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Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction versus chest computed tomograph...
Duarte,Márcio Luís; Santos,Lucas Ribeiro dos; Contenças,Andrea Carla de Souza; Iared,Wagner; Peccin,Maria Stella; Atallah,Álvaro NagibABSTRACT BACKGROUND: A positive real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS CoV-2, from nasopharyngeal swabs, is the current gold standard diagnostic test for this virus and has sensitivity of 60-70%. Some studies have demonstrated a significant number of false-negative RT-PCR tests while displaying significant tomographic findings, in the early days of symptoms of COVID-19. OBJE...
Ultrasound versus electromyography for the detection of fasciculation in amyotr...
Duarte,Márcio Luís; Iared,Wagner; Oliveira,Acary Souza Bulle; Santos,Lucas Ribeiro dos; Peccin,Maria StellaAbstract The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound and electromyography for the detection of fasciculation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and to compare detection rates between the two methods. By searching the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Excerpta Medica, and Latin-American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature databases, we identified studies evaluatin...
Polyorquidism: case report comparing ultrasonography and magnetic resonance ima...
Santos,Lucas Ribeiro dos; Duarte,Márcio Luís; Duarte,Élcio Roberto; Figueiras,Felipe NunesAbstract Introduction: polyorchidism is an unusual pathology, about 200 cases in the world literature. Case report: we reported a case of polyorchidism in a 16-year-old male patient diagnosed by ultrasound and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. Discussion: most of the cases presented, there is a supernumerary testis, but there are reports on more than three, up to five testicles with supranumerical gonads...
A rare case of gastric mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient
Abreu,Bruno Fernandes Barros Brehme de; Duarte,Márcio Luís; Santos,Lucas Ribeiro dos; Sementilli,Angelo; Figueiras,Felipe NunesAbstract We report the case of a 23-year-old immunocompetent patient who presented at the emergency department of a Brazilian hospital with epigastric pain and fever. After an investigation that included a computed tomography scan and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy, a diagnosis of mucormycosis was established. The patient exhibited favorable progress after surgery and antifungal therapy. Mucormyco...
Imaging case
Duarte,Élcio Roberto; Santos,Lucas Ribeiro dos; Duarte,Márcio LuísInguinal hernias are a common pathology, with an estimated incidence of 20 cases per 1,000 live births, constituting the most common form of hernias of the abdominal wall. This problem affects boys about six times more often than girls. The canal of Nuck in the female is a protrusion, tubular fold of the peritoneum through the internal inguinal ring, following the round ligament and extending to the labia. The ...