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Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and Thiopurine Therapy in a Pediatric Population w...

Epstein Barr virus (EBV) primoinfection may contribute to the development of post-mononucleosis lymphomas in EBV-seronegative adult males with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) under thiopurine therapy, but data on children are sparse. Knowledge of the EBV status may influence the type of surveillance and therapy in a group particularly vulnerable to the occurrence of EBV primoinfection. We aimed to determine th...

Identification of clusters of asthma control: A preliminary analysis of the Ins...

Aims: To identify distinct asthma control clusters based on Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) and to compare patients’ characteristics among these clusters. Methods: Adults and adolescents (≥13 years) with persistent asthma were recruited at 29 Portuguese hospital outpatient clinics, in the context of two observational studies of the INSPIRERS project. Demographic and clinical characteristics...

Conhecimentos, preocupações e atitudes dos pais perante a febre

Objetivos: Caracterizar os conhecimentos, preocupações e atitudes dos pais perante uma criança com febre, de forma a traçar um plano futuro de intervenção nesta área junto da população. Tipo de estudo: Estudo transversal, descritivo e analítico. Local: USF Lagoa. População: Todos os pais ou cuidadores de crianças com idades entre os 29 dias e os 36 meses inscritos na USF Lagoa. Métodos: Estudo realizado entre s...

Positive hepatitis B surface antigen after vaccination in a newborn

Hepatitis B vaccination is included in the Portuguese national health plan. Vaccine-induced hepatitis B surface antigen positivity is described in literature, leading to diagnostic errors if the serological test is prematurely performed after vaccination. We report the case of a false positive transient B surface antigenemia in a premature baby born from a hepatitis B vaccinated mother. Caution is required when...

Nephro urology case

The Nutcracker Syndrome (NS) originates from the compression of the left renal vein in its trajectory, mostly between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery, or less frequently between the aorta and the lumbar spine. Although asymptomatic in most cases, it can be a rare cause of hematuria. We present the case of an 11-year-old male adolescent who was referred to a Pediatric Nephrology evaluation for a two...

Caso ortopédico

Recém-nascido de termo, fruto de uma gestação vigiada, com hipoplasia dos ossos da perna direita e desvio do pé ipsilateral detetados nas ecografias obstétricas, apresenta ao nascimento desvio medial do terço inferior da perna direita e pé direito em dorsiflexão. A radiografia do membro inferior direito demonstrou angulação póstero-medial da tíbia, confirmando a suspeita clinica de deformidade congénita póstero...

Oxigenoterapia hiperbárica em adolescente com hipoacusia súbita neurossensorial

Quando o diagnóstico não é linear...