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Localized Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Shoulder: a Rare Presentation...
Madruga Dias, João; Costa, Maria Manuela; Duarte, Artur; Pereira da Silva, José A.Pigmented Vilonodular Synovitis is a rare clinical entity characterized as a synovial membrane benign tumour, despite possible aggressive presentation with articular destruction. The localized variant is four times less frequent and the shoulder involvement is uncommon. We present the case of a Caucasian 59 year-old patient, who presented with left shoulder pain, of uncharacteristic quality, with local swelling...
Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Fonseca, Teresa; Cardoso, Teresa; Perdigão, Sandra; Sarmento, António; Morgado, Rui; Costa, Maria ManuelaGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease that leads to an axonal demyelination and/or degeneration of peripheral nerves through molecular mimicry. The usual pattern is an ascending areflexic motor paralysis with a distinct cerebral-spinal fluid (CSF) showing elevated protein level without accompanying pleocytosis. Diagnosis is essentially clinical, but the CSF studies and electrodiagnostic feature...