Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania which is transmitted through bites of infected female phlebotomine sandflies. There are 3 main forms – visceral, cutaneous and mucocutaneous, with mucosal affection being the rarest manifestation of the disease. The incidence in Portugal is considered hypoendemic. We present a case of a 48 years old female, with complaints of nasal obstruction, epista...
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Diseases involving cilia dysfunction, such as Usher Syndrome (USH), often involve visual and auditory loss. Psychophysical evidence has suggested that this may also hold true for the peripheral olfactory domain. Here we aimed to go a step further by attempting to establish relations between the integrity of cortical structures and olfactory function in this condition. We investigated olfactory function for USH ...
Introdução: Existe uma elevada heterogeneidade na estrutura da avaliação da formação médica pós-graduada a nível mundial. No entanto, contrastando com outros países, não existem estudos científicos em Portugal que tenham avaliado o modelo da avaliação final da especialidade. O presente estudo pretendeu avaliar a adequação do exame do final da especialidade aos seus propósitos; aí incluída a sua validade enquant...