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Sternal Mass: A Rare Case of Primary Hodgkin Lymphoma of The Bone
Diogo, Cláudia; Antunes, Daniela; Pais, Tiago; Rodrigues, Ana Isabel; Ponciano, Ana; Monteiro, Joana RaquelSternal tumour lesions remain a challenge in clinical practice. Due to multiple etiologies, it can be difficult to diagnose primary bone Hodgkin lymph, often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis or eosinophilic granuloma. The authors report the case of a 32-year-old patient with non-specific sternal chest pain that had lasted approximately one year as the initial presentation of primary Hodgkin lymphoma of the sternum,...
Exuberant Cushing Syndrome, due to a Rare Adrenal Cortex Carcinoma
Antunes, Daniela; Antunes, Ana Cláudia; Ponciano, Ana
Cardiocerebral Infarction: A Combination to Prevent
Cabral, Margarida; Ponciano, Ana; Santos, Beatriz; Morais, JoãoBackground The acute complications of myocardial infarction (MI), such as mechanical, arrhythmic, ischemic, and inflammatory sequelae, may be responsible for significant cardiovascular morbimortality. Life-threatening arrhythmias, namely ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia, may be a challenging complication requiring a prompt approach. In some cases, acute ischemia leads to polymorphic ventricular tachycard...
Acute Esophageal Necrosis: A Clinical Case
João Carvalho, Ana; Ponciano, Ana; Santos, Sónia; Vieira, Vera
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: A Case of Hypercalcemia
Ponciano, Ana; Vieira, Vera; Leite, José; Fernandes, CélioPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is an encephalopathy that can be clinically characterized by headache, altered mental status and/or seizures. Neuroimaging demonstrates usually reversible bilateral subcortical vasogenic occipital-parietal edema. Exact pathophysiology remains unclear but is commonly associated with hypertension, renal failure, sepsis and use of immunosuppressive therapy. Its developm...