Publications by authors named "Fernanda Gurgel de Oliveira"
Hypercalcemia is a vital laboratory marker because it can show underlying severe diseases like cancer and infections. Of all the causes of hypercalcemia, primary hyperparathyroidism, and malignancies are the most common, but granulomatous diseases, such as certain fungal infections, can also be the cause. Here we describe the case of a 29-year-old woman, an insulin-dependent diabetic, found unconscious and tachypneic at home.
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- Meningoencephalitis can occur after yellow fever vaccination and is linked to autoimmune encephalitis syndromes in patients.
- Three patients developed symptoms between 1 to 27 days post-vaccination, with two showing anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antibodies and one with anti-neurexin-3 antibodies.
- One case was confirmed as vaccine-related neurotropic disease, highlighting the need to consider autoimmune encephalitis in cases of neurological issues after vaccination.
Purpose: To test the hypothesis that liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy can be influenced by the ileum.
Methods: Eighteen Wistar rats were distributed into groups of six animals: 1 - ileum resection+ hepatectomy 2/3; 2 - hepatectomy 2/3, and 3 - sham. Anesthesia with ketamine and xylazine i.