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Fungal Endocarditis: A Successful Case with Medical Therapy Alone
Abreu, Jéssica; Mateus, Daniela; Leal, Ema; Garrote, Ana Raquel; Maltez, FernandoA endocardite fúngica é uma condição rara e potencialmente fatal, em geral causada pelas espécies Candida e Aspergillus. Incide maioritariamente em doentes imunossuprimidos, com história pregressa de endocardite, ou com próteses ou dispositivos intracardíacos. As terapêuticas antifúngicas e cirúrgicas são essenciais pelo intuito curativo e evicção de fenómenos embólicos. São raros os casos de sucesso tratados c...
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of Cutaneous and Mucosal Leishmaniases in ...
Rocha, Rafael; Conceição, Cláudia; Gonçalves, Luzia; Carvalho, Ana Cláudia; Maia, André; Martins, André; Carujo, António; Maio, António; Forra, CatarinaLeishmania infantum, a zoonotic vector-born parasite, is endemic in the Mediterranean region, presenting mostly as visceral (VL), but also as cutaneous (CL) and mucosal leishmaniasis (ML). This study aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the CL and ML cases diagnosed in mainland Portugal between 2010 and 2020. Collaboration was requested from every hospital of the Portuguese National Hea...
Clinical and epidemiological features of hospitalized and ambulatory patients w...
Caria, João; Pinto, Raquel; Leal, Ema; Almeida, Vasco; Cristóvão, Gonçalo; Gonçalves, Ana Catarina; Torres, Margarida; Santos, Maria BeatrizMonkeypox, a neglected and re-emergent zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection, has been endemic in Central and Western Africa for decades. More recently, an outbreak has spread to a global level, occurring in sites with no previous reported cases and being clustered among men who have sex with men, suggesting new modes of transmission. There is an urgent need for research for a better under...
Acquired Cytomegalovirus Infection in an Extremely Low-Birth Weight Infant Pres...
Crisóstomo, Mafalda Rebordão; Povoas , Marta; Pita, Ana Maia; Leal, Ema; Nona, JoséCytomegalovirus infection is one of the most common congenital infections worldwide. Moreover, it seems to be an important cause of postnatally acquired infection. Perinatal transmission can occur intrapartum (from the birth canal), from a blood transfusion, via maternal breast milk, or from close contact with infected people. The risk of breast milk-acquired cytomegalovirus infection is higher in countries wit...
Gastroenterite aguda por Salmonella não tifóide em crianças: revisão de dez anos
Pignatelli, Diana; Leal, Ema; Lito, David; Damaso, Catarina; Rodrigues, Margarida; Cunha, FlorbelaIntrodução e Objectivos: A Salmonella não tifóide é o agente mais frequente das toxi-infecções alimentares nos países desenvolvidos. Em Portugal são notificados em média 450 casos por ano, 80% dos quais em crianças. O presente estudo tem como objectivo a caracterização dos casos de gastroenterite aguda por Salmonella numa população pediátrica. Material e Métodos: Revisão casuística dos casos confirmados por cop...
New vaccines.
Ferreira, Marta; Leal, Ema; Galhardo, Júlia; Mendes, Cristina; Soares, Henrique; Brito, Maria JoãoVaccines prevent more cases of diseases than any other medical treatment. However, information on new vaccines introduced in the market and not included in the National Vaccination Program (NVP) is often sparse, and their knowledge limited.Evaluate general and specific knowledge of healthy children's parents on three vaccines not included in the NVP: pneumococcal (PCV7), varicella (Var) and rotavirus (RV).Trans...
Iatrogeny in paediatrics: reconsider attitudes.
Leal, Ema; Brito, Maria João; Gouveia, Catarina; Varandas, Luís; Ferreira, Gonçalo CordeiroIatrogeny is a pathologic condition caused in a patient in the different stages of a medical act. In the United States, it is the fourth cause of death but in Portugal, data are not yet available. Though different from medical error, it is still a taboo subject for health care providers. The authors report a case of relational, diagnostic and therapeutic iatrogeny with serious consequences for the patient. Doct...