Publications by authors named "Joana Costa E Silva"
Calciphylaxis is a rare cutaneous disease consisting of purpuric and necrotic lesions, and it affects mostly patients with renal failure. More rarely, it can be observed in patients with preserved renal function, acquiring the name of non-uremic calciphylaxis (NUC). Although its pathophysiology is under uncertainty, many etiological factors have been implicated.
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- - Multiple trichoepithelioma syndrome is a rare skin condition characterized by multiple benign skin lesions, typically requiring surgical excision for treatment, with diagnosis usually confirmed after pathology tests.
- - In a specific case, a 36-year-old male patient visited a clinic for the first time, presenting with numerous skin lesions on his head and neck, leading to surgical intervention and consistent pathology results showing trichoepitheliomas without other types of tumors.
- - The patient's tumors were larger and involved critical areas of the face, necessitating a more intricate surgical approach rather than the simple excision commonly performed for smaller lesions.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are unlimited web-based courses accessed through computers, smartphones, or other digital devices. Although they have multiple advantages, a common challenge is the low course completion rates. Young family doctors of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) from more than 20 countries recently completed an initiative that combined social media platforms with a MOOC offered by Harvard University.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe practice of nursing in the psychosocial care centers in mental health is something made in the institutions daily from established interactions among professionals, patients, and the patient's family. This research is somewhat exploratory and has a qualitative approach. It aims to know the daily practice of professionals from Psychosocial Care Centers on daily practice of the nurse in this kind of work.
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