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William H. Stewart: Those Who Stand Up for the Quote Add Disinformation
Guerra, Diogo; Santos, Fábio VideiraN/a.; N/d.
Adult Native Joint Septic Arthritis: A Nine-Year Retrospective Analysis in a Po...
Cipriano, Ana; Santos, Fábio Videira; Dias, Rita; Carvalho, André; Reis, Ernestina; Pereira, Claudia; Santos, Ana Cláudia; Sousa, RicardoIntroduction: Septic arthritis of a native joint represents a medical emergency. Drainage and effective antibiotic treatment are critical to avoid joint destruction and long-term impairment. The aim of this study was to evaluate epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with the diagnosis of septic arthritis to help establish local guidelines for empirical antibiotic treatment.Material and Method...
Human Psittacosis: A Case Report
Cipriano, Ana; Machado, Ana; Santos, Fábio Videira; Abreu, Miguel Araujo; Sarmento e Castro, RuiPsittacosis is a rare disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci, an intracellular bacteria transmitted by contaminated birds. The clinical and radiological presentations are nonspecific. We describe a case of a 42-year-old woman, with known exposure to birds, who presented to the emergency department with one-week evolution of myalgia, polyarthritis, and respiratory symptoms. At admission, she had fever, respira...
Late Neuroborreliosis in an Erasmus Programme Student
Santos, Fábio Videira; Cipriano, Ana; Abreu, Miguel Araújo; Andrade, Carlos; Sarmento-Castro, RuiLyme disease is an endemic zoonosis, the most prevalent tick-transmitted infection in temperate areas of Europe, North America and Asia. It is a multisystemic disease with cutaneous, musculoskeletal, neurologic and cardiac manifestations, according to the stage of the disease. We describe a case of late neuroborreliosis in an Erasmus programme student living in Porto. We discuss the importance of the epidemiolo...