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Wunderlich syndrome as a rare complication of polyarteritis nodosa: a case report

Spontaneous subcapsular and perirenal hemorrhage, known as Wunderlich syndrome (WS), is a rare clinical manifestation of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). We report a case of a 48-year-old male with a history of recurrent episodes of leg muscle tenderness and dysesthesia, bilateral flank pain, painful nodular skin lesions in the lower limbs, weight loss, and difficult-to-control arterial hypertension. The abdominopel...

Ethical and legal aspects of cybersecurity in health

Background: With the emergence of eHealth and mHealth, the use of mental health apps has increased significantly as an accessible and convenient approach as an adjunct to promoting well-being and mental health. There are several apps available that can assist with mental health monitoring and management, each with specific features to meet different needs. The intersection of mental health and cyber technology ...

Desigualdade digital: Barreiras resistentes e emergentes

A emergência das TIC1 contribuiu para a maior ideologia libertária do fim do séc. XX, preenchendo o nosso imaginário com a possibilidade de igual acesso para todos à informação, conhecimento, participação social e política. Uma das versões mais conhecidas de utopismo tecnológico é a de Barlow (1996), em que a exortação da cidadania digital vai ao ponto extremo da Internet ser concebida como um fórum eletrónico,...

High variability within Candida albicans transcription factor RLM1: Isolates fr...

Previous studies have correlated the severity of recurrent vulvovaginal Candida infections (VVC) and balanitis in patients from China with the presence of some dominant genotypes at the ORF RLM1. Here we tested VVC vs non-VVC isolates from Portugal, Brazil and Greece and, although the same genotypes were identified in VVC isolates, they were present in only five out of 150 strains. However, this analysis showed...

Spaces for bohemian life in Lisbon

For some time the “Commission Internationale pour l’Histoire des Villes“ has been working actively on the comprehensive topic of urban space which is also the aim of this book – result of conferences in Lisbon (2013) and in Clermont-Ferrand (2014). Two thematic priorities are presented in this combined English and French speaking volume: on the one hand cultural-symbolic spaces, on the other hand complexity of ...

The Portuguese Society of Rheumatology position paper on the use of biosimilars...

Autologous stem cell transplantation in a patient with severe systemic sclerosis

Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic disease of the connective tissue, whose pathogenesis involves abnormalities of the immunological system. It has a variable course and there is a subgroup of patients with rapidly progressive disease or unresponsive to conventional treatment. Thesepatients can benefit from intensive immunosuppression and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Clinical case: 19-year-o...

Influência no fluxo sanguíneo do ângulo da anastomose latero-terminal da pontag...

Custos do tratamento da doença arterial obstrutiva infra-poplítea (DAOIP) – aná...

Tendências em séries temporais de variáveis hidrológicas

No decurso da história da Terra ocorreram numerosas mudanças climáticas, algumas com padrões bem identificados. A maior parte dessas mudanças decorreu em períodos de centenas, milhares ou mesmo milhões de anos em resultado de causas naturais. Contudo, nas últimas décadas a comunidade científica tem progressivamente aceite que as emissões para a atmosfera de gases com efeito de estufa têm sido responsáveis pelas...