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Solitary Sclerotic Fibroma
Bouceiro-Mendes, Rita; Mendonça-Sanches, M.; Antunes-Duarte, S.; Soares-de-Almeida, L.Sclerotic fibroma (SF) or storiform collagenoma is a rare and benign skin tumor. Clinically, it usually presents as an asymptomatic, slowly growing papule or nodule on the skin of the head, neck and upper extremities. Other locations have been described including the trunk, oral mucosa and nail bed. SF can present either as a solitary tumor or as multifocal cutaneous lesions and it may occur sporadically or in ...
A Case Report of Multibacillary Leprosy Presenting with Multiple Outbreaks of E...
Bouceiro-Mendes, R.; Ortins-Pina, A.; Marques, T.; Viveiros, M.; Machado, D.; Lito, L.; Ferreira, J.; Soares-de-Almeida, L.; Freitas, J. P.; Filipe, P.Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease with a long incubation period caused by Mycobacterium leprae that mainly affects the skin, mucous membranes and the peripheral nervous system. It carries the risk of per-manent sequels with a significant impact on the patient’s quality of life. It has a considerable clinically diver-sity and possible atypical presentations. We present a case of a 31-year-old, skin phot...
Inoculation Eschars and Fever: A Case of African Tick Bite Fever
Bouceiro-Mendes, R.; Mendonça-Sanches, M.; Soares-de-Almeida, L.; Correia-Fonseca, I.African tick bite fever is caused by the intracellular bacteria Rickettsia africae. This bacterium is transmitted through the bite of the Amblyomma tick, which carries a high rate of R. africae infection. African tick bite fever is the second most frequent cause of fever in travelers returning from sub-Saharan Africa.We present the case of a 58-year-old man, returning from South Africa, with a three-day history...
Medicine on the Work of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso
Travassos, Ana Rita; Soares-de-Almeida, L.; Marinho, Rui TatoAmadeo de Souza-Cardoso, one of the pivotal figures of the Portuguese Modernist movement, studied painting and began his work in Paris where he arrived at the age of 19. Interestingly, Amadeo cemented strong friendships with some physicians from his time. The first was Manuel Laranjeiro, physician, poet and essayist, who has been a major influence on his choice of studying visual arts. In 1909, the painter met ...