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Seroprevalence of Protective Antibodies Against Influenza and the Reduction of ...

Background: Seroepidemiological studies provide estimates of population-level immunity, prevalence/incidence of infections, and evaluation of vaccination programs. We assessed the seroprevalence of protective antibodies against influenza and evaluated the correlation of seroprevalence with the cumulative annual influenza incidence rate. Methods: We conducted an annual repeated cross-sectional seroepidemiologica...

Tumores do espaço parafaríngeo: experiência de 10 anos do IPO-LFG

Introdução: As neoplasias do espaço parafaríngeo são raras, representando apenas 0,5% dos tumores da cabeça e pescoço. A maioria são benignas, mas uma ampla variedade de patologias benignas e malignas podem ser encontradas neste espaço, o que cria desafios complexos de diagnóstico e tratamento. Objetivo: Descrever e analisar uma série de casos de neoplasias primárias do espaço parafaríngeo tratadas no Instituto...

Tumores do Espaço Parafaríngeo: Experiência de 10 Anos do IPO-LFG

Introdução: As neoplasias do espaço parafaríngeo são raras, representando apenas 0,5% dos tumores da cabeça e pescoço. A maioria são benignas, mas uma ampla variedade de patologias benignas e malignas podem ser encontradas neste espaço, o que cria desafios complexos de diagnóstico e tratamento. Objetivo: Descrever e analisar uma série de casos de neoplasias primárias do espaço parafaríngeo tratadas no Instituto...

Postanesthetic Severe Oral Angioedema in Patient's Taking Angiotensin-Convertin...

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are the leading cause of a drug-induced angioedema. This occurrence is frequently underdiagnosed, but its relapse can be life-threatening. The authors' intention in reporting this clinical case is to sound a warning about reviewing attitudes and surveillance to try to improve patient perioperative safety.

Fraturas Trocantéricas : Estado da Arte

Nodular malignant melanoma. Or maybe not?

Bullous pemphigoid and comorbidities: a case-control study in Portuguese patients

BACKGROUND: Although rare, bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune blistering disease. Recent studies have shown that patients with bullous pemphigoid are more likely to have neurological and psychiatric diseases, particularly prior to the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid. OBJECTIVE: The aims were: (i) to evaluate the demographic and clinical features of bullous pemphigoid from a database of patien...

Contact allergy to local anaesthetics–value of patch testing with a caine mix i...

BACKGROUND: Contact allergy to local anaesthetics is relatively common. Patch testing with benzocaine in the European baseline series is recommended for diagnosis, even though a caine mix has been previously suggested to be superior. OBJECTIVES: To assess the frequency and patterns of contact allergy to local anaesthetics by using a caine mix (benzocaine, tetracaine, and cinchocaine) in the baseline series, and...

Multiple glomus tumors and segmental neurofibromatosis: there are no coincidences

Segmental neurofibromatosis is a rare subtype of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Glomus tumors are uncommon benign tumors. The authors report the association between these two rare conditions, not yet reported.

Revisões de próteses da anca: Reconstrução das lises ósseas com enxertos alógenos

O desprendimento ou "descolamento" asséptico das próteses totais da anca e a lise óssea do leito da prótese, são as complicações mais frequentes das artroplastias da anca. Factores mecânicos, biológicos e, sobretudo, reacções do organismo às partículas de desgaste dos diferentes componentes das próteses estão, com certeza, envolvidos neste processo. As lises ósseas acetabulares e femurais podem revestir caracte...