Multirradiculopatia aguda: a propósito de 56 casos

Late onset presentation of Leigh syndrome on two cases: a propósito de dois casos.

Department of Neurology, Antonio Pedro University Hospital, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói RJ, Brazil: MD, Neuropediatrician, Student of Post-Graduation Program in Neurology and Neuroscience in Federal Fluminense University (UFF); MD, MSc, Neuropediatrician, Professor of Pediatrics in Federal Fluminense University (UFF); MD, PhD, FAAN, Neurologist, Chair in Neurology. Coordinator of the...

notas clínicas0 a 56-year-old woman with ampullary adenocarcinoma and acute pancreatitis Mujer de 56 años con adenocarcinoma de la ampolla de Vater y pancreatitis aguda

A 56-year-old woman was admitted with jaundice, and laboratory data were indicative of pancreatitis, which recurred in spite of adequate clinical and nutritional management. The patient was an overweight diabetic using metformin, who had antecedents of cholelithiasis and recent cholecystectomy. Clinical and laboratory features were not conclusive about the cause of this acute pancreatitis. Howe...

Coment on the study "Abordaje contralateral en aneurismas de la arteria cerebral media con segmento M1 largo: a propósito de dos casos" de Arrese et al.

Síndrome de Sweet: estudo de 23 casos

BACKGROUND: Sweet's syndrome or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is a rare disease characterized by painful violaceous erythematous skin lesions, fever, neutrophilic leukocytosis and dense dermal neutrophilic inflammatory infiltrate. It shows excellent response to corticosteroids. OBJECTIVES: To assess cases of Sweet's syndrome in a university hospital, identifying its clinical, laboratory...

Síndrome de Kindler - relato de dois casos

Kindler syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by trauma-induced blisters, progressive poikiloderma and varying degrees of photosensitivity. In 2003, loss-of-function mutations were identified in the gene KIND1 mapped to chromosome 20p12.3. In this paper, we report Kindler syndrome in two children born to consanguineous parents presenting acral blistering, photosens...