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Absolute Hyperglycemia versus Stress Hyperglycemia Ratio for the Prognosis of H...

Diabetes is a risk factor for greater severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) is an independent predictor of critical illness, and it is reported to have a stronger association than absolute hyperglycemia. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of absolute hyperglycemia and SHR with the severity of COVID-19, since there are no studies investigating SHR...

POEMS Syndrome: a Rare Cause of Adrenal Insufficiency in a Young Male

Summary: POEMS syndrome (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal protein and Skin changes) is a rare multisystemic disease. Clinical presentation is variable, the only mandatory criteria being polyneuropathy and monoclonal gammapathy in association with one major and one minor criterion. Primary adrenal insufficiency is rarely reported. We describe a case of a 33-year-old patient, in whom the p...

Oftalmopatia Tiroideia Severa e Tiroidite de Hashimoto, em Doente Eutiroideu

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

Aspergillosis, the most frequent of pulmonary mycosis, represents a group of varying pathogenesis diseases with the same etiological agent--Aspergillus. This fungus is a saprophyte of normal respiratory airways, but the disease occurs in immunocompromised hosts. There are several anatomo-clinical forms, but it is important to know that some could be fatal, being necessary an early diagnosis and therapy. The aut...

Aspergilose Pulmonar Invasiva

A Aspergilose é a mais frequente das micoses pulmonares, representando um grupo díspar de doenças de patogénese variável que têm em comum o agente causal - o Aspergillus. Este é saprófita das vias respiratórias, tornando-se patogénico em doentes imunocomprometidos. Existem diferentes formas anatomo-clínicas de Aspergilose, algumas fatais, exigindo um diagnóstico e tratamento atempados. Os autores descrevem um c...

Síndrome de Klinefelter. Experiência de uma Consulta de Infertilidade

O Síndrome de Klinefelter é uma das causas mais frequentes de hipogonadismo masculino. As manifestações clínicas do Síndrome de Klinefelter variam consideravelmente de indivíduo para indivíduo. Assim, alguns doentes têm alterações no desenvolvimento dos caracteres sexuais secundários, enquanto que outros não se distinguem de indivíduos saudáveis. Os autores avaliaram a variabilidade de apresentação clínica em 2...