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Coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis in equines : an overview to support the a...
Brilhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Bittencourt, Paula Vago; Lima, Rita Amanda Chaves; Castelo-Branco, Débora; Oliveira, Jonathas Sales deFungal infections of the respiratory tract of horses are not as frequent as those of bacterial and viral origin, often leading to worsening of clinical conditions due to misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment. Coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis are systemic mycoses caused by the dimorphic fungi Coccidioides spp. and Histoplasma capsulatum, respectively, which affect humans and a variety of other animals, inclu...
Multiple food allergy.
Pinheiro, Adriana; Prates, SaraMultiple food allergy is an adverse immune response to more than one food. When a child is allergic to a great number of foods, the clinical picture can be serious and the eviction of the implied allergens leads to important dietary restrictions. We describe the case of a 4-year-old child with serious atopic eczema and multiple food allergy. At 8 months she presented positive specific Imunoglobulin (Ig)E for mi...
Bartter syndrome: a new therapeutic approach.
Mendonça, Marta; Pinheiro, Adriana; Castro, IsabelThe Bartter syndrome is a rare hereditary salt-wasting tubulopathy, characterized by metabolic alkalosis, hypokalemia, hyperreninemia and hyperaldosteronemia of varying severity. Indomethacin and high doses of oral potassium have been until now the therapeutic strategies used, with high risk of gastrointestinal injury. Since April 2009, aliskiren--renin inhibitor--has been used in individual cases of Bartter sy...
The reality of drug use in school populations
Pinheiro, Adriana; Picanço, Paula; Barbeito, JoséObjectives: To characterize illegal drug use among Azorean high school students and to assess their knowledge of this subject. Type of study: Cross-sectional. Setting: High schools in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. Population: High school students in the ninth grade Methods: A survey was conducted in a convenience sample of ninth grade students in five high schools in the region. Results: The study includ...