Objectives: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients transplanted by Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by Cryptogenic cirrhosis and Hepatitis C virus. Method: A total of 45 patients were retrospectively analyzed between 2003 and 2015. Of these, 19 were patients who transplanted under the undetermined etiology of cirrhosis and CHC and 26 with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) + CHC infection. Four patients were e...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has uncertain etiology, but environmental, genetic and immunological factors may together justify the pathogenesis, clinical and prognosis of these patients. The clinical manifestation is diverse, with renal involvement being one of the most prevalent. In addition, the genetic role for IBD has already been shown in several studies, especially in monozygotic siblings. The inducti...
Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico (LES) é uma doença inflamatória sistêmica autoimune, acometendo o miocárdio em 10% dos pacientes, entretanto, costuma causar apenas disfunção leve. Apenas 5% dos casos evoluem para insuficiência cardíaca (IC). Paciente do sexo feminino, 56 anos, apresentou, em janeiro de 2002, quadro de artrite em interfalangeanas de ambas as mãos, febre diária com calafrios e artralgias em ombros e ...