A5034172036- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
- CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental
2019
Hospital Curry Cabral
2012
Buerger9s disease or Thromboangiitis obliterans is a segmental inflammatory that affects the vessels and nerves of extremities. It usually men below 45 years old correlates with tobacco, as predisposing factor. The authors present case 34-year-old male, ulcers in fingertips progressive worsening: acrocyanosis, slow healing, necrosis finally loss substance. Dorsalis pedis posterior tibial pulses were not palpable. Personal history heavy smoking was (20 pack-years). angiography revealed...
Spondylodiscitis is an inflammatory disease, usually infectious, of one or more vertebral bodies and corresponding intervertebral discs. The fungal aetiology rare (less than 5% cases), affecting mostly immunocompromised individuals. It often a delayed diagnosis by the indolence symptoms, presenting itself as serious infection, which may result in important functional consequences. authors present case 75-year-old male, with constitutional complaints intense back pain. Prior recent history...
Malignant lymphomas represent about 9% of cardiac neoplasms. Despite its life-threatening nature, the manifestations are often subclinical. In 20% deaths from lymphoma, involvement is found only in autopsy. The authors present case a 77-year-old female admitted due to intense back pain, vomiting, generalised pruritus, fatigue and weight loss. She had personal history hypertension breast cancer was noted 10 years before admission. thoracoabdominopelvic CT showed mass left atrium with...
Infective endocarditis can be associated with complex clinical presentations, sometimes a difficult multi-disciplinary management. <i>Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans</i> belongs to the <i>Haemophilus</i> species, <i>Actinomycetemcomitans</i>, <i>Cardiobacterium hominis</i>, <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> and <i>Kingella</i> species group, responsible for 5% 10% of infective in native heart valves. These organisms have slow fastidious growth pattern, often negative cultures, cause systemic...
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an acquired syndrome characterized by the widespread activation of coagulation. It can present as acute life-threatening emergency or a chronic process. Mortality highly dependent on reversibility aetiology and degree impairment, so treatment underlying cause vital. The authors case 57-year-old man whose inaugural presentation lung cancer was DIC, three thrombotic events, followed culminating in death. Metastatic diagnosed only after
COVID-19 é o nome atribuído, pela Organização Mundial da Saúde, à doença provocada pelo novo coronavírus SARS-Cov-2, que pode causar infeção respiratória grave como a pneumonia, tendo sido declarada pandemia 11 de março 2020. O conhecimento acerca dos seus testes diagnósticos ainda está em clara evolução, bem sua correta interpretação. Apresentamos caso clínico um homem, 67 anos, com história prévia hipertensão arterial e glaucoma. Evidência quadro arrastado febre, astenia mialgias....