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Tricholeukemia, also called hairy cell leukemia, is a chronic B-cell lymph proliferative neoplasm. It is a rare, more frequent disease in males. The clinical presentation is characterized by cytopenia, splenomegaly and non-specific symptoms such as asthenia and weight loss. The diagnosis is performed by immuno-phenotyping of bone marrow by flow cytometry, and the BRAFV600V mutation is present in most cases. Therapy is usually dramatic with purine analogues and other alternatives include newer drugs such as the BRAFV600E inhibitors.

Field research of descriptive and exploratory scope involving a clinical case of physical therapy intervention in patients with diabetic foot. The presence of feet with ulcerations and deep tissue infection associated with neuropathic and/or ischemic abnormalities in diabetic individuals is one of the main complications of diabetes mellitus and is currently considered one of the biggest problems of public health. The aim of this research is to evaluate the benefits of physical therapy in diabetic patients with foot neuropathy.

Alcoholism is one of the major health and social problems all over the world. Women are emotionally more open than men to the concerns of their loved ones and therefore experience more distress in events that occur to that person and are therefore more vulnerable. This has been considered to be part of the chronic stress associated with the traditional role functioning of women. A descriptive study was carried out to assess the stress and coping among spouse of alcoholics at village Chapa Ram Singh and Lalka Nagar of district Amritsar, Punjab.

Syphilis is still a concern in the area of public and collective health around the world. However, its control is neglected by some countries marked by economic, material and social shortages. This negligence has had a direct impact on the statistical indices, highlighting an increase in the incidence of reported cases and subsequent positive diagnosis. With regard to congenital syphilis, especially in the Mato Grosso do Sul state, it has been highlighted in recent years as one of the main causes of infant deaths, especially among fetal losses.

The ophidian accidents are caused by the prick of poisonous animals, which turn in a wound with several complications due to action of the poison. Those of the type botrópico are represented by serpents’ pricks.One of the complications is the tissue necrosis, in which requires surgical debridement, amputation or skin grafting.

The objective of this study was to evaluate national and international scientific evidence on the health care of transgender people using sex hormones. This is an integrative review, accomplished from consultation with the Virtual Health Library and the Medline, Cinahl, BDENF, Cuiden and Lilacs Databases. The inclusion criteria for selection of the sample were: articles published in English, Portuguese and Spanish, and no limits were set regarding the year of publication. As exclusion criteria are theses, dissertations, monographs, editorials and review articles.

Due to globalization, policies aimed at achieving development or sustainability have become a call to many countries in recent decades. A series of events has been taking place, demanding from the political scene important decisions. In order to measure the impacts on the various variables related to the growth and development of society, indicators such as the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Environmental Sustainability Index (ISA) have emerged, Environment and Sustainable Regional Development.

This article aimed to analyze the teachers' practices regarding the mediation of teaching for students with specific needs in inclusive school computer laboratories in the region of Senhor do Bonfim-BA. With this goal, we seek to highlight the challenges or solutions that permeate the dynamics of teachers' classes that use computer technology in some classes. In order to increase the understanding of this context, the case study was chosen as the type of investigative method in the qualitative scope.

The paper offers a new spatial arrangement which guides the development of New Hampi, which presently accommodates the displaced people of Hampi. Being a world heritage site, Hampi has an overlap of many jurisdictions which becomes necessary to study in order to propose new planning strategies. While planning a new layout, it is necessary that the proposal compliments the economic loss and spatial arrangement of New Hampi planned by the government in 2008.

The objective of the present study was to analyze the perception about (in) security among the residents in Jurunas, one of the most violent neighborhoods in Belém do Pará. The research had a qualitative approach, using the semi-structured interview technique. For the treatment of the data, we opted for the Content Analysis, to analyze the speeches of the participants involved in the research.