Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: ANTONIO WISLLEY PEDROSA CAVALCANTE

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ANTONIO WISLLEY PEDROSA CAVALCANTE
DATE: 31/05/2024
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Sala de Videoconferência da Faculdade de Medicina - UFCA (campus Barbalha)
TITLE:

Assessment and characterization of the nutritional status of patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis in a reference service in Cariri, Ceará.

KEY WORDS:

Leishmania; American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis; Nutritional
status; Nutritional Assessment

PAGES: 38
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Medicina
SUMMARY:

American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ATL) is considered one of the most
prevalent and neglected non-contagious diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania
spp., with a broad spectrum of clinical presentation, involving the skin and/or mucosa depending
on the Leishmania strain and the immune status of the host. The inflammatory response
developed during the course of the disease releases inflammatory mediators that interfere with
eating processes and can determine changes in the patient's caloric-protein status, the
repercussions of which are not well defined. With the aim of evaluating nutritional status during
the course of American cutaneous leishmaniasis, a longitudinal, analytical, observational cohort
trial was produced. Patients with ATL treated at the UFCA Faculty of Medicine Clinic, from
March to June 2024, were evaluated for nutritional status using the protocol adapted from the
Brazilian Society of Enteral and Parental Nutrition/Brazilian Association of Nutrology. It was
observed from the preliminary data obtained that the majority of the studied population
presented obesity, waist circumference and accumulation of body fat indicative of possible risks
and/or losses associated with excess weight, as well as high levels of food consumption.
potentially inflammatory and low intake of foods rich in nutrients beneficial to the healing
process.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - NAIDHIA ALVES SOARES FERREIRA
Presidente - CLAUDIO GLEIDISTON LIMA DA SILVA
Interna - MARIA DO SOCORRO VIEIRA DOS SANTOS
Externa à Instituição - RACQUEL OLIVEIRA DA SILVA SOUZA