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“Keeping the Light On”: A Qualitative Study on Hope Perceptions at the End of L...

Abstract: Hope performs an important role in how patients and their families cope with suffering and stressful events. To better inform practice and theory on hope, palliative care research should include both patients and their family carers, given their strong interdependence. The aim of this study was to explore how hope is experienced in dyads formed by end-of-life patients and their family carers. In this ...

Mitral Valve Subacute Endocarditis Caused by Abiotrophia Defectiva: A Case Report

Abiotrophia defectiva is a rare agent of endocarditis and subacute presentation may delay the diagnosis. We present the case of a 41-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital for further investigation regarding a consumptive syndrome with microcytic anaemia. Past medical history included new-onset mitral insuffciency followed by an ischaemic stroke due to small vessel disease. Thoraco-abdominal computed to...

Gonadal Dysgenesis and Malignancy: When Should Gonadectomy Be Performed?

Gonadal dysgenesis (GD) is a disorder of sexual development (DSD) characterized by defective or incomplete formation of the gonads (ovary or testis) due to either structural or numerical modifications of the sex chromosomes or due to mutations in the genes responsible for gonadal development. Two cases of unrelated phenotypically female patients are presented, a complete GD and a partial GD. Both cases were dia...

Persistent omphalomesenteric duct: a rare cause of acute intestinal volvulus in...

This report describes the case of a 14-year-old male with a prior history of recurrent abdominal pain and two previous ”sub-occlusive” episodes. He presented at the Emergency Room with abdominal pain, emesis, abdominal distension, painful palpation, and signs of peritoneal irritation. Plain upright abdominal radiography suggested a distal small bowel obstruction. Exploratory laparoscopy showed a tubular structu...

Severe hypokalemia in a child with mild gastroenteritis

Background: Hypokalemia (serum potassium below 3.5 mmol/L) may be caused by several mechanisms. Severe hypokalemia must be immediately managed, as it can have important cardiac repercussions. Clinical case: A previously healthy eight-year-old female, with normal growth and normal-to-low blood pressure, was observed due to persistent abdominal pain, anorexia, and fever two days after overcoming a mild gastroente...

Trisomy 20 mosaicism – a subtle phenotype

Introduction: Trisomy 20 mosaicism is one of the most common cytogenetic abnormalities found in prenatal diagnosis. The outcome of these pregnancies is normal in most of the reported cases, but clinical implications of diagnosis and prognosis in a long term basis are not clear. Case report: The authors present a case of trisomy 20 mosaicism, with no prenatal diagnosis, followed-up for a period of 13 years, aimi...

Herpes zoster with cutaneous dissemination: a rare presentation of an uncommon ...

Herpes zoster, caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation, affects mainly the adult population, although it can occur in children. This happens when primary infection (varicella) has occurred at a very young age or in immunocompromised patients. Complications are rare in healthy individuals. They include VZV cutaneous dissemination, which affects 2%-10% of immunocompromised patients.We present a previo...

Trisomy 20 mosaicism – a subtle phenotype

Introduction: Trisomy 20 mosaicism is one of the most common cytogenetic abnormalities found in prenatal diagnosis. The outcome of these pregnancies is normal in most of the reported cases, but clinical implications of diagnosis and prognosis in a long term basis are not clear. Case report: The authors present a case of trisomy 20 mosaicism, with no prenatal diagnosis, followed-up for a period of 13 years, aimi...

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