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- Adequação da antibioterapia e perfil microbiológico num Serviço de MedicinaPublication . Santos, C; Patrocínio, J; Borges, A; Major, M; Louro, F
- Case Report: Pure Red Cell Aplasia due to Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma.Publication . Vitorino, M; Nunes, F; Costa, M; Porteiro, B; Borges, A; Machado, JPure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a rare bone marrow failure characterized by a progressive normocytic anemia and reticulocytopenia without leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. It can be associated with various hematological disorders but exceedingly rarely with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL). We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with PRCA associated with AITL. The patient presented with severe anemia (hemoglobin 2.6 g/dL) and a low reticulocyte count 0.7%. Direct and indirect Coombs tests were positive. A CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis revealed multiple lymphadenopathies. A cervical lymph node biopsy was compatible with AITL. A bone marrow biopsy showed medullary involvement by AITL and a severe erythroid hypoplasia with a myeloid:erythroid ratio of 19.70. The patient was started on CHOP and after 6 cycles the PET scan confirmed complete remission
- Hypertension in young adults: three unusual casesPublication . Borges, A
- Kala-azar num doente VIH 2Publication . Trigo, D; Borges, A; Major, M; Louro, F; Freitas, PT
- Pseudomyxoma peritonei: a clinical case of this poorly understood conditionPublication . Oliveira, AM; Rodrigues, C; Borges, A; Martins, A; Santos, S; Pires, F; Araújo, JM; Deus, JRBACKGROUND: Pseudomyxoma peritonei is an uncommon condition with an estimated incidence of one to two per million (worldwide) per year. It is characterized by the peritoneal deposition of mucinous tumors, most commonly of the appendix, and occasionally from the ovary, coupled by mucinous ascites. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 76-year-old woman who presented with increased abdominal girth and dyspnea for 2 weeks. She was diagnosed as a case of pseudomyxoma peritonei. She was submitted to right oophorectomy, omentectomy, and pseudomyxoma debulking. The histology was compatible with a mucinous tumor of colorectal/appendicular origin. Chemotherapy was not administered because of her functional status. Two years and 8 months later, she refers with postprandial fullness and has moderate ascites.