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Diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome with ultrasound
Fontes, Tomás; Sepriano, Alexandre; Ramiro, Sofia; Moniz, Paula; Furtado, Carolina; Figueiredo, Guilherme; Falcão, SandraPublisher Copyright: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2025. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ Group.; OBJECTIVES: To assess the value of adding the ultradistal level to other more thoroughly studied levels of the carpal tunnel when measuring the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve (MN) by ultrasound (US) in diagnosing patients with p...
Creation and Validation of the European Portuguese Version of the Systemic Lupu...
Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Cunha, Rita Novais; Macieira, Carla; Fontes, Tomás; Inês, Luís; Maduro, Ana Isabel Ramos; Martins, Ana; Rajão, Frederico(1) Background: Patients with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) experience profound effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that cannot be explained by objective indicators of mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to adapt the SLE Quality of Life (SLEQoL) questionnaire to the European Portuguese population and to assess its reliability and validity for patients with SLE. (2) Methods: Two independe...
Assessment of calcinosis in Portuguese patients with systemic sclerosis: a mult...
Samões, Beatriz; Guimarães da Fonseca, Diogo; Beirão, Tiago; Costa, Flávio; Vieira, Romana; Terroso, Georgina; Ferreira, Raquel Miriam; Nicolau, RafaelaIntroduction/objectives: The study aims to define the clinical and subclinical calcinosis prevalence, the sensitivity of radiographed site and clinical method for its diagnosis, and the phenotype of Portuguese systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with calcinosis. Method: A cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted with SSc patients fulfilling Leroy/Medsger 2001 or ACR/EULAR 2013 classification criteria, regi...
An unusual cause of shoulder pain in a young woman with systemic sclerosis: iso...
Fontes, Tomás; António, Manuel; Macieira, Carla; Fonseca, João Eurico; Polido Pereira, JoaquimA 25-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of SSc (anti-topo 1), expressed by progressive scleroderma, oesophageal dysmotility, serositis and RP, presented with bilateral shoulder pain and limited mobilization. The complaints prompted an US scan, which showed no synovitis or tendinopathy. However, intra-articular calcium deposits stood out, adhering to the hyaline cartilage of both humerus heads and moving wit...