Introducción: El síndrome de McCune-Albright (SMA) es una enfermedad rara caracterizada por la triada: manchas cutáneas color café con leche, displasia fibrosa poliostótica y pubertad precoz. Puede afectar a diversos ejes hormonales, entre ellos el hormona crecimiento (GH), pudiendo asociarse acromegalia. Reporte caso: describimos caso mujer 44 años, precoz periférica, hemorragia uterina anorma...

BACKGROUND Because beliefs about the soul after death affect the dying experience, patients and survivors may want to discuss those beliefs with their healthcare provider; however, almost no medical research describes such beliefs, leaving healthcare professionals ill prepared to respond. This exploratory study begins the descriptive process. METHODS Assuming that culture is key, we asked old...

BACKGROUND clinical and biochemical picture of hyperthyroidism in children may significantly change according to its etiologies. OBJECTIVES to report the most recent views about epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical and biochemical course, diagnostic procedures and management of hyperthyroid syndrome in childhood, according to its different etiologies. DESIGN Graves' disease and Hashimoto...

Dr. Raphael Vicente Alves – Rua Estado de Israel 907 / 31 04022-002 São Paulo SP Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Co-existing fibrous dysplasia and meningothelial meningioma is extremely rare. A search at “PubMed” (U.S. National Library of Medicine) with terms “fibrous”, “dysplasia” and “meningioma” demonstrated a total of 7 cases reported. Three cases in association with McCune-Albri...