Publications by authors named "Marisa Brochado"
Acute alithiatic cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder without evidence of gallstones, often due to infection. It can occur at any age, and it is predominant in males. Listeriosis is a rare bacterial infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes (LM) through the ingestion of contaminated food such as dairy, legumes, and raw meats.
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- A 37-year-old man presented to the emergency department with symptoms of fever, chills, and malaise, having had malaria caused by P. falciparum over a year ago in Angola.
- *Initial tests for malaria were negative, but after an increase in fever on the third day of hospitalization, further testing confirmed the presence of P. falciparum.
- *The patient was treated successfully with artemether-lumefantrine after discharge, and the case highlighted the usefulness of PCR testing for detecting chronic infections, even after a significant time lapse.
Sweet's syndrome is a neutrophilic dermatosis of unknown etiology and a rare extraintestinal manifestation of ulcerative colitis. Classically, it is more common in women with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This syndrome typically presents in patients with acute-onset painful tender erythematous skin lesions and is usually accompanied by fever, arthralgia, and elevated inflammatory markers.
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