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Fatal pulmonary parafilaroidiasis in a free-ranging subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) coinfected with two gammaherpesviruses and Sarcocystis sp

Abstract A juvenile subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) found dead in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, presented with disseminated verminous pneumonia due to Parafilaroides sp. A concomitant infection with two different gammaherpesviruses was identified by PCR in different tissues; one...

Rapidly progressive malignant fibrous histiocytoma of right atrium: a rare case report

Abstract We are going to present a case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma in the right atrium, which is a very rare entity. The patient had a right atrial mass, which prolapsed through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle, causing functional tricuspid valve stenosis. The tumor was completely rese...

Uso de rituximabe no tratamento de linfoma linfoplasmocítico durante terapia de substituição renal contínua

RESUMO A segurança e a eficácia do rituximabe em pacientes com comprometimento renal não foram estabelecidas, e o mesmo ocorre com os efeitos da hemodiálise nos níveis séricos de rituximabe. Atualmente, apenas alguns relatos de caso avaliaram o nível sérico de rituximabe antes e após a diálise....

Ectopia cordis associated with pentalogy of cantrell-a case report

Abstract Pentalogy of Cantrell (PC) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by changes in the mesodermal median structures and congenital heart disease, often with a poor prognosis. In 1958, Cantrell et al2 defined the full spectrum of the syndrome with the following anomalies: defects of the anterior...

Leucemia/linfoma T del adulto tipo linfomatoso por HTLV-1 en una mujer joven

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (2), 2019
Resumen La leucemia/linfoma T del adulto (LLTA) de tipo linfomatoso es un subtipo del linfoma de las células T, causado por la infección del virus linfotrópico de células T humanas tipo 1 (HTLV-1); el cual genera una integración proviral en el ADN del hospedero y expansión clonal de linfocitos T. P...

Fiebre manchada de las montañas rocosas en un hospital pediátrico en el noreste de México

Brain metastasis in papillary serous adenocarcinoma of the endometrium

Abstract Background Most endometrial cancers (75%) are diagnosed in early stages (stages I and II), in which abnormal uterine bleeding is the most frequent clinical sign.When the diagnosis is performed in stage IV, the most common sites of metastasis are the lungs, liver and bones. Central nervous syst...

Bilateral Ovarian Collision Tumours: Serous Carcinomas and Fibrothecomas

West Indian med. j; 68 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT A patient had both ovaries affected by clearly demarcated colliding tumour masses of different gross appearance, histological features and immunohistochemical profiles, corresponding to bilateral collision papillary serous high-grade adenocarcinoma and fibrothecoma. Despite the applied chemother...

Doença de Creutzfeldt-Jakob: relato de caso

As doenças priônicas fazem parte do grupo das síndromes de demência rapidamente progressiva com neurodegeneração. Em humanos, a doença de Creutzfeldt-Jakob é a mais prevalente. Atualmente, seu diagnóstico pode ser baseado em uma combinação do quadro clínico, ressonância magnética e eletroen...