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Sarcoidose como diagnóstico diferencial de mieloma múltiplo

A sarcoidose caracteriza-se como doença granulomatosa que acomete diferentes órgãos humanos, especialmente os pulmões, sendo sua patogênese pouco conhecida. No caso em questão, a paciente iniciou com sintomas inespecíficos, como fraqueza, perda ponderal e tosse seca esporádica, sendo internad...

Cryptococcoma mimicking a brain tumor in an immunocompetent patient: case report of an extremely rare presentation

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Central nervous system (CNS) infectious diseases have high prevalence in developing countries and their proper diagnosis and treatment are very important for public health planning. Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that may cause several CNS manifestations, especially in immunocompr...

Locoregional recurrence of Frantz' tumor: a case report and review of the literature

SUMMARY Frantz' tumours or solid pseudopapillary tumours of the pancreas are rare neoplasms with low malignant potential. Young women in the second to third decades of life are more frequently affected. The treatment of choice is resection of the lesion, which is often curative. The recurrence is uncommo...

Peliosis hepatis and systemic lupus erythematosus: A rare condition identified by magnetic resonance imaging

Summary Peliosis hepatis is a rare benign disorder characterized by the presence of multiple cavities filled with blood with no preferential localization in the liver parenchyma. It may be related to several etiologic conditions, especially infections and toxicity of immunosuppressive drugs. To our knowl...

Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a rare and possibly underdiagnosed disorder

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Superficial siderosis (SS) of the central nervous system (CNS) is a rare and possibly underdiagnosed disorder resulting from chronic or intermittent bleeding into the subarachnoid space, leading to deposition of blood products in the subpial layers of the meninges. Magnetic resonance imaging (MR...

Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus in a 10-year-old child

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract: Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus (BSLE) is a rare autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease, with few cases described in childhood. It has different clinical-pathological features. We report a case of BSLE in a 10-year-old child with systemic lupus erythematosus, treated with prednisone an...

Syndrome in question

An. bras. dermatol; 90 (3), 2015
Abstract The Iso-Kikuchi Syndrome is a rare condition characterized by nail dysplasia involving the index fingers, including micronychia, polyonychia, anonychia, irregular lunula, malalignment and hemionychogryphosis. On the antero-posterior image, radiologic examination reveals a narrowing of the distal...

Divertículo gigante de colon: presentación de un caso
Giant Divertículo of colon. Presentation of a case

Rev. cuba. cir; 46 (1), 2007
El divertículo gigante de colon es una enfermedad rara que ocurre como complicación de la diverticulosis colónica, principalmente sigmoidea. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 84 años tratada en el servicio de Cirugía General del Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras en marzo de 2006 por presentar un div...