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When the stenting in the approach to superior vena cava syndrome allows radical...
Hilário Soldin, Inês; Nunes, Ana Luísa; Dias, Paulo; Sousa, Fausto; Estevinho, FernandaSuperior vena cava syndrome is an oncological emergency. It is life-threatening in 15% of the cases. When it is severe and the presentation form of malignancy, a multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic approach is challenging and urgent. We present the case of a patient with no previous cancer that came to the emergency department due to superior vena cava syndrome. He had oedema of the face, cervical regi...
A Rare Case of Drug Induced Liver Injury Secondary to Empagliflozin
Nunes, Ana Luísa; Santos, Daniela; Figueiredo, Carolina; M. Ferreira, Diana; Lima, Jandira; Santos, ArsénioDrug induced liver injury (DILI) is a condition with a wide clinical spectrum. The diagnosis represents a challenge not only due to the large number of known hepatotoxic products but especially when the substance involved is not known to induce liver damage. Empagliflozin is linked to several adverse effects but has not been convincingly associated to DILI. We report a case of a 70-year-old type 2 diabetic woma...
A Case of Liver Injury after Exposure to Isopropanol: A Challenging Diagnosis
Soares Santos, Daniela; Nunes, Ana Luísa; Matos, Ana Luísa; Lai, Ana; Santos, Arsénio; Carvalho, ArmandoDrug-induced liver injury is hardly diagnosed, considering not only the wide range of hepatotoxic substances but also the diversity of associated phenotypes and the absence of specific biomarkers. Symptom chronology, drug or toxic exposure, and temporal association help to establish the diagnosis. Exposure to isopropanol has known but rare toxic effects. We report the clinical case of a 33-year-old female haird...
My Bed e To Meet My Past: A cama como revelação da intimidade e de (re)construç...
Nunes, Ana LuísaEl artículo investiga la cama en las instalaciones My Bed (1998) y To Meet My Past (2002), de Tracey Emin. Para estos fines, se ha contextualizado la producción de la artista, que é seguida por el análisis de las dos instalaciones y de sus principales aspectos, como la exposición de la intimidad, la apropiación del imaginario domestico y la transposición de la esfera privada de la vida ...