The results show that the population of the study is mostly male (51%), aged from 40 to 59 years (54%) and with incomplete middle (junior high) school (61%). With relation to clinical aspects, 28% get Mellitus Diabetes associated to Systemical Arterial Hypertension, 31% of them presented Mellitus Diabetes and 29% arterial hypertension; 85% having lesion upon the low members, being that 40% were caused by vein ulcers and 33% by diabetes ulcers; 27% showed the lesion from 1 year to 4 year. It was concluded that the systematic monitoring of wounded patients is fundamental not only to treat the wound but also to control basic illnesses and prevent complications. We recommend that new studies be carried out to obtain a more representative profile of this population in the different levels of attention for the health

O presente estudo tem por objetivo caracterizar a clientela portadora de lesões tissulares crônicas atendida no Ambulatório de Reparo de Feridas do Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro (HUAP), segundo as variáveis: idade, sexo, escolaridade, doença de base, tipo de ferida, localização da ferida e tempo desde o seu surgimento. Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo de natureza descritiva e exploratória, aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa (CEP-CCM/HUAP) desenvolvido com 39 pacientes portadores de feridas crônicas, atendidos na consulta de enfermagem, durante o período de maio de 2006 a abril de 2007. Os resultados mostram que no serviço de saúde em questão, o perfil identificado caracterizou-se por indivíduos em sua maioria, do sexo masculino (51%), com faixa etária entre 40 e 59 anos de idade (54%) e primeiro grau incompleto (61%). Quanto dados clínicos, 28% dos pacientes possui Diabetes Mellitus associado à Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica, 31% deles apresentavam Diabetes Mellitus e 29% hipertensão arterial; 85% com lesão nos membros inferiores, sendo que 40% eram de úlceras venosas e 33% de úlceras diabéticas; com um tempo de evolução superior a um ano e inferior a quatro anos, em 30% dos casos. Concluiu-se que o acompanhamento sistemático do paciente com lesão é fundamental para que se estabeleça não só o tratamento da ferida, mas o controle das doenças de base e prevenção de complicações. Recomenda-se a realização de novos estudos para se obter um perfil mais representativo desta população nos diversos níveis de atenção à saúde.