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Systemic lupus erythematosus in the elderly.
Sousa, C A; Baptista, I; Aguiar, P; Gonçalves, A; Cocco, C; de Carvalho, RThe authors report two clinical cases of systemic lupus erythematosus, both in patients over 65 years of age. The discussion includes a brief overview of recent publications on this condition in geriatric patients. Some aspects of systemic lupus in elderly persons are suggested and commented on.; The authors report two clinical cases of systemic lupus erythematosus, both in patients over 65 years of age. The di...
Angiosarcoma of the spleen.
Sousa, C A; Martins, I; Gonçalves, M; Martins, C C; De Carvalho, RPrimitive splenic tumors are extremely rare. We report a case, the first at S. José-Hospitais Civis de Lisboa, of a 70 year old woman who presented splenomegaly. She had pelvic irradiation in her past history. MRI revealed a splenic mass characterized as vascular on angiography. She is doing well 12 months after splenectomy. We have found 61 reported cases of this rare tumor whose etiopathogeny is unknown. Earl...