Sara Xavier Pires

Osteoporosis Fracture Risk Assessment and Decision Tree Approach for Personalized Therapies

Ana Oliveira, Sara Xavier Pires, Liliana Fonseca, Raquel Linhares Bello de Araújo et autres

Osteoporosis and its consequences (namely, frailty fractures) have been recognized as one of the major pandemics of the twenty-first century, due to their widespread prevalence and significant public health impact. Therapy strategies must surpass ancient rules based mainly on bone densitometry and …

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Abstract P4-04-10: Improving early breast cancer care coordination - Digital care pathway: Implementation and Pivotal Results

Sónia Duarte Oliveira, Leonor Fernandes, Diana Cardoso Simão, Susana Nunes et autres

Abstract Introduction: Care coordination has no consensus definition. A systematic review (McDonald KM.) purposed a broad definition: "Care coordination is the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants (including the patient) involved in a patient's care to facilitate …

From fibrosis to granuloma: drug induced systemic sarcoidosis-like reaction after rituximab in a patient with primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Rui Rua Coelho, Sara Xavier Pires, José Ricardo Brandão, Inês Furtado

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic syndrome characterized by non-caseous granulomatous inflammation, although necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis is considered part of the spectrum of the disease. Drug induced sarcoidosis-like reaction (DISR) is a systemic granulomatous reaction, which is histopathologically identical to primary sarcoidosis - mostly …

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Refractory Tophaceous Gout With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case Report

Rui Rua Coelho, Isabel Fonseca Silva, Sara Xavier Pires, Tomás Fonseca

Although gout is a common intermittent crystalline arthropathy, tophaceous gout is a rare condition. Flares of this disease are usually treated with anti-inflammatory drugs followed by control of serum uric acid levels. We present a refractory, severe, tophaceous gout overlapping with psoriatic …

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Beyond the Usual Suspects: Unraveling Spleen Mastocytosis in Hypersplenism Differential Diagnosis

Isabel Fonseca Silva, Tiago Monteiro-Brás, Inês Araújo, Beatriz Ferreira Carvalho Versiani Caldeira et autres

Systemic mastocytosis (SM) poses a diagnostic challenge. This hematologic disorder involves abnormal mast cell proliferation and concurrent tissue infiltration. SM clinical presentation is not uniform, with patients displaying a wide array of symptoms related to different organ infiltration and mast cell mediators. …

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Paraneoplastic Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: a diagnostic challenge

Luísa Viveiros, Sara Martins, Sara Xavier Pires, João Neves

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare neuromuscular junction disorder. Underlying small cell lung cancer is found in more than half of patients. Proximal muscle weakness, autonomic features and areflexia are typical manifestations. However, LEMS is often misdiagnosed. We report a rare …

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Predictive Factors of Severe Behçet's disease: A Longitudinal, Prospective Cohort Followed Between 1981–2020

Luísa Serpa Pinto, Sara Xavier Pires, Berta Martins da Silva, Fátima Farinha et autres

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Overlap and Mutual Distinctions Between Clinical Recovery and Personal Recovery in People With Schizophrenia in a One-Year Study

Julien Dubreucq, Franck Gabayet, Ophélia Godin, Myrtille André et autres

Recovery is a multidimensional construct that can be defined either from a clinical perspective or from a consumer-focused one, as a self-broadening process aimed at living a meaningful life beyond mental illness. We aimed to longitudinally examine the overlap and mutual distinctions …

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Predictive Factors of Severe Behçet's disease: A Longitudinal, Prospective Cohort Followed Between 1981–2020

Luísa Serpa Pinto, Sara Xavier Pires, Berta Martins da Silva, Fátima Farinha et autres

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Sarcoidosis Presenting as Cranial Multinevritis

Sara Xavier Pires, Guiomar Pinheiro, Luísa Serpa Pinto, Teresa Sequeira et autres

A 29-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with red eyes and hypoacusia since the previous weeks associated with a sudden right facial palsy. Ophthalmologic examination revealed bilateral uveitis and lumbar puncture was compatible with aseptic meningitis. Thoracic computed tomography scan showed …

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Immune Signatures of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: A FondaMental Academic Centers of Expertise for Schizophrenia (FACE-SZ) Study

Marion Leboyer, Ophélia Godin, Emilie Terro, Wahid Boukouaci et autres

Treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) affects around 30% of patients with schizophrenia (SZ) resulting in poor functioning, relapses, and reduced quality of life. Convergent findings show that inflammation could contribute to resistance. We thus search for immune signatures of patients with TRS/ultra TRS (UTRS) …

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Neuromiotonia: Recordando uma Doença Rara

Sara Martins, Sara Xavier Pires, António Marinho

A neuromiotonia é uma patologia muito rara, maioritariamente adquirida e de provável fundo autoimune. Caracteriza-se por hiperexcitabilidade dos nervos periféricos com subsequente hiperatividade e défice de relaxamento muscular; fazendo-se frequentemente acompanhar de distúrbios autonómicos e sensitivos. O diagnóstico estabelece-se através de eletromiografia, …

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