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Oncocytic Tumors of The Adrenal Gland
Capela, Andreia; Martinho, Aurélia; Paixão Duarte, Fernanda; Garcia, Hermano; Rocha Pires, Francisco; Theias Manso, Rita; Aparício, SamuelThe oncocytic tumors of the adrenal gland are rare. To date there’s only 147 cases published. The authors present a case of a 34 year-old man admitted to the hospital with lumbar pain and fever. At medical examination a mass was found in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. The hormonal measurements of the adrenal gland were normal and the abdominal angio CT showed a left retroperitoneal lesion measuring 145...
Bone haemangioma: case report
Folgado Alberto, Sara; Paixão Duarte, Fernanda; Nunes, Ana Carla; Godinho, Teresa; Dutschmann, LuísThe authors report a clinical case of a black woman, aged 51, obese, with hypertension and ischaemic heart disease, who was hospitalized for intense, persistent retrosternal pain. An acute coronary syndrome was excluded and further investigation revealed an expansive bone lesion in the right rib (5 cm x 4 cm x 3.5 cm), with vertebral extensions. The lesion was ill-defined, had lytic and blastic components and w...
Secundary Diabetes Mellitus, the tip of the iceberg: a report of two clinical c...
Paixão Duarte, Fernanda; Reis, Dinis; Barão, Pedro; Sargento, Isabel; Silva, Salete; Dutschmann, LuísWe describe two rare cases of secondary Diabetes Mellitus associated with a GH-secreting pituitary macroadenoma and to a unilateral cortisol-secreting adrenal tumour. The patients were admitted in the emergency room, before the endocrine diagnosis had been made, because of acute complications associated with diabetes. The clinical presentation of the first patient (Acromegaly) was serious hyperglycaemia and an ...
AIDS in the elderly
Paixão Duarte, Fernanda; Dutschmann, LuísThe authors report a case of a 72 years old male who was admitted into hospital with a 3-4 months history ofgeneral weakness, loss of appe tite and weight loss. One week prior to admissi on, the patient developed diarrhoea, that was associated with cognitive and gait impairment. On physical examination, the patient was disorientated in space and time, presenting a generalized flaccid muscle weakness, impair...