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Um Caso de Escorbuto Relacionado com COVID-19 Crítica Na Europa
G. Costa, Manuel; Pinhão Ramalheira, Carlos; Cipriano, Patrícia; Anjo, Carlos; Casanova, João; Cruz, DiogoO escorbuto é nos dias de hoje uma doença pouco frequente, associa-se a um baixo estatuto socioeconómico. A pandemia de SARS-CoV-2 provocou a maior contração da economia mundial dos últimos 100 anos. Apresentamos o caso de um homem de 63 anos que recorreu ao serviço de urgência por perda de peso e lesões mucocutâneas, tais como gengivorragia, pelos em saca-rolhas e hiperqueratose folicular. A desnutrição explic...
Palliative Care in Stroke Patients: Five Years Retrospective Study of Stroke Pa...
Cipriano, Patrícia; Ferreira Monteiro, Nuno; Alves, Júlia; Santos, Margarida; Mirra, Joana; Freire, ElgaIntroduction: The unique characteristics of a stroke patient, due to the sudden onset of severe functional impairment, as well as prognostic uncertainty, increase the necessity of a timely Palliative Care approach. Our objective was to analyze the profile of stroke patients to whom In-Hospital Palliative Care and Support Team evaluation was requested.Methods: Retrospective observational study with a sample comp...
Visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV-Infected Patients: The Challenge of Relapse and T...
Cipriano, Patrícia; Miranda, Ana Cláudia; Antunes, Isabel; Mansinho, KamalIntroduction: Visceral leishmaniasis is an endemic disseminated infection, considered to be the third most frequent opportunistic parasitic infection in Europe. It is especially prevalent in patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus, in whom it poses a great therapeutic challenge due to increased risk of relapse. The goal of this study is to characterize a population of co-infected patients, as wel...