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Clinical, histological, and immunohistochemical features of a mandibular metast...
Fernandes, Clarissa Pessoa; Oliveira, Francisco Artur Forte; Costa, Fábio Wildson Gurgel; Patrocínio, Régia Maria do Socorro VidalPrimary cardiac angiosarcoma is an extremely rare malignant tumor. Distant metastases are common at the time of diagnosis but have never been reported in the jaw. A 45-year-old female patient with primary cardiac angiosarcoma was referred for dental care due to pain in the mandibular alveolar ridge. Oral examination revealed a red-violet lesion that was soft on palpation and had been present for 3 months. Histo...
Envolvimento renal na raiva em humanos: manifestações clínicas e achados de aut...
Daher, Elizabeth De Francesco; Silva Júnior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Ferreira, Marúsia Thomaz; Barros, Fernando Antonio de Sousa; Gurgel, Tiago MagalhãesA retrospective study was conducted in nine patients with rabies admitted to a hospital of Fortaleza, Brazil. Autopsy was performed in all cases. The ages ranged from three to 81 years and six were males. They all were bitten by dogs. The time between the accident and the hospital admission ranged from 20 to 120 days (mean 45 ± 34 days). The time until death ranged from one to nine days (mean 3.3 ±...
Pancreatic involvement in fatal human leptospirosis: clinical and histopatholog...
Daher, Elizabeth De Francesco; Brunetta, Denise Menezes; Silva Júnior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Puster, Rainardo AntonioHyperamylasemia has been reported in more than 65% of patients with severe leptospirosis, and the true diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is complicated by the fact that renal failure can increase serum amylase levels. Based on these data we retrospectively analyzed the clinical and histopathological features of pancreas involvement in 13 cases of fatal human leptospirosis. The most common signs and symptoms prese...