2008
DOI: 10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v41i3p332-338
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Psoíte Secundária: Relato De Caso Em Indivíduo Com Aids E Revisão De Literatura

Abstract: RESUMO:Psoíte é uma doença subdiagnosticada, com sintomatologia ambígua, que pode ser responsável pelo retardo no diagnóstico e evoluir de forma grave, constituindo-se em importante ameaça à vida.O objetivo do trabalho é apresentar caso clínico de psoíte de difícil diagnóstico e discutir os achados deste com a literatura.Relata-se caso de um indivíduo com 69 anos de idade, casado, internado no serviço de emergências de um Hospital Universitário do Norte do Paraná, que na admissão apresentava sintomas inespecíf… Show more

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“…Contrasted computerized tomography (CT scan) should be the standard choice for Psoitis confirmation, as it has a sensibility of 100% [2] , [5] , [16] , [17] . In this case, we opted to use the CT scan during the first day of the appendectomy post-op, as the patient still presented fever and pain.…”
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“…Contrasted computerized tomography (CT scan) should be the standard choice for Psoitis confirmation, as it has a sensibility of 100% [2] , [5] , [16] , [17] . In this case, we opted to use the CT scan during the first day of the appendectomy post-op, as the patient still presented fever and pain.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In this case, we opted to use the CT scan during the first day of the appendectomy post-op, as the patient still presented fever and pain. This exam was of extreme importance in order for us to reach a correct diagnosis, and should also be performed with the purpose of finding any other sites of residual collections in other structures, such as the vertebral column [2] . In contraposition, some authors stated that the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) can differentiate soft tissues more accurately, producing a clear the view of the abscess wall and its surrounding structures without the use of a radiocontrast agent, thus, making the NMR a better choice than the CT scan [18] .…”
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