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- Causas de Morte em Doentes com Hemofilia: Estudo Retrospectivo de 1979 a 2007, no Serviço de Imunohemoterapia do HSJPublication . Costa, C; Antunes, M; Diniz, MJ
- Cirurgia e Hemofilia com Inibidor: 4 Casos ClínicosPublication . Santos, A; Diniz, MJ; Antunes, M
- Elective Laparoscopic Cholecistectomy in a Severe Hemophilia A Patient with Inhibitors to Factor VIIPublication . Santos, A; Antunes, M; Diniz, MJ; Pimentel, T
- Glanzmann's Thrombastenia Treatment: a Center's ExperiencePublication . Santos, A; Antunes, M; Diniz, MJ
- HCV Infection in Patients with Hereditary Bleeding DisordersPublication . Caiado, A; Antunes, M; Santos, AL; Esteves, J; Diniz, MJIntroduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with hereditary bleeding disorders (HBDs), as a consequence of treatment with transfusion of human bloodderived components between the late 1970s and 1980s, represents a major health concern. Objectives: Assessment and evaluation of the burden of HCV infection, its complications, and treatment in a population of patients with HBDs. Methods: Analysis of a series of 161 patients with HBDs treated in the Immunohemotherapy Service of the Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central (Lisboa, Portugal), consultation and systematic review of the patients clinical processes, elaboration of a database comprising the information gathered; and statistical study of its variables: age, gender, degree of severity of the bleeding disorder, treatment modality, and major and minor complications of HCV infection. Results: Sixty-five (40%) of the 161 patients have HCV infection. Among the patients with hemophilia A, 36% are severe and 62% of those have HCV infection; 9% moderate with 57%; 25% mild with 20%. In the hemophilia B group, 8% are severe with 23% infected and 6% moderate or mild with 10%. Concerning the patients with von Willebrand disease, 12% have type 2 with 16% infected and 4% have type 3 with 86%. Conclusions: HCV infection represents a very significant complication of the treatment employed in the past in the studied population. Considering that most of these patients were infected in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and the natural evolution of HCV infection in patients without bleeding disorders, it is expected that the prevalence of major complications will rise significantly in the coming years. Prophylactic measures should be implemented to enhance the follow-up protocols and prevent further development of liver damage in these patients.
- Hemorragia do Psoas-Ilíaco em Doentes com Hemofilia. Experiência do Serviço de Imuno-Hemoterapia do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa - Hospital de S. JoséPublication . Santos, N; Caldas, J; Antunes, M; Diniz, MJ
- Prophylatic Treatment of Hemophilia A Patients with InhibitorsPublication . Antunes, M; Santos, A; Diniz, MJ
- Prophylaxis in Hemophilia A Patients with InhibitorsPublication . Antunes, M; Santos, A; Diniz, MJThe development of antibodies to factor VIII is one of the most serious complications of haemophilia treatment. Approximately 30% of patients with severe haemophilia develop neutralizing inhibitors to replacement FVIII. Although most patients with inhibitors do not bleed more frequently than patients without inhibitors, bleeding is more difficult to control and this patients suffer more severe bleeding and have greater morbidity and mortality. Patients with persistent high-titer inhibitor who are not candidates or fail ITI, pose a great challenge to haemophilia management. The efficacy and safety of prophylaxis with bypassing agents in reducing bleeding tendency, has been described in numerous studies. Patients and methods: We report tree adult severe haemophilia A patients, two with persistent high-titre inhibitors and one who failed ITI, on prophylactic treatment after several significant musculoskeletal and life-threatening haemorrhagic episodes (intrabdominal/intramuscular) and pseudotumor haemorrhage. Treatment regimens consisted of APCC (Feiba®) in doses of 60-70UKg-1, 2-3 times per week, according underlying bleeding phenotype. Breakthrough bleeds were treated with either APCC (Feiba®) or rFVIIa (NovoSeven®). Results and Conclusion: There was reduction in total bleeding episodes in two patients (43% to 80%) and one patient remained stable, while receiving prophylaxis. Absence of severe and life threatening bleeding episodes, as well as inpatient stays, contributing to a better quality of life in those patients, was observed. APCC (Feiba®) was well tolerated and no thrombotic events were observed.
- Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Dieulafoy's Lesions in a Patient with Type 1 von Willebrand Disease: A Rare AssociationPublication . Ferreira Cardoso, M; Carvalho Lourenço, L; Antunes, M; Carvalho e Branco, J; Santos, L; Martins, A; Reis, JVon Willebrand disease (vWD) is the most prevalent hereditary bleeding disorder, affecting 0.6-1.3% of the population. While gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia is a well-known complication of vWD, the same is not true for Dieulafoy's lesions (DLs). We report the case of a 21-year-old black male with type 1 vWD and 2 previous hospital admissions for severe anemia with no visible blood loss. In both episodes, DLs were identified and treated endoscopically, one in the stomach and another in the duodenum. The patient presented to the emergency department in September 2016 with dizziness, fatigue, and again no visible blood loss. He was hemodynamically stable, and laboratory workup showed a hemoglobin level of 3.4 g/dL. After transfusion of packed red blood cells, intravenous iron, and von Willebrand factor/factor VIII concentrate infusions, the patient underwent upper endoscopy and colonoscopy, which were normal. Small-bowel capsule endoscopy showed dark blood and a fresh clot in the proximal jejunum. At this site, push enteroscopy identified a pulsatile vessel with an overlying minimal mucosal defect, consistent with a DL, type 2b of the Yano-Yamamoto classification, which was successfully treated with adrenaline and 2 hemoclips. The patient remains stable after 18 months of follow-up, with a hemoglobin level of 13.2 g/dL. This is a case of recurrent severe occult gastrointestinal bleeding from multiple DL in a young patient with vWD who is otherwise healthy. Three other cases of DL bleeding in the setting of vWD have been reported in the literature, suggesting a possible association between these 2 entities.
- Relevância da Infecção VHC em Coagulopatias CongénitasPublication . Caiado, A; Antunes, M; Santos, AL; Esteves, J; Diniz, MJ; Costa, MN; Silva, MJIntrodução: A infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C (VHC) em doentes com coagulopatias congénitas (CC), como consequência da terapêutica empregue entre os anos 70 e 80 com transfusão de derivados de plasma humano, constitui um problema de saúde substancial e relevante. Objectivos: Análise e avaliação da relevância representada pela infecção VHC e suas complicações no tratamento duma população de doentes com CC. Métodos: Análise retrospectiva duma série de 161 doentes com CC tratados no Serviço de Imunohemoterapia do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central (Lisboa, Portugal). Revisão sistemática de processos clínicos. Elaboração duma base de dados compreendendo a informação reunida e estudo estatístico das suas variáveis: idade, género, tipo e gravidade da coagulopatia e modalidade de tratamento. Relativamente à infecção por VHC: genotipo, tipo e duração do tratamento, frequência de resposta mantida ao tratamento e recidiva, co-infecções e complicações major e minor. Resultados: Dos 161 doentes 65 (40%) estão infectados pelo VHC. Dos doentes com hemofilia A: 36% são grave e 62% dos quais estão infectados pelo VHC; 9% moderada com 57%; 25% ligeira com 20%. No grupo da hemofilia B: 8% são grave com 23% infectados e 6% moderada ou ligeira com 10%. Relativamente ao grupo com doença de von Willebrand: 12% são tipo 2 com 16% infectados e 4% tipo 3 com 86%. Uma coorte de 26 doentes foi submetida a terapêutica para a infecção pelo VHC, com o primeiro doente a receber tratamento em 1993. Destes, 5 eram seropositivos para o VIH. O tratamento variou de monoterapia com interferão a terapêutica combinada de interferão ou interferão-peguilado com ribavirina. Conclusões: A infecção pelo VHC representa uma complicação significativa do tratamento empregue no passado na população em estudo. Considerando que a maioria destes doentes foi infectada nos finais dos anos 70 e início dos anos 80 assim como a evolução natural da infecção pelo VHC em doentes sem CC, prevê-se que a prevalência de complicações major deverá aumentar significativamente nos próximos anos. É de suma importância a implementação de medidas profilácticas na revisão e adaptação dos protocolos de seguimento de forma a prevenir a progressão da patologia hepática nestes doentes.