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Publicado 2025
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Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is a rare neurological complication of varicella-zoster virus infection, characterized by peripheral facial paralysis, otalgia, and auricular vesicular lesions. We report the case of a 31-year-old woman presenting with typical symptoms of the syndrome, clinically diagnosed at the General Hospital of Benguela, Angola, in a resource-limited setting. Treatment with acyclovir, prednisone, and supportive measures led to good functional recovery. This case highlights the importance of clinical recognition of RHS in regions with limited access to complementary tests, reinforcing the need for improved diagnostic surveillance and medical training. Keywords: Hunt's syndrome; Herpes Zoster Oticus; Facial Paralysis, Peripheral; Varicella Zoster Virus Infection (Source: MeSH, NLM).
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Publicado 2024
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Introduction: Malaria is a serious disease that has among its complication’s acute kidney injury, as a consequence of a sudden decline in glomerular filtration, leading the patient to hemodialysis treatment. Objective: Estimate the prevalence of acute kidney injury in patients with malaria treated at the hemodialysis center of the municipality of Lobito, in the period 2018 to 2022. Materials and methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study. Study population: total cases treated at the hemodialysis center in the study period (n=861). Inclusion criteria: malaria patients complicated with acute kidney injury. Sample consisting of 387 patients. The data were collected from the hospital's digital renal case management platform, and treated with descriptive statistics through absolute frequency and percentage. Results: In the period there was an increase in preva...