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Vitamin D Metabolism and Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Andrade, Filipe; Moreira, Albina; Môço, Rui; Alves, Rosário; Vasconcelos, Alexandre; Eiras, Eduardo; Soares, Carlos; Ferreira, AnabelaIntroduction: Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to increased susceptibility to the development of rheumatoid arthritis and with disease activity. The objective of this studywas to evaluate vitamin D status in patients with RA and toassess the relationship between vitamin D levels and pain.Methods: In a cohort of 45 patients with RA, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3] levels, parathyroid hormone, C-reactiveprote...
Clearence of C virus after acute hepatitis B
Sousa, Marta; Correia, Margarida; Moreira, Joana; Eiras, Eduardo; Mota, Margarida; P. Dias, Vitor; Gonçalves, Manuel; Vieira, RosasIntroduction: The replication of Hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) virus and the immune response involved in the mechanism of hepatic lesion in viral hepatitis remains unknown.Case report: The authors present a 34 year-old male patient, an intravenous drug addict in abstinence for 5 years, with Hepatitis C diagnosed for a year, genotype 3a. In December 2004 he had acute hepatitis B with stage 4 encephalopathy and a...