ABSTRACT Mycobacterium haemophilum is a nontuberculous mycobacterium that causes localized or disseminated disease, mainly in immunocompromised hosts. We report the case of a 35-year-old HIV-infected woman who presented with several enlarging cutaneous lesions over the arms and legs. Histopathological examination revealed the diagnosis of a cutaneous mycobacterial disease. Mycobacterial analyses unveiled M. haemophilum infection. Six months after completion of a successful antimycobacterial treatment, she developed an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). This paradoxical relapse presented as tenderness, redness and swelling at the precise sites of the healed lesions and took place in the setting of significant recovery of the CD4 cell count (from 05 to 318 cells/mm 3 ). Microbiological analyses of these worsening lesions were negative, and they spontaneously remitted without the initiation of a novel antimycobacterial treatment cycle. M. haemophilum infection should always be considered as a cause of skin lesions in immunocompromised subjects. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of IRIS as a complication of successful antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients with M. haemophilum infection.

ABSTRACT Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is an angioproliferative disease of immunocompromised patients that usually presents as vascular tumors in the skin and subcutaneous tissues. It is caused by chronic infections with either Bartonella henselae or B. quintana. Oral cavity BA is exceedingly rare and even rarer without simultaneous cutaneous disease. We report herein the case of a 51-year-old HIV-infected man who presented severe odynophagia and an eroded lesion on the hard palate that progressed to an oronasal fistula. No cutaneous lesions were recorded. Doxycycline led to complete resolution. To the best of our knowledge, only six previous cases of oral BA without tegumentary disease have been previously reported and none of them progressed to fistula.

O artigo discute como os usuários de um Núcleo de Apoio à Saúde da Família (NASF) compreendem esta forma de atendimento. Foi realizada pesquisa qualitativa, de caráter exploratório, identificando a visão do usuário a respeito da atuação do NASF. Foram entrevistadas doze mulheres, selecionadas a partir da sua inserção em alguma das atividades oferecidas. As usuárias entendem que as atividades realizadas pelo NASF melhoram sua saúde, mas não identificam o programa como uma atividade oferecida pelo Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Pode-se concluir que a implantação de um serviço multiprofissional voltado para a atenção primária à saúde deve ser fortalecida de modo a consolidar uma proposta de atenção integral à saúde contida no SUS.

This paper discusses how the users of Family Health Support Units (NASF) perceive this form of assistance. An exploratory qualitative survey was conducted to identify the users' views on the actions of the NASF System. Interviews were held with twelve women, who were selected based on their participation in activities offered by the program. The female users acknowledged that the activities promoted by the NASF improve their health but did not identify the program as an activity provided by the SUS. It can be concluded that the implementation of a multidisciplinary service focused on primary health care should be strengthened in order to consolidate the proposal for comprehensive public health care.

O artigo discute como os usuários de um Núcleo de Apoio à Saúde da Família (NASF) compreendem esta forma de atendimento. Foi realizada pesquisa qualitativa, de caráter exploratório, identificando a visão do usuário a respeito da atuação do NASF. Foram entrevistadas doze mulheres, selecionadas a partir da sua inserção em alguma das atividades oferecidas. As usuárias entendem que as atividades realizadas pelo NASF melhoram sua saúde, mas não identificam o programa como uma atividade oferecida pelo Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Pode-se concluir que a implantação de um serviço multiprofissional voltado para a atenção primária à saúde deve ser fortalecida de modo a consolidar uma proposta de atenção integral à saúde contida no SUS.

This paper discusses how the users of Family Health Support Units (NASF) perceive this form of assistance. An exploratory qualitative survey was conducted to identify the users' views on the actions of the NASF System. Interviews were held with twelve women, who were selected based on their participation in activities offered by the program. The female users acknowledged that the activities promoted by the NASF improve their health but did not identify the program as an activity provided by the SUS. It can be concluded that the implementation of a multidisciplinary service focused on primary health care should be strengthened in order to consolidate the proposal for comprehensive public health care.