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Infarto da artéria de Percheron: relato de caso

Rev. bras. neurol; 56 (3), 2020
O infarto da artéria de Percheron é uma apresentação rara de acidente vascular cerebral, caracterizado principalmente por isquemia talâmica bilateral. A apresentação clinica desse infarto se apresenta de maneira inesperada e variável. Relata-se um caso de um paciente masculino, idoso, acometido p...

Nueva mutación identificada en el gen FOXP3 en lactante menor con diarrea crónica como manifestación de enteropatía autoinmune - síndrome IPEX

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (4), 2020
INTRODUCCIÓN: El síndrome IPEX (inmunodesregulación, poliendocrinopatía y enteropatía autoinmune ligada a X) causado por mutaciones en el gen FOXP3, se caracteriza por diarrea prolongada, alteraciones endocrinológicas y dermatitis. El tratamiento consiste en la administración de medicamentos inmu...

Linfangiomatosis kaposiforme: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Int. j. morphol; 38 (4), 2020
La linfangiomatosis es una patología benigna, de etiología desconocida, que afecta especialmente a población pediátrica, caracterizándose por desarrollo de masas subcutáneas que involucran uno o más órganos. Cuando se asocia con coagulopatía y derrames quilosos, recibe el nombre de linfangiomato...

Pediatric multifocal histiocytic sarcoma- a fatal diagnosis not to miss!

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (2), 2020
Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is a rare hematolymphoid malignant neoplasm with an aggressive clinical course. It can arise de novo or from low-grade B-cell lymphoma. We describe the case of a 16-year-old boy referred to our hospital with generalized lymphadenopathy, weight loss, and decreased appetite for one...

Thoracoabdominal compartment syndrome complicating right-sided diaphragmatic eventration with co-existent unilateral renal agenesis

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (2), 2020
Diaphragmatic eventration (DE) associated with intestinal malrotation and renal agenesis is a rare entity. The authors report a case of a 69-year-old man who had symptoms of heart failure. He had a previous imaging diagnosis of right diaphragmatic eventration and dilated cardiomyopathy. He died on the se...

Emphysematous gastritis due to Sarcina ventriculi infection in a diabetic liver-kidney transplant recipient

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (2), 2020
Emphysematous gastritis (EG) is a rare and potentially lethal process caused by invasive, gas-producing bacteria leading to inflammation and gas dissection of the stomach. The most common etiologic agents are Clostridium infections, but other organisms, including enterobacteria, staphylococcus, and fungi...

Vasculitis with a neuromuscular presentation and associated cancer revealed by autopsy

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (2), 2020
Peripheral neuropathy is common, but rarely due to vasculitis. This report is the case of a 74-year-old woman with systemic vasculitis who presented with progressive arm and leg weakness associated with numbness. Autopsy revealed a colon cancer, which may have triggered the vasculitis. This case illustra...

Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung mimicking metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (2), 2020
Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung is a rare subtype of lung cancer. We report a case of a metastatic hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung with aggressive behavior, including biopsy and autopsy findings. The pulmonary tumors showed features indistinguishable from hepatocellular carcinoma and were diffuse...

Autopsy of a child with Spinal muscular atrophy Type I (Werdnig-Hoffmann disease)

Autops. Case Rep; 10 (2), 2020
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a heritable neuromuscular disorder which encompasses a large group of genetic disorders characterized by slowly progressive degeneration of lower motor neurons. The mutation is seen in the SMN1 gene mapped on chromosome 5. Depending on the age of the onset and the degree ...

Una nueva mutación asociada con el síndrome de Pierson

Arch. argent. pediatr; 118 (3), 2020
El síndrome de Pierson se caracteriza por la presencia de síndrome nefrótico congénito y microcoria bilateral. Genéticamente, este trastorno está ocasionado por mutaciones en el gen LAMB2, que codifica la cadenaβ2 de la laminina. Hasta la fecha, en la bibliografía se informaron 98casos y 50mutaci...