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Early manifestation of myocardial involvement in systemic sclerosis
Alves, Patricia Marques; Baptista, Rui; Canha, Catarina; Franco, Fátima; Santos, Lélita Conceição; Pêgo, MarianoIntroduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease involving multiple organs. We present a rare case of SSc in which clinical manifestations of cardiac fibrosis occurred early in the disease course. Case report: We report the case of a 40-year-old Caucasian man, previously diagnosed with SSc, who presented with decompensated heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography was remarkable for s...
National Post Hospital Care Project and Length of Hospitalization of Patients w...
Canha, Catarina; Massano, Ana; Esperto, Hélder; Rato, Joana; Ferreira, Teresa; Geraldo, ArgemiroIntroduction: The National Post Hospital Care Project was created to provide a continuity of care after hospitalization or to functionally dependent people. Currently there is a great difficulty in the integration of patients. The objective of this paper is to compare the impact of the referral to the Project versus being discharged home, in the length of stay of stroke patients between 2010 and 2011.Material a...
Paraquat Intoxication – experience of an Internal Medicine ward for 18 years
Simões, Marco; Alves, Patrícia; Esperto, Hélder; Canha, Catarina; Meira, Elisa; Ferreira, Érica; Gomes, Manuel; Nascimento Costa, José ManuelIntroduction: Paraquat is a contact herbicide commercially available since 1962. Paraquat intoxication (PI) is usually voluntary and highly lethal, since there is no effective antidote. Toxicity occurs through cyclic redox reactions, damaging mainly the kidneys and lungs.Aim, material and methods: featuring the clinical presentation, management and outcome of patients with PI over an 18 years period (from the 0...
Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule
Esperto, Helder; Canha, Catarina; Meira, Elisa.; .