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Growing up with chronic renal disease - The road remains rocky
Rodrigues,Natacha; Pereira,Marta; Neves,Fernando; Jorge,Sofia; Almeida,Margarida; Stone,Rosário; da Costa,GomesBackground: Understanding the aetiology and approach to management of chronic kidney disease presenting in the paediatric age range continues to represent a true challenge. With the improvement of paediatric care, the number of patients reaching adulthood has increased in recent decades, and it is well known that the transition period from paediatric to adult care is critical; it is associated with a high rate ...
Anaemia in the first year after paediatric renal transplant
Ferreira,Sara; Aguilar,Sara; Sandes,Ana Rita; Rodrigues,Teresa; Simao,Carla; Almeida,MargaridaIntroduction: Anaemia after renal transplantation has been associated with chronic graft dysfunction and increased cardiovascular mortality. There are few paediatric studies on the prevalence and on the aetiological factors involved. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of anaemia in children after renal transplantation (RT) and associated risk factors. Methods: A descriptive, analytical, retrospective study...
Peritonitis due to Rhizobium radiobacter
Marta,Raquel; Dâmaso,Catarina; Silva,José Esteves da; Almeida,MargaridaABSTRACT Rhizobium radiobacter (Agrobacterium radiobacter) is an aerobic Gram-negative rod belonging to Agrobacterium genus, a group of phytopathogenic bacteria present in the soil that has been implicated in human opportunistic infections. We report a clinical case of bacterial peritonitis in a 5-year-old child with chronic renal disease in peritoneal dialysis, who had a history of direct soil contact identifi...