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Intervenção Nutricional em doentes com disfagia após acidente vascular cerebral

Molecular Profile of Sensitization to Dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus Dust Mite ...

Background and objectives: To analyze component-resolved diagnosis of sensitization to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p) in patients with respiratory allergy and the association between diagnostic findings and clinical severity in different geographical areas. Methods: The study population comprised 217 patients (mean age, 25.85 [12.7] years; 51.16% female) selected from 13 centers in Portugal (5 from the ...

Acute Kidney Injury in the Context of Inflammatory Bowel Disease - A Clinical Case

Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease are common and extendable to all organs. Kidney and lower genitourinary system occurs in 4-23% of cases. This may be dependent on inflammatory bowel disease activity, secondary to metabolic disorders, drugs or others. We present a case of a 68-year-old man with ulcerative colitis for 22 years admitted in our department for acute nephritic syndrome. Ur...

Portuguese Football Federation consensus statement 2020: nutrition and performa...

Nutrition is an undeniable part of promoting health and performance among football (soccer) players. Nevertheless, nutritional strategies adopted in elite football can vary significantly depending on culture, habit and practical constraints and might not always be supported by scientific evidence. Therefore, a group of 28 Portuguese experts on sports nutrition, sports science and sports medicine sought to discu...

Severe Acute Liver Injury Related to Heat Stroke

Heat stroke (HS) is a life-threatening condition characterized by hyperthermia and multiple organ failure. Mild to moderate hepatocellular injury is a well-documented complication but severe liver injury and acute liver failure are rare. There are neither established criteria nor optimal timing for liver transplantation and conservative management seems to be the cornerstone treatment. The authors report a case...

An Atypical Presentation of Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Lung Transplant: a...

Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a pathologic condition characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and organ injury due to microvascular endothelial lesions and thrombosis. It occurs in a variety of diseases and, unless recognized and treated, leads to severe morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 48-year-old woman who underwent lung transplantation, initially under tacr...

Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Portuguese Single-Center Reference Review

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome characterized by an acute deterioration of a patient with cirrhosis, frequently associated with multi-organ failure and a high short-term mortality rate. We present a retrospective study that aims to characterize the presentation, evolution, and outcome of patients diagnosed with ACLF at our center over the last 3 years, with a comparative analysis between the...

Oxalate Nephropathy Following Roux‑en‑Y Gastric Bypass Surgery – Mini‑Review

Oxalate Nephropathy is characterised by the presence of tubular crystalline deposits of calcium oxalate, which can lead to both acute and chronic tubular injury and progressive renal failure. Enteric hyperoxaluria is the most common cause of moderate hyperoxaluria; it occurs in conditions associated with fat or bile acid malabsorption, which include jejunoileal bypass and other bariatric procedures such as Roux...

Ingestão dos Alimentos Cozinhados na Alergia Alimentar ao Leite de Vaca e ao Ovo

O leite de vaca e o ovo são responsáveis pela maioria dos casos de alergia alimentar na infância. O processamento térmico dos alimentos pode alterar a sua alergenicidade e estão publicados vários estudos que investigaram a tolerância ao leite de vaca e ao ovo cozinhados em doentes com alergia ou com sensibilização aos mesmos. Da avaliação destes estudos verificou‑se que os alimentos cozinhados são tolerados pel...

Nephrotic Syndrome in HIV/HCV Co-Infected Patient