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Ascites and encapsulating peritonitis in endometriosis: a systematic review wit...
Magalhães, Thais Fontes de; Augusto, Kathiane Lustosa; Mota, Livia Ponte; Costa, Arthur Ribeiro da; Puster, Rainardo AntonioEndometriosis can have several different presentations, including overt ascites and peritonitis; increased awareness can improve diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes. We aim to provide a systematic review and report a case of endometriosis with this unusual clinical presentation. The PubMed/MEDLINE database was systematically reviewed until October 2016. Women with histologically-proven endometriosis presen...
Pancreatic involvement in fatal human leptospirosis: clinical and histopatholog...
Daher, Elizabeth De Francesco; Brunetta, Denise Menezes; Silva Júnior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Puster, Rainardo AntonioHyperamylasemia has been reported in more than 65% of patients with severe leptospirosis, and the true diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is complicated by the fact that renal failure can increase serum amylase levels. Based on these data we retrospectively analyzed the clinical and histopathological features of pancreas involvement in 13 cases of fatal human leptospirosis. The most common signs and symptoms prese...