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Síndrome de Guillain-Barré em paciente pediátrico: relato de caso e revisão da literatura
A síndrome de Guillain-Barré é uma neuropatia periférica desmielinizante aguda e é a causa mais comum de paralisia flácida. Caracteriza-se por fraqueza muscular progressiva, ascendente, bilateral e simétrica das extremidades. O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar o caso de uma paciente, 12 anos, sexo feminino, com diagnóstico de neuropatia axonal aguda motora e com alteração eletrofisiológica
Case Report of Rare Parathyroid Tumor with Atypical Presentation and Early Diagnosis
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare condition, accounting for 1% of cases of hyperparathyroidism. Other causes of hyperparathyroidism main group are single adenoma and parathyroid hyperplasia. The clinics presented by the patients are typical of hyperparathyroidism (fatigue, weakness, weight loss, and anorexia), bone impairment, pain, and fractures, in addition to affecting the renal system The diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma is most often done postoperatively by means of a histological study. The case report is a 49-year-old male patient who came to the emergency room of Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital complaining of progressive “muscle weakness” and “joint” that started about 2 months ago. To raise the suspicion of parathyroid carcinoma, it is essential to perform the correlation of the clinical picture, biochemical values, and imaging exams, but to obtain the definitive diagnosis, intraoperative recognition of the tumor and the result of the histopathological examination of the resected tumor are necessary