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Protein intake and prevalence of overweight in patients with phenylketonuria: A...

Background: Overweight has been identified as a comorbidity associated with phenylketonuria (PKU). A systematic review with meta-analysis found that although patients with PKU had a similar body mass index (BMI) when compared to non-PKU controls, there was a significantly higher BMI when measured in patients described as having classical PKU. Objective: The aim of this retrospective longitudinal study was to id...

Trauma Associado às Touradas à Corda nos Açores: Um Estudo Transversal

Introduction: The aim of the study was to describe trauma injuries associated with rope bullfights in the Azores, Portugal, regarding the cause of the incident, trauma mechanism, most affected anatomical areas, and injury severity. Methods: Two-year cross-sectional study in the local hospital with prospective data collection. Patients who were consecutively admitted to the local hospital’s emergency department ...

Hydrodynamic Effects on Biofilm Development and Recombinant Protein Expression

Hydrodynamics play an important role in the rate of cell attachment and nutrient and oxygen transfer, which can affect biofilm development and the level of recombinant protein production. In the present study, the effects of different flow conditions on the development of Escherichia coli biofilms and the expression of a model recombinant protein (enhanced green fluorescent protein, eGFP) were examined. Plankto...

Bedside Ultrasound to Detect Bone Flap Infections: a Case Image

Ultrasound showing an anechoic collection with interspersed echogenic foci (blue arrows - gas bubbles) proximal to the hyperechoic bone flap (red asterisk; post-decompressive craniectomy). Serratia marcescens was isolated from the collected fluid. Bedside ultrasound can be a reliable and effective tool to aid in the diagnosis of bone flap infections.

Fabry Disease Caused by the GLA p.Phe113Leu (p.F113L) Variant: Natural History ...

Background, aims and methods: The α-galactosidase gene (GLA) c.337T>C/p.Phe113Leu variant was originally described in patients with late-onset cardiac forms of Fabry disease (FD), who had residual α-galactosidase activity. It has since emerged as the most commonly reported GLA variant in Portuguese subjects diagnosed with FD but is also prevalent in the Italian population, where two boys carrying the GLA Leu113...

WISC-III – Análise e comparação entre crianças portuguesas e angolanas

The efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of central retinal a...

Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an ophthalmological emergency. Various treatment modalities have been tried, but none have shown to alter natural history of the disease. Hyperoxia can restore retinal oxygenation, and favourable results were obtained with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). We report two patients with sudden visual loss due to CRAO treated with HBOT. Case 1: a 61-year-old female, presen...

Eyelid Edema: A Rare Cause of a Common Sign

We report a 48-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency room with right eyelid edema, with 3 days of evolution. She had suffered minor trauma to this eye one week before. She reported episodes of right eyelid swelling of spontaneous resolution since the occurrence of a traumatic brain injury 5 years ago. Ophthalmological examination showed a soft and painless eyelid edema of the right eye. Brain c...

Tratamento cirúrgico da neoplasia do pâncreas: cirurgia hepatobiliopancreática

Retalho V-Y bilateral para reconstrução do períneo após amputação abdomino-peri...

A descrição da amputação abdominoperineal extraelevadora (ELAPE) para a ressecção de tumores do recto baixo ou da margem anal, a subsequente estandardização do tempo perineal e a definição das suas indicações precisas, veio colocar enfâse particular na necessidade de recorrer a técnicas de reconstrução do períneo para encerramento dos defeitos perineais provocados por ressecções mais alargadas. Apresentamos um ...