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Necrotizing Pneumonia – A Rare Complication
Norte, Ana; Santos, Cláudia; Gamboa, Fernanda; Ferreira, A Jorge; Marques, Alcide; Leite, Camilo; Robalo Cordeiro, CNecrotizing pneumonia is a rare complication of community-acquired pneumonia associated with destruction of the lung tissue during the infection and rise of necrotic foci in consolidated areas. Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Nocardia, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the most common causative agents. Risk factors for developing necrotizing pneumonia include smoking, alcohol...
Neurofibromatosis type 1 and phaeochromocytoma – a clinical case report
Norte, Ana; Alves, Patrícia; Batista, Manuel; Barbosa, Benilde; Fonseca, Isabel; Saldanha, M. H.The authors present a case of a 49-year-old man, referred to the Emergency Department with headache, palpitations, abdominal pain and nausea. He had a past medical history of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and hypertension. On examination there was intense perspiration, blood pressure 240/173 mmHg and tachycardia. Laboratory findings revealed raised metanephrines in the 24-h urine specimen and imaging tests dis...