Role of multisegmental nerve ultrasound in the diagnosis of leprosy neuropathy.

Autor: Andrea De Martino Luppi, Guilherme Emílio Ferreira, Isabella Sabião Borges, Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Lúcio Araújo, Diogo Fernandes Dos Santos, Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 7, p e0305808 (2024)

Introduction/aimsLeprosy is the most common treatable peripheral neuropathy worldwide. The detection of peripheral nerve impairment is essential for its diagnosis and treatment, in order to prevent stigmatizing deformities and disabilities. This stud

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Early diagnosis of neural impairment in seropositive leprosy household contacts: The experience of a reference center in Brazil

Autor: Diogo Fernandes dos Santos, Leonardo Peixoto Garcia, Isabella Sabião Borges, Thales Junqueira Oliveira, Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Andrea De Martino Luppi, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 10 (2023)

IntroductionLeprosy is an infectious disease that remains with a high number of new cases in developing countries. Household contacts have a higher risk for the development of the disease, but the neural impairment in this group is not well elucidate

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Fever of Unknown Origin, Wasting Syndrome and Bone Marrow Involvement: A Leprosy Case Report

Autor: Marcela Araujo de Oliveira Santana, Willian Vargas Tenório da Costa, Isadora Costa Celestino, Diogo Fernandes dos Santos, Bruno de Carvalho Dornelas, Matthew Martin Pavelka, Andrea De Martino Luppi, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 13 (2022)

Mycobacterium leprae, the etiologic agent of leprosy, is an acid-fast-staining and slow-growing bacilli that infect macrophages and Schwann cells individually or through forming globi. The clinical presentation of leprosy is broad and depends on the

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Role of multisegmental nerve ultrasound in the diagnosis of leprosy neuropathy.

Autor: De Martino Luppi A; National Reference Center for Sanitary Dermatology and Leprosy, Clinics' Hospital, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.; Radiology Division, Clinics' Hospital, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.; Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Ferreira GE; Radiology Division, Clinics' Hospital, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Borges IS; National Reference Center for Sanitary Dermatology and Leprosy, Clinics' Hospital, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Antunes DE; National Reference Center for Sanitary Dermatology and Leprosy, Clinics' Hospital, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.; Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Araújo L; Department of Mathematics, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Dos Santos DF; National Reference Center for Sanitary Dermatology and Leprosy, Clinics' Hospital, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.; Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Nogueira-Barbosa MH; Radiology Division, Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil., Goulart IMB; National Reference Center for Sanitary Dermatology and Leprosy, Clinics' Hospital, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.; Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.

Publikováno v: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Jul 18; Vol. 19 (7), pp. e0305808. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 18 (Print Publication: 2024).

Voluminous Intrapericardial Lipoma Mimicking Pericardial Effusion

Autor: Fabíola Prado de Morais, Noah Romero Nakajima, Olívia Félix Marconi Andalécio, Pedro de Santana Prudente, Guilherme Emílio Ferreira, Andrea de Martino Luppi, Fernando Costa Mundim, Olga Maria Lima Aguiar, Juliana Salomão Daud Melo, Bruno de Carvalho Dornelas

Publikováno v: Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2020 (2020)

Lipomas are rare primary heart tumors and may involve the endocardium, myocardium, or pericardium. Signs and symptoms depend on the tumor location and size. The intrapericardial lipoma we report has massive dimensions and mimics a pericardial effusio

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