Publications by authors named "Luisa Raimundo"

Mutations in several genes have been associated with familial forms of pituitary adenomas. Sporadic pituitary adenomas (i.e.

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Acute suppurative thyroiditis is an uncommon disorder caused by a bacterial infection, usually presenting with normal thyroid function. It is a serious condition that requires a prompt diagnosis and treatment with antibiotics and supportive measures. A 62 years-old female presented with a painful cervical induration and odynophagia a week after a fish bone had been removed from her pharynx.

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Thyrotropin (TSH)-secreting pituitary adenomas are exceedingly rare at the pediatric age and no cases of co-secretion with other pituitary hormones in these tumors have been described in this age range. We present a case of a monomorphous plurihormonal pituitary adenoma that co-secreted TSH and GH in a pediatric patient. A 13-year-old male presented with increasing height velocity (17.

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X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita typically manifests as primary adrenal insufficiency in the newborn age and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in males, being caused by mutations in NR0B1 gene. We present the clinical and follow-up findings of two kindreds with NR0B1 mutations. The proband of kindred A had a diagnosis of primary adrenal insufficiency when he was a newborn.

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Oncocytomas are tumours predominantly or exclusively composed of oncocytes, cells with granular and eosinophilic cytoplasm filled with mitochondria. Although they can occur in every organ, they are rare in adrenal glands, and in paediatric patients they are even rarer, with only three case reports previously published. We present a preschool child developing Cushing's syndrome due to an adrenocortical oncocytoma, which was confirmed immunohistochemically with antibodies to the mitochondrial electron complex 2.

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An 82-year-old patient presented a progressively growing hard thyroid nodule, and left ptosis. Additionally, ophthalmologic evaluation revealed ipsilateral miosis, diagnostic findings of Horner syndrome. Computerized tomography revealed a 7.

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Objective: To report an extremely rare case of thyroid tuberculosis (TT) with abnormal thyroid function and to review the related literature.

Methods: We present the patient's history, clinical findings, laboratory test results, imaging examinations, cytological data, management, and follow-up. In addition, we perform a review of the previously published cases of TT and give special attention to those with hypothyroidism.

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