Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1974.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of New South Wales, 2004. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 25, 2006). Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-286).

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Introduction: Despite advances in prevention and treatment of vaccine-preventable diseases, diarrhoeal and pneumococcal diseases remain a major source of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. The introduction of vaccines has led to dramatic reductions in the burden of infectious diseases and mortality among children. South Africa was the first country in Africa to introduce rotavirus vaccine (RV) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in 2008 as part of its national immunisation programme. Performance of immunization programmes is commonly measured by the coverage and uptake of vaccines, hence ensuring that every child is immunized at the earliest or appropriate age is an important public health goal. We therefore assessed proportions and factors associated with uptake of RV and PCV among infants who were followed during the routine demographic surveillance system of the Africa Centre Demographic Surveillance Area (DSA) in a rural South Africa setting. Methods: An open cohort of children resident in the DSA aged 12 months or below was prospectively followed between January 2008 and December 2011. Trained interviewers visited households and administered a standardised questionnaire. Mothers and caregivers were asked to show the interviewers the South African Road-To-Health (RTH) card for all children aged 12-23 months at the time of the visit or through maternal recall for children whose RTH card was not available. The RTH card includes dates of all routine vaccinations a child has received. Rotavirus vaccine doses are given at 6 and 14 weeks of age and PCV doses at 6 and 14 weeks and 9 months. Complete uptake was defined as “complete” if a child received all recommended doses of either RV or PCV and incomplete if a child did not receive any dose or received one dose of RV or PCV. Logistic regression models were used to assess factors associated with uptake of RV and PCV separately. Results: A total of 6,263 children were included in the analysis, of which 3,082 (49%) were females. At birth, 3,823 (61%) children were living in rural areas and about one-sixth of the children were living in households located far from a health facility (≥5km). The overall uptake of RV and PCV vaccines among children aged 12 months or below was 50% and 37% respectively. Infants who ever migrated outside the DSA had reduced odds of complete RV and PCV vaccination compared to infants who did not out migrate (adjusted OR=0.49, 95% CI 0.41-0.57) and (adjusted OR=0.52, 95% CI 0.43-0.63) respectively. Complete uptake of RV was associated with the increase in education levels of mothers compared secondary education (adjusted OR=1.70, 95 % CI 1.02-2.34) or tertiary education (adjusted OR=1.80, 95 % CI 0.97-2.44). Infants whose mothers were employed were less likely than infants whose mothers were not employed to have complete vaccination for RV or PCV (adjusted OR=0.71, 95 % CI 0.60-0.84) and (adjusted OR=0.81, 95% CI 0.68-0.96) respectively. Similarly, infants whose mothers were resident in the DSA were more likely than infants whose mothers were not resident to have complete vaccination for RV or PCV (adjusted OR=1.97, 95 % CI 1.49-2.60) and (adjusted OR=1.55, 95% CI 1.16-2.08) respectively. Conclusion and recommendation: The uptake of complete RV and PCV were generally low among children in rural South Africa within our study period. Child outmigration, maternal employment, maternal education and maternal residency in the DSA at child birth were associated with complete uptake of RV and PCV vaccines. Programmes targeting mothers of lower socio-economic status are required. Such programmes may include vaccine awareness and immunization campaigns at the community level to improve vaccine uptake and more targeted interventions in areas with low RV and PCV uptake.

Introdução: As leishmanioses são antropozoonoses que constituem um grave problema de saúde pública por apresentarem um complexo espectro clínico de manifestações e relevante diversidade epidemiológica. Aproximadamente 5% dos pacientes com leishmaniose cutânea não tratada adequadamente irão desenvolver a leishmaniose mucosa (LM). As principais opções terapêuticas disponíveis para esta apresentação da doença são os antimoniais pentavalentes, a pentamidina e as anfotericinas B. As formulações lipídicas da anfotericina B tem sido desenvolvidas na tentativa de melhorar a eficácia e a tolerabilidade das anfotericinas, entretanto, ainda há escassez de estudos que avaliem eficácia, dose e segurança da anfotericina B lipossomal (AFBL) no tratamento da LM. Objetivo: Relatar a experiência do ambulatório e da enfermaria de um hospital escola com medicamentos usados no tratamento da leishmaniose mucosa, comparando a eficácia e a segurança da anfotericina B lipossomal com as outras drogas. Métodos: Foram avaliados os prontuários de todos os pacientes do Ambulatório de Leishmanioses do Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias do HC-FMUSP com diagnóstico confirmado de LM e tratados no período de janeiro de 2000 a julho de 2015. Dados clínicos e epidemiológicos foram descritos, e também avaliados os efeitos adversos e os desfechos com o uso das principais drogas para LM. Resultados: Foram avaliados 71 pacientes com leishmaniose mucosa e um total de 106 tratamentos. A maioria dos pacientes era do sexo masculino (60,6%) e da Região Nordeste do Brasil (50%). Observou-se associação de flebite (46,2%) e de tremor (30,8%) com o grupo que recebeu anfotericina B complexo lipídico e maior desenvolvimento de artralgia (16%) no grupo que recebeu o antimonial. Os pacientes tratados com anfotericina B desoxicolato apresentaram a maior taxa de insuficiência renal aguda (57,10%) em relação aos demais grupos de drogas. O grupo que usou antimonial pentavalente foi o único que desenvolveu alterações nas enzimas pancreáticas (28%) e alterações eletrocardiográficas (20%). Dos pacientes que usaram anfotericina B desoxicolato, 85,7% precisaram interromper definitivamente o tratamento, o que contribuiu para a pior taxa de cicatrização final (14,3%), enquanto a AFBL apresentou a melhor taxa (81,3%) quando comparada aos demais tratamentos, OR= 4,971 [1,829-13,508] (p= 0,001). O uso de itraconazol mostrou alta taxa de recidiva (63,6%). A dose média de AFBL usada no tratamento de LM foi 1907mg e 28,91mg/kg. Quando comparadas as drogas com a AFBL, a pentamidina foi a única que não apresentou diferença estatisticamente significante em relação aos desfechos de tratamento. Conclusão: A pentamidina e a AFBL mostraram-se, neste estudo, as melhores opções terapêuticas no tratamento da LM, sendo que a AFBL foi a droga com a maior taxa de cicatrização. Com base neste estudo e em outras experiências da literatura até o momento, o intervalo de dose compreendido entre 30 e 35 mg/kg é o que parece alcançar eficácia próxima a 100%. Sugerimos, portanto, uma dose cumulativa de 30 mg/kg para o tratamento da LM. Este estudo amplia a experiência com o uso do itraconazol e da pentamidina, e é o primeiro a descrever o uso da ABCL na LM. Apresenta, ainda, a maior casuística que conhecemos na literatura com o uso da AFBL, além de ser o primeiro estudo a compará-la com as demais drogas no tratamento da LMCRO / Introduction: Leishmaniases are anthropozoonoses that constitute a severe problem of public health as they present with a complex spectrum of manifestations and relevant epidemiologic diversity. Approximately 5% of patients with untreated cutaneous leishmaniosis will develop mucosal leishmaniasis (ML). The main treatment options for this presentation are: pentavalent antimonials, pentamidine, and amphotericins B. The lipid formulations of amphotericin B have been developed to improve efficacy and tolerability, however, there are few studies that evaluate efficacy, dosage, and safety of liposomal amphotericin B (LAB) for treatment of ML. Objective: To report outpatient and inpatient experience of a hospital school with medications used for treatment of mucosal leishmaniasis by comparing the efficacy and safety of liposomal amphotericin B with other drugs. Methodology: The medical records of all patients of the Leishmaniasis Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases of the Hospital das Clínicas of University of São Paulo were assessed. The patients had diagnosis of ML and were treated between January 2000 and July 2015. Epidemiologic and clinical data were described, as well as adverse effects and outcomes of the main drugs for treatment of ML. Results: Seventy-one patients with ML and a total of 106 treatments were assessed. The majority of the patients were male (60.6%) and from the Northeast of Brazil (50%). There was an association of phlebitis (46.2%) and tremor (30.8%) to the group that received amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC). There was a higher development of arthralgia (16%) in the group that received the antimonial. Patients treated with deoxycholate amphotericin B presented with the highest level of acute kidney injury (57.1%) when compared to other drugs. The group who received pentavalent antimonial was the only one to develop pancreatic enzymes abnormalities (28%) and electrocardiographic abnormalities (20%). Within the patients who used deoxycholate amphotericin B, 85.7% had to discontinue the treatment, contributing to the worst healing rate (14.3%). LAB presented with the best healing rate (81.3%) when compared to the other treatments, OR = 4.971 [1,829-13,508] (p=0,001). The use of itraconazole showed high recurrence rate (63.6%). The mean dosage of LAB for the treatment of ML was 1,907 mg and 28.91 mg/kg. When LAB was compared to other drugs, pentamidine was the only one with no statistical significance related to the outcomes of the treatment. Conclusion: In this study, pentamidine and LAB were the best therapeutic options for the treatment of ML; LAB was the drug with better healing rate. Based on this study and other references in the literature, the dosage interval between 30 and 35 mg/kg appears to reach efficacy close to 100%. Therefore, our recommendation is the use of a cumulative dosage of 30 mg/kg for the treatment of ML. This study enhances the experience of itraconazole and pentamidine, and it is the first one to describe the use of ABLC for the treatment of ML. In addition, it presents the largest casuistic known in the literature with the use of LAB, and it is a pioneer in comparing this drug with other drugs in the treatment of ML

O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a eficácia do imunossupressor tópico tacrolimus a 0,1%, aplicado de forma oclusiva com o auxílio de moldeiras individualizadas de silicone em pacientes com gengivite descamativa decorrentes do líquen plano oral (LPO) e do penfigóide das membranas mucosas (PMM). Foram selecionados consecutivamente 18 pacientes que preencheram os critérios de inclusão adotados, sendo 17 mulheres (8 LPO / 9 PMM) e 1 homem com LPO. Após o estabelecimento do diagnóstico os pacientes foram avaliados por um mesmo avaliador quanto aos sinais e sintomas, utilizando-se para isso duas escalas visuais analógicas, uma para dor e outra para ardência, além de um periograma especialmente desenhado para avaliação clínica, demarcando as áreas onde haviam a presença de lesões gengivais no dia zero e no dia 90. Após adequação periodontal os pacientes eram moldados para confecção de uma moldeira individual de silicone para servir de suporte oclusivo para a medicação estudada. A terapêutica adotada foi dividida em duas fases de 45 dias totalizando 90 dias. Na primeira fase os pacientes foram orientados a usar de 1 a 2 gramas da medicação em cada moldeira, duas vezes ao dia por 20 minutos e na segunda fase somente uma vez ao dia. Os possíveis efeitos colaterais eram monitorados durante as consultas de retorno a cada 15 dias. Ao final dos 90 dias avaliamos o percentual de remissão dos sinais, classificada como completa (100%), excelente (75% a 99%), boa (50% a 74%), regular (1 a 44%), inalterada ou com piora do quadro. Nos pacientes estudados obtivemos remissão completa em 4 (30,76%), 4 com remissão excelente (30,76%), 4 com remissão boa (30,76%) e um com remissão regular (7,69%). Em relação aos sintomas da dor obtivemos uma redução média de 60% e em relação a ardência uma redução média de 65,5%. Os pacientes com LPO obtiveram uma redução média da dor de 42,5% e da ardência de 58%, nos pacientes com PMM a redução da dor foi de 92,8% e da ardência de 80,7%. A comparação dos escores de dor antes e após o tratamento apresentou valor de p<0,01 quando realizado o teste de Wilcoxon para amostras pareadas. O mesmo resultado (p<0,01) foi encontrado quando comparados os escores de ardência. Os valores obtidos demonstraram que a diminuição dos escores de dor e ardência foi estatisticamente significante. Como efeitos colaterais observamos que todos relataram alteração transitória de paladar e um paciente com LPO desenvolveu candidose. Concluímos que o tacrolimus a 0,1% aplicado topicamente com moldeiras individuais de silicone foi eficaz no tratamento das gengivites descamativas quanto a dor, ardência e remissão clínica das lesões gengivais em pacientes com LPO e PMM. / The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of application of the topical immunosuppressor 0.1 % tacrolimus in patients with desquamative gingivitis (DG) associated with oral lichen planus (OLP) and mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP). We selected 18 patients that fulfilled the inclusion criteria: 17 females (8 OLP/ 9MMP) and one male (OLP). After diagnosis, all subjects were evaluated by the same researcher, who assessed pain and burning using two visual analogical scales, one for pain and the other for burning, in conjunction with a diagram of the gingival mucosa. Measurements were made on day zero and day 90. After the periodontal assessment, individualized silicone rubber trays were prepared in order to deliver the drug. The therapeutic strategy was divided in two phases of 45 days for a total of 90 days. In the first treatment phase it was recommended that all patients use one or two grams of 0.1 % tacrolimus in his/her tray for twenty minutes, twice daily; in the second phase, the treatment was to be used only once daily. All side effects were monitored during biweekly return visits. At the end of 90 days, the response to therapy was assessed according to the following scale, as a percentage of remission: complete (100 %), excellent (75 % to 99 %), good (50 % to 74 %), poor (1 % to 49 %), no response (0 %) and worsened. We observed complete remission in 4 patients (30.76 % of the experimental group), excellent in 4 patients (30.76 %), good in 4 patients (30.76 %), and poor in one (7.69%). Pain was reported to be reduced by 60 % while burning was reduced by 65.5 %. OLP patients showed an average reduction by 42.5% of pain and 58% of burning. MMP patients showed an average reduction by 92.8% of pain and 80.7% of burning. After treatment, the data were analyzed by Wilcoxons test; significant differences (p < 0.01) were found for both pain and burning. Side effects included transitory alteration of taste, and one patient was diagnosed with candidiasis. From this study, we conclude that topical application of 0.1% tacrolimus using silicone rubber trays is an effective treatment for desquamative gingivitis, decreasing pain, burning and clinical lesions in OLP and MMP patients.

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Introdução: As leishmanioses são antropozoonoses que constituem um grave problema de saúde pública por apresentarem um complexo espectro clínico de manifestações e relevante diversidade epidemiológica. Aproximadamente 5% dos pacientes com leishmaniose cutânea não tratada adequadamente irão desenvolver a leishmaniose mucosa (LM). As principais opções terapêuticas disponíveis para esta apresentação da doença são os antimoniais pentavalentes, a pentamidina e as anfotericinas B. As formulações lipídicas da anfotericina B tem sido desenvolvidas na tentativa de melhorar a eficácia e a tolerabilidade das anfotericinas, entretanto, ainda há escassez de estudos que avaliem eficácia, dose e segurança da anfotericina B lipossomal (AFBL) no tratamento da LM. Objetivo: Relatar a experiência do ambulatório e da enfermaria de um hospital escola com medicamentos usados no tratamento da leishmaniose mucosa, comparando a eficácia e a segurança da anfotericina B lipossomal com as outras drogas. Métodos: Foram avaliados os prontuários de todos os pacientes do Ambulatório de Leishmanioses do Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias do HC-FMUSP com diagnóstico confirmado de LM e tratados no período de janeiro de 2000 a julho de 2015. Dados clínicos e epidemiológicos foram descritos, e também avaliados os efeitos adversos e os desfechos com o uso das principais drogas para LM. Resultados: Foram avaliados 71 pacientes com leishmaniose mucosa e um total de 106 tratamentos. A maioria dos pacientes era do sexo masculino (60,6%) e da Região Nordeste do Brasil (50%). Observou-se associação de flebite (46,2%) e de tremor (30,8%) com o grupo que recebeu anfotericina B complexo lipídico e maior desenvolvimento de artralgia (16%) no grupo que recebeu o antimonial. Os pacientes tratados com anfotericina B desoxicolato apresentaram a maior taxa de insuficiência renal aguda (57,10%) em relação aos demais grupos de drogas. O grupo que usou antimonial pentavalente foi o único que desenvolveu alterações nas enzimas pancreáticas (28%) e alterações eletrocardiográficas (20%). Dos pacientes que usaram anfotericina B desoxicolato, 85,7% precisaram interromper definitivamente o tratamento, o que contribuiu para a pior taxa de cicatrização final (14,3%), enquanto a AFBL apresentou a melhor taxa (81,3%) quando comparada aos demais tratamentos, OR= 4,971 [1,829-13,508] (p= 0,001). O uso de itraconazol mostrou alta taxa de recidiva (63,6%). A dose média de AFBL usada no tratamento de LM foi 1907mg e 28,91mg/kg. Quando comparadas as drogas com a AFBL, a pentamidina foi a única que não apresentou diferença estatisticamente significante em relação aos desfechos de tratamento. Conclusão: A pentamidina e a AFBL mostraram-se, neste estudo, as melhores opções terapêuticas no tratamento da LM, sendo que a AFBL foi a droga com a maior taxa de cicatrização. Com base neste estudo e em outras experiências da literatura até o momento, o intervalo de dose compreendido entre 30 e 35 mg/kg é o que parece alcançar eficácia próxima a 100%. Sugerimos, portanto, uma dose cumulativa de 30 mg/kg para o tratamento da LM. Este estudo amplia a experiência com o uso do itraconazol e da pentamidina, e é o primeiro a descrever o uso da ABCL na LM. Apresenta, ainda, a maior casuística que conhecemos na literatura com o uso da AFBL, além de ser o primeiro estudo a compará-la com as demais drogas no tratamento da LMCRO / Introduction: Leishmaniases are anthropozoonoses that constitute a severe problem of public health as they present with a complex spectrum of manifestations and relevant epidemiologic diversity. Approximately 5% of patients with untreated cutaneous leishmaniosis will develop mucosal leishmaniasis (ML). The main treatment options for this presentation are: pentavalent antimonials, pentamidine, and amphotericins B. The lipid formulations of amphotericin B have been developed to improve efficacy and tolerability, however, there are few studies that evaluate efficacy, dosage, and safety of liposomal amphotericin B (LAB) for treatment of ML. Objective: To report outpatient and inpatient experience of a hospital school with medications used for treatment of mucosal leishmaniasis by comparing the efficacy and safety of liposomal amphotericin B with other drugs. Methodology: The medical records of all patients of the Leishmaniasis Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases of the Hospital das Clínicas of University of São Paulo were assessed. The patients had diagnosis of ML and were treated between January 2000 and July 2015. Epidemiologic and clinical data were described, as well as adverse effects and outcomes of the main drugs for treatment of ML. Results: Seventy-one patients with ML and a total of 106 treatments were assessed. The majority of the patients were male (60.6%) and from the Northeast of Brazil (50%). There was an association of phlebitis (46.2%) and tremor (30.8%) to the group that received amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC). There was a higher development of arthralgia (16%) in the group that received the antimonial. Patients treated with deoxycholate amphotericin B presented with the highest level of acute kidney injury (57.1%) when compared to other drugs. The group who received pentavalent antimonial was the only one to develop pancreatic enzymes abnormalities (28%) and electrocardiographic abnormalities (20%). Within the patients who used deoxycholate amphotericin B, 85.7% had to discontinue the treatment, contributing to the worst healing rate (14.3%). LAB presented with the best healing rate (81.3%) when compared to the other treatments, OR = 4.971 [1,829-13,508] (p=0,001). The use of itraconazole showed high recurrence rate (63.6%). The mean dosage of LAB for the treatment of ML was 1,907 mg and 28.91 mg/kg. When LAB was compared to other drugs, pentamidine was the only one with no statistical significance related to the outcomes of the treatment. Conclusion: In this study, pentamidine and LAB were the best therapeutic options for the treatment of ML; LAB was the drug with better healing rate. Based on this study and other references in the literature, the dosage interval between 30 and 35 mg/kg appears to reach efficacy close to 100%. Therefore, our recommendation is the use of a cumulative dosage of 30 mg/kg for the treatment of ML. This study enhances the experience of itraconazole and pentamidine, and it is the first one to describe the use of ABLC for the treatment of ML. In addition, it presents the largest casuistic known in the literature with the use of LAB, and it is a pioneer in comparing this drug with other drugs in the treatment of ML

O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a eficácia do imunossupressor tópico tacrolimus a 0,1%, aplicado de forma oclusiva com o auxílio de moldeiras individualizadas de silicone em pacientes com gengivite descamativa decorrentes do líquen plano oral (LPO) e do penfigóide das membranas mucosas (PMM). Foram selecionados consecutivamente 18 pacientes que preencheram os critérios de inclusão adotados, sendo 17 mulheres (8 LPO / 9 PMM) e 1 homem com LPO. Após o estabelecimento do diagnóstico os pacientes foram avaliados por um mesmo avaliador quanto aos sinais e sintomas, utilizando-se para isso duas escalas visuais analógicas, uma para dor e outra para ardência, além de um periograma especialmente desenhado para avaliação clínica, demarcando as áreas onde haviam a presença de lesões gengivais no dia zero e no dia 90. Após adequação periodontal os pacientes eram moldados para confecção de uma moldeira individual de silicone para servir de suporte oclusivo para a medicação estudada. A terapêutica adotada foi dividida em duas fases de 45 dias totalizando 90 dias. Na primeira fase os pacientes foram orientados a usar de 1 a 2 gramas da medicação em cada moldeira, duas vezes ao dia por 20 minutos e na segunda fase somente uma vez ao dia. Os possíveis efeitos colaterais eram monitorados durante as consultas de retorno a cada 15 dias. Ao final dos 90 dias avaliamos o percentual de remissão dos sinais, classificada como completa (100%), excelente (75% a 99%), boa (50% a 74%), regular (1 a 44%), inalterada ou com piora do quadro. Nos pacientes estudados obtivemos remissão completa em 4 (30,76%), 4 com remissão excelente (30,76%), 4 com remissão boa (30,76%) e um com remissão regular (7,69%). Em relação aos sintomas da dor obtivemos uma redução média de 60% e em relação a ardência uma redução média de 65,5%. Os pacientes com LPO obtiveram uma redução média da dor de 42,5% e da ardência de 58%, nos pacientes com PMM a redução da dor foi de 92,8% e da ardência de 80,7%. A comparação dos escores de dor antes e após o tratamento apresentou valor de p<0,01 quando realizado o teste de Wilcoxon para amostras pareadas. O mesmo resultado (p<0,01) foi encontrado quando comparados os escores de ardência. Os valores obtidos demonstraram que a diminuição dos escores de dor e ardência foi estatisticamente significante. Como efeitos colaterais observamos que todos relataram alteração transitória de paladar e um paciente com LPO desenvolveu candidose. Concluímos que o tacrolimus a 0,1% aplicado topicamente com moldeiras individuais de silicone foi eficaz no tratamento das gengivites descamativas quanto a dor, ardência e remissão clínica das lesões gengivais em pacientes com LPO e PMM. / The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of application of the topical immunosuppressor 0.1 % tacrolimus in patients with desquamative gingivitis (DG) associated with oral lichen planus (OLP) and mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP). We selected 18 patients that fulfilled the inclusion criteria: 17 females (8 OLP/ 9MMP) and one male (OLP). After diagnosis, all subjects were evaluated by the same researcher, who assessed pain and burning using two visual analogical scales, one for pain and the other for burning, in conjunction with a diagram of the gingival mucosa. Measurements were made on day zero and day 90. After the periodontal assessment, individualized silicone rubber trays were prepared in order to deliver the drug. The therapeutic strategy was divided in two phases of 45 days for a total of 90 days. In the first treatment phase it was recommended that all patients use one or two grams of 0.1 % tacrolimus in his/her tray for twenty minutes, twice daily; in the second phase, the treatment was to be used only once daily. All side effects were monitored during biweekly return visits. At the end of 90 days, the response to therapy was assessed according to the following scale, as a percentage of remission: complete (100 %), excellent (75 % to 99 %), good (50 % to 74 %), poor (1 % to 49 %), no response (0 %) and worsened. We observed complete remission in 4 patients (30.76 % of the experimental group), excellent in 4 patients (30.76 %), good in 4 patients (30.76 %), and poor in one (7.69%). Pain was reported to be reduced by 60 % while burning was reduced by 65.5 %. OLP patients showed an average reduction by 42.5% of pain and 58% of burning. MMP patients showed an average reduction by 92.8% of pain and 80.7% of burning. After treatment, the data were analyzed by Wilcoxons test; significant differences (p < 0.01) were found for both pain and burning. Side effects included transitory alteration of taste, and one patient was diagnosed with candidiasis. From this study, we conclude that topical application of 0.1% tacrolimus using silicone rubber trays is an effective treatment for desquamative gingivitis, decreasing pain, burning and clinical lesions in OLP and MMP patients.

Introdução: Gengivite descamativa (GD) se refere a uma manifestação clínica associada com diversas doenças mucocutâneas. Suas causas mais comuns são penfigóide das membranas mucosas (PMM), pênfigo vulgar (PV) e líquen plano oral (LP). A diagnose específica é melhor estabelecida através de avaliação histopatológica e de imunofluorescência. Objetivos: Examinar casos de gengivite descamativa utilizando microscopia confocal a laser e comparar os achados com aqueles encontrados na gengiva normal. Além disso, comparar os achados de microscopia confocal da gengivite descamativa com os da histopatologia convencional das lesões biopsiadas a fim de estabelecer critérios para este método diagnóstico não invasivo. Método: Doentes com manifestações clínicas de gengivite descamativa foram incluídos, totalizando quarenta e três casos. A microscopia confocal foi realizada na gengiva de um indivíduo saudável e nas lesões gengivais. Todas as lesões sem exame histopatológico prévio foram biopsiadas a fim de permitir uma correlação entre a microscopia confocal e a histopatologia. Resultados: O exame de microscopia confocal das lesões suspeitas de penfigóide das membranas mucosas revelou uma separação ao nível da junção dermo-epidérmica, preenchida por pequenas estruturas brilhantes, interpretadas como hemáceas. Os aspectos histopatológicos e de imunofluorescência confirmaram o diagnose. Para os casos de pênfigo vulgar, os achados da microscopia confocal foram de fenda intraepitelial com células arredondadas interpretadas como queratinócitos acantolíticos. Hiperqueratose e espongiose, associadas com infiltrado inflamatório, caracterizado por células pequenas e brilhantes permeando a estrutura intraepitelial de queratinócitos conhecida como favo de mel foram vistos no líquen plano. Estruturas arredondadas pouco brilhantes, interpretadas como queratinócitos necróticos, e estruturas estelares também pouco brilhantes, interpretadas como melanófagos, foram encontrados na derme. Conclusões: Propõe-se o uso da microscopia confocal como uma ferramenta adicional no diagnose e avaliação da gengivite descamativa / Background: Desquamative gingivitis refers to a clinical manifestation associated with several mucocutaneous disorders. The most common are mucous membrane pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris and lichen planus. Their specific diagnosis is better established by histopathological and immunofluorescence evaluation. Objective: To examine cases of desquamative gingivitis using reflectance confocal microscopy and compare the findings with those of normal gingiva. Moreover, confocal microscopy findings in desquamative gingivitis were compared to conventional histopathology of the biopsied lesions, in order to establish criteria for this non-invasive diagnostic technique. Methods: Patients with clinical manifestations of desquamative gingivitis were included, totalizing forty-three cases. Reflectance confocal microscopy was performed the gingival of a healthy person and on gingival lesions. All lesions were biopsied in order to perform a reflectance confocal microscopy- histopathologic correlation. Results: Reflectance confocal microscopy exam of the gingival lesions suspected of mucous membrane pemphigoid revealed a separation at the level of dermal-epidermal junction, filled with small bright structures interpreted as blood cells. Histopathological and immunofluorescence aspects confirmed the diagnosis. For pemphigus vulgaris, reflectance confocal microscopy aspects were of intraepithelial cleft with round detached cells interpreted as acantholytic keratinocytes, similar to the histopathological features. Hyperkeratosis and spongiosis associated with infiltration of inflammatory cells, recognized as small bright cells intermingling the honeycomb keratinocyte epithelial structure, were seen in lichen planus. Mild bright round structures interpreted as necrotic keratinocytes and mild bright stellate structures, interpreted as melanophages in the dermis were also seen. These features were present in histopathology, confirming the diagnosis of lichen planus. Conclusion: We propose the use of reflectance confocal microscopy as an additional tool in diagnosis and evaluation of desquamative gingivitis