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Hemorrhagic stroke following viper bites and delayed antivenom administration: ...
Pérez-Gómez,Aline Stephanie; Monteiro,Wuelton Marcelo; João,Guilherme Augusto Pivoto; Sousa,Jose Diego de Brito; Safe,Izabella PicininAbstract Snakebites were included by the World Health Organization in their list of neglected diseases. In Latin America, most snakebites are caused by species of the Viperidae family, notably by the genus Bothrops. Bothrops atrox accounts for 90% of the cases of envenoming in the Brazilian Amazon. In this report, we present a series of three cases of snakebites that evolved with hemorrhagic stroke due to delay...
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following inactivated influenza vaccinatio...
Andrade,Solange Dourado de; Andrade,Maria Graciede Filha Santarém; Santos,Pablo José; Galvão,Maria de Lourdes; Barros,Mariana Martins deAbstractHere, we describe a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) that occurred during a plausible risk interval following inactivated influenza vaccination in a previously healthy 27-year-old man from Manaus, Brazil. He was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and immunoglobulin. One-month follow-up revealed resolution of the brain lesions, but not of the spinal cord lesions. No recurrence...
Extra-pulmonary manifestations of paracoccidioidomycosis associated with acquir...
Safe,Izabella Picinin; Valle,Fabio Francesconi do; Maia,Daniela Cristina Caetano; Agonio,Barbara; Monte,Rossicleia Lins; Araujo,Jose de RibamarWe present a patient with Paracoccidioidomycosis/HIV coinfection which has been investigated because of chronic monoarthritis and mucocutaneous lesions. A biopsy of the synovial membrane and skin revealed structures consistent with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. At diagnosis, the count of CD4 + T cells was 44 cells/mm3. We emphasize the importance of clinical suspicion of Paracoccidioidomycosis in patients with...
Secondary syphilis with oral manifestation
Safe,Izabella Picinin; Maia,Daniela Cristina Caetano
Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess
Safe,Izabella Picinin; Couceiro,Katia do Nascimento; Martins,Alessandra Galvao