A5015912956- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
- IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia
2009-2022
The clinical triad of peripheral cutaneous erythematous nodules, oligo or polyarthritis with intraosseous fat necrosis in the setting pancreatic disease defines a rare entity called pancreatitis-panniculitis-polyarthritis syndrome. early recognition this is critical due to its high mortality rate and rapid onset osseous articular disabilities. We describe course 54-year-old patient complaints weight loss fever who presented our hospital signs appendicular nodules. Clinical investigation...
ResumoOs Enterococos pertencem à flora comensal humana e têm sido reconhecidos como importantes agentes causadores de infeções.As infeções causadas por estes microrganismos vindo a aumentar, especialmente entre os idosos, doentes com doenças cardíacas degenerativas válvulas protésicas, bem em manipulações dos tratos gastrointestinal urinário.São responsáveis cerca 8-17% das Endocardites Infeciosas, sendo o terceiro principal responsável -90% casos devido ao Enterococcus faecalis menos 5%...
Objective: A retrospective study was designed to evaluate the evolution of all patients sent a hypertension and metabolic risk clinic, regarding blood pressure (BP) control, cardiovascular risk. Design method: Out 233 by primary care physicians in 2015–2016, 9 were excluded for missing first appointment. Results obtained at January 31st 2017. BP objectives each patient determined according 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines. Cardiovascular assessed using European Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation...
Abstract Background Hepatic encephalopathy in the western world is primarily associated with livercirrhosis, however it has also been reported noncirrhotic patients largecongenital portosystemic shunts. This case reports a successful treatment withendovascular occlusion. Case Presentation A 60-year-old male presented two-year history of neurologic andpsychiatric symptoms requiring multiple hospital admissions and serumhyperammonemia. Abdominal imaging was unremarkable except for presence...
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare type of vasculitis that affects mainly the aorta and its major branches. It highly similar to giant cell (GCA), differentiation between them may not be achieved even by histological examination. Arterial hypertension typical TA caused stenosis renal arteries. Here we report case 59-year-old woman, with history dyslipidemia anemia, seen in Internal Medicine department for resistant hypertension. [...]