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Pseudo-Obstrução Aguda do Cólon (Síndrome de Ogilvie)
J. Rodrigues, Rta; Palavras, Maria João; Magalhães, Miriam; Banza, Maria Jesus.
Do We Have a Culprit? An Association of Giant Cell Arteritis with Pulmonary Emb...
Miguel Gonçalves, Carolina; Neves Tavares, Pedro; Saraiva, Fátima; Morais, João; Banza, Maria JesusGiant cell arteritis is the most common type of systemic vasculitis. An increased risk of venous thromboembolism has been described in these patients. We report the case of a 79-year-old woman with a history of polymyalgia rheumatica, who presented with left thoracic pain radiating to the neck and scapula plus temporal headache. She had no changes on physical examination, but work-up tests showed increased D-di...
Spondylodiscitis: which etiology?.
Faria, Rita; Borges, Cláudia; Carrondo, Helena; Banza, Maria JesusSpondylodiskitis is a rare condition in adults but with high index of morbidity and mortality due to difficult diagnosis. The insidious evolution and the unspecificity of symptoms interfere with prompt treatment, being the diagnosis based primarily on a high index of suspicion. There are two major groups of spondylodiskitis: pyogenic, being Staphylococcus aureus the most frequent etiological pathogen, and granu...