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Severe Streptococcus suis Meningitis: A case report
Gonçalves, Joana; Rodrigues, Romina; Moreno, Nuno; Castro, Alexandra; Sá, Ana João; Lopes, Zélia; Ferraz, Graça; Lafuente, EstevãoStreptococcus suis (S. suis) is a commensal and opportunistic pathogen in pigs. Human infection is rare, occurring due to occupational exposure or consumption of pork products. The authors report an uncommon case of severe bacterial S. suis meningitis. A 42-year-old alcoholic male was admitted complaining of headache, fever, chills, vomiting and photophobia. One week prior to hospital admission the patient part...
A case of solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura in a pregnant woman
Carvalho, Cristina; Castro, Heloísa; Lopes, Zélia; Ferraz, Graça; Magalhães, Pedro; Freire Soares, J. A.The A.A. present a case of solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura in a patient with a 13-weekpregnancy, who presented with breathlessness,cough with mucopurulent sputum and fever.Some considerations are made about differential diagnosis, treatment and the difficulties faced when choosing adequate complementary means of diagnosis in a pregnant patient.; Os A.A. apresentam um caso clínico de tumor fibroso solitári...