Association between COVID-19 and the incidence of type 1 diabetes in Portugal - a registry study.

Background: Viral respiratory infections may precipitate type 1 diabetes (T1D). A possible association between the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19, and the incidence of T1D is being determined. This study was carried out using Portuguese registries, aiming at examining temporal trends between COVID-19 and T1D.

Bladder Perforation in the Elderly: Unraveling the Diagnostic Challenges With Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Bladder perforation, a significant urological emergency, presents a diagnostic challenge due to its diverse etiologies and varying clinical manifestations. This paper discusses a rare case of bladder perforation in an 87-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and previous stomach and uterine cancer. The patient was admitted with a urinary tract infection and subsequently experienced mild abdominal discomfort and reduced urinary output, prompting further investigation.

Aortitis Secondary to Cogan's Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin.

Unlabelled: Fever of unknown origin remains a diagnostic challenge. Aortitis, defined as inflammation of the aorta, has multiple infectious and non-infectious causes. We report the case of an elderly woman with vertigo and bilateral hearing loss, presenting with fever of unknown origin.

[Appropriateness of hospitalization in a ward of internal medicine--using the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol].

Introduction: The Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (AEP) is an instrument to study the appropriate use of hospital beds based in objective criteria that classify a hospital admission as appropriate or inappropriate.

Object: Evaluate the appropriateness of hospital admissions and stays of the patients of our Internal Medicine Department using the concurrent version of AEP.

Method: Transversal study where was evaluated the clinical record of the patients admitted to our Department of Internal Medicine on March 13th of 2003, excluding all these who were admitted the day of the study.