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Neurologic Complications of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Andrade Oliveira, Ana; Morais, Joana; Pires, Olga; Gouveia, PauloHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a rare disorder affecting the vasculature of several organs. Stroke and brain abscess are rare complications associated with paradoxical embolism due to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. We describe a case of a 45-year-old woman that presented those two life-threatening neurologic complications within a year; this occurred because the pulmonary arteriovenous malform...
Sampling Methods and Risk Stratification Regarding Environmental Contamination ...
Mendes, Marta; Andrade Oliveira, Ana; Pires, Olga; Branca, Fernando; Beirão, Maria; Santa-Cruz, André; Carvalho, Alexandre; Alves, JoanaIntroduction: Transmission of COVID-19 through close contact and droplets is well established, but the influence of aerosol and surface contamination remains to be determined. Literature is scarce and inconsistent about the viable virus particles free-distance from infected patients, as well as about different swabbing methods for surface contamination evaluation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the most ...