A5071435173- Frailty in Older Adults
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Complement system in diseases
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
- Liver Diseases and Immunity
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
- Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
2015-2024
Algarve Biomedical Center
2017-2024
University of Coimbra
2007-2024
St. Paul's Hospital
2012
Calcifications are an important element of atherosclerotic plaques and have been used as a marker atherosclerosis clinical outcome predictor in different vascular territories. CT-scan, performed the acute ischemic stroke setting, can reliably detect intracranial arterial calcifications.To investigate association between internal carotid artery calcification functional outcome, symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH), recanalization, death.We included 396 consecutive patients submitted to...
Ochrobactrum anthropi is a Gram-negative bacillus widely distributed in nature. It low virulence and pathogenic microorganism human infection by this agent considered rare. This can cause bacteremia some cases lead to osteomyelitis endocarditis. Included Brucellaceae family, bacterium phenotypically genetically closely related the Brucella genus may be misidentified rapid identification systems. The authors describe patient admitted Infectious Diseases Department with vertebral initially...
Introduction Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common pediatric bacterial and consequently a major reason for antibiotic treatment. Despite being global problem, antimicrobial resistance is often geographically heterogeneous. Thus, it fundamental to know local epidemiology practice frequent surveillance each hospital’s antibiograms. The aims this study determine profile in UTIs, understand its evolution over 14 years, finally, infer if currently instituted empirical therapy...
Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate compound recognized as causing acute toxicity. However, organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy (OPIDP), although rare, has also been described. We describe unusual presentation of OPIDP with flaccid quadriplegia progressing to a locked-in-like syndrome, 30 days after 60-year-old man voluntarily ingested chlorpyrifos. In the absence specific treatment, patient only recovered partial motor responses and ability communicate. The authors present this...
Miliary tuberculosis results from the lymphohematogenous spread of
Background and objectives: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is an independent strong marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The Princeton Consensus aimed to evaluate manage risk in men with ED no known disease, focusing on identifying those requiring additional cardiologic work-up. It has recently been updated the American population demographics, but European recommendations are needed. Methods: was developed a cross-sectional investigation including erectile patients. Data were collected...
Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a rare, autoimmune, small-vessel vasculitis usually described with the presence of perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (p-ANCA). It encompasses broad spectrum clinical features, including fatigue, weight loss, fever, arthralgia, skin lesions, and involvement lungs or kidneys. Ocular manifestations, however, are extremely rare. We report case 60-year-old Caucasian male who presented sudden left-hand weakness, amaurosis fugax. He also complained...
Objetivo: Este estudo visa fornecer uma visão prática e fundamentada das principais emergências oftalmológicas para clínicos gerais, abordando os sinais sintomas críticos as intervenções iniciais que podem preservar a evitar complicações graves. Métodos: Realizou-se revisão de literatura com seleção artigos científicos disponíveis em bases dados confiáveis, como PubMed SciELO. Foram incluídos descrevem condições emergenciais, seus aspectos recomendações manejo inicial, foco traumas oculares,...
The association between mesenteric panniculitis and Sjögren's syndrome, although rare, is starting to be recognized. Usually, symptomatic, presenting with either general or gastrointestinal symptoms. syndrome an autoimmune disease that typically affects secretory glands, but may have serious systemic involvement. We report the case of a 77-year-old patient in whom accidental discovery asymptomatic on computed tomography led diagnosis several manifestations.
Antibiotics are known to cause adverse reactions, but multiple organ involvement associated with nonspecific symptoms can lead a delay in diagnosis. A definitive correlation between each toxin and its effects is difficult establish due concomitant potential toxins the circulation. This article highlights an uncommon case of nitrofurantoin-induced autoimmune hepatitis lung fibrosis that fulfills clinical criteria for diagnosis, presenting histological, imagiological, immunological evidence...
Chest pain is a very frequent reason for seeking medical care. When there no obvious cause, patients are sometimes subjected to tests and treatments that may be unnecessary potentially harmful. Mondor's disease rare but usually benign self-limited entity characterized by thrombophlebitis in specific region.We report the clinical case of 51-year-old man admitted emergency department with 24-hour history left chest other symptoms. Physical examination revealed palpable subcutaneous cord-like...
Anti-signal recognition particle (SRP) myopathy is a rare idiopathic inflammatory myositis that usually affects middle-age women, and characterized by rapidly progressive proximal symmetrical muscle weakness, elevated creatine kinase levels, severe necrotizing immune-mediated myopathy, presence of anti-SRP autoantibodies poor response to steroid therapy. We report geriatric case previously independent patient, presenting with slow onset paraparesis, myalgia gait impairment. The patient was...
Background: According ESC guidelines renal function should be assessed using estimated Glomerular Rate Filtration (eGRF) calculated Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation, although daily clinical practice Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) with the Cockroft-Gault (CG) formula is more often used. Purpose: To assess if eGFR MDRD equation has prognostic impact than CrCl CG acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Population: 2076 patients admitted for ACS between 2004 and 2011 a Coronary Care...