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Fatal Case of Progressive Mpox in a Patient with AIDS—Viral Enteropathy and Mal...
Caria, J; Vara-Luiz, F; Maia, I; Joosten, A; Val-Flores, L; Pinheiro, H; Póvoas, D; Germano, N; Maltez, FWe report a fatal case of disseminated mpox infection that progressed over more than three months in an HIV-infected patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Mucocutaneous, pleuropulmonary, central nervous system, and gastrointestinal involvement was documented. This course of disease resembles progressive vaccinia, a formerly reported disease caused by uncontrolled replication of smallpox vaccin...
Pancreatic Stone Protein As a Biomarker of Sepsis
Lopes, D; Chumbinho, B; Bandovas, JP; Faria, P; Espírito Santo, C; Ferreira, B; Val-Flores, L; Pereira, R; Germano, N; Bento, L
Is This Septic Shock? A Rare Case of Distributive Shock
Val-Flores, L; Fior, A; Santos, A; Reis, L; Bento, LThe authors report a rare case of shock in a patient without significant clinical history, admitted to the intensive care unit for suspected septic shock. The patient was initially treated with fluid therapy without improvement. A hypothesis of systemic capillary leak syndrome was postulated following the confirmation of severe hypoalbuminemia, hypotension, and hemoconcentration - a combination of three symptom...