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Melanoma: when dermoscopy is a pitfall

Bullous pemphigoid and comorbidities: a case-control study in Portuguese patients

BACKGROUND: Although rare, bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune blistering disease. Recent studies have shown that patients with bullous pemphigoid are more likely to have neurological and psychiatric diseases, particularly prior to the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid. OBJECTIVE: The aims were: (i) to evaluate the demographic and clinical features of bullous pemphigoid from a database of patien...

Melanoma: when dermoscopy is a pitfall

Circulating cell-free DNA levels in Portuguese patients with psoriasis vulgaris...

associated with inflammation. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to understand the relation of CFD levels with psoriasis severity, defined by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), with inflammation and with psoriasis therapy. METHODS: Forty-six patients with psoriasis vulgaris were evaluated before (T0) and after 12 weeks (T12) of treatment with narrowband ultraviolet light B (NB-UVB; n = 17), psoralen plus UVA (PUVA...

Síndrome Cerebro-Costo-Mandibular. A Propósito de Um Caso Clínico

A Síndrome Cerebrocostomandibular é caracterizada logo ao nascimento por unia sequência de Pierre Robin grave (micrognatia grave, fenda do palato e glossoptosis) e defeitos posteriores da grade costal, ocorrendo atraso mental em 50% dos casos que sobrevivem.A morte por complicações respiratórias ocorre em 40% dos casos antes do primeiro ano de vida. Os autores descrevem um caso de Síndrome Cerebrocostomandibula...

An unusual cause of acute cardiogenic shock in the operating room

A 51-year-old man with a renal carcinoma with inferior vena cava (IVC) invasion was referred to our hospital for the performance of a radical nephrectomy with IVC thrombus excision. To prevent embolism, an IVC filter was implanted the day before surgery below the suprahepatic veins. On nephrectomy completion, the clinical status of the patient started to deteriorate and an unsuccessful attempt was made to excis...

Conservative treatment of penile carcinoma - a retrospective study of 10 years

Conservative treatment of penile squamous cell carcinoma has been advocated as a method of choice for tumours at early stages. Thirty patients with a mean age of 63.2 years were treated with CO2 laser ablation, radical local excision with preputial flap, direct closure or healing by secondary intention, circumcision alone or associated with CO2 laser and topical imiquimod. Sixteen patients had local recurrence....

Inquéritos de satisfação: Triagem de Manchester no Hospital de Santo António

Trousseau's Syndrome Due to Asymptomatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Os autores relatam um caso de Síndrome de Trousseau, manifestado por trombose venosa migratória e embolia pulmonar, num doente de 58 anos assintomático até à data de internamento. O estudo desencadeado revela adenocarcinoma do pâncreas com metástases hepáticas, e a situação torna-se ainda mais grave após a ocorrência de um acidente vascular cerebral isquémico, aparentemente em relação com a paragem por 24 horas...

Restrição do Crescimento Fetal - Casuística de 4 Anos

Overview and aims: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) affects 15% of pregnancies and is associated with both increased perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality and long-term effects in adult life. Our aim was to describe cases and outcomes of FGR from a tertiary perinatal care centre and identify the predictors of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Study design: retrospective cohort. Population: pregnancies wi...