Publications by authors named "Maria Teresa Pereira"

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  • - The study investigates how maternal lipid profiles, particularly triglycerides, in the third trimester relate to the risk of having larger-than-normal babies (LGA) in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
  • - Researchers analyzed data from 100 pregnant women with GDM, finding that higher pre-pregnancy BMI and elevated triglyceride levels were linked to an increased likelihood of delivering LGA newborns.
  • - The results suggest that high triglyceride levels in late pregnancy are a significant predictor of LGA, regardless of factors like blood sugar control and weight gain during pregnancy, warranting further research on this relationship.
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Multiple studies have reported a high prevalence of mental health problems among male and female physicians. Although doctors are reluctant to seek professional help when suffering from a mental disorder, specialised services developed specifically to treat their mental health problems have reported promising results. The purpose of this article is to describe the design and implementation of the Professional Wellbeing Programme (Programa de Bienestar Profesional) of the Uruguayan Medical Council (Colegio Médico del Uruguay).

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A "honeymoon" phase is a transient period of type 1 diabetes (T1D) remission, characterized by a significant reduction in insulin requirements and good glycemic control due to a temporary restoration of pancreatic β-cell function. This phenomenon occurs in about 60% of adults with this disease, is usually partial, and lasts for up to 1 year. We present a case of a 6-year complete remission of T1D in a 33-year-old man, the longest remission ever described in the literature to our knowledge.

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Cobicistat, used as a pharmacokinetic booster in therapeutic combination with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease inhibitors and integrase inhibitors, is a strong inhibitor of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4). Since most glucocorticoids are metabolized by the isoenzyme of the cytochrome P450 pathway, their plasma concentrations can be highly increased in the presence of cobicistat-boosted darunavir, with subsequent risk of iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome (ICS) and secondary adrenal insufficiency. We report a case of a 45-year-old man with HIV-hepatitis C virus co-infection treated with raltegravir and darunavir/cobicistat since 2019.

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Treatment of bis(iminophosphorane)phosphane ligands - with LiPdCl gave a set of novel diphosphane-derived complexes bearing two metallacycle rings, each one enclosing a P=N double bond: the unprecedented bis(iminophosphorane)phosphane-[C,N,S] palladacycles. In the case of the ligand derived from bis(diphenylphosphino)methane, , both the single and the double palladacycle complexes were obtained. Reaction of with bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane did not yield the expected product with the diphosphane bonded to both palladium atoms, but rather the novel coordination compound .

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Objective: Metformin has emerged as a safe and effective pharmacological alternative to insulin in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), being associated with lower maternal weight gain and hypoglycemia risk. Nevertheless, glycemic control is unaccomplished in a considerable proportion of women only treated with metformin. We aim to determine the metformin monotherapy failure rate in GDM and to identify predictors of its occurrence.

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Introduction: After a nondiagnostic (ND) result or findings of atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS), the current recommendation is for fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the thyroid nodule to be repeated after at least 3 months. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the interval between FNACs has any influence on the final cytological diagnosis.

Methods: This was a retrospective study including all patients who underwent FNAC for the first time between January 2016 and December 2019 with ND or AUS/FLUS cytological results and then underwent a second FNAC procedure.

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  • Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a rare disorder that can lead to complications like secondary clinical hyperthyroidism, particularly in perimenopausal women.
  • A case presented involved a 50-year-old woman who showed symptoms like severe abdominal pain, abnormal bleeding, and hormonal imbalances, ultimately diagnosed with GTD and a hydatidiform mole after surgery.
  • The management included anti-thyroid medication and surgery, after which her thyroid function normalized, emphasizing the need to consider GTD when diagnosing thyrotoxicosis in this demographic.
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  • * Initially, patients may appear euthyroid (normal thyroid function), but those with severe protein loss may develop subclinical or overt hypothyroidism.
  • * The case study highlights a 23-year-old man who, after developing overt hypothyroidism from nephrotic syndrome, successfully returned to normal thyroid function following nephrectomy and discontinuation of levothyroxine treatment.
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Multiple studies have reported a high prevalence of mental health problems among male and female physicians. Although doctors are reluctant to seek professional help when suffering from a mental disorder, specialised services developed specifically to treat their mental health problems have reported promising results. The purpose of this article is to describe the design and implementation of the Professional Wellbeing Programme (Programa de Bienestar Profesional) of the Uruguayan Medical Association (Colegio Médico del Uruguay).

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Introduction: Diabetic Foot infections (DFI) are a major cause of hospitalization in patients with diabetes. The microbiological study of diabetic ulcers is essential to adequate antibiotic therapy and to minimize the selection of resistant microorganisms. The aim of this study was to characterize and to compare the evolution of isolated microorganisms between the biennium 2010-2011 and 2016-2017, in hospitalized patients with DFI.

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The aim of the present retrospective observational study was to evaluate the time of functional recovery following a specific combined therapeutic approach characterized by an active exercise therapy carried out immediately after Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for the treatment of the muscular lesion of the distal musculotendinous junction of the gastrocnemius medial head.Medical records of 31 subjects treated with three PRP intra-lesional ultrasound guided injections and 30 patients treated with the standard therapeutic approach (control group) were analyzed. Both groups followed the same rehabilitation therapy.

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The muscle healing process is defined as a complex and dynamic process resulting in the restoration of anatomic continuity and function. This process is characterized by a cascade of events triggered by the tissue injury itself. It is widely accepted that growth factors play a central role in the healing processes by modulating the recruitment, duplication, activation, and differentiation of different cell types.

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