Relato de um caso de paciente feminina de 56 anos que compareceu a uma consulta oftalmológica de rotina sem sintomas visuais e apresentando uma lesão retiniana preta, unilateral, detectada ao exame clínico. As características da angiografia fluoresceínica e da tomografia de coerência óptica foram compatíveis com hamartoma congênito simples do epitélio pigmentado da retina. É muito importante detectar este tumor e diferenciá-lo de outras lesões fundoscópicas pigmentadas que podem comprometer a função visual ou, além disso, afetar o paciente sistemicamente como em tumores malignos.

We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who presented for a routine ophthalmological examination without visual symptoms and had a unilateral black retinal lesion that was detected by clinical examination. Fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography findings were compatible with a congenital simple hamartoma of the retinal pigment epithelium. It is very important to detect this tumor and differentiate it from other pigmented fundus lesions that can compromise visual function or result in systemic conditions such as those caused by malignant tumors.

OBJETIVO: Investigar sintomas de ansiedade em usuários de crack e inalantes no Sul do Brasil. MÉTODOS: Oestudo investigou dois grupos de voluntárioscomomesmonúmero de indivíduos (n = 50): um grupo consistiu de usuários de crack e o outro grupo, de usuários de inalantes. Os voluntários da pesquisa completaram as versões em português das escalas de ansiedade State-Trais Anxiety Inventory (STAI) e Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), e o Questionário de Autoavaliação (SRQ). RESULTADOS: Ambos os grupos apresentaram sintomas significativos de ansiedade. Os usuários de inalantes apresentaram escores quanto a HAM-A significativamente superiores aos usuários de crack. Ansiedade e psicopatologia geral se apresentaram significativamente correlacionados. CONCLUSÃO: Sintomas de ansiedade são frequentes entre usuários de crack e inalantes. Um processo de triagem de sintomas de ansiedade entre usuários de crack e inalantes deve facilitar ainda mais as intervenções terapêuticas nesta área.

OBJECTIVE: The occurrence of psychiatric comorbidity among individuals with crack or inhalant dependence is frequently observed. The objective of this study was to investigate anxiety symptoms among crack cocaine and inhalant users in southern Brazil. METHODS: The study investigated two groups of volunteers of equal size (n = 50): one group consisted of crack cocaine users, and the other group consisted of inhalant users. Research volunteers completed the Portuguese versions of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), and Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ). RESULTS: Both crack and inhalant users experience significant symptoms of anxiety. Inhalant users presented significantly more anxiety symptoms than crack users according to the HAM-A questionnaire only. In contrast to the results of the HAM-A, the STAI failed to demonstrate a significant difference between the two groups of substance users. SRQ scores revealed that crack and inhalants users had significant degrees of morbidity. CONCLUSION: A significant difference regarding anxiety symptomatology, especially state anxiety, was observed among inhalant and crack users. Anxiety and overall mental psychopathology were significantly correlated in this sample. The results indicate that screening initiatives to detect anxiety and additional psychiatric comorbidities among crack and inhalant users are feasible and relevant.

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o perfil demográfico dos pacientes atendidos na Campanha da Catarata e correlacionar as características do sistema de referenciamento com o desfecho cirúrgico. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo, observacional, realizado com pacientes atendidos no ambulatório de Oftalmologia do Hospital Santa Clara do Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre referenciados à consulta via Campanha de Catarata entre fevereiro e abril de 2008. Foi utilizado questionário de avaliação dos pacientes atendidos e realizado exame oftalmológico de biomicroscopia e fundoscopia. RESULTADOS: Dos 234 pacientes com questionários completos, a média de espera pela consulta no sistema terciário foi de 2,5 meses, variando de 1 a 24 meses. Do total de pacientes incluídos no estudo, 152 (65%) foram operados. CONCLUSÃO: Através da análise do atendimento dos pacientes referenciados pôde-se perceber, pelo tempo de espera para a consulta no sistema terciário e pelo percentual de pacientes operados, a eficiência e agilidade proporcionada por esse tipo de campanha de saúde pública.

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the demographic profile of patients assisted on Cataract Campaign and correlate the characteristics of the reference system incoming patients with surgery results. METHODS: Prospective study, observational, performed with outpatients assisted on the Ophthalmology Ambulatory of Santa Clara's Hospital (Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre) in Cataract Campaign between february and april 2008. It was utilized a questionnaire to evaluate assisted patients and performed the ophthalmological exam by biomicroscopy and fundoscopy. RESULTS: From 234 patients with complete questionnaire, the average waiting time for the consult in the tertiary system was 2,5 months, varying from 1 to 24 months. From the total of patients included in the study, 152 (65%) were operated. CONCLUSION: Through the analyses of the attending patients who were referred we can realize by the time of waiting for the consult in the tertiary system and by the percentage of patients operated the efficiency and agility provided by this public health campaign.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) among substance users in southern Brazil. METHODS: The original English version of the Q-LES-Q was translated into Portuguese taking into account semantic and conceptual equivalence. The Portuguese versions of the Q-LES-Q and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) were used to assess quality of life among crack cocaine and inhalant users. Factorial and reliability analyses as well as correlation studies were conducted to establish the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Q-LES-Q. RESULTS: All areas of the Q-LES-Q achieved significant Cronbach's coefficients. Significant Pearson correlation coefficients were obtained between various subscales of the Q-LES-Q and the four dimensions of the WHOQOL-BREF. Correlations were significant when crack and inhalant users were analyzed separately or conjointly. Inhalant users presented significantly higher scores than crack users in the social (p = 0.035) and general (p = 0.005) subscales of the Q-LES-Q. CONCLUSION: The Portuguese version of the Q-LES-Q possesses sound internal validity. The English version of the Q-LES-Q was adequately adapted to Portuguese. Inhalant users may present lower levels of satisfaction with social life and overall quality of life than crack users. The Portuguese version of the Q-LES-Q is a reliable questionnaire for future research and clinical use with substance users in Brazil.

OBJETIVO: Demostrar la validez y consistencia de la versión en portugués del cuestionario sobre calidad de vida: satisfacción y placer (Q-LES-Q) en consumidores de drogas del sur de Brasil. MÉTODOS: Se tradujo la versión original en inglés del Q-LES-Q al portugués tomando en cuenta las equivalencias semántica y conceptual. Se utilizaron la versión en portugués del Q-LES-Q y la escala de calidad de vida de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (WHOQOL-BREF) para evaluar la calidad de vida de personas que consumían basuco (crack) e inhalantes. Se realizaron análisis factoriales y de consistencia y estudios de correlación para establecer las propiedades psicométricas de la versión en portugués del Q-LES-Q. RESULTADOS: Todas las áreas del Q-LES-Q alcanzaron valores significativos del coeficiente de Cronbach. Se obtuvieron coeficientes de correlación de Pearson significativos entre varias subescalas del Q-LES-Q y las cuatro dimensiones de la WHOQOL-BREF. La correlación fue significativa para los consumidores de basuco y de inhalantes por separado y en conjunto. Los consumidores de inhalantes presentaron puntuaciones significativamente mayores que los consumidores de basuco en las subescalas social (P = 0,035) y general (P = 0,005) del Q-LES-Q. CONCLUSIONES: La versión en portugués del Q-LES-Q posee una sólida validez interna. La versión en inglés del Q-LES-Q se adaptó adecuadamente al portugués. Los consumidores de inhalantes pueden presentar niveles más bajos de satisfacción con la vida social y la calidad general de vida que los consumidores de basuco. La versión en portugués del Q-LES-Q es un instrumento confiable tanto para investigaciones futuras como para uso clínico en consumidores de drogas en Brasil.

OBJECTIVES: To assess maternal quality of life (QoL) during the postpartum period and to compare the performance of two QoL questionnaires across a sample of 101 women in southern Brazil. To our knowledge, this is the first study that measures maternal quality of life during the postpartum period in Brazil. INTRODUCTION: There is limited information about postpartum maternal quality of life in Brazil. The are no Portuguese versions of instruments specifically designed to measure quality of life during the postpartum period. METHODS: Research participants completed the Portuguese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) and Multicultural Quality of Life Index (MQLI) questionnaires. The correlations between the MQLI and the discrete areas of WHOQOL-BREF were examined using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficients. RESULTS: We report a significant correlation between the global MQLI and the four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF scores (p < 0.01). An analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in mean scores in the Psychological and Environment domains according to different socio-economic strata: F (3, 97) = 3.81, p = 0.012 and F (3, 97) = 4.03, p = 0.01, respectively. DISCUSSION: The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire may be more sensitive than the MQLI in detecting the impact of socioeconomic status on the QoL of postpartum women. CONCLUSION: The sample of postpartum women evaluated in this study presented favorable QoL scores according to both the MQLI and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaires. Our results also indicate that the WHOQOL-BREF and the MQLI questionnaires have a significant correlation in terms of their assessments of postpartum mothers.

RESUMO Topiramato é um tipo de sulfa monossacarídica de uso oral usado primariamente como anticonvulsivante e não apresenta relação estrutural com outros agentes antiepilépticos. Esta medicação anti-epiléptica de amplo espectro também tem sido usada no manejo de enxaqueca, depressão e dor neuropática. Desde a sua aprovação como anticonvulsivante, diversos relatos tem sido publicados relacionando-o a efeitos oftalmológicos adversos. Os achados patológicos incluem glaucoma secundário a fechamento de ângulo, miopia transitória, hiperemia ocular, efusões uveais, podendo ou não estar presente midríase.

Topiramate is a kind of sulfamate-substituted monosaccharide of oral presentation to be used primarily as an anticonvulsant and it doesn't have structural relation with any other antiepileptic agents. This wide range antiepileptic drug has been used in the management of migraine, depression and neuropathic pain. Since it was approved as an anticonvulsant, many reports related to ophthalmological adverse effects have been published. The pathological findings include secondary angle closure glaucoma, transitory myopia, ocular hyperemia, uveal effusions, with or without mydriasis.