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Haemoglobin Kenitra Identified in a Portuguese Man with Type 2 Diabetes and Phe...
Cabral, V; Silva Nunes, J; Bento, C; Sobreira, R; Rodrigues, I; Shvets, R; Silvestre, MJ; Barros, R
Improving Influenza Surveillance in Portuguese Preschool Children by Parents' R...
Paixão, P; Piedade, C; Papoila, AL; Caires, I; Pedro, C; Santos, M; Silvestre, MJ; Brum, L; Nunes, B; Guiomar, R; Curran, M; Carvalho, A; Marques, TInfluenza surveillance is usually based on nationally organized sentinel networks of physicians and on hospital reports. This study aimed to test a different report system, based on parents' phone contact to the research team and in home collection of samples by a dedicated team. The identification of influenza and other respiratory viruses in children who attended a Hospital Emergency Department was also recor...
Kerion Caused by Microsporum Audouinii in a Child
Fernandes, S; Amaro, C; Martins, ML; Inácio, J; Araújo, T; Vieira, R; Silvestre, MJ; Cardoso, JKerion celsi is rarely associated with Microsporum audouinii infection. We report the case of a 3-year-old girl with a kerion celsi caused by M. audouinii and successfully treated with oral terbinafine. Fungi identification was made by macro and microscopical colony morphology analyses and molecular (genotypic) studies.
Tinea Capitis no Adulto. Um Diagnóstico a Considerar?
Fernandes, S; Coelho Macias, V; Araújo, T; Fernandes, C; Vieira, R; Silvestre, MJ; Cardoso, JA tinea capitis, uma infecção por fungos dermatófitos do couro cabeludo, é uma patologia rara no adulto, mesmo em áreas geográficas onde a doença é prevalente. Nestes casos está muitas vezes, mas não exclusivamente, associada a imunodepressão e habitualmente surge por exposição ao agente infeccioso em contactantes próximos. São fundamentais uma história clínica e um exame objectivo minuciosos que permitam equac...