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Interstitial Lung Disease in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: A Single-Center C...
Direndra Hasmucrai, Khea; Costa, Filipa; Sopa, Inês; Khmelinskii, Nikita; Fonseca, João Eurico; Boleto, GonçaloBACKGROUND: Mixed connective tissue disease is a rare systemic autoimmune condition characterized by overlapping features of different connective tissue diseases and the presence of anti-U1-ribonucleoprotein antibodies. Its association with interstitial lung disease represents one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in affected patients. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the clinical, immunological, and radi...
Evans Syndrome Probably Secondary to BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Case Report
Silva, Inês; , Ryan Costa Silva; Sopa, Inês; Gregório, Catarina; Peixoto, LígiaEvans syndrome is a rare condition. There are few case reports of Evans syndrome following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine, none in Portugal. An eighteen-year-old male patient was admitted with abdominal pain, jaundice, dark urine, and fatigue. The evaluation performed was consistent with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, but he later developed autoimmune thrombocytopenia. His medical history was notable for IgA vascul...