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| Oliveira,U.E.M.; Ohe,M.N.; Santos,R.O.; Cervantes,O.; Abrahão,M.; Lazaretti-Castro,M.; Vieira,J.G.H.; Hauache,O.M.. |
| Primary hyperparathyroidism is an endocrine disorder with variable clinical expression, frequently presenting as asymptomatic hypercalcemia in Western countries but still predominantly as a symptomatic disease in developing countries. The objective of this retrospective study was to describe the diagnostic presentation profile, parathyroidectomy indication and post-surgical bone mineral density follow-up of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism seen at a university hospital. We found 115 patients (92 women, median age 56 years) with primary hyperparathyroidism diagnosed during the last 20 years. We defined symptomatic patients based on the presence of any classical symptom affecting bone, kidney or the neuromuscular system. Surgical criteria followed... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Primary hyperparathyroidism; Hypercalcemia; Clinical presentation; Parathyroidectomy; Bone mineral density. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000400010 |
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| Manfredi,Roberto; Sabbatani,Sergio. |
| Cat-scratch disease warrants extensive investigation, from an epidemiological, a diagnostic, but especially a therapeutic point of view. Two suggestive episodes of Bartonella henselae-caused cat-scratch disease are reported, and discussed in the light of the most recent literature evidence. The first case occurred in a 60-year-old man, thus suggesting that it is important to maintain an elevated level of suspicion for this disease in adults as well. Both episodes were characterized by a very prolonged and complicated disease course (with the involvement of three lymph node sets in the first case), a need for lymph-node drainage, and apparently negligible activity of many antimicrobial courses, with a very slow local cure. While specific culture and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Adults; Antimicrobial chemotherapy; Bartonellosis; Bartonella henselae; Case reports; Children; Clinical presentation; Outcome; Treatment. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000600012 |
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| Ohe,M.N.; Santos,R.O.; Barros,E.R.; Lage,A.; Kunii,I.S.; Abrahão,M.; Cervantes,O.; Hauache,O.M.; Lazaretti-Castro,M.; Vieira,J.G.H.. |
| In contrast to most developed countries, most patients with primary hyperparathyroidism in Brazil are still symptomatic at diagnosis. However, we have been observing a change in this pattern, especially in the last few years. We evaluated 104 patients, 77 females and 27 males aged 11-79 years (mean: 54.4 years), diagnosed between 1985 and 2002 at a University Hospital. Diagnosis was made on the basis of clinical findings and of high total and/or ionized calcium levels, high or inappropriate levels of intact parathyroid hormone and of surgical findings in 80 patients. Patients were divided into three groups, i.e., patients diagnosed from 1985 to 1989, patients diagnosed from 1990 to 1994, and patients diagnosed from 1995 to 2002. The number of new cases... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Primary hyperparathyroidism; Hypercalcemia; Clinical presentation; Asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism; Parathyroid hormone; Hyperparathyroidism. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000900013 |
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| Silva,Cassius Schnell Palhano; Neves,Elizabeth de Souza; Benchimol,Eliezer Israel; Moraes,Danielle Ribeiro de. |
| Infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, is one of the most frequent zoonoses in the world; it normally affects both genders equally. Humans are one of several possible intermediate hosts, and the disease is oligosymptomatic in most cases. Vertical transmission is an important cause of fetal malformation and sequels in newborns. Approximately 10% of postnatal cases present multiple manifestations, ranging from low fever and mild lymphadenopathy to severe encephalitis. In moderate cases, lesions such as retinochoroiditis may emerge during acute infection or even years later. We analyzed 313 cases of toxoplasmosis from 1992 to 2004, including 261 acute cases. Most patients were women (68.1%), and 39% of these were pregnant. Among acute infection... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Toxoplasmosis; Toxoplasma gondii; Survey; Clinical presentation; Retinochoroiditis. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000500016 |
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| ,Jin-Quan; Tang,Ke-Jing; Xu,Bing-Ling; Xie,Can-Mao; Light,Richard W.. |
| OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical features, management, and prognosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis in non-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. METHOD: 24 cases of pulmonary cryptococcosis with accurate pathological diagnosis were retrospectively studied. RESULTS: 15 male patients and nine female patients were diagnosed at the first affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from November 1999 to November 2011. The mean age at the time of diagnosis was 44.2 ± 11.3 years (range: 24 to 65 years). Among these patients, 13 had other comorbidities. 15 were symptomatic and the other nine were asymptomatic. The most common presenting symptoms were cough, chest tightness, expectoration, and fever. None had concurrent cryptococcal meningitis.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pulmonary cryptococcosis; Clinical presentation; Diagnosis; Treatment; HIV negative. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000600006 |
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