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- Abcesso do Espaço de Parona com Origem em Foco Sético Oral: Abordagem MultidisciplinarPublication . Fonseca, L; Ribeiro, L; Pinheiro, J; Silva Guerra, AA infeção do espaço de Parona é uma patologia rara do antebraço. Reportamos um caso de um homem de 55 anos, com dor e impotência funcional na porção distal do antebraço, sem história de trauma, com uma semana de evolução. Associadamente, apresentava história de infeção odontogénica, síncrona com o início das queixas do antebraço, mas com resolução espontânea. A ecografia do punho documentou um abcesso, que foi prontamente drenado e o exame microbiológico demonstrou infeção por Streptococcus constellatus. A avaliação estomatológica revelou agudização sintomática de periodontite crónica no dente 2.7. O doente realizou a eliminação de focos séticos orais durante o internamento e teve alta com evolução favorável. As manifestações do quadro clínico e o agente isolado confirmam a origem odontogénica. Do que pudemos apurar, este é o primeiro caso publicado de um abcesso antebraquial odontogénico e demonstra a importância da eliminação sistemática de focos séticos orais na população geral.
- Hidrosadenite Supurativa: Tratamento Combinado com Matriz Dérmica, Enxerto de Pele Parcial e Vacuoterapia, um Caso ClínicoPublication . Mata Ribeiro, L; Silva Guerra, AA hidrosadenite supurativa é uma doença inflamatória crónica com grande impacto a nível físico e psicológico. Apesar de tratamentos conservadores serem utilizados em casos de doença ligeira, nos casos mais graves preconiza-se a excisão alargada da área afetada e posterior reconstrução. O objetivo deste trabalho é descrever o nosso procedimento reconstrutivo em dois passos para o tratamento deste tipo de lesões. Apresentamos o caso clínico de uma doente com hidrosadenite axilar bilateral grave. Num primeiro tempo cirúrgico realizámos a excisão alargada das lesões e cobrimos o defeito com uma matriz de regeneração dérmica sob vacuoterapia. Num segundo tempo cirúrgico realizou-se a cobertura com enxerto de pele parcial sob o qual se aplicou, novamente, vacuoterapia. Os enxertos ficaram completamente integrados. O aspeto estético final é aceitável e não foram observadas limitações funcionais. Não foi detetada nenhuma recorrência (follow-up de nove meses).
- Macromastia: a Risk Factor for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?Publication . Silva Guerra, A; Marques Correia, C; Videira e Castro, J; Almeida, MAPURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in a cohort of women with macromastia and to assess the evolution of the CTS signs and symptoms after breast surgery. POPULATION: A series of 123 women was evaluated. CTS was defined by co-existence of symptoms, two physical findings and electrophysiological evaluation. One year after reduction mammaplasty, the 22 patients who had been diagnosed CTS were re-evaluated. RESULTS: CTS group of women had a mean age of 38.8 years, mean body mass index of 28.5 kg/m(2) and mean breast size of 35.9 cm. Age and nipple-to-sternal notch distance were statistically significantly associated with CTS (p = 0.001 and p = 0.001, respectively). A year after surgery 15 patients were re-assessed: nine patients reported absence or improvement of CTS symptoms while six patients reported symptoms persistence or worsening. CONCLUSION: Age, breast size, but not body mass index, have a positive correlation with the CTS.
- Seasonal Impact in Burn Profiles in a Dedicated Burn UnitPublication . Mata Ribeiro, L; Vieira, L; Sousa, J; Silva Guerra, AIntroduction: The number of burns in Portugal remains considerably large and therefore constitutes a major public health problem. There is a shortage of studies describing the epidemiological and clinical impact of seasonality on burn centre admissions, particularly in high income countries. Methods: This retrospective analysis included all patients (>18 years old) with acute burns admitted to a specialized Burn Center in Lisbon (Hospital São José) between 20 of September 2010 and 19 of September 2017 (7 years). Clinical data was obtained from electronic medical records. The patients were categorized into four groups, according to each season. Results: Six hundred and sixteen (616) patients were included in this analysis, the majority being male (55.2%). There were no significant differences between the number of patients admitted in each season nor in gender distribution. Older patients were admitted during winter. Hospitalisation time was higher for patients admitted in the winter and surface area injured was higher for those admitted during summer. Fire burns were the most common aetiology in all seasons. Work related burns and suicide attempts were more frequent in the summer. Most patients had more than one anatomical area affected (73.9%) and winter was specifically associated with more frequent isolated lower limb burns. Winter and fire burns were associated with deeper injuries. More patients underwent surgery during winter (80.7%) than in the remaining seasons (average 65%) but the average number of surgeries per season did not change significantly. The overall mortality rate was 6.8% and the need for mechanical ventilation was 28.9%. Concerning both variables we did not find major differences across seasons. Mortality was associated with older patients, deeper and more extensive burns and need for mechanical ventilation. Conclusion: Winter seems to be associated with older patients and with the most severe burns (deeper and more often needing surgery). This study was designed to fill the gap in seasonal burn profile in Portugal and it helps in establishing preventive strategies and better resource allocation.