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Clinical Characteristics of Hemodialysis Patients from African Countries of Por...
Costa,Cláudia; Peres,Nadiesda; Branco,Carolina; Silva,Bernardo; Fonseca,José Agapito; Outerelo,Cristina; Resina,Cristina; Melo,Maria JoãoAbstract Introduction: Africa contributes to <10% of the total renal replacement therapy (RRT) patients worldwide. Due to a cooperation protocol, Portugal provides RRT and CKD care to patients from some African Countries of Portuguese Official Language (ACPOL). The purpose of this analysis was to describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients from ACPOL who integrated our hemodialysis (HD) progr...
In Memoriam: Ana Cristina Lemos (1964-2022)
Miranda,Maria Adelaide; Melo,Maria João; Rabel,Claudia; Pastoureau,Michel; Sousa,Luís Correia de; Miguélez,Alicia
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome as a kidney transplant immunosuppr...
Melo,Maria João; Nascimento,Célia; Guerra,José; Gonçalves,João; Santana,AliceSuccessful kidney transplant improves the quality of life and reduces the mortality risk for most patients when compared to maintenance dialysis. We present the case of a 61-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease stage 5-d who received a deceased donor renal transplant. At 21 months after transplantation she developed early post-transplant diabetes and was diagnosed with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. He...
Seminário: “Medieval colours: between beauty and meaning”.
Melo,Maria João; Miranda,Adelaide; Lemos,Ana; Miguel,Catarina