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Not All ENT Granulomas Are Wegener's - Keep Tuberculosis in Mind.
Pedro, B; Meleiro, M; Marinho, AMycobacterium tuberculosis affects the middle ear in rare cases and is a challenging diagnosis. In this case, we present a 57-year-old patient diagnosed with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-negative granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) following a biopsy result of nasal granulomas, who was immediately started on immunosuppressive treatment. Years later, she developed progressive hypoacusis. Magnet...
Scrofula Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Pedro, B; Alves, L; Magano, R; Nunes, T; Marques, NTuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occurs when at the minimum there is resistance to isoniazid and rifampin. Prevention of new infections of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and progression to TB disease is critical to reduce the burden and mortality of this disease. We present the case of a 73-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negativ...
Diferenças de Género no Tratamento de Fase Aguda do Acidente Vascular Cerebral ...
Taulaigo, A; Pedro, B; Mariano, M; Paiva Nunes, AIntroduction: In order to personalize stroke treatment, it is important to know if there are differences between genders in clinical features, acute phase treatment and outcomes. Material and Methods: Longitudinal retrospective study that included patients with ischemic stroke, admitted in a stroke unit during a 30 months period and treated with throm bectomy with or without thrombolysis. The objective was to a...
Pituitary Apoplexy May Be Mistaken for Temporal Arteritis
Pedro, B; Patrícia, T; Aldomiro, FPituitary apoplexy is a rare endocrine emergency, characterized by a sudden increase in pituitary gland volume secondary to acute ischaemic infarction or haemorrhage of the pituitary gland, usually in the presence of a pituitary adenoma. We present the case of a 79-year-old man admitted for new-onset, bi-temporal and severe headache, associated with photophobia and vomiting, whose additional study revealed pitu...
Nódulo de irmã Mary-Joseph – a primazia da clínica
Pedro, B; Sousa, R; Patrícia, T; Aldomiro, FO nódulo da Irmã Mary Joseph (NIMJ) trata-se de um nódulo palpável na região peri-umbilical, com origem em tumores metastáticos avançados intra-abdominais ou intra-pélvicos. O nódulo da Irmã Mary Joseph pode ser o primeiro sinal de neoplasia e indica doença avançada, bem como, mau prognóstico. Apresentamos o caso de um homem de 61 anos de idade, com um nódulo umbilical à admissão, cujo estudo adicional revelou ...