Sandra Simões,Arsénio Santos,Teresa Vaio et al.
Sandra Simões et al.
Miliary tuberculosis is a progressive disease resulting from the massive hematogeneous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Immunocompromised and elderly patients are the most affected. A case of an immunocompetent 45 year old man, ...
Natália Melo,Vicens Diaz-Brito,Clara Chamadoira et al.
Natália Melo et al.
Background: Brain abscess can arise as a complication of a variety of infections, trauma or surgery. Bacteria can invade the brain by direct spread or through haematogenous seeding. Brain abscesses are described as a rare...
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis with an atypical immune expression [0.03%]
不典型免疫表型的 extrinsic 肺泡炎病例一例报告
Teresa Costa,Cidália Rodrigues,Ana Arrobas
Teresa Costa
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis and sarcoidosis are two granulomatosis of the lung characterized by non- -necrotizing granuloma. Both have typical bronchoalveolar lavage immunology, with opposite CD4/CD8 relation. However, sarcoidosis does no...
Natália Melo,Carla Damas,Conceição Souto Moura et al.
Natália Melo et al.
Some patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) have disease accelerated deterioration without identifiable cause referred as "acute exacerbation" or "accelerated stage". It is characterized by severe worsening of dyspnea, hypoxemia ...
Raquel Duarte
Raquel Duarte
The tests used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis latent infection, the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the interferon -gamma assays (IGRA), identify the existence of an adaptive immune response towards mycobacterial antigens. Considering the ...
Nanoradioliposomes molecularly modulated to study the lung deep lymphatic drainage [0.03%]
纳米放射性脂质体研究深入肺淋巴转运及其分子调控机制
Maria Filomena Rabaça Roque Botelho,Maria Alcide Tavares Marques,Célia Maria Freitas Gomes et al.
Maria Filomena Rabaça Roque Botelho et al.
Lung deep lymphatic drainage (LDLD) plays an important role in the removal of foreign materials from lungs being alveolar macrophages the first line of phagocytic defence with high affinity for pathogenic microorganisms. Bacillus subtilis i...
Pediatric parapneumonic pleural effusions: experience in a university central hospital [0.03%]
学中央医院儿科脓胸经验
Paulo Soares,João Barreira,Susana Pissarra et al.
Paulo Soares et al.
Introduction: Pleural effusions can complicate pneumonias in children and adolescents and are usually associated with a long hospital stay and increased morbidity. ...
Artur Sousa,Teresa Nunes,Rosa Roque Farinha et al.
Artur Sousa et al.
Despite advances in non-invasive ventilation techniques, tracheostomy is still indicated in children with serious airway obstruction or with the need for long-term ventilation. Alternatives should be studied before deciding to tracheostomis...
Study into the use of continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome patients with daytime drowsiness [0.03%]
持续气道正压在日间过度嗜睡的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征患者中的应用研究
Clélia Maria Ribeiro Franco,Juliana Cestaro Bonanni,Anna Myrna Jaguaribe et al.
Clélia Maria Ribeiro Franco et al.
Background: Obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is a respiratory disorder with high morbidity and mortality. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most commonly prescribed conservative treatmen...
The influence of lung function and muscular strength on the functional capacity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients [0.03%]
肺功能和肌肉力量对慢性阻塞性肺病患者功能容量的影响
Sérgio Leite Rodrigues,César Augusto Melo E Silva,Tereza Lima et al.
Sérgio Leite Rodrigues et al.
Aim: To determine which variable (forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2), nocturnal hypoxaemia and muscular strength of femoral quadriceps) can predict the distanc...