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A Case of Flexural Exanthema as a Presenting Sign for COVID-19

We report a case of a 84-year-old male hospitalized for bacterial pneumonia who, during hospitalization, developed a flexural exanthema in parallel with a positive swab for SARS-CoV-2. Supportive therapy was instituted, the rash disappeared in 7 days and the patient fully recovered. At the same time, two other cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection occurred in the same ward. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry of a ...

Iatrogenic meningiomas – a case report

Neurofibromatosis type 1 and phaeochromocytoma – a clinical case report

The authors present a case of a 49-year-old man, referred to the Emergency Department with headache, palpitations, abdominal pain and nausea. He had a past medical history of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and hypertension. On examination there was intense perspiration, blood pressure 240/173 mmHg and tachycardia. Laboratory findings revealed raised metanephrines in the 24-h urine specimen and imaging tests dis...

Reninoma: uma causa rara de hipertensão arterial

Os tumores justa-glomerulares, também designados por reninomas, são causas benignas e raras de hipertensão arterial (HTA) secundária. Os autores descrevem o caso de uma doente do sexo feminino de 19 anos, com um quadro de HTA de evolução recente. Analiticamente apresentava uma hipocaliemia e um aumento da renina e da aldosterona séricas. Dos exames imagiológicos realizados há a salientar a ressonância magnética...

Reninoma: a rare cause of arterial hypertension

Juxtaglomerular cell tumours, also called reninomas, are benign and rare causes of secondary high blood pressure.The authors present a case of a 19-year-old woman, admitted to the Coimbra University Hospitals Department of Medicine, suffering from high blood pressure of recent onset. Laboratory fi ndings revealed a decrease in serum potassium and an increased plasma renin and plasma aldosterone level. The abdom...

Splenic hamartoma with haematologic disorders

Hamartomas of the spleen are rare benign tumour­ like lesions composed mainly of vascular elements. Most of them, remain small in size and asymptomatic, and are therefore, incidental findings at laparotomy or autopsy. However, occasionally, they present with symptoms among wich, haematologic disorders appear in a very few cases. The authors report a case of splenic hamartoma in a 44-year-old woman with pancytop...