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- Cerebral venous thrombosis in a patient with localised sclerodermaPublication . Rocha, J; Pinho, J; Fernandes, J; Ferreira, C; Macedo, C; Fontes, JR; Perdigão, S
- Dez anos de cirurgia de ambulatório em dermatologia no Hospital de BragaPublication . Araújo, C; Macedo, C; Resende, C; Pardal, F; Brito, CIntrodução: A Cirurgia Ambulatória ocupa uma posição de destaque na cirurgia programada, incluindo na Dermatologia, especialidade médico-cirúrgica de ambulatório por excelência. No Hospital de Braga foi o primeiro serviço a realizar Cirurgia de Ambulatório. Métodos: Efectuou-se um estudo retrospetivo dos doentes com patologia dermatológica submetidos a tratamento cirúrgico/laser em Cirurgia Ambulatória entre Janeiro 2002 e Dezembro 2011. Foram analisados as características epidemiológicas e clinico-cirúrgicas. Resultados: Foram realizadas 1494 intervenções, com crescimento exponencial desde 2009 (N=641). Mais de 40% aplicaram-se a patologias malignas (95 melanomas; 366 carcinomas basocelulares; 141 carcinomas espinocelulares; um dermatofibrosarcoma; um fibroxantoma atípico e um linfoma cutâneo). Relativamente ao melanoma, o género feminino foi o mais afetado (74,7%) e a maioria ocorreu nos membros inferiores (39.4%). Nos casos de cancro cutâneo não-melanoma, 60,6% eram do sexo feminino e a maioria ocorreu na face (83,4%). Conclusão: O conhecimento epidemiológico dos tumores cutâneos torna necessário renovar o conceito de Cirurgia Ambulatória na gestão dos serviços de Dermatologia para assegurar uma capacidade de resposta eficiente, segura e em tempo útil.
- Late presentation of vesicoureteral reflux: An unusual cause of pyelonephritis in adultsPublication . Pereira, B; Macedo, C; Anacleto, S; Gonçalves, M; Lima, E; Carvalho-Dias, EINTRODUCTION: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) corresponds to the reflux of urine from the bladder into the upper urinary system. It can be a congenital or an acquired anomaly and although its incidence is high in children it is uncommon in the adult life. One of its presentations in the adult population is the presence of recurrent Pyelonephritis. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a case of an adult patient with repetitive uncomplicated pyelonephritis caused by VUR. VUR was successfully managed endoscopically with subureteral injection of a bulking agent. A literature review of adult presenting VUR was performed. DISCUSSION: The first presentation of VUR in the adult life is rare. One of the most typical presentation is the presence of recurrent uncomplicated Pyelonephritis. Although no guidelines exists to study the presence of VUR in adult patients with Pyelonephritis, in the presence of several recurrent episodes of Pyelonephritis we should think in VUR as a possible cause. Even in adults, endoscopic management of VUR is an effective treatment with low morbidity. CONCLUSION: VUR can first present in the adult life, with recurrent episodes of UTI. The diagnosis is a suspicious one and is confirmed by VUCG. VUR in adults can be effectively managed with endoscopic injection of bulking agents.
- Lymphadenopathy after BCG vaccination in a child with chronic granulomatous diseasePublication . Vieira, AP; Vasconcelos, J; Fernandes, JC; Antunes, H; Sousa-Basto, A; Macedo, C; Zaman, A; Santos, E; Melo, JC; Roos, D
- A twenty-year survey of dermatophytoses in Braga, Portugal.Publication . Valdigem, GL; Pereira, T; Macedo, C; Duarte, ML; Oliveira, P; Ludovico, P; Sousa-Basto, A; Leão, C; Rodrigues, FBACKGROUND: Modifications in social habits together with the increase of emigration have contributed not only to increased dermatophytoses but also to an altered etiology. During the last few years, Braga has suffered a radical change from a rural to a cosmopolitan life-style. METHODS: A statistical study of dermatophytoses and the etiology of their causative agents was performed by a retrospective survey carried out among patients of Hospital de São Marcos, Braga, Portugal, from 1983-2002. In this study, a total of 10,003 patients were analyzed. RESULTS: Over this period the frequency of dermatophytoses, as defined by the recovery of a dermatophyte in culture, was found to be 23.6%, whereas nondermatophytic infections accounted for 7.0%. Analysis of the clinical forms and the isolated fungi supports that the dermatophyte species have a predilection for certain body areas (P