Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) disease of central nervous system (CNS) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is mostly associated with primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL). In patients who cannot undergo biopsy and have typical clinical and radiographic findings, detection of EBV deoxyribonucleic acid in CSF may provide enough evidence to start treatment for PCNSL. Here, we described a case of EBV encephalitis prese...
Background: Antiretroviral therapy dramatically reduced HIV-related morbidity and mortality, prolonging the lifespan of HIV-infected patients. Greater duration of infection and exposure to antiretroviral therapy makes these patients susceptible to traditional cardio-metabolic risk factors and pathologies. The optimal diagnostic protocol for Diabetes Mellitus in these patients is still controversial. Haemoglobin...
Introdução: O correcto diagnóstico da rinossinusite crónica com (RSCcP) ou sem (RSCsP) polipose implica o domínio da anamnese e exame objectivo para, criteriosamente, requisitar-se a tomografia computorizada dos seios-perinasais (TC SPN)1 . Com base neste exame, Lund e Mackay sugeriram um estadiamento imagiológico (SLM)2 de forma a quantificar a opacificação dos SPN. Objectivos: Verificar se existe uma correlaç...